At first glance, plantain may seem like an unsightly and simple plant. But at the same time it beneficial features undeniable.

The plant has long been successfully used by cosmetologists.

It is especially good at fighting acne, the main thing is to properly prepare the cosmetic property with plantain.

Plantain has healing and soothing effects. The plant contains silicic acid and carotenoids, due to which it turns out to fight problem skin!

Fresh Plantain Juice Lotion for Acne

Almost every girl has a bottle of facial lotion at home.

At the same time, it is very simple to prepare the lotion yourself, you just need to have fresh plantain juice at home.

You can squeeze it out of the crushed leaves of the plant. Then mix the resulting juice with a small amount quality vodka(half a glass will be enough). Shake well.

Use lotion every day - in the morning and in the evenings.

Just keep in mind that before going outside, you should wait until the product on the skin is completely dry. Otherwise, the skin may become chapped. In addition, you may feel that the skin is a little "tightened" - this is a normal phenomenon caused by alcohol.

An effective milk lotion recipe

Preparing based on cow's milk.

Pour ten parts milk over fresh plantain leaves, leave for twenty minutes.

Now the broth is required strain, remove the remnants of the plantain - they have already done their job.

The difference between this lotion and alcohol is in the shelf life. You can store lotion with alcohol for quite a long time - several months in a closed container, but milk the lotion is stored for a couple of days- until the milk turns sour.

So it is advisable to make small portions of the product.

When the lotion deteriorates, it is strongly discouraged to apply it to the skin!

Plantain masks

Often, plantain is also used for the preparation of masks.

Of course the easiest way is rub plantain juice into problem skin.

Do this simple procedure every day. You will notice an improvement in skin condition after a couple of days of use.

But you can cook from plantain and full mask... You will spend a minimum of time on this, however - as well as ingredients.

Finely chop fresh plantain leaves, grind to a mushy mass, apply on your face.

Wash off the mask after fifteen minutes. Application course - two to three weeks... The mask should be done, if not every day, then at least in one day.

After just a few masks, you will notice that the skin has become clearer, and acne rashes have acquired a single character.

Everyone knows from childhood, because thanks to its healing properties, wounds and cuts were healed. But is the herb really effective in the fight against acne? After all, a rash on the face haunts more than one hundred of the fair sex, and sometimes it is not so easy to overcome it.

Plantain features

For many years, plantain has been used as a remedy for acne in both traditional medicine and professional cosmetology. Its presence in the composition of numerous masks, lotions and scrubs is not accidental. Scientists managed to establish that the perennial plant is rich in carotenoids, vitamins K and C, flavonoids, silicic acid, thanks to which a healing effect is achieved.

Today, modern laboratories cannot artificially deduce such compounds that plantain possesses.

Plantain has the following effects on the skin of the face:

• acids prevent acne;
• vitamins stop the aging process;
• stimulates cell regeneration;
• flavonoids improve elasticity;
• polysaccharides are able to moisturize dry areas and dry oily;
• tannins actively relieve inflammatory processes on the skin.

In what form can plantain for the face be used?

An effective plantain-based acne remedy can be in the form of a homemade mask, lotion, decoction, gruel or ice cubes. Let's consider each option separately.

• Decoction- effectively helps to get rid of rashes on the face. It is enough to pour boiling water over a handful of plantain leaves and let it simmer in a water bath for 12-17 minutes. The broth can be taken orally (half a glass before meals) and rinsed the skin with it.
• Juice- it is enough to scroll through a meat grinder 4 handfuls of fresh plantain leaves. Next, put the resulting gruel in cheesecloth and squeeze the juice. It remains to boil the juice for 5 minutes. Now you can wipe the acne-affected face with it.
• Ice cubes- an excellent remedy in the fight against acne and premature aging... The undoubted advantage is the ease of preparation. One has only to pour 4-5 plantain leaves with boiling water and let them brew for several hours in a dark corner of the kitchen. Then pour the liquid into ice molds and in the morning wipe your face with cubes along the massage lines.

For making cosmetics at home, only sheets are used.

If cold cubes make you uncomfortable, try making a cream. To do this, you need to take, squeeze a small part into a separate container and add plantain juice. It is enough to apply the mixture once a week.

• Lotion is an effective and proven remedy in the fight against acne. To prepare it, you need to get 30 ml of plantain juice and add 100 ml of water to it. The resulting solution can be used to wipe your face several times a week. The "shelf life" of such a lotion is 3 days from the date of manufacture. Refrigeration recommended.
• Mask based on horsetail and plantain. Horsetail has disinfectant and antimicrobial properties, while plantain relieves inflammation and heals. To get the mass, you need to take oatmeal as a basis and grind finely. Pour the plants with boiling water and let it brew for several hours, then add the liquid to the porridge until the consistency of sour cream. Apply on face for 15-20 minutes.
• You can also get a unique oil from plantain., which has no analogues in its composition. The key to a positive result in the confrontation for clean skin is a fresh collection. After all, a freshly plucked leaf will give away all the most valuable and useful substances that are in its composition.

The collection of raw materials should be carried out in places far from road lanes: exhaust gases make the sheet toxic.

For preparation, a liter of unrefined oil and 350-400 g of washed plantain leaves are taken as a basis. Chopped leaves must be poured with oil and held in a water bath for 30 minutes, then pour everything into a clean glass jar and tightly close the lid. Set aside the workpiece for 2 weeks in a dry and dark place. After 14 days, the pure oil can be applied to the skin of the face.

Plantain-based essential oil cannot be prepared at home. In pharmacies, only plantain extract is freely available.

It doesn't matter what you use: lotion, cream, ice cubes or oil. The effect will be "evident". After a few days, redness and acne from the face will disappear, and all the above methods can be used as preventive measures.

Healthy plantain-based acne recipes

Due to its broad spectrum of action, plantain is suitable for the care of all skin types. However, additional components that may be part of a mask or scrub do not always have a beneficial effect on a particular type of dermis.

The plantain-based homemade remedy should not be overused. It is enough to apply gruel or mask 1-2 times a week.

We offer recipes for different skin types based on plantain, which will help to fight acne on the face quickly and effectively.

Universal recipes for masks for any skin type

• Chop 7-10 plantain leaves and scroll through a meat grinder. Apply the resulting gruel to the face. Keep 15 minutes.
• Move several leaves of plantain with mashed. After 20 minutes, the mixture can be washed off with warm water. This recipe will not only get rid of acne, but also refresh the complexion.

How to make oily skin matte and dry skin moisturized and get rid of acne at the same time. See the recipe for a mask based on plantain.

Recipes for dry skin

Dry skin is characterized by numerous irritations and cracks, which makes it difficult to eliminate acne. The following recipes will help get rid of rashes for short term taking into account the characteristics of the type of dermis.

• Pour 2-3 plantain leaves with a glass of hot water and leave to brew for 40 minutes. Then you need to add a teaspoon. For a comfortable perception, it is better to reheat the infusion. In the resulting solution, you must soak a small piece of cloth or gauze and put it on your face. After the material has dried, the procedure can be repeated. The compress will help open the pores through which all the nutrients will enter, and acne will become less noticeable after the first session.
• Heat in a water bath, but do not bring to a boil, a quarter of a glass vegetable oil... Then add 2-3 leaves of chopped plantain and a teaspoon of aloe juice, mix the ingredients, remove from heat and let cool. After that, with a cotton swab, you can apply the mask to the previously cleansed face. Hold for half an hour.
• Mix the plantain infusion with one tablespoon of starch until the consistency of sour cream and apply the mixture for 30 minutes.

Oily Skin Recipes

• In order to get rid of acne on oily skin, it is enough to use a concentrate. Juice is extracted from the crushed leaves and applied to the face for 30 minutes.
• Pour 30 g of plantain leaves with a glass of boiling water and leave for half an hour. Separate the yolk from the egg and mix with sour cream (30 g) until smooth. Then mix the infusion and the resulting mixture with each other and apply in a thin layer for 15-20 minutes.
• To make an acne lotion, you will need 50 ml of vodka and 30 g of plantain. Before use, the liquid should be infused for several days in a dry and dark place.

Recipes for normal skin

• 2 teaspoons of chopped plantain leaves are mixed in the same proportion with linden flowers. Pour the tandem of plants with warm milk (50 ml) and let it brew for half an hour. The mixture should be kept on the face for 20 minutes, then rinse off and apply a moisturizer.
• Mix a few plantain leaves into a gruel using a meat grinder, add 10 drops of cocoa butter and half a banana in the form of mashed potatoes. Spread the mask in a dense layer and leave it for 20 minutes.

Boil grass, rannik, woodworm, companion, seven-dwelling - this plant has a huge number of names among the people. As a rule, many of them are associated with its wound healing properties. Who among us in childhood did not sculpt these cool wide leaves on our broken knees and elbows?

But its benefits don't end there. Recently, cosmetology is increasingly using plantain for the face as part of anti-aging, whitening, anti-inflammatory drugs. A folk recipes offer to prepare all kinds of homemade masks and scrubs from it.

Beneficial features

With regular and correct application cosmetics, which contains plantain extract, it works real miracles with the skin.

Laboratory studies have proven that this plant is effective:

• heals wounds, microcracks;
• heals;
• relieves acne on the face and other rashes;
• brightens hyperpigmentation;
• perfectly moisturizes, softening foci of peeling;
• clears clogged pores on the face;
• warns early aging;
• smoothes wrinkles;
• resolves scars and scars;
• relieves redness, inflammation, itching;
• narrows;
• removes oily sheen.

So any cosmetic problem on the face can be easily dealt with with the help of this amazing plant.

Brand cosmetics

If you don't have time to deal with homemade recipes, in cosmetology, these healing leaves are used in the mass production of all kinds of masks and creams. You can judge about the richness of the assortment by the following rating.

1. With bird cherry and oil walnut- herbal face scrub. Grosheff (Russia). $ 36.2.
2. Phito Stem Cell is a regenerating fluid with plantain stem cells, HA complex and Matrixan. Active (Russia-Switzerland). $ 32.5.
3. With heather - cream-gel for face and eyes. Erbelinica (Russia). $ 12.3.
4. Gel scrub with herbal extracts. Velinia (Russia). $ 8.
5. With a mother and stepmother - a two-phase moisturizing face cream. GreenMama (Russia). $ 4.9.
6. With horsetail - a cleansing mask. GreenMama (Russia). $ 4.
7. Day gel for irritation. Wonderful basket (Russia). $ 2.4.
8. With sage - salicylic gel for oily skin faces. Stopproblem (Russia). $ 1.6.
9. Wound healing gel. Sustamed (Russia). $ 1.1.
10. Intensive moisturizing - face mask with oriental herbs (asiatic plantain is included). Skinlite (Korea). $ 1.

Cosmetic products - for every taste: scrubs, fluids, creams, gels, masks ... So there shouldn't be any problems with the choice: be sure to choose something for yourself not only according to your wallet, but also according to your skin type.

Features of use

Home cosmetics require more careful attention. The raw materials for its creation can either be prepared on your own, or you can buy a herbal collection at a pharmacy.

Procurement of raw materials

1. You need to collect the leaves in warm weather, when it is dry, there is no rain or dew.
2. You can not make harvesting near busy highways, livestock farms, factories and plants, cattle cemeteries, cemeteries, chemical storage, landfills.
3. Collection time - long flowering period: late May-August.
4. Cut the leaves with scissors together with a small part of the stem.
5. Make sure that spoiled leaves, affected by fungus, powdery mildew, pests, do not get into the collected material.
6. Lay the leaves in a thin layer on paper in the shade. Better - on outdoors, somewhere under a canopy. It is possible in a ventilated attic.
7. Stir up gradually drying leaves to prevent caking and mold.
8. Constantly pick out yellowed, rotten leaves, pieces of stems and other debris.
9. The completely dried leaves give off a faint herbal odor and have a slightly bitter taste.
10. Store in wooden boxes, canvas bags, paper bags, cardboard boxes no more than 2 years.

Application

1. For the treatment of large wounds and plantain can be used only with the permission of doctors.
2. Check the prepared product on the wrist - will it provoke an allergic reaction?
3. Local applications on dark spots and acne as well as wiping can be done 2-4 times a day. The course is 2 weeks.
4. Masks for sensitive skin are made every 10 days, for dry - once a week, for oily - 2 times a week, for problematic it is better to arrange daily local applications. The course is up to 8-12 procedures.
5. Before applying the masks, the face must be thoroughly cleansed: wash with foam or milk, steam over a herbal bath, exfoliate with a soft scrub.
6. The only contraindication is individual intolerance.

Plantain like cosmetic product good in the sense that it rarely causes allergic reactions and side effects... Even if you overexpose the mask, it is unlikely that the skin will redden and become covered with a rash (provided that there are no other aggressive components in the composition). Therefore, for owners of sensitive and allergic skin, this plant is a real salvation.

Application methods

To prepare any home cosmetics, you need to know the recipes for basic products, which can then be used in almost any formulation.

• Decoction

If you use the broth for daily washes, it gets rid of fine wrinkles, acne, inflammation,. Dilute 2 tbsp. tablespoons of chopped leaves 500 ml of boiling water. Keep on fire for 10 minutes. Strain, cool. Can be used as an application for healing micro-lesions on the face, for diluting homemade masks and making cosmetic ice.

• Infusion

The infusion is used in the same way as the decoction, having identical cosmetic properties. Pour 50 grams of dry or fresh plantain with 2 cups of hot water. Insist on insulation for about 2 hours.

• Tincture

Alcohol tincture is used to treat and. Pour 2 cups of dry chopped plantain into a three-liter jar. Add vodka to the top, close the lid. Shake several times during the day. Strain after 2-3 days. Wipe problem areas with tincture.

The most healing power of all liquids is possessed by concentrated plantain juice, which has pronounced healing properties. For its preparation, fresh leaves must be passed through a meat grinder or blender, wrap the green mass in cheesecloth and squeeze hard. The juice is diluted with boiled water and used as an application for healing microdamages. Can be used to prepare other home cosmetics.

Recipes

Choose recipes for home cosmetics according to your skin type and the problem you need to solve.

• Cleansing lotion

Daily rubbing with lotion will unclog pores from impurities, get rid of, narrow pores, and make the skin matte. Fresh chopped plantain leaves (50 g) pour 100 ml of boiling water, leave for half an hour. Strain, add 100 ml of alcohol.

• Moisturizing mask-compress

Moisturizes dry and tightens wrinkled skin, relieves any irritation. Recommended for ladies of Balzac age to slow down the aging process. Brew 50 g of dry crushed plantain in 200 ml of boiling water. Blot a dense cloth in a strained solution, apply on the face. After cooling down, the mask-compress must be changed 4 times.

• Acne mask

Perhaps the most popular plantain mask due to its effectiveness. Saves from acne and any other rashes (including purulent acne) in adolescents and women of mature age. Dilute a tablespoon of concentrated plantain juice with 100 ml of vodka. This liquid can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 year. To prepare the mask, add 2 aspirin tablets (crushed) and a teaspoon of honey to this solution. To make the mixture thicker, you can stir in a little wheat flour.

• Cosmetic ice for oily and problem skin

If you wipe it every morning with ice cubes made from a decoction of this plant, you can get rid of inflammation, acne, greasy gloss in a week, and slightly smooth out fine and shallow wrinkles. To do this, pour the previously prepared and already cold broth into molds. Keep them in the freezer for at least 8 hours.

• Sunburn mask

This remedy will restore sunburned skin and relieve pain. Grind the leaves to a state of gruel. Apply it 2 times a day to the damaged area for 20 minutes. Rinse off with water at room temperature.

• Anti-peeling mask

Eliminates peeling, relieves the feeling of tightness. Mix in 2 tbsp. tablespoons chopped fresh plantain and honey. Add 10 ml olive oil... Apply applications to the problematic area of ​​the skin for 15 minutes. Rinse off with cold water.

• Whitening mask

A unique mask that whitens even the strongest. Relieves dryness and irritation, smoothes wrinkles, while also having a rejuvenating effect. Dilute 20 grams of potato starch to a creamy consistency with a decoction of plantain. Treat the skin with a swollen mass. Rinse off with warm water after 20 minutes.

Plantain can be called a green ambulance for the skin of the face. It solves such cosmetic and dermatological problems that sometimes even pharmacy ointments and creams. You need to appreciate it and be able to use it at home 100%.

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At any age, acne and other problematic rashes can appear, which not only spoil the appearance, but also often lead to serious consequences.

In order to get rid of these and other shortcomings, traditional medicine recommends using plantain herb, which is extremely beneficial for the skin of the face.

Why plantain herb is useful for facial skin

This plant became famous for its healing properties several centuries ago: with its help wounds, boils and some diseases were treated internal organs... Now it is used in modern folk cosmetology, and the benefits of plantain for the skin of the face are quite tangible:

• Flavonoids rejuvenate, increase tone and elasticity, strengthen tissues;
• Tannins relieve the most severe inflammation and redness, regulate the functions of the sebaceous glands;
• Vitamins prevent harmful substances from reaching the deep subcutaneous layers, slow down aging;
• Acids smooth out irregularities, resist the appearance of acne and acne, lighten age spots;
• Polysaccharides normalize the mixed type of dermis: moisturize dry areas and dry oily areas.

The secret of plantain for problem skin of the face is the presence of venison in it - a component that improves blood clotting and accelerates regeneration - therefore masks with this herb also have wound healing properties.

It is customary to use plantain for oily or mixed skin types, but there are many recipes that are suitable for absolutely everyone.

A list of cosmetic problems that can be solved by using plantain in homemade face masks:

• Redness, inflammation, itching;
• Wounds, microcracks, scars;
• Acne, post-acne, pimples, blackheads;
• Frequent oily sheen, enlarged and clogged pores;
• Wrinkles, flaking, dryness;
• Early aging;
• Hyperpigmentation;
• Burns.

Before you start preparing masks, you need to familiarize yourself with the rules for their use:

• Any product can be applied only if all cosmetics are removed from the face;
• Frequent use of masks is not recommended: 2-3 sessions per week are enough to get the desired result in 1-2 months.

Plantain for the face: popular recipes, masks, rules of application

Plantain decoction for the face

Daily washing or rubbing with broth helps to get rid of the network of fine wrinkles, oily sheen, acne and inflammation:

• We breed 2 tbsp. l. 0.5 liters of boiling water, cut into small pieces of leaves, boil for no more than 10 minutes over low heat;
• We strain the liquid through a sieve, discard the plant. Let the broth cool;
• We wash or spread masks for them.

Plantain tincture for face skin

Cosmetologists advise using alcoholic infusion only when high fat content dermis, purulent acne acne and post-acne:

• Pour 1-2 cups of dry plantain into a dark glass jar, add vodka there to the very top and close with a lid;
• We stand for 1 days, shaking the container from time to time;
• We wipe our face every day with a strained tincture.

Plantain Facial Lotion

Regular rubbing with homemade lotion removes impurities from pores, tightens them and leaves the skin matte:

• Fresh and cut into small pieces plantain leaves (3 tbsp. L.) Pour half a glass of boiling water, let stand for half an hour;
• We filter and pour alcohol (20%) to the top.

Plantain face mask

This method helps to moisturize and tighten dry wrinkled skin, helps relieve irritations:

• We brew 2 large spoons of the main ingredient in a glass of boiling water;
• We blot the dense fabric in a pre-strained solution, then place it on the face;
• We change the compresses immediately after cooling down 4 more times.

Plantain juice face mask for acne and acne

Such a simple remedy allows, after a while, to forget about all types of problematic rashes:

• We twist fresh plantain leaves in a meat grinder, squeeze a large spoonful of juice out of them through cheesecloth, add it to 0.5 cups of vodka;
• We treat the most problematic areas with a solution every day;
• We store the container with the liquid in the refrigerator for no more than a year.

Ice cubes for the face with plantain

It is good to wipe in the morning ice cubes: It helps to remove inflammation, greasy gloss and acne, prevents early aging and slightly smoothes wrinkles. It's pretty simple to make them:

• Pour the pre-prepared and cooled broth into plastic molds for ice;
• We keep everything in the freezer for 6-8 hours;
• We use it every day.

Plantain face mask after sunburn

This recipe helps to restore burnt and inflamed skin, relieve pain symptoms:

• Cut fresh plantain leaves into small pieces, or twist them in a meat grinder;
• We apply the gruel to the painful dermis;
• We hold for 20 minutes, then shake everything off and wash with room water.

Plantain and honey face mask

To eliminate peeling and dry skin feeling, you should try the following remedy:

• Grind a couple of leaves of grass, combine it with honey (1 tbsp. L.). With very dry dermis, you can pour 1 tsp. olive oil;
• We place a viscous mass in all areas and hold for a quarter of an hour;
• Remove with cold water.

Face mask with plantain and starch

With strong pigmentation, dryness, irritation and wrinkles, this rejuvenating and whitening composition helps:

• We dilute a large spoonful of potato starch to a creamy condition with a decoction of plantain;
• We process the skin with a swollen mass;
• Remove the leftovers with warm water after 15-20 minutes.

A decoction, infusion and face mask from plantain at home: reviews, videos, useful tips

Women who know healing properties herbs will probably not be surprised at the wonderful results of using plantain leaves for the face at home, but those who are not yet familiar with the cosmetic effects of this plant will be pleasantly surprised:

• All sorts of rashes disappear, incl. acne, blackheads, acne and post-acne;
• Wrinkles become less pronounced, and pigmented areas are well lightened;
• Burns and wounds heal faster;
• Dead skin cells are exfoliated, the skin becomes clean and smooth.

Even in ancient times, every woman strove to prolong her beauty as long as possible. One of the ways was to collect herbs, from which various lapping and potions were prepared, and also used for food.

Time passed and more and more it became known which herbs are suitable for use in food, and which ones can prolong their beauty and treat various ailments.

Today, no one knows exactly when a person began to use such a plant as plantain for the face.

However, judging by those letters, manuscripts and papyri with various recipes based on a medicinal plant that our ancestors left us as a legacy, we can say that there was enough time to study this beautiful herb.

It is known that the plantain was popular in ancient Egypt. Also, this plant was used by Persian, Arab and Chinese doctors. It has also been known in Russian folk medicine since ancient times.

The plant got its name due to the fact that everywhere and always follows a person. Plantain grows on roadsides, along forest edges, river banks, pastures and fields. The plant is very demanding on soil fertility and moisture.

The leaves of this plant contain about eleven percent of mucus, vitamins K and C, flavonoids, aucubin, tannins and bitters, as well as a lot of useful substances. In its composition, it is really healing.

Its tonic properties are capable of healing wounds, and the high content of vitamins makes it possible to use plantain for cosmetic purposes.

And today the Beauty Pantry will reveal all the secrets of the plantain.

Plantain for face, beauty recipes

For skin care, plantain leaves are used, on the basis of which various infusions and decoctions are prepared. Infusions and decoctions are prepared in an enamel bowl, which is tightly covered during cooking. Store in the refrigerator for three to five days.

Washing oily and porous skin with infusion

Pour two tablespoons of dry plantain leaves with two glasses of water. Simmer over low heat for five to ten minutes. Then we filter everything. This broth is recommended to wash oily and.

Psyllium mask for different skin types

We wash fresh plantain leaves with boiled water and pass through a meat grinder. Squeeze the resulting gruel through a double layer of gauze. Lubricate the face with the resulting juice twice a day (morning and evening).

This treatment is suitable for oily skin, thanks to which you can reduce inflammation and tighten pores.

For dry skin of the face, the juice of this plant is recommended to be diluted with water in the ratio of one part of the juice and three parts of water.

With normal skin, the juice is diluted with water in half.

Lotion for cleansing oily skin

We dilute one tablespoon of fresh plantain juice with half a glass of vodka. We wipe our face every morning and evening.

Psyllium ice for oily skin

Pour chopped two tablespoons of plantain leaves with one glass of boiling water. We give the infusion, infuse, cool, and then filter and pour into ice molds. With these pieces of ice we wipe the oily skin of the face, which has deep and sharp wrinkles.

Facial cleansing lotion

Pour one tablespoon of plantain leaves. Leave to infuse for 20 minutes, filter through two layers of gauze. You can store the infusion in the refrigerator for two to three days. Before applying the lotion, it is recommended to warm it up to room temperature.

Rejuvenating cream

Add plantain juice for the face to the fortified cream and rub. Drain the remaining juice. The cream is used for dry skin, on which wrinkles begin to appear.

Plantain for acne

Rinse fresh leaves thoroughly, grind and apply on the face in the form of a mask for ten to fifteen minutes. After the expiration, the face is rinsed with cool water. This mask is suitable for oily skin with acne.

Psyllium mask for dry skin

Grind fresh and thoroughly washed leaves of the plant in a mortar. Then add a little water and honey in equal proportions. We mix everything and apply on the face for twenty minutes. Wash off with warm water. This kind of mask is perfect.

Finally, it is worth noting that plantain for the skin of the face is not recommended for those people who have a tendency to form blood clots.