There are quite a lot of Asian beauty brands with tofu as the core ingredient. All in all, this is a pretty simple recipe. An old recipe but an interesting one for sure. This is an adapted version from both an old Chinese book.

It brings up a bit of weird imagery right? Like clumps of tofu on your face. But I like the subtle smell of fresh tofu so it doesn’t make me uncomfortable or gag (unlike egg whites or egg yolks).

In my family, fresh tofu is made by soaking yellow soybeans, boiling it, filtering it etc. An arduous process for sure, but the taste has this fresh taste and smell quality store can’t replicate. In this case though, regular store tofu is fine. It doesn’t matter if it is soft or firm tofu.

I like rice flour. When I use regular ole all-purpose flour there is always a gritty texture. Rice flour has a really fine and silken texture I prefer in skin care recipes.

Tofu Facial Pack

Ingredients:
Tofu (a quarter of a block of tofu)
Rice flour
Honey (start with about 1 tsp and adjust accordingly)
Aloe Vera *optional, water is fine as well

Suitable for:
All skin types, even sensitive.
*although I’ll hold off if you have any healing spots from acne or such

Uses:
Soothes and refreshes skin.

Directions:

Depending on the size of your tofu, try with a small section first. Drain off some of the liquid, then wrap the tofu in a washcloth and squeeze to further drain any water till it has a spongy texture. Unwrap the tofu and mix it with enough rice flour to make a paste. Add about 1 tsp of honey (raw or regular honey is fine).

The goal is to achieve a creamy texture otherwise add small amounts of aloe vera/water or rice flour accordingly.

Push your hair back into a headband, apply to your face and massage the facial pack for 30 seconds of so. Leave on for 5-10 minutes and wash off.