If our body is protected by clothes, then the face is always open, so it is exposed to negative environmental factors. In addition, after a certain age, the skin quickly loses moisture, subcutaneous fat begins to disappear. This is one of the main reasons for the appearance of the first wrinkles.
How scary one morning to discover that the skin on the face has changed: wrinkles, irregularities have appeared, it has become lethargic and dull. For every woman, seeing this in the mirror means only one thing - it's time to take care of yourself and regain your former confidence and youth. However, many fear the prospect of losing a significant portion of their money to themselves and their loved ones, because rejuvenating procedures at cosmetic clinics and beauty salons cost a lot. But in the end, our grandmothers managed to somehow without costly procedures and at the same time managed to keep their skin youthful for a long time. This is how to make an anti-aging cosmetic course at home and what folk remedies can help with this and will be discussed in this article.
Regular washing to rejuvenate the skin
One of the simplest facial skin care products is good quality water. Water washes the dead cells of the stratum corneum, cleanses the skin of dust, dirt, sweat and fat.
With the right approach, daily washing can become not only a hygienic process, but also a treatment. In order to maintain the youthfulness of the skin, train yourself to wash your face by combining water. Rinse your face several times with warm water and then cold water. Hot water swells the pores, while cold water narrows them. However, it is not recommended to wash your face with very cold or very hot water. When exposed to low temperatures, the skin dries out and begins to peel. Hot water leads to persistent vasodilation and the skin becomes very sensitive to cold.
If you have dry skin, wash your face with mild water at room temperature. It is recommended to use facial cleanser no more than once a week. The exceptions are special foams and gels with a therapeutic effect, designed especially for dry skin. For dry skin, washing and compresses from a decoction of chamomile, violets, rose petals, mint, lavender, ginseng root, parsley and dill will be useful. Pour 200 grams of boiling water into a tablespoon of any of these ingredients. The resulting broth should insist for 20 minutes, strain, cool. For oily skin, a decoction of chamomile, St. John's wort is suitable. John's wort, horsetail, yarrow, plantain, cornflower, nettle, coltsfoot, eucalyptus leaves.
For oily skin, you can use any cleanser 2 times a week: morning and evening. After washing, apply a nourishing cream on the skin and after 20-30 minutes, remove the residue with a paper towel.
For normal skin, alternative washes with warm and cool clean water are sufficient. But even normal skin requires some care. Washing with water with a decoction of medicinal herbs is very useful. Once a week, wash your face with a decoction or wipe with a swab dipped in warm water. For normal skin, you can use almost any decoction based on medicinal herbs, because each ingredient perfectly nourishes the skin and makes it look healthy.
Massage is the backbone of the basics
Daily facial massage allows you to keep it in good condition, ensures its firmness and elasticity. Due to the constant flow of blood during the massage process, blood circulation improves, expression and wrinkles of age are smoothed, muscles are stimulated, which over time lose their elasticity.
Rules for conducting "massage at home"
Facial massage requires perfectly clean skin, so before the procedure, it is necessary to remove makeup and wash well. In addition, the skin should be hydrated with any moisturizer or serum with a rejuvenating effect. The latter option will be even more preferable, because the skin before the massage will receive an extra "push" for rejuvenation.
It is true that there are some contraindications:
- chronic inflammatory processes in the skin of the face.
- Burns
- increased level of facial hair.
It is more effective to do a facial massage before bed, but this does not mean that you can not resort to its help in the morning or afternoon. For example, the morning massage of the eyelids allows you to relieve the "night" swelling, to smooth out the wrinkles in the corners of the eyes, to get rid of dark circles.
Great:The massage procedure should not take more than 10-15 minutes and for the first time the session time should be 3-5 minutes.
And now with more details on how to do a proper massage, where to start and what movements to use for it.
There are many options for self-massage, but the most popular is the classic. This procedure is based on natural effects on the skin of the face strictly according to the defined lines.
These lines include:
- line from eyebrows to hair roots;
- from the corners of the lips to the middle of the ear.
- from the center of the chin to the ear lobes.
- from the wings of the nose to the temples.
- from the middle of the nose to the tips of the eyebrows.
All movements must be performed with loose hands, no pressure and friction is allowed. You should start a classic massage with light stroking with your fingers. Gradually, the movements should become more active, perhaps even a light stroke on the skin of the face, which will allow it to warm up. But when the skin is ready, you can move on to the next step.
Soothes facial wrinkles with massage
High quality facial rejuvenation at home is impossible without massage. How to get rid of wrinkles and double chin if there is no money to visit a beautician? Very simple!
The movements should not be "caressing", as in the version of the classic massage, but pressing and look like dots. The problem areas should first be slightly moisturized and not with your fingers, but with the inside of your wrist, as if "squeezing" the cream on the skin.
To "destroy" the double chin, you must use a harsher massage technique. This can be slapped and pinched, and even rubbed with a water-soaked towel.
Towel massage technique: soak a towel in water, squeeze it and wrap it with tournament. Taking the ends of the towel, stretch it under your chin and pull it hard, as if you want to tie the jaw. Hold the towel in this position for a few seconds and then loosen it. Repeat the process 7-10 times. A daily massage with towels will give tangible results in a few weeks.
Massage allows you to quickly achieve the desired result. Lifts the skin, makes it firm and elastic, keeping it youthful for a long time.
Homemade beauty products - a source of youthful skin
But you will not be filled only with massage. Yes, the skin will constantly receive the necessary support and the face will have beautiful contours, but it is possible to improve the color of the skin, smooth it and give it radiance only with the help of creams, lotions and masks. You do not need to buy them, because almost any cosmetic product can be made at home and its properties will not be worse than those found on store shelves. How and from what to make high quality household cosmetics? How to use it properly and are there any contraindications to using such funds? Let's figure it out now.
Homemade face lotions There are many recipes for making homemade face lotions. Here are some of them.
Parsley lotion
To prepare such a lotion, you will need a tablespoon of fresh or dried parsley (preferably with roots), 50 ml of white table wine and 1 glass of boiling water. Pour boiling water over the parsley and let it boil for half an hour. Then heat the infusion in a water bath for 7-10 minutes. Then allow the solution to cool. When the water is warm, drain it and add wine to the infusion. The lotion is ready. Helps restore radiance and healthy skin. Removes makeup perfectly and can easily replace expensive face care products.
Mint lotion
To prepare mint lotion, you need to take 2 tablespoons of dry mint (or 5 tablespoons of fresh mint), half a liter of boiling water, 4 tablespoons of boric alcohol, 1 teaspoon of table vinegar, 2 tablespoons of cauliflowera teaspoon of lemon juice.
Pour boiling water over the mint and keep the fire for 10 minutes. After cooling, drain the infusion and pour the remaining ingredients into it. Such a lotion is very good in the summer, because in addition to its main function - cleansing the skin - it also performs another - rejuvenating.
Homemade face creams - the most effective recipes
An effective cream for rejuvenating facial skin should not contain artificial preservatives or other chemicals. Here are some recipes for effective anti-wrinkle creams.
Creamy face cream
To create your own "live" cream you will need: 100 grams of cream, one egg yolk, half a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, a teaspoon of honey and two teaspoons of each brandy. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until soft. The cream can be used immediately after its preparation, and in addition, it can be stored. Transfer the mass to a glass container and close it with a lid (but not with metal), remove it in a cool, dark place.
Such a cream is applied in a thick layer, almost like a mask. Exposure time is at least 20 minutes. After the procedure, the cream should be rinsed with warm water.
The result is amazing! The skin is smooth, even, elastic and this effect is achieved after the first application.
Wrinkle cream against oat expression
An arbitrary amount of oats is mixed with a teaspoon of glycerin, a teaspoon of camphor and a yolk. It is necessary to apply such a cream only on the area of mimetic wrinkles, as it has a high penetrating power. When applied to other areas of the face, it can disrupt the natural production of collagen. The exposure time of the "oatmeal" cream is 1 hour. After the procedure, the mixture should be rinsed with warm water. You can not save the cream!
Homemade natural anti-wrinkle masks
The mask is an excellent tool for completing the facial skin care process. There are of course masks in stores, but you can only buy them to spend a fortune. Or you can save money by making your own mask at home.
Well, here are some recipes for good anti-wrinkle masks.
Oil mask
Mix a tablespoon of soft butter with the yolk of an egg, a tablespoon of an apple grated on a fine grater and a teaspoon of honey. Apply the product on clean face skin, hold it for 20 minutes and remove the remnants with a cotton swab dipped in water. The mask perfectly moisturizes and nourishes the skin, has a firming effect and fights fine wrinkles associated with age.
Vitamin mask from berries and vegetables
The skin also needs vitamins, which are found in huge quantities in the most common "gardeners": cucumbers and black currants.
The cucumber should be peeled and grated on a fine grater. Take a tablespoon of the resulting cucumber porridge and mix with a tablespoon of gooseberry muesli. Add a tablespoon of sour cream to the mixture and mix everything. The mask is applied to the face for 20 minutes, after which it is rinsed with warm water.
The result is to immediately give the skin radiance and freshness. The skin improves and with it the mood improves.
Refreshing face masks
Face masks show excellent rejuvenating results. To make a homemade mask, you need white clay and serum. Dilute the ingredients in a thick cream, apply on the skin for 15 minutes and then rinse with water. If you have dry skin - after this procedure, moisturize your face with a moisturizing lotion.
For oily skin, you can prepare a mask of cucumber, lemon and oatmeal. Chop 1 cucumber, add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 100 grams of oats. Dilute the mixture with chamomile broth, whey or boiling water. Apply on cleansed skin for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Peeling for effective cleaning
Facial exfoliation can be performed once a week. To do this, you do not need to visit the salons, because you can perform this procedure at home. Facial cleansing is performed by rubbing. You can cook it yourself. The most popular cleansing ingredients are coffee and sea salt.
Add a pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, a teaspoon of sugar, 2-3 drops of lavender oil in coffee. Mix the mixture well, apply on the face, rinse after 10 minutes with warm water. For normal to dry skin, mix 1 tablespoon sea salt with egg yolk and sour cream. Massage on the face, rinse after 10-15 minutes. For oily skin, replace sour cream with any other fermented milk product - serum, kefir, low fat sour cream.
Do not forget that facial rejuvenation is impossible without changes in diet and a healthy lifestyle. For the skin to be young and well-groomed, it is necessary to give up bad habits, as well as to diversify the diet with vitamins and minerals. The diet should include foods that contain carotene, vitamin A and fiber (pumpkin, carrots, oranges, bananas and their juices, all types of cabbage, fish, nuts).
Using simple massage techniques and homemade cosmetics, you will restore your skin to its old attractiveness and for this you will not need expensive procedures in beauty salons or imported creams and masks that promise amazing results from the first day of use. As the saying goes: "Houses and walls help". And combined with a great desire to change yourself for the better, you can achieve much more.