The cosmetics industry develops a wide range of masks and offers them for both business and home use. However, homemade face masks made from natural ingredients will always be preferable to factory-made alternatives.
After 25 years, girls should start taking care of their face and not only wash it with clean water, but nourish it with various masks. Otherwise, inadequate care will appear in early mimicking wrinkles and noticeable worsening of skin condition.
What face masks are there?
Usually, face masks are classified according to the effect they produce. There are masks:
- nourishing, moisturizing, refreshing and cleansing - they are designed for the constant care and maintenance of the skin in perfect condition;
- anti-inflammatory, whitening, anti-inflammatory - this mask group successfully fights against obvious skin imperfections;
- anti-aging drugs, weightlifting masks - belong to the anti-aging group and help to tighten the face.
How to determine your skin type
Before choosing a face mask, you need to determine your skin type. In classical cosmetology, it is customary to distinguish between skin types:
- bold,
- dry,
- normal,
- combined.
As the needs of different skins are very different, you should choose a homemade face mask depending on your skin type.
In general, this is not a problem, as girls are usually attentive to their appearance and skin type can be determined even by looking at themselves in the mirror. Sometimes, though, difficulties arise. Therefore, wash your face with a standard neutral soap to determine your skin type at home and do not use any products on it.
After about an hour and a half, place the absorbent paper towel firmly on your face. Take a good look at the napkin and evaluate the degree of oily skin:
- If there is a trace of fat all over the surface of the napkin, it means that the skin is completely loose and you have oily skin type.
- If there are no marks left on the napkin but the skin does not peel off and does not feel tight, then your skin type is normal.
- If there are no fat marks on the napkin but you feel obvious density, then the skin is dry.
- If your forehead, nose and chin are marked in bold and in the area where the cheek and temples are applied, it has not left a mark (dry or normal), then such an uneven distribution of fat content indicates a compound ormixed skin type.
Nourishing face masks at home
Nourishing masks are necessary to make up for the lack of nutrients, vitamins and micro-elements in the skin.
Recipe # 1. Nutritional mask for oily skin (honey)
A simple combination of 2 teaspoons of honey, 20 drops of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of low-fat sour cream is ideal for oily skin. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth, apply the resulting mixture on the face. Hold it for 20 minutes to half an hour and then rinse with warm water.
The mask nourishes the skin and even gives it color, radiance and beauty.
Recipe # 2. Dry Skin Nutrition Mask
To nourish dry skin at home, use the following ingredients:
- 1 egg yolk,
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 1 half tablespoon of fine oatmeal.
Pour the oatmeal with very warm milk, soak (10-15 minutes). Beat the egg yolks with a fork and stir in the flakes. Apply the mass on the face and leave it for 20 minutes.
This soothing mask with deep penetration into the pores nourishes dry skin, relieves the feeling of tightening and peeling and leaves it soft and velvety.
Recipe # 3. Nourishing mask for normal skin
It is a common misconception that normal facial skin does not need nourishment and care, saturated with vitamins. Nourishing mask for normal skin based on grapes gently and nourishes the skin well, soothes it.
Mash 6-7 grapes of any white variety (or black as a last resort), remove all seeds and peel, combine the grape pulp with 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Apply the mass on the face, hold for 20-30 minutes and then rinse with warm water. The mask is so nourishing that even irritated skin can heal.Moisturizing masks at home
Natural moisturizing face masks keep skin hydrated. Moisturizing is usually necessary in summer and spring, when part of the ultraviolet radiation and ambient temperature lose part of the moisture from the surface layers of the skin. Even mild dehydration can lead to a reduction in skin elasticity, lack of appearance and wrinkles.
Recipe # 4. Moisturizing Moisturizing Masks
The following formula helps to moisturize oily skin. Beat 1 egg white and mix with 20 ml of liquid honey until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped oatmeal. Put the mask on your face, leave it on for 20 minutes. Rinse first with warm water and then rinse your face with cold. You can replace potato or starch flakes to help tighten pores and nourish the skin.
Recipe # 5. Moisturizing Mask for Dry Skin
Drought is completely eliminated with curd.
Dry skin needs special watering, not only in summer and spring, but in general at any time of the year. Mix about 30 g of ordinary fat cottage cheese with 2 tablespoons of milk, heated to body temperature. Let the mass be homogeneous, without lumps. Apply the mask on the skin for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Recipe # 6. Moisturizing masks for normal skin
Use a grapefruit mask to moisturize normal skin. To do this, mix the chopped pulp from two slices of grapefruit together with 1 egg yolk. Put the mask on the skin for 15 minutes. Then rinse with warm water.
Tone and clean homemade face mask
Cleansing and refreshing masks have a general strengthening positive effect on the skin, activate the blood circulation under the skin and clear pores of the face from grease pressure, giving it a youthful look.
Recipe # 7. Oily Skin Tone Mask
Oily skin is perfectly toned 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. Homogeneous mass is formed and should resemble sour cream accordingly. Put the mask on your face and wait until it dries completely. Rinse the clay mask with warm water as soon as it dries completely.
Recipe # 8. Dry skin cleansing mask
Dry skin is visibly improved and cleansed by the action of white clay. To prepare a mask at home, take 1 tablespoon of white clay, twice as much milk and 5 ml of honey. Mix until smooth and apply on face. After 10-15 minutes, rinse the mask off and finally, after cleansing, apply a moisturizer.
Recipe # 9. Normal Skin Refreshing Mask
Normal skin quickly regains freshness and density with a lemon peel face mask. Stir in 1 egg yolk and 20 ml low-fat sour cream, add finely grated 1 lemon. Wear the mask on your face for no more than 30 minutes.
White homemade face mask
Many girls dream of getting rid of freckles and generally get facial whitening. At home, whitening face masks help to lighten age spots, even age spots.
Recipe # 10. Cucumber whitening mask is well known for its good effect. Finely roast a medium-sized cucumber (no seeds) and mix with the daily nourishing cream or sour cream. Apply mass on face for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Recipe # 11. The following white face mask turns out to be quite liquid. At home, mix liquid honey and lemon juice in equal proportions. Soak napkins in the resulting mass and then apply on face. Hold it for 15 minutes, then remove the napkins and gently rinse your face with water.
Face masks at home against aging
Over time, the skin begins to age - this is an inevitable process. But when the first difficult wrinkles appear, you should not lose heart but take regenerative action in normal skin care. Regular use of anti-aging collagen masks allows you to delay the appearance of new age-related changes on the facial skin and smooth out existing small wrinkles.
Recipe # 12. Aloe vera rejuvenating face mask is very popular at home. Combine a tablespoon of the juice of this plant with the same amount of nourishing face cream and premium vegetable oil (preferably olive oil). Stir and apply the mask a little hot, keep it on your face for 10 minutes.
Recipe # 13. In the summer, you can make a mask from fresh leaves. Grind the leaves in a mold and mix with honey in equal parts. If the mixture is too thick, like a gelatinous mixture, dilute it slightly with water. Hold this gravel on your face for at least 15 minutes. Remove it first with a damp cloth and then rinse your face with cold water. And there is no need for botulinum toxin.
Masks with a lifting effect for the face at home
The fight against sagging facial skin requires the constant attention of women over 30. Therefore, when the skin begins to fade, you need to arm yourself with time-tested methods that help to adjust the top layer of the epidermis.
Recipe # 14. This anti-aging face mask is made at home from pharmacy ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 1 round tablespoon of pink clay,
- 1 ampoule of vitamin A
- 30 ml unpasteurized green tea brewed.
Gently dilute the dry clay with tea and stir constantly, transferring the mass to a uniform texture. Add vitamin A and apply the entire mixture to the skin. The mask lasts for 25 minutes. Regular use of this recipe restores firmness and health to the skin.
Rinse the mask with plenty of cold water.
Recipe # 15. Natural and effective lifts can be seen in the egg white. Beat one protein in a stiff foam and mix with two teaspoons of oats. The exposure time of the mask on the skin is 15 minutes.
According to the girls, there is a lifting effect: it is a skin tightening.
How to wear a face mask right at home
Before applying a mask, you should cleanse your face of decorative cosmetics with a mild make-up remover. Refreshing gel usually completes the make-up on the make-up, but you can use additional peeling.
Pre-peeling of dead cells is desirable to get well into the skin of the face of all the substances that form the mask, this will ensure the greatest possible results. You can also use the scrub at home, as with any coffee scrub recipe.
When using masks, follow the general rules for home cosmetics:
- The "escape" mask procedure cannot be performed. Set aside all household chores and spend only half an hour on yourself.
- All effective homemade face masks must be prepared (blended) just before use. The remaining mass can not be stored.
- All elements of the mask must be of good quality and ingredients such as sour cream, fruit, kefir, etc. , must be fresh.
- Before applying the mask, clean your face as usual. Owners of oily and combination skin will probably also need pre-skin. After cleansing the skin, open its pores as much as possible, you can steam them over a bath or create a warm wet compress. This allows all ingredients to be absorbed as much as possible and have the best possible effect.
- To keep the hair from your face, tie it in a bun and secure it with something.
- The mask should be applied, as appropriate, with clean hands, a brush, gauze pad or cotton pad.
- Most masks should be worn not only on the face but also on the neck and décolleté. Exceptions must be to dry masks for oily skin, because in dehydrated areas the skin is much drier.
- Use the homemade mask along the massage lines and perform movements from the center of the face to the temples. The exception is the skin directly around the eyes, you do not need to put a mask on it.
- Rinse the mask with clean water. It is better not to take off the tap, but to prepare in advance a jug of boiled water, cooled to body temperature.
- After rinsing the mask, do not wipe your face, wipe off excess moisture gently with a clean towel. Use a cream that suits your skin type on a moisturized face.
- Do not expect an effect right from the first operation. Homemade face masks should be repeated regularly 1-3 times a week. The duration of the course must be at least 3 weeks.
Home Mask Precautions
For girls who are prone to allergies, before using the artificial mask at home, it is important to perform tests on the wrist or inside the elbow. If you have any signs of an allergic reaction, take antihistamines and do not use this product.