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, 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 it in the mirror means only one thing: it's time to take care of yourself and regain your former confidence and youth. However, many are frightened by the prospect of depriving themselves and 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 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
One of the simplest facial skin care products is good quality water. Water washes away the dead cells of the stratum corneum, cleanses the skin of dust, dirt, sweat and grease.
With the right approach, daily washing can become not only a hygienic, but also a healing procedure. To preserve the youthfulness of your skin, practice washing your face by combining water. Rinse your face several times with warm water and then with cold water. Hot water expands the pores, while cold water shrinks them. However, it is not recommended to wash your face with water that is too cold or too hot. When exposed to low temperatures, the skin becomes dry and begins to flake. Hot water leads to persistent vasodilation and the skin becomes too sensitive to cold.
If you have dry skin, wash your face with fresh water at room temperature. It is recommended that you use a facial cleanser no more than once a week. The exception is special foams and gels with a therapeutic effect, designed specifically 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 onto 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, plantain, cornflower, nettle, coltsfoot, eucalyptus leaves is suitable.
For oily skin, you can use any cleanser 2 times 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 warm and cold clean water are sufficient. But even normal skin requires some care. Very useful washing with water with decoctions of medicinal herbs. Once a week, wash your face with a decoction or wipe it with a tampon soaked in warm water. For normal skin, you can use almost any decoction based on medicinal herbs, because each component perfectly nourishes the skin and makes it look healthy.
Massage is the backbone of the basics
The daily face massage allows you to keep it in good shape, guarantees 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 carrying out the "home massage"
Facial massage assumes perfectly clean skin, therefore, before the procedure, it is imperative to remove make-up and wash thoroughly. In addition, the skin must be moisturized with any moisturizer or serum with a regenerating effect. The latter option will be even more preferable, because the skin before the massage will receive an additional "boost" 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 face massage before bed, but this does not mean that you cannot resort to its help in the morning or in the afternoon. For example, the morning eyelid massage allows you to relieve "nocturnal" swelling, smooth wrinkles in the corners of the eyes, eliminate dark circles.
Important:the massage procedure should last no more than 10-15 minutes, and for the first time the session time should be 3-5 minutes.
And now in more detail about how to perform the 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 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 the eyebrows to the roots of the hair;
- from the corners of the lips to the center 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 must be performed with relaxed hands, pressure and friction are not allowed. It is necessary to start a classic massage with a light caress with the fingertips. Gradually, the movements should become more active, perhaps even a light caress 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.
Smooth facial wrinkles with massage
High-quality facial rejuvenation at home is impossible without massage. How to get rid of wrinkles and double chins if there is no money to visit a beautician? Very simple!
The movements should not be "caresses", as in the version of the classic massage, but tapping and punctual. Problem areas must first be slightly moistened, and not with the fingers, but with the inner side of the wrist, as if "pressing" the cream onto the skin.
To "destroy" the double chin, a harder massage technique must be used. This can be both patting with the palms and pinching, and also rubbing with a towel soaked in water.
Towel Massage Technique: Dip a towel into the 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 up firmly, as if you want to tie your jaw. Hold the towel in this position for a few seconds, then loosen it. Repeat the procedure 7-10 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 won't be full with just the 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. It is not necessary to buy them, because almost any cosmetic product can be made at home, and its properties will be no worse than those on the store shelves. How and from what to make high-quality home cosmetics? How to use it correctly and are there any contraindications to the use of such funds? Let's find out now.
Homemade Facial Lotions There are many recipes for making homemade facial lotions. Here are just a few.
Parsley lotion
To prepare such a lotion, you will need a tablespoon of fresh or dried parsley (preferably with the roots), 50 ml of white table wine and 1 glass of boiling water. Pour boiling water over the parsley and let it brew for half an hour. Then heat the infusion in a water bath for 7-10 minutes. Then let the solution cool. When the water is lukewarm, filter it and pour the wine into the infusion. The lotion is ready. Helps restore radiance and healthy complexion to the skin. It perfectly removes makeup and can easily replace expensive face care products.
Mint lotion
To prepare mint lotion, you need to take 2 tablespoons of dried mint (or 5 tablespoons fresh), half a liter of boiling water, 4 tablespoons of boric alcohol, 1 teaspoon of table vinegar, 2 tablespoons of calendula tincture and a teaspoonlemon juice.
Pour boiling water over the mint and keep on fire for 10 minutes. After cooling, strain 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 - purifying the skin - it also performs another: refreshing.
Homemade face creams: the most effective recipes
An effective face skin rejuvenation cream should not contain artificial preservatives and other chemicals. Here are some recipes for effective wrinkle creams.
Creamy face cream
To create your "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 any cognac. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until you get a homogeneous mixture. The cream can be used immediately after its preparation and can also be stored. Transfer the mass 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 obtained after the first application.
Anti-wrinkle cream with oatmeal
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 on 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 keep the cream!
Homemade natural wrinkle masks
The mask is an excellent tool for completing 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 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 on cleansed facial skin, hold for 20 minutes and remove residues with a cotton swab dipped in water. The mask perfectly moisturizes and nourishes the skin, has a tightening effect and fights age-related fine wrinkles.
Vitamin mask based on berries and vegetables
The skin also needs vitamins, which are found in large quantities in the most common "gardeners" - cucumbers and currants.
The cucumber should be peeled and grated on a fine grater. Take a spoonful of the resulting cucumber gruel and mix with a spoonful of black currant gruel. Add a tablespoon of fatty sour cream to the mixture and mix everything. 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 brightness and freshness to the skin. The complexion improves and with it the mood improves.
Rejuvenating face 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 is obtained, apply to the skin for 15 minutes, then rinse with water. If you have dry skin, after this procedure, moisten your face with a moisturizing lotion.
For oily skin, you can make 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 previously cleansed skin for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Peeling for effective cleansing
Facial exfoliation can be done once a week. To do this, it is not necessary to visit the salons, because you can carry out 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. Mix the mixture well, apply to the 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 on the face, rinse after 10-15 minutes. For oily skin, replace sour cream with any other fermented milk products: whey, kefir, low-fat sour cream.
Do not forget that facelift 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 give up bad habits, as well as diversify the diet with vitamins and minerals. The diet should include foods containing carotene, vitamin A and fiber (pumpkin, carrots, oranges, bananas and related juices, all kinds of cabbage, fish, nuts).
Using simple massage techniques and homemade cosmetics, you will restore your skin to its former beauty, and for this you will need neither expensive procedures in beauty salons nor 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 so much more.