If our bodies are protected by clothing, our faces are always exposed so that they are 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 it is one morning to find out that the skin on the face has changed: wrinkles, irregularities appear, become lethargic and dull. For any woman, seeing this in the mirror means only one thing - it's time to take care of yourself and regain your confidence and youth. However, many fear the possibility of taking a large part of the money for themselves and their loved ones, because rejuvenation procedures in aesthetic medicine clinics and beauty salons are costly. But in any case, our grandmothers somehow managed without expensive procedures, and at the same time they managed to keep their skin youthful for a long time. It is about how to do 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 cleans dead cells of the stratum corneum, cleansing the skin of dust, dirt, sweat and oil.
With the right approach, daily washing becomes not only a hygienic procedure, but also a healing one. To maintain youthful skin, train yourself to wash your face by mixing in water. Rinse your face several times with warm and then cold water. Warm water makes the pores wider, while cold water constricts 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 peel. Hot water causes persistent vasodilation, and the skin becomes too sensitive to cold.
If you have dry skin, wash your face with soft, room temperature water. It is recommended to use a facial cleanser no more than once a week. The exceptions are special foams and gels with a therapeutic effect, specially designed for dry skin. For dry skin, washing and compressing the decoction of chamomile, violet, rose petals, mint, lavender, ginseng root, parsley and dill will be beneficial. Pour 200 g of boiling water over a tablespoon of these ingredients. The resulting broth must be left to stand for 20 minutes, strain, cool. For oily skin, chamomile stew, St. John's wort, horsetail, yarrow, plantain, cornflower, nettle, coltsfoot, eucalyptus leaves are 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, wipe off the residue with a paper towel.
For normal skin, alternating washing with warm and cold clean water is sufficient. But even normal skin needs care. Washing with water with medicinal ingredients is very beneficial. Once a week, wash your face with the ingredients or clean with a cotton swab dipped in warm water. For normal skin, you can use almost any decoction based on medicinal ingredients, because each component nourishes the skin perfectly and makes it appear healthy.
Massage is the basic backbone
Daily facial massages allow you to keep them in good shape, ensuring their firmness and elasticity. Due to the constant flow of blood during the massage procedure, blood circulation increases, the expression and wrinkles of age are smoothed, the muscles are stimulated, which over time loses their elasticity.
Rules for performing "home massage"
Facial massage presupposes perfectly clean skin, therefore, before the procedure, it is very important to remove makeup and wash it thoroughly. Additionally, the skin should be moisturized with any moisturizing cream or serum with a regenerating effect. The latter option will be preferable, as the skin prior to the massage will receive an additional "boost" to rejuvenate.
True, there are a number of contraindications:
- chronic inflammatory processes of the facial skin;
- Burns;
- increased level of facial hair.
Facial massage is most effective at bedtime, but this doesn't mean you can't use its help in the morning or evening. For example, morning eyelid massage allows you to relieve "evening" puffiness, smooth wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, get rid of dark circles.
Urgent:massage procedures should last no more than 10-15 minutes, and for the first time the session time should be 3-5 minutes altogether.
And now in more detail about how to do the massage correctly, where to start and what movements to use for this.
There are many options for self-massage, but the most popular are the classics. This procedure is based on the physical effect on the facial skin strictly along defined lines.
These lines include:
- a line from the eyebrows to the roots of the hair;
- from the corner of the lips to the middle of the ear;
- from the middle of the chin to the earlobe;
- from the wings of the nose to the temples;
- from the middle of the nose to the tip 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 strokes with your fingertips. Gradually, the movement should become more active, maybe even a light pat on the facial skin, which will warm it 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 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 "stroked, " as in the classic massage version, but rather tapping and resembling dots. The problem area should first be lightly moistened, and not with your fingers, but with the inside of your wrist, as if "pressing" the cream into the skin.
In order to "crush" the double chin, you will need to use a harder massage technique. This can include tapping with your palms and pinching, and even rubbing with a towel soaked in water.
Towel massage technique: soak a towel in water, wring it out, and roll it with a tourniquet. Take the end of the towel, stretch it under your chin and pull it tight, as if you want to tie your jaw. Hold the towel in this position for a few seconds, then loosen it up. Repeat this procedure 7-10 times. A daily towel massage will give you noticeable results within a few weeks.
Massage allows you to quickly achieve the desired effect. It lifts the skin, makes it tight and elastic, keeps it youthful for a long time.
Homemade beauty products - the source of youthful skin
But you will not be satisfied with massage alone. Yes, the skin will continue to receive the necessary support, and the face will have beautiful contours, but it is quite possible to improve the skin tone, smooth it and make it glow only with the help of creams, lotions and masks. It is not necessary to buy it, because almost any cosmetic product can be made at home, and its properties will not be worse than what is on the shelf in a store. How and from what to make high-quality household cosmetics? How to use it correctly, and are there any contraindications to the use of these funds? Let's find out now.
Homemade Facial Lotion There are many recipes for making homemade face lotions. These are just a few of them.
Parsley Lotion
To prepare such a lotion, you will need a tablespoon of fresh or dry (preferably rooted) parsley, 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 gets warm, strain it and pour the wine into the infusion. The lotion is ready. This helps restore a healthy glow and skin 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 dried mint (or 5 tablespoons of fresh), half a liter of boiling water, 4 tablespoons of boric alcohol, 1 teaspoon of table vinegar, 2 tablespoons of calendula tincture and a teaspoon of lemon juice.
Pour boiling water over the mint and turn on the heat for 10 minutes. Once cool, strain the infusion and pour the remaining ingredients into it. Such lotions are especially good in the summer, because in addition to their main function - cleansing the skin - also serves once again - refreshes.
Homemade face cream - the most effective recipes
Creams that are effective for rejuvenating facial skin should not contain artificial preservatives and other chemicals. Here are some recipes for effective anti wrinkle creams.
Gentle face cream
To make 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 cognac. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. The cream can be used immediately after its preparation, and in addition, it can be stored. Transfer the mass to a glass container and cover with a lid (but not metal), remove it in a cool, dark place.
Such cream is applied in a thick layer, almost like a mask. Lighting time is at least 20 minutes. After the procedure, the cream should be rinsed off with warm water.
The effect is amazing! The skin is smooth, even, elastic and this result is obtained after the first application.
Oatmeal anti-expression wrinkle cream
Some oatmeal is mixed with one teaspoon of glycerin, one teaspoon of camphor and one egg yolk. You need to apply such a cream only on the artificial wrinkled areas, because it has high penetrating power. When applied to other areas of the face, it can interfere with natural collagen production. The time to use the "oatmeal" cream is 1 hour. After the procedure, the mixture should be washed off with warm water. You can't save the cream!
Homemade natural anti wrinkle mask
Masks are an excellent tool for completing facial skin care procedures. There are natural masks in stores, but you can buy them for just a lot of money. Or you can save money by preparing your own masks at home.
Well, here are some good anti wrinkle mask recipes.
Oil mask
Mix one tablespoon of soft butter with one egg yolk, one tablespoon of grated apple on the best grater and one teaspoon of honey. Apply the product to cleansed facial skin, hold it for 20 minutes and remove any residue with a cotton ball dipped in water. The mask perfectly moisturizes and nourishes the skin, has a firming effect, and fights age-related fine wrinkles.
Vitamin mask from berries and vegetables
The skin also needs vitamins, which are found in large quantities in the most common "gardeners": cucumbers and black currants.
Cucumbers should be peeled and grated on a fine grater. Take a tablespoon of the resulting cucumber pulp and mix it with a tablespoon of black currant pulp. Add a tablespoon of fatty sour cream to the mixture and mix it all up. The mask is applied to the face for 20 minutes, after which it is rinsed off with warm water.
The effect provides an instant glow and freshness to the skin. The skin tone improves, and with it the mood improves.
Rejuvenating face mask
Facial masks show excellent rejuvenating results. To make a homemade mask, you will need white clay and serum. Dilute the components into a thick sour cream, apply on the skin for 15 minutes, then rinse with water. If you have dry skin - after this procedure, wet your face with a moisturizing lotion.
For oily skin, you can prepare a cucumber, lemon and oatmeal mask. Cut 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 cleaned skin for 20 minutes, rinse with lukewarm water.
Peel for effective cleaning
Exfoliation can be done once a week. To do this, you do not need to visit a salon, because you can do this procedure at home. Facial cleansing is done with a scrub. You can cook it yourself. The most popular cleaning agents are coffee and sea salt.
Add a pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, one 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 into face, rinse after 10-15 minutes. For oily skin, replace sour cream with other fermented milk products - serum, kefir, low-fat sour cream.
Do not forget that facial rejuvenation is not possible without changes in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. In order for the skin to be young and well-groomed, bad habits must be stopped, as well as 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 kinds of cabbage, fish, nuts).
Using simple massage techniques and homemade cosmetics, you will return your skin to its original appearance, and for this you will not need expensive procedures at 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 in combination with a passionate desire to change yourself for the better, you can achieve much more.