If our body is protected by clothing, then 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 frightening it is to discover one morning that the skin on her face has changed: wrinkles, irregularities have appeared, she 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 self-confidence and youth. However, many are afraid of the possibility of taking a significant part of their money from themselves and their loved ones, 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 they managed to keep the youthfulness of the skin for a long time. It is about how to conduct a course of cosmetic procedures against aging at home and about what folk remedies can help in this, and what will be discussed in this article.
Regular washing to rejuvenate the skin
One of the simplest facial skin care products is quality water. Water washes away the dead cells of the stratum corneum, cleans 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 one. To preserve the youthfulness of the skin, practice washing your face by combining water. Rinse your face several times with warm and then cold water. Warm water widens the pores, while cold water narrows them. However, washing the face with too cold or too hot water is not recommended. When exposed to low temperatures, the skin becomes dry and begins to peel. Hot water leads to persistent vasodilation, and the skin becomes hypersensitive to cold.
If you have dry skin, wash your face with soft water at room temperature. It is recommended to use the facial cleanser at most once a week. The exceptions are special foams and gels with a therapeutic effect, designed specifically for dry skin. For dry skin will be useful wash and decoctions of a decoction of chamomile, violet, rose petals, mint, lavender, ginseng root, parsley and dill. Pour 200 g of boiling water over one tablespoon of any of these ingredients. The resulting broth must insist 20 minutes, strain, cool. For oily skin, a decoction of chamomile, St. John's wort, horsetail, yarrow, plantain, corn, nettle, undergrowth, 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 on the skin, and after 20-30 minutes, remove the residue with a paper towel.
For normal skin, alternative washes with warm and cold clean 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 swab dipped in warm water. For normal skin, you can use almost any decoction based on medicinal herbs, because the component perfectly nourishes the skin and makes it healthy.
Massage is the backbone of the basics
Daily facial massage allows you to keep her in good shape, ensures her firmness and elasticity. Due to the constant blood flow during the massage procedure, blood circulation improves, age wrinkles are smoothed, muscles are stimulated, which lose elasticity over time.
Rules for performing "home massage"
Facial massage presupposes perfectly clean skin, so it is necessary to remove makeup and wash thoroughly before the procedure. In addition, the skin must be moisturized with any moisturizing cream or serum with a regenerating effect. The latter option will be even more desirable, because the skin will get an additional "thrust" for rejuvenation before the massage.
True, there are a number of contraindications:
- chronic inflammatory processes on facial skin;
- Burns;
- increased facial hair level.
It’s most effective to do a facial massage before bed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t resort to its help in the morning or afternoon. For example, a morning eyelid massage allows you to alleviate "night" puffiness, even out wrinkles in the corners of the eyes, and address dark circles.
Important:the massage procedure should last no more than 10-15 minutes, and the first time the session time in general should be 3-5 minutes.
And now in more detail on how to do a massage properly, 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 according to the stated 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 performed with relaxed hands, pressure and friction are not allowed. You need to start the classic massage with light fingertip strokes. Gradually, the movements should become more active, maybe even a light pat on the skin of the face, which will allow him to warm up. But when the skin is ready, you can move on to the next stage.
Smoothing facial wrinkles with massage
Quality facial rejuvenation at home is impossible without massage. How to get rid of wrinkles and double beards if there is no money to visit a beautician? Very simple!
The movements must not be "smoothing", as in the version of the classic massage, but tapping and pointing. You must first moisturize the problem areas a little, not with your fingers, but with the inside of the wrist, as if you are "pressing" the cream into the skin.
To "destroy" a double chin, you must use a sharper massage technique. It can be both clapping your hands and pinching, and even rubbing with a towel soaked in water.
Towel massage technique: soak a towel in water, squeeze it and roll it up. Taking the ends of the towel, stretch it under your chin and pull it upwards with force, as if you want to tie a fork. 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.
The massage allows you to quickly achieve the desired effect. It 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 won’t be fed up with just a massage. Yes, the skin will constantly receive the necessary support, and the face will have beautiful contours, but you can improve the skin color, smooth it and give it a glow 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 not be any worse than those on the shelves in the store. How and from what to make high-quality home cosmetics? How is it used correctly and are there any contraindications for the use of such means? Let's figure it out now.
Homemade Face Lotions There are many recipes for making homemade face lotions. Here are just a few of them.
Parsley lotion
To prepare such a lotion you will need one 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 cook 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 becomes warm, strain it and pour the wine into the infusion. The lotion is ready. Helps restore radiance and healthy skin tone. It perfectly removes makeup and can easily replace expensive facial care products.
Mint lotion
To prepare the 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 pine alcohol, 1 teaspoon of table vinegar, 2 tablespoons of calendula tincture and a teaspoon of lemon juice.
Pour boiling water over the mint and keep on the fire 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 - cleansing the skin - it also performs another - refreshing.
Homemade face creams - the most effective recipes
An effective rejuvenating face cream 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, one teaspoon of honey and two teaspoons of any cognac. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth. The cream can be used immediately after preparation and can also be stored. Transfer the mass to a glass jar and close it with a lid (but not a metal one), remove it to a cool and 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 must be rinsed off with warm water.
The effect is amazing! The skin is smooth, even, elastic, and this result is achieved after the first application.
Oatmeal against wrinkle expression
Arbitrary amount of oatmeal is mixed with one teaspoon of glycerin, a teaspoon of camphor and egg yolk. Such a cream should be applied only on the area of imitating wrinkles, because it has a great penetrating power. When applied to other areas of the face, it can disrupt the natural production of collagen. The exposure time to oatmeal cream is 1 hour. After the procedure, the mixture must be rinsed with warm water. You can't store 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 if you spend a fortune. Or you can save money by preparing your own mask at home.
Here are some recipes for good anti-wrinkle masks.
Oil mask
Mix a tablespoon of soft butter with the yolk of one egg, a tablespoon of apple grated on the finest grater and one teaspoon of honey. Apply the product on cleansed facial skin, hold for 20 minutes and remove its remnants with a cotton cloth dipped in water. The mask perfectly moisturizes and nourishes the skin, has a tightening effect and fights fine wrinkles associated with age.
Vitamin mask of berries and vegetables
The skin also needs vitamins, which are found in huge quantities in the most common "inhabitants of the garden": cucumbers and black currants.
The cucumber must be peeled and grated on a fine grater. Take a tablespoon of the resulting cucumber puree and mix with a tablespoon of black currant puree. Add a tablespoon of fatty sour cream to the mixture and mix everything. The mask is applied on the face for 20 minutes, after which it is rinsed off with warm water.
Its effect is to instantly give the skin radiance and freshness. 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 to the consistency of thick sour cream, apply on the skin for 15 minutes, then rinse with water. If you have dry skin - after this procedure, moisturize your face with 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 oatmeal. Dilute the mixture with chamomile soup, whey or boiled water. Apply on previously cleansed skin for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Peeling for effective cleansing
Facial peeling can be performed once a week. To do this, you do not have to visit salons, because you can perform this procedure at home. Facial cleansing is done by peeling. You can cook it yourself. The most popular cleansing 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 on face, after 10 minutes rinse with warm water. For normal to dry skin, mix 1 tablespoon of sea salt with egg yolk and sour cream. Massage into 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 diet and healthy living. In order 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 must contain foods containing carotene, vitamin A and fiber (pumpkin, carrots, oranges, bananas and their juices, all kinds of cabbage, fish, nuts).
With simple massage techniques and homemade cosmetics, you will return your skin to its former attractiveness, and for that you will not need expensive procedures in beauty salons or imported creams and masks that promise stunning results from the first day of use. As the saying goes, "Houses and walls help. " And combined with a great desire to change for the better, you can achieve so much more.