If our body is protected by clothing, then the face always remains open, which is why it is exposed to negative environmental factors. Also, after a certain age, the skin quickly loses moisture, the 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 of the face has changed: wrinkles, irregularities have appeared, it has become lethargic and dull. For any woman, seeing this in the mirror means only one thing: it's time to take care of her and regain her old confidence and youth. However, many are scared at the prospect of depriving themselves and their loved ones of a significant part of the money, because rejuvenation procedures in aesthetic medicine clinics and beauty salons cost a lot. But after all, our grandmothers somehow managed without expensive procedures and at the same time managed to keep their skin young for a long time. It is about how to take a course of anti-aging cosmetic procedures at home and what home remedies can help with this and will be discussed in this article.
Regular wash for skin rejuvenation.
One of the simplest facial skin care products is good quality water. Water removes dead cells from the stratum corneum, cleanses the skin of dust, dirt, sweat and oil.
With the right approach, daily washing can become not only a hygienic procedure, but also a healing one. To preserve the youth of the skin, train yourself to wash your face by combining water. Rinse your face several times with warm water and then with cold water. Warm water expands pores, while cold water narrows them. However, washing your face with water that is too cold or too hot is not recommended. When exposed to cold temperatures, the skin becomes dry and begins to flake. Hot water causes persistent vasodilation and the skin becomes overly sensitive to cold.
If you have dry skin, wash your face with soft water at room temperature. It is recommended to use a facial cleanser no more than once a week. The exception are special foams and gels with therapeutic effect, specifically designed for dry skin. For dry skin, washing and compresses of a decoction of chamomile, violets, rose petals, mint, lavender, ginseng root, parsley and dill will be useful. Pour 200g of boiling water over a tablespoon of any of these ingredients. The resulting broth must be insisted for 20 minutes, strain, cool. For oily skin, a decoction of chamomile, St. John's wort, horsetail, yarrow, banana, cornflower, nettle, crow's foot, eucalyptus leaves is suitable.
For oily skin, you can use any cleanser twice a week: morning and evening. After washing, apply a nourishing cream on the skin, and after 20-30 minutes, remove the remains with a paper towel.
For normal skin, alternate washes with clean warm and cold water are sufficient. But even normal skin requires some care. Washing with water with decoctions of medicinal herbs is very useful. Once a week, wash your face with a decoction or wipe with a cotton swab dipped in warm water. For normal skin, you can use almost any herbal decoction, because each component perfectly nourishes the skin and makes it look healthy.
Massage is the backbone of the basics
Daily facial massage keeps it in good shape, ensures its firmness and elasticity. Due to the constant blood flow during the massage procedure, blood circulation is improved, expression and age wrinkles are smoothed, muscles are stimulated, which over time lose their elasticity.
Rules for performing "home massages".
Facial massage presupposes perfectly clean skin, therefore, before the procedure, it is imperative to remove make-up and wash thoroughly. In addition, the skin must be hydrated with any moisturizer or serum with a regenerating effect. The last option will be even more preferable, because the skin before the massage will receive an additional "push" to rejuvenate.
True, there are a number of contraindications:
- chronic inflammatory processes on the skin of the face;
- Burns
- increased level of facial hair.
The most effective is to do a facial massage before going to bed, but this does not mean that you cannot resort to their help in the morning or in the afternoon. For example, the morning eyelid massage allows you to relieve "night" puffiness, smooth wrinkles in the corners of the eyes, and remove dark circles.
Important:The massage procedure should not last more than 10-15 minutes, and for the first time, the session time should be 3-5 minutes.
And now in more detail on how to do the massage correctly, where to start and what movements to use for it.
There are many options for self-massage, but the most popular is the classic one. This procedure is based on the physical effects on the skin of the face strictly along the specified lines.
These lines include:
- line from eyebrows to hair roots;
- from the corner of the lips to the middle of the ear;
- from the center of the chin to the earlobes;
- from the wings of the nose to the temples;
- from the middle of the nose to the tip of the eyebrows.
All movements must be done with relaxed hands, no pressure or friction is allowed. You need to start a classic massage with light strokes with the fingertips. Little by little, the movements should become more active, perhaps even a light pat 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 stage.
Smooth facial wrinkles with massage.
High-quality facial rejuvenation at home is impossible without a 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 classic massage version, but tapping and pointy. Problem areas should first be slightly moistened, and not with the fingers, but with the inside of the wrist, as if "pressing" the cream against the skin.
To "destroy" the double chin, it is necessary to use a harder massage technique. This can be both palming and pinching, and even rubbing with a water-soaked towel.
Towel massage technique: soak a towel in water, drain it and roll it up with a tourniquet. Taking the ends of the towel, stretch it under the chin and pull it tight, as if you want to tie the jaw. Hold the towel in this position for a few seconds and then loosen it. Repeat the procedure 7 to 10 times. A daily towel massage will give tangible results in a few weeks.
Massage allows you to quickly achieve the desired effect. It lifts the skin, makes it firm and elastic, keeping it young for a long time.
Homemade beauty products: a source of youthful skin
But you will not be satisfied with the massage alone. 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 luminosity only with the help of creams, lotions and masks. It is not necessary to buy them, because almost any cosmetic product can be made at home, and their properties will be no worse than on the store shelves. How and from what to make high-quality home cosmetics? How to use it correctly and are there contraindications to the use of such funds? Let's solve it right now.
Homemade face lotions There are many recipes for making homemade face lotions. These are only 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 steep for half an hour. Then heat the infusion in a water bath for 7-10 minutes. Then let the solution cool down. When the water is hot, strain and pour wine into the infusion. The lotion is ready. Helps restore radiance and healthy complexion to skin. It removes makeup perfectly and can easily replace expensive face care products.
Peppermint lotion
To prepare the peppermint lotion, you need to take 2 tablespoons of dried 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 calendula tincture and ateaspoon lemon. juice.
Pour boiling water over the mint and keep it on for 10 minutes. After cooling, strain the infusion and pour the remaining ingredients into it. Such a lotion is very good in summer, because in addition to its main function, cleaning the skin, it also performs one more: refreshing.
Homemade face creams - the most effective recipes.
An effective facial skin rejuvenation cream should not contain artificial preservatives or other chemicals. Here are some recipes for effective wrinkle creams.
Creamy face cream
To create your own "live" cream you will need: 100 grams of cream, an egg yolk, half a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, a teaspoon of honey and two teaspoons of any brandy. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth. The cream can be used immediately after preparation and can also be stored. Transfer the dough to a glass container and close it with a lid (but not metal), remove it in a cool dark place.
Such a cream is applied in a thick layer, almost like a mask. The exposure time is at least 20 minutes. After the procedure, the cream should be washed off with warm water.
The effect is amazing! The skin is smooth, uniform, elastic, and this result is achieved after the first application.
Oatmeal wrinkle cream
An arbitrary amount of oatmeal is mixed with a teaspoon of glycerin, a teaspoon of camphor, and a yolk. It is necessary to apply such a cream only in the area of mimic wrinkles, as it has a high penetrating power. When applied to other areas of the face, it can disrupt natural collagen production. The exposure time of the "oatmeal" cream is 1 hour. After the procedure, the mixture should be washed off with warm water. You can't store the cream!
Homemade natural anti-wrinkle masks
The mask is an excellent tool to complete the facial skin care procedure. There are natural masks in stores, but you can only buy them for spending a fortune. Or you can save money by making your own mask at home.
So, here are some recipes for good wrinkle masks.
Oil mask
Mix a tablespoon of soft butter with the yolk of an egg, a tablespoon of grated apple on the finest grater and a teaspoon of honey. Apply the product on the clean skin of the face, keep it for 20 minutes and remove its remains with a cotton swab dipped in water. The mask perfectly hydrates and nourishes the skin, has a tightening effect and fights fine age-related wrinkles.
Berry and vegetable vitamin mask.
The skin also needs vitamins, which are found in large quantities in the most common "garden dwellers" - cucumbers and black currants.
The cucumber must be peeled and grated on a fine grater. Take a tablespoon of the resulting cucumber porridge and mix with a tablespoon of blackcurrant porridge. Add a tablespoon of fatty sour cream to the mixture and mix everything together. The mask is applied to the face for 20 minutes, after which it is washed off with warm water.
Its effect is to instantly give luminosity and freshness to the skin. The complexion improves and with it improves the mood.
Rejuvenating face masks
Facial masks show excellent rejuvenation results. To make a homemade mask, you need white clay and serum. Dilute the components to a thick sour cream consistency, apply to the skin for 15 minutes and then rinse with water. If you have dry skin, after this procedure, moisten your face with a moisturizing lotion.
For oily skin, you can prepare a cucumber, lemon and oatmeal mask. Chop 1 cucumber, add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 100 grams of oatmeal. Dilute the mixture with chamomile broth, serum or boiled water. Apply to previously clean skin for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Peeling for effective cleaning
The facial peel can be done once a week. To do this, you do not need to visit the salons, as you can perform this procedure at home. Facial cleansing is done with a scrub. You can cook it yourself. The most popular cleaning ingredients are coffee and sea salt.
Add a pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, a teaspoon of sugar, 2-3 drops of lavender oil to the coffee grounds. Stir the mixture well, apply to face, rinse after 10 minutes with warm water. For normal to dry skin, mix 1 tablespoon of sea salt with egg yolk and sour cream. Massage onto the face, rinse after 10-15 minutes. For oily skin, replace sour cream with any other fermented dairy product: whey, kefir, low-fat sour cream.
Do not forget that facial rejuvenation is impossible without changes in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. In order for the skin to be young and well-groomed, it is necessary to abandon bad habits, as well as diversify the diet with vitamins and minerals. The diet should include foods that contain carotene, vitamin A and fiber (pumpkin, carrot, oranges, bananas and their juices, all kinds of cabbage, fish, nuts).
Using simple massage techniques and homemade cosmetics, you will return your skin to its old appeal, and for this you will not need expensive procedures in beauty salons or imported creams and masks that promise impressive results from the first day of use. As the saying goes: "Houses and walls help. "And in combination with a great desire to change yourself for the better, you can achieve so much more.