If our body is protected by clothing, the face always remains open, which is why it is exposed to negative environmental factors. In addition, 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 find out that the skin of the face has changed: wrinkles, irregularities appeared, it became lethargic and dull. For any woman, seeing this in the mirror only means one thing: it's time to take care of yourself and get your confidence and youth back. However, many are afraid of depriving themselves and their loved ones of a significant part of the money, since rejuvenation procedures in aesthetic medicine clinics and beauty salons are expensive. But after all, our grandmothers somehow succeeded without expensive procedures and at the same time they managed to keep their skin young for a long time. It is about how to conduct a course of anti-aging cosmetic procedures at home and what folk remedies can help with this and will be discussed in this article.
Regular washing for skin rejuvenation
Good quality water is one of the simplest facial skin care products. Water removes dead cells from the stratum corneum, cleanses the skin of dust, dirt, sweat and grease.
With the right approach, daily washing can become not only a hygienic procedure, but also a healing procedure. In order to preserve the youthfulness of the skin, practice washing your face by combining water. Rinse your face several times with lukewarm water and then with cold water. Hot water dilates the 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 low temperatures, the skin becomes dry and begins to flake. Hot water causes persistent vasodilation and the skin becomes too sensitive to the 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 concerns special therapeutic foams and gels, specially designed 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 g of boiling water over a tablespoon of one of these ingredients. The resulting broth should be insisted for 20 minutes, strain, cool. For oily skin, a decoction of chamomile, St. John's wort, horsetail, yarrow, plantain, blueberry, nettle, coltsfoot, eucalyptus leaves is suitable.
For oily skin, you can use any cleanser twice a week: morning and evening. After washing, apply a nourishing cream to the skin and after 20-30 minutes remove the remains with a paper towel.
For normal skin, alternating washings with clean hot and cold water are sufficient. But even normal skin requires care. Very useful washing in water with decoctions of medicinal herbs. Once a week, wash your face with a decoction or wipe off with a cotton swab dipped in lukewarm water. For normal skin, you can use almost any herbal decoction, since each component perfectly nourishes the skin and makes it look healthy.
Massage is the backbone of the basics
The daily massage of the face helps to keep it in shape, ensures its firmness and elasticity. Due to the constant blood flow during the massage procedure, blood circulation is improved, expression and aging wrinkles are smoothed out, muscles are stimulated, which over time lose their elasticity.
Rules for performing a "home massage"
Facial massage assumes perfectly clean skin, therefore, before the procedure, it is imperative to remove makeup and wash thoroughly. In addition, the skin should be hydrated with a moisturizing cream or serum with a regenerating effect. The latter option will be even more preferable, as 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.
It is more effective to do a facial massage before bedtime, but this does not mean that you cannot resort to its help in the morning or in the afternoon. For example, massaging the eyelids in the morning can relieve "night" bags, smooth wrinkles in the corners of the eyes, and get rid of dark circles.
Important:the massage procedure should not last more than 10-15 minutes, and for the first time the duration of the session should be 3-5 minutes.
And now in more detail on how to do a massage correctly, where to start and what movements to use for this.
There are many options for self-massage, but the most popular is the most classic. This procedure is based on physical effects on the skin of the face strictly according to the specified 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 earlobes;
- from the wings of the nose to the temples;
- from the middle of the nose to the tips of the eyebrows.
All movements should be done with relaxed hands, pressure and friction are not allowed. You should start a classic massage with light caresses with your fingertips. Gradually, the movements should become more active, perhaps even a light tap 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.
Smoothing 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 "caresses", as in the classic massage version, but tapping and dotting. The problem areas should first be lightly moistened, not with your fingers, but with the inside of your wrist, as if you were "squeezing" the cream into the skin.
To "destroy" the double chin, you need to use a harder massage technique. This can be both by tapping with the palms and pinching, and even by rubbing with a towel soaked in water.
Towel massage technique: Soak a towel in water, wring it out and roll it up with a tourniquet. Taking the ends of the towel, stretch it under your chin and pull it forcefully, as if you want to tie up the jawbone. Hold the towel in this position for a few seconds, then loosen it. Repeat the procedure 7 to 10 times. Daily massage with a towel will give tangible results within 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 fountain of youthful skin
But you won't be full of massage alone. Yes, the skin will constantly receive the necessary support and the face will have a 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, lotionsand masks. It is not necessary to buy them, because almost any cosmetic product can be made at home, and its properties will not be worse than those on the shelves in the store. How and from what to make high quality cosmetics for the home? How to use it correctly and are there any contraindications to the use of these funds? Let's find out now.
Homemade Face Lotions There are many recipes for making homemade face lotions. Here are a few 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 warm the infusion in a water bath for 7-10 minutes. Then let the solution cool. When the water becomes hot, filter it and pour wine into the infusion. The lotion is ready. It helps restore radiance and a healthy complexion to the skin. It removes makeup perfectly and can easily replace expensive facial care products.
Mint lotion
To prepare mint lotion, you need to take 2 tablespoons of dry mint (or 5 tablespoons of fresh), half a liter of boiling water, 4 tablespoons of boric alcohol, 1 teaspoon oftable vinegar, 2 tablespoons of calendula tincture and a teaspoon of lemon juice.
Pour boiling water over the mint and leave on the heat for 10 minutes. After cooling, strain the infusion and pour in the remaining ingredients. Such a lotion is very good in the summer, because in addition to its main function - to cleanse the skin - it also performs another - refreshing.
Homemade face creams - the most effective recipes
An effective cream for rejuvenating the skin of the face should not contain artificial preservatives and other chemicals. Here are some recipes for effective wrinkle creams.
Creamy face cream
To create your own "living" 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 brandy. Combine all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. The cream can be used immediately after preparation, and in addition, it can be stored. Transfer the mass to a glass container and close it with a lid (but not a metal one), remove it to 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 lukewarm water.
The effect is incredible! The skin is smooth, uniform, elastic and this result is obtained after the first application.
Oatmeal anti-expression anti-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 to the area of mimic wrinkles, since 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 for the "oatmeal" cream is 1 hour. After the procedure, the mixture should be washed off with lukewarm water. You cannot store the cream!
Homemade natural anti-wrinkle masks
The mask is a great tool to complete the facial skin care procedure. There are natural 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.
So 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 a grated apple on the finest grater and a teaspoon of honey. Apply the product to cleansed facial skin, hold for 20 minutes and remove its remains with a cotton swab dipped in water. The mask perfectly moisturizes and nourishes the skin, has a tightening effect and fights fine wrinkles associated with age.
Vitamin mask from berries and vegetables
The skin also needs vitamins, which are found in large quantities among the most common "gardeners": cucumbers and blackcurrants.
Cucumber should be peeled and grated on a fine grater. Take a tablespoon of the resulting cucumber grits and mix with a tablespoon of blackcurrant grits. 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 radiance and freshness to the skin. The complexion improves and with it the mood improves.
Rejuvenating masks
Face masks show excellent rejuvenation results. To make a homemade mask, you need white clay and serum. Dilute the components until a thick consistency of sour cream, apply to the skin for 15 minutes, then rinse with water. If you have dry skin - after this procedure, wet your face with 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, whey or boiled water. Apply to cleansed skin for 20 minutes, rinse with lukewarm water.
Peeling for effective cleaning
Exfoliation of the face can be done once a week. To do this, you do not need to visit the salons, because you can do this procedure at home. Cleansing of the face is carried out 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. Mix the mixture well, apply on the face, rinse after 10 minutes with lukewarm water. For normal to dry skin, mix 1 tablespoon of sea salt with egg yolk and sour cream. Massage on the face, rinse off after 10-15 minutes. For oily skin, replace sour cream with any other fermented dairy product - serum, kefir, low-fat sour cream.
Remember that facial rejuvenation is impossible without changes in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. In order for the skin to look 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 containing 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 former appeal, and for this you will not need expensive procedures in beauty salons, and imported creams and masks that promise. amazing results from the first day of use. As the saying goes: "Houses and walls help". And in combination with a strong desire to change yourself for the better, you can accomplish a lot more.