The cosmetics industry develops several tons of masks and offers them for use in professional salons and at home. However, homemade masks made from natural ingredients always take precedence over factory-made options.
After 25 years, girls should not only take care of their face, wash it with clean water, but also nourish it with various masks. Otherwise, inadequate care will significantly worsen the initial facial wrinkles and skin condition.
What face masks are available?
Face masks are usually categorized by effectiveness. There are different types of masks:
- nourishing, moisturizing, toning and cleansing - they are designed to always take care of the skin and keep it in perfect condition;
- anti-inflammatory, whitening, anti-couperose - this group of masks successfully fights against obvious skin imperfections;
- Anti-aging, lifting masks - belongs to the anti-aging group and helps to strengthen the skin of the face.
How to determine skin type
Before choosing a face mask, you need to determine your skin type. In classical cosmetology, it is traditional to distinguish between skin types:
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- dry,
- normal,
- merged.
Because the needs of different skin types vary greatly, you should choose a homemade face mask depending on your skin type.
As a rule, this is not a problem, because girls usually pay attention to their appearance and can easily determine their skin type by looking in the mirror. However, sometimes difficulties arise. Therefore, to determine your skin type at home, wash your face with regular neutral soap and apply no food.
After about an hour and a half, put a well-absorbent paper towel firmly on your face. Examine the wipes carefully to determine the level of oily skin:
- If there are traces of oil on the surface of the napkin, it means that the skin is not tight at all, as well as the type of oily skin.
- If there are no marks on the napkin, but the skin does not peel off and does not feel tight, then the nature of your skin is normal.
- If there are no oily marks on the napkin, but you feel a clear density, then your skin is dry.
- If the forehead, nose, and chin are covered with thick marks in the center of the napkin, and no skin is left on the cheeks and temples (dry or normal), then this uneven distribution of oil indicates a combination or mixed skin type.
Nourishing face masks at home
Nourishing masks are needed to supplement the skin's lack of nutrients, vitamins and micronutrients.
Recipe # 1. Nourishing mask for oily skin (honey)
A simple composition made from 2 teaspoons of honey, 20 drops of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of low-fat cream is ideal for oily skin. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth and apply the mixture on your face. Keep it for 20 minutes to half an hour and rinse with warm water.
The mask nourishes the skin and gives it a uniform color, radiance and beauty.
Recipe # 2. Nourishing mask for dry skin
Use the following ingredients to nourish dry skin at home:
- 1 egg yolk,
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 1 and a half tablespoons thin oatmeal.
Pour oatmeal with very warm milk and soak for a while (10-15 minutes). Wipe the egg yolks with a fork and mix the shells. Apply the mass on your face and leave for 20 minutes.
This soothing mask, which penetrates deep into the pores, nourishes dry skin, removes density and flakes, leaving it soft and velvety.
Recipe number 3. Nourishing mask for normal skin
It is a big mistake to say that normal facial skin does not need nourishment and care, vitamins. Grape-based nourishing mask for normal skin gently and thoroughly cares for the skin, soothes it.
Crush 6-7 grapes of any white variety (or black as a last resort), remove all seeds and peel, and combine the grape mass with 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Apply the mass on your face and hold for 20-30 minutes, then rinse with warm water. The mask is so nutritious that even irritated skin can be healed.
Moisturizing masks at home
Natural moisturizing masks moisturize your skin. Moisturization is usually required in summer and spring, when part of the moisture is lost from the surface layer of the skin under the influence of ultraviolet radiation and ambient temperature. Dehydration can even lead to a decrease in skin elasticity, weakness, and wrinkles.
Recipe # 4. Moisturizing masks for oily skin
The following recipe will help moisturize oily skin. Beat 1 egg white and mix with 20 ml of liquid honey until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon of crushed oats. Apply the mask on your face and leave for 20 minutes. First wash with warm water, then wash your face with cold. You can replace the peels with potatoes or starch to help strengthen the pores and nourish the skin.
Recipe number 5. Moisturizing masks for dry skin
Dry cheese is perfectly removed with a mask.
Dry skin requires moisture at any time of the year, especially in summer and spring. Mix 30 g of plain cottage cheese with 2 tablespoons of milk, heated to body temperature. Bring the mass to a homogeneous consistency, without particles. Apply the mask on the skin for 15 minutes. Wash with warm water.
Recipe # 6. Moisturizing masks for normal skin
Use a grapefruit mask to moisturize normal skin. To do this, mix the crushed pulp of two grapefruit slices with 1 egg yolk. Apply the mask on the skin for 15 minutes. Then rinse with warm water.
Toning and cleaning homemade face masks
Cleansing and toning masks have a beneficial effect on the skin as a whole, strengthens the blood circulation under the skin, clears pores of sebaceous glands and makes you look younger.
Recipe number 7. A toning mask for oily skin
Oily skin gets a nice tone with a white clay mask. To prepare it, dissolve 2 tablespoons of white clay in cold boiled water, add 1 egg white, 3-4 drops of lemon juice and 5 ml of honey. The resulting homogeneous mass should resemble cream in consistency. Apply the mask on your face and wait until it is completely dry. When the clay mask is completely dry, rinse it with warm water.
Recipe No8. A cleansing mask for dry skin
Under the influence of white soil, dry skin is visibly improved and cleansed. To make a mask at home, you need to drink 1 tablespoon of white clay, 2 times more milk and 5 ml of honey. Stir until smooth and apply on face. After 10-15 minutes, wash off the mask and apply a moisturizer after cleansing.
Recipe number 9. Exfoliating mask for normal skin
Normal-skin regains its freshness and firmness with a face mask made of lemon peel. Mix 1 yolk and 20 ml of low-fat sour cream and add the crushed peel of 1 lemon. Hold the mask on your face for no more than 30 minutes.
Whitening face masks at home
Most girls dream of getting rid of freckles and whitening the face in general. Whitening face masks at home can help remove age spots and even aging.
Recipe number 10. Cucumber whitening mask is known for its good effect. Finely chop a medium-sized cucumber (without seeds) and mix with daily nourishing cream or sour cream. Apply the mass on the face for 20 minutes. Wash with warm water.
Recipe No11. The lower whitening face mask turns out to be a liquid. At home, mix liquid honey and lemon juice in equal parts according to volume. Soak gauze napkins in the resulting mass, then put on your face. Leave it on for 15 minutes, then remove the tissue and gently rinse your face with water.
Home Masks Against Aging
Over time, the skin begins to age - this is a definite process. However, when the first problem wrinkles appear, you need to add a rejuvenation procedure so that you do not lose heart and instead take regular care of your skin. Regular use of anti-aging collagen masks allows you to delay the appearance of new age-related changes in the skin and smooth out existing fine lines.
Recipe number 12. Aloe vera rejuvenating face mask is very popular at home. Combine the juice of this plant with a tablespoon of the same amount of nourishing face oil and premium vegetable oil (olive oil). Stir, rub the mask a little warm and leave on face for 10 minutes.
Recipe number 13. In the summer you can make a mask from the leaves of a new plant. Finely chop the leaves and mix with honey in equal parts. If the mixture is too thick like a gelatinous mixture, dilute it slightly with water. Hold this stomach for at least 15 minutes. First remove with a damp swab, then wash your face with cold water. You also don’t need botulinum toxin.
Masks that give a lifting effect at home
Fighting sagging skin on the face requires constant attention from women over 30 years of age. Therefore, when the skin begins to grow, it is necessary to arm yourself with time-tested means that help to smooth the top layer of the epidermis.
Recipe No14. This anti-aging vitamin face mask is made at home from pharmacy ingredients.
Composition:
- 1 round tablespoon of pink clay,
- 1 ampoule of vitamin A
- 30 ml of tasteless green tea is brewed.
Dry clay should be gently diluted with tea, stirring constantly to bring the mass to a homogeneous texture. Add vitamin A and apply the mixture completely on the skin. The mask lasts for 25 minutes. Regular use of this recipe restores the firmness and health of the skin.
Wash this mask with cold water.
Recipe number 15. A natural and effective lift can be observed in egg whites. Whisk one protein into a stiff foam and mix with two teaspoons of soaked oatmeal. The mask lasts 15 minutes.
According to the girls, there is a lifting effect: there is a tightening of the skin.
How to properly apply a face mask at home
Before using any mask, you should clean your face with a gentle make-up remover. Refreshing gel usually completes the makeup removal procedure, but you can use additional peels.
Pre-treatment of dead cells is necessary for all the substances that make up the mask to be well absorbed into the skin, which ensures its effectiveness. The scrub can also be used at home, for example, on any recipe for a coffee scrub.
Follow the general rules of home cosmetics when using a mask:
- The mask application procedure cannot be performed while "running". Leave all household chores and spend half an hour on yourself.
- Any effective homemade mask should be prepared (mixed) before use. The remaining mass can not be saved.
- All components of the mask are made of high quality, cream, fruit, kefir, etc. b. Ingredients like these should be fresh.
- Before applying the mask, the face should be cleaned as usual. Owners of oily and combination skin will probably need a pre-exfoliating peel. After cleansing the skin, open its pores as much as possible, you can steam them in the bath or make a warm moist compress. This allows you to digest all the ingredients as much as possible and have the best effect.
- Tie your hair in a knot so that it doesn't get in the way of your face.
- The mask, depending on the consistency, should be applied with clean hands, brush, gauze or cotton.
- Most masks should be applied not only on the face, but also on the neck and décolleté. Dry masks for oily skin are a special case, because the skin in the décolleté area is drier.
- Apply the homemade mask along the massage lines and move from the center of the face to the temples. The skin around the eyes, in particular, does not need to be masked.
- Rinse the mask with clean water. It is better to prepare a container of boiled water cooled to the body temperature in advance, not from the tap.
- After washing the mask, you do not need to wipe your face, remove excess moisture with a clean towel. Apply a cream suitable for your skin type on a wet face.
- You can't expect immediate results from the first procedure. Homemade face masks should be repeated regularly 1-3 times a week. The duration of the course should be at least 3 weeks.
Precautions when using home masks
For girls with allergies, the wrist or elbow should be tested before applying a homemade mask. If you have any signs of an allergic reaction, do not take antihistamines.