The desire to be attractive is inherent in every woman at almost any age. But if in their youth the majority of female representatives believe that they can afford to do with the minimum means that provide facial skin care, then with age comes understanding - to preserve beauty, youth and attractiveness. appearance much more is needed.

First of all, you should choose the right products for quality care, and the most important thing in this process is to determine your skin type. This is very important because different types require different creams that can smooth out their shortcomings and repeatedly emphasize their advantages. So, when starting such a complex matter as facial skin care, you must remember:

Normal has a healthy hue, slightly pink, without visible defects in the form of enlarged pores, blackheads or wrinkles. To the touch, normal and elastic, which, without a doubt, is the dream of every representative of the beautiful half of humanity;

Dry skin looks and feels a little taut, is extremely susceptible to irritants of various kinds, easily becomes inflamed and quickly becomes wrinkled, therefore women with this type are considered prone to early aging;

Looks shiny due to the large number of sebaceous glands, which are actively working and sometimes lead to the formation of ugly pimples and blackheads. Unlike the previous type, this skin remains wrinkle-free for a long time;

The latter type requires special care, since such skin has both very oily areas (mainly on the forehead, nose and chin) and extremely dry, which makes it difficult proper care... In this case, the selection of a cosmetic product should be approached very carefully so as not to be mistaken. In general, instead of choosing one face cream, it is better to use two different preparations, which will have to be applied separately to different areas.

In addition to the fact that in order to preserve youth and beauty, you will have to select special products, there are several procedures that are equally necessary for all skin types. One of the most important is the daily cleansing. To do this, you can use a variety of products - cosmetic milk, foams, lotions or tonics, chosen, however, in strict accordance with the specific skin type. For the same purposes, you can use the tools recommended traditional medicine- cleansing facial skin care with frozen herbal infusions and decoctions, fermented milk masks or homemade scrubs will be as effective as visiting an expensive beauty salon. The only limitation on cleansing is the use of soap: as it dries out the skin very much, it should not be used.

Moisturizing is the next step in the fight against the merciless time to preserve the youthfulness and beauty of the facial skin. Maintaining water balance is the most important task of any cosmetic preparation, since without this essential element, the skin quickly ages. In this regard, the Vichy anti-wrinkle cream has proven itself, which is able to fight all manifestations of insufficient moisture in the structure of the skin, including flabbiness, painful dryness and folds. But external hydration is of little use if the entire body is depleted from a lack of water - that is why cosmetologists recommend consuming a sufficient amount (up to one and a half to two liters) of liquid per day.

After all the procedures for cleansing and moisturizing, the final stage begins, without which facial skin care will not be effective. This is the application of nourishing and protective creams that help the skin to resist the negative manifestations of the environment, smooth out the remaining imperfections and carry out a slow but constant work to restore cells, gradually returning the skin to youth and attractiveness.

Probably all women have a problem with the question, what kind of cosmetics to put on their precious face so as not to harm the skin? If you have extra money, you can buy a more expensive cream in the store, to some extent it will satisfy you, in extreme cases, it will delight you with the beauty of the package. By the way, do you know what is included in store-bought creams?

Dyes, flavors and preservatives alone are worth something, not to mention other unknown components. But how many women refused any cosmetics after allergic reactions to store-bought creams and masks ... Even a high price for a product cannot guarantee quality, because we will never be able to find out where, how and from what the creams were made, in what conditions they were stored (and this is also an important factor). But you can easily avoid unnecessary worries, wasted time looking for a decent product and save the contents of your wallet.

You might be surprised, but almost all cosmetic products can be easily made at home with your own pens. Natural cosmetics are quite simple, besides they are cheap, and most importantly, there is no harm to the health of your skin. Then you will be 100% sure that only proven components are included in the composition and your skin will not receive anything harmful.

Daily facial skin care step by step

If you want your face to always look young and healthy, then you need to take time every day to give your face what it has to do very hard without. Cleansing, toning, moisturizing, nourishing and protecting is what our skin needs, regardless of its type. It's another matter with what kind of cosmetics you will carry out these three simple procedures. Here the choice must be made carefully. After all, if you use funds that do not suit you, then instead of helping, you can only harm your skin.

So, for success you need:

Regularity of care;
correctly selected cosmetics.

The correctness of the selected products is primarily determined by your skin type. Skin varies greatly depending on greasiness, age and a combination of different factors, as a result, the following types can be distinguished: - shiny, oily; - not too oily and not too dry; - thin, dry; - in places oily, dry and normal; - skin with age-related changes.

What procedures need to be carried out, what funds will be needed to maintain the cleanliness, beauty and freshness of your face?

Cleansing

The first step in facial skin care is cleansing.

Water

Water removes dirt from the surface of the skin. But the water is different: cold water, hot, warm, tap water, rainwater, melt, soft, hard, etc. All cosmetologists recommend, regardless of skin type, to wash with soft water. Such water includes - rain and melt. Yes, for washing - it would be ideal, but the process of collecting such water is very difficult, especially for city dwellers. So it will be easier to just soften the water by boiling it and adding 1 teaspoon of borax to 2 liters of water.

Lotions and tonics

You can wash off dirt with a cleansing lotion or toner. They are also different - alcoholic and alcohol-free, for example, based on a decoction, alkaline and acidic. These products not only remove dirt from the face, but also, depending on their properties, tone, soften, soothe and disinfect the skin. If you are for the maximum natural cosmetics, then for cleansing the face it is better to use baby lotion, which is bought in the store, and choose mineral water as a tonic. Baby products are more closely monitored, and the chances of getting a quality product are much higher.

Scrubs and peels

In addition to washing, removing dirt, you also need to cleanse the skin at a deeper level - exfoliate old cells and skin particles. This requires scrubs or peels. Both must be handled very carefully. They serve the same function, but in different ways.

Scrub exfoliates dead cells due to mechanical action on the skin, and peeling due to chemical action. If, say, the product contains pieces of peach pits, then this is a scrub, and if the product is made, for example, on the basis of citric acid then it is a peeling.

Attention! Scrubs and peels are very strong means in their effect, so they cannot be used daily. Frequent use will lead to the fact that the skin becomes thin and dry, and therefore not wrinkled at the time. Scrubs and peels are applied to damp skin.

Contraindications: if you have any skin diseases or blood vessels on your face very close to the surface, before using a scrub or before applying masks, be sure to consult your doctor!

Wonderful recipe soft scrub from coffee grounds

The recipe combines a cleansing particle and a nutrient blend. The coffee grounds will cleanse. We drank coffee in the morning, do not pour the thick into the sink, but use its valuable properties for yourself. One thing: coffee should be finely ground, so that the grains do not injure the skin. And it is better to take exactly asleep coffee - "steamed". It is softer and therefore more suitable, for example, for dry skin. The grounds will need two parts. Well, sour cream will be a nutritious basis. The drier the skin, the fattier the sour cream.

We take one part of sour cream. We mix these two ingredients, apply to the face and massage gently. Thus, we cleanse the skin for 3-5 minutes, then wash off everything with warm water.

Steam baths

Hot steam opens the pores, rushes blood, which means that the supply of oxygen to the skin improves. This is the same steam room with an oak or birch broom, just for the face. And the role of a broom will be taken over by the infusion with which you steam bath will do. A steam bath is enough once a week for all skin types.

Contraindications: skin diseases and vessels close to the surface of the skin.

Herbal Facial Steam Bath Recipe

To do this, you need a bath towel and a saucepan or deep bowl. Brew lemon herbal tea as a base for your bath. To do this, choose any herb: chamomile, mint, sage, St. John's wort, eucalyptus, lemon balm, linden. We brew it based on the proportions: 2 tbsp. spoons of herbs in 1 liter of water. Add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to the broth. Pour the hot broth into a saucepan.

Rinse your face with water or lotion to remove surface grime, lean over a hot saucepan and cover with a towel. So sit in your "house", inhaling fragrant herbs, for about 10 minutes. After that, gently dab your face with a terry towel, rinse it again with cool water.

Toning

Having finished the process of cleansing the skin, it is imperative to tone it up. The cleansing procedure, although vital for the face, is still a little stressful. What happens when we cleanse our skin? We annoy her. Blood circulation improves, but moisture from the surface of the skin also begins to evaporate faster. To avoid this, after cleansing, it is imperative to calm and tone our skin.

Tonics

This can be done with lotions or tonics. They will help: finally cleanse, soothe, nourish with moisture. In addition, tonics or lotions (which are chosen depending on the type of skin) help each type of skin to deal with its imperfections. Toner for oily skin tightens pores and leaves skin matte. Alcohol-free dry skin toners soften skin and increase its ability to retain moisture.

If the toner does not contain alcohol, then it can even get wet the sensitive skin around the eyes, which will undoubtedly affect its condition.

Rose tonic recipe

Perfectly tones up the skin with a pink tonic, which can be prepared from wild rose, and from garden, and from wild roses. It has remarkable properties - it cleanses, tones, fortifies, softens and does not dry the skin. This tonic can be used to remove masks or wash your skin after removing the mask.

You will need 3-5 rose petals. Chop them finely, and let them sit in a bowl for a little, so that more juice stands out. And then pour this mixture with a glass of boiling water. And let the lotion infuse for about 20 minutes. Then take the gauze and strain the lotion into a clean bowl.

Instead of boiling water, you can use milk, then the nutritional properties of the tonic will only be added. And if you have slight redness on your skin, then it is enough to drop a drop of lavender oil into your tonic or add chamomile to the rose petals.

Moisturizing

Next important stage- moisturizing. Just rinsing your face with water is practically the same as pouring a garden of six acres with one watering can. No, rinse for health, this is great, nevertheless, the skin will take some part of the water, but it will take all the main part from our internal reserves. And, if your skin is dry, this does not mean that these internal reserves are running out, but simply that your skin has lost its ability to retain moisture. And moisturizing tonics, masks and creams are designed to restore this ability.

How many times a day do you need to moisturize your skin? It used to be thought that only once, in the morning, after cleansing. But now cosmetologists have come to the conclusion that if the skin feels discomfort, then it should be done "on demand." You can carry a bottle of moisturizing toner or thermal water with you and apply it to your face from time to time.

Nutrition

You have cleansed, moisturized your skin, and the last step of the care will be to nourish the skin with important elements for it. For this you will need night cream(and a night cream is always a nourishing cream) or nourishing mask... What type of skin, which mask and which cream are best suited, will be written further, but first we will repeat the most important rules for applying cream and mask.

How to apply the mask correctly

Before applying the mask, the face must be cleaned!

The effect of the mask is best shown after a hot compress.

Remember to apply a thin layer of greasy nourishing cream on dry sensitive skin around the eyes.

Apply the mask itself. You can apply it with whatever is convenient - with a cotton swab, cotton pad, special brush, hand - the main thing is that everything is clean. Apply the mask strictly along the massage lines.

While “taking” the mask, put a small compress on your eyes - a tea bag.

After you apply the mask, you need to lie down and relax.

Masks are applied for 15-20 minutes. It is not recommended to keep your face under the mask longer than this time. By overexposing the mask, you can achieve the opposite effect.

You need to remove the mask very correctly, without stretching the skin on the face.

The procedure should be completed by wiping with tonic or lotion.

In order for the face to better accept the cream or mask, you need to do cold-hot applications. What it is?

Cold-hot applications

Take two basins. Pour cold water with ice into one, hot water into the other. It is better if it is a decoction of herbs or water with the addition of some kind of juice. Place towels in bowls. And after you have cleaned your face, begin to apply the previously wrung out towels to your face in turn. Enough 4 times cold and 4 times hot. Finish with a hot towel. And now you can make a mask or apply a cream.

The cream, as well as the mask, is applied only after cleansing the skin.

It is best to apply the cream to a moisturized face - water (tonic, lotion) is a good conductor, it will help to quickly bring the cream deep into the skin.

If the cream is not in a tube, but in a jar, then do not take it out with your fingers - the cream is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria. Use a special plastic spatula that can be washed after each use.

Before applying the cream to your face, hold it in the palm of your hand for a short time. Let it warm up to body temperature.

A special cream is used for the skin of the eyes!

It is best to apply the cream with your fingertips along the massage lines of the face to prevent overstretching of the skin.

The night cream should not be on the face all night !!! In 20 minutes after its application, the excess must be removed with a napkin !!! If the cream remains on your face overnight, not only will your skin be deprived of oxygen all this time, but in the morning you will get up with a swollen face.

Protection

From whom will we defend ourselves? What hooligans? It turns out that there are not so few bandits capable of harming our skin! The leader of this gang is the sun, his right hand is frost, his left is the wind. Well, let alone talk about small bipods like central heating in our houses, we don't even have to talk about a polluted atmosphere. To protect against these troubles, special products are produced; they can be found in pharmacies and stores. Better to use natural cosmetics.

Protective Banana Mask Recipe

If you feel that your skin is suffering from the summer sun and is getting drier, then try a banana mask. Such a mask can also be useful in the cold season, when the skin lacks moisture due to too dry air in heated rooms.

Take 1 banana and mash thoroughly until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon of milk to the resulting gruel. The mask is ready. Gently apply it on your face for 10-15 minutes, and then rinse with warm water. Remember to rub your skin with an ice cube.

Cleansing, toning, moisturizing, nourishing and protecting is what our skin needs, regardless of its type. In the following articles, recipes will be described in detail for the specific type of skin on your face.

To look good, you need to pay attention to the condition skin faces. Basic skin care consists of several mandatory procedures. Daily treatments begin with cleansing and toning the face, followed by nourishing or moisturizing creams. Let's take a closer look at each step of caring for the epidermis.

Determination of the type of skin

Regardless of the skin type of the face, it is necessary to carry out cleansing procedures every day. The type of skin must be considered when choosing cosmetics.

The structure of the epidermis in almost all people is the same. The difference depends on the intensity of the sebaceous glands, the degree of pore openness. You should take into account such a moment as age. In youth, there may be one type of epidermis, and in an older period another. Let's take a look at each type.

Dry skin

At first glance, the skin looks healthy, without inflammation, oily sheen. But, dryness is manifested by peeling, tightness. The first sign of dry epidermis is redness after pressing on the skin. The face needs hydration with nutrition, otherwise the face will look older.

Normal epidermis

The sebaceous glands work in a normal mode, due to which the skin is sufficiently hydrated and has a healthy complexion. There is no inflammation, flaking, redness. However, normal skin types often turn dry.

Mixed option

The combined epidermis is easy to define. Most often, the skin on the forehead, chin, nose is oily, and on the cheeks and under the eyes it is dry or normal. In this case, you will have to use cosmetics suitable for two types of skin.

Problem epidermis

The face is distinguished by enlarged pores, the presence of various inflammations. Blot your face with a napkin, it will remain greasy stain- this is a sign of a problematic epidermis. But, oily skin has a significant advantage - signs of skin aging appear later than with other types of skin.

Facial skin care step by step

Once you know your skin type, you can start cleansing and caring for your skin. Regardless of the type of epidermis, the caring procedures are performed twice a day, and include the following steps:

• morning and evening cleansing using cosmetics appropriate to the skin type;
• treatment with a tonic composition;
• moisturizing;
• nutrition;
• the use of cosmetic masks;
• caring procedures for the skin in the eye area;
• protective measures.

The main stages of facial care are cleansing, toning and moisturizing. All steps are mandatory and must be performed regularly. Now about the main steps for facial care in more detail.

Cleansing

After waking up, as well as before going to bed, cleansing and facial care is reduced to washing with treatment with special lotions or tonics. Use warm or cool water when washing your face. Hot water is contraindicated. Instead of water, you can wash herbal infusions from chamomile, sage, St. John's wort, or use mineral water (first open and let the gases come out).

Mousses with lotions are selected depending on the type of skin. Means are produced on the basis of alcohol or herbal decoctions, can be acidic or alkaline. Toners with cleansing lotions are anti-inflammatory and soothing.

Cleansing measures include the use of scrubs with peels. You can use face sculpting and peeling no more than once a week. Peels are used even with dry epidermis, but with more gentle ingredients.

With the help of cleansing scrubs and peels, you can easily get rid of dead skin particles, which cleanses the pores and breathes.

Cleansing massage

Massage can be performed while cleansing and caring for the skin of the face. Sessions are conducted using special devices or manually.

Manual massage is performed using a small brush. Gentle brush movements can improve blood circulation, clean pores, and give cosmetic products access to the deep layers of the epidermis.

You can massage with a facial cleansing massager, which come in the following varieties:

• for the eye area, for sensitive skin. The device can cope with pigmentation;
• roller. Made from wood, plastic or stone. The device performs neat movements along the massage lines;
• the vacuum version effectively eliminates wrinkles, blackheads, various inflammations;
• the oxygen option normalizes metabolic processes;
• the ultrasonic device is able to smooth out the surface layers of the epidermis;
• laser acts as a lift;
• electrical appliance, and the stimulator gives a lifting effect,
• comparable to injections for rejuvenation.

Which cleansing facial massager to choose depends on the problem with the epidermis and skin type. Before buying a device, it is advisable to consult with a beautician. Also pay attention to additional accessories in the form of attachments to the device.

Steaming, cleansing baths

For cleansing baths, use herbal decoctions from pharmaceutical plants (chamomile, mint, sage, linden, lemon balm). It is not difficult to prepare infusions, it is enough to observe the proportions (for 2 tablespoons of the plant, a liter of water is needed). The prepared broth is poured into a container. Tilt your face over a herbal saucepan and cover your head with a towel. Steaming takes about 10 minutes.

You can not steam the face with purulent inflammation, and closely spaced vessels on the face.

Toning

We proceed to toning the skin of the face after cleansing. Despite the gentle cosmetics, cleansing procedures leave the epidermis under stress. Treatment with tonic compounds is needed to soothe the skin and relieve irritation.

Toning is done with toners or lotions designed for a specific skin type. For example, tonic formulations for problem skin narrow pores after cleansing procedures, return dullness to the epidermis. Dry skin toners help tissues retain moisture throughout the day.

Try to prepare a tonic composition yourself, taking rose petals as a basis:

1. need petals from three or five flowers;
2. chop the petals, leave in a container to let the juice stand out;
3. pour boiling water over the petals, let it brew for 20 minutes.

Strain the resulting composition, and treat your face after cleansing procedures.

If the skin is particularly sensitive, then during the preparation of the pink tonic, replace the water with milk. If the skin is slightly irritated and redness is visible, then add chamomile to the tonic composition.

If there is no time to prepare a tonic lotion, then you can purchase ready-made formulations in pharmacy chains or specialized stores.

Moisturizing and nourishing

Since the main stages of care are considered to be cleansing, toning and moisturizing the skin of the face, the steps are followed in the stated sequence.
The application of moisturizing creams to the face is performed after complete cleansing and treatment with tonic formulations. It is especially important to moisturize your skin on hot days. In addition to applying special cosmetic creams, it is recommended to carry a bottle with you mineral water or special, ready-made compounds. The skin will tell you when it needs additional moisture.

Do not forget about moisturizers around the eyes, where the skin is very thin and delicate.

Moisturizers are mainly used after morning cleansing treatments. But before going to bed, it is recommended to apply nutritional formulations to a previously cleansed face. The skin not only rests at night, but receives the necessary nutrition.

If the skin on the face is oily, it still needs hydration with nutrition. Do not forget that it is important to select cosmetics designed for a specific skin type.

Important: in order for the skin to look young, healthy and beautiful for longer, it is necessary to carry out all cleansing measures every day. Cosmetic procedures cleansing, toning, moisturizing and nourishing are performed twice a day, regardless of the type of skin. Do not be lazy, because the condition of the skin on the face speaks of general health and indicates age.

The daily facial care ritual consists of several mandatory procedures: make-up removal, cleansing, toning, nutrition and moisturizing. In addition, periodically it is necessary to add procedures to renew the skin so that it looks radiant and healthy. An at-home exfoliating face mask helps to get rid of dead skin, sebum and dirt. Besides natural ingredients do not harm, unlike aggressive chemicals.

It is IMPORTANT to take into account that the frequency of using such masks depends on the type of skin. The fatty type should be exfoliated once every 7 - 10 days, the combined one - once every 2 weeks, the dry one - no more than once a month.

Why do you need to exfoliate the skin

In general, an exfoliating face mask at home is needed in order to exfoliate the top layer of the dermis from accumulated impurities. In addition, the use of a mask allows you to solve a number of other problems:

• Oxygenation of tissues;
• Getting rid of age spots;
• Drying the inflamed areas;
• Narrowing of pores;
• Tightening the contours of the face;
• Improving blood supply to tissues;
• Healthy complexion;
• Cleansing from dead cells, sebum and dirt in the pores.

The exfoliating mask is based on abrasive ingredients for scrubbing, such as salt or sugar of different fractions, soda or drunk coffee, crushed egg or nut shells, small seeds of berries and crushed cereals. Nourishing, moisturizing or whitening ingredients are added to the abrasive, depending on the needs of the skin.

Contraindications to the use of masks

You should refuse to apply the mask in the following cases:

1. Hypersensitivity of the skin;
2. Allergy to components;
3. Open wounds and irritation on the face;
4. Couperose.

The best exfoliating mask recipes

The simplest and most suitable mask for all consists of only two ingredients. Soda is poured with water until it becomes a liquid slurry. Then the skin is massaged with this composition. After the procedure, rinse off the mask with water and apply a light moisturizer or serum on the face. The effect of baking soda on the skin gives a long-term feeling of cleanliness. This mask is ideal for teenage skin.

An exfoliating mask for dry skin at home should be as delicate as possible to avoid irritation and further drying. It is recommended to add components that feed the cells. The softest abrasive is ground oatmeal. It must be mixed in equal proportions with milk and sour cream. These ingredients gently nourish the skin. The mask is applied for 10 to 15 minutes. For the last 5 minutes, it is recommended to rub your face in circular motions. The touch should be light.

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For oily skin, use an at-home exfoliating face mask based on coarse abrasive elements such as berry seeds, egg or walnut shells. Clay masks show a good result, because it has the ability to regulate activity sebaceous glands... Shell walnut need to be crushed into dust. Clay (white or blue) pour warm water in equal proportions. Then all the components are combined together to a state of gruel. As a moisturizing and toning agent, 1 spoonful of fresh cucumber puree is added to the mask. The mask is applied for 15-20 minutes. Clay is excellent at pulling out dirt and tightening pores. Milled shell removes large dirt and dead cells well. Cucumber moisturizes the skin.

How to make a normal and combination exfoliating face mask? Since these 2 types are not problematic, any components can be taken as a scrubbing base. You should focus on your own feelings from the use of softer or harder particles. For example, you can take fine salt, ground coffee, and heavy cream in a 1: 1: 3 ratio. The exposure time is 7-10 minutes. The cream makes the skin soft. Coffee and salt improve the complexion.

A strawberry-based mask has a good whitening effect. Make mashed potatoes from 2 - 3 large berries and add 1 spoon to it olive oil... Strawberry seeds in this composition act as a scrub. If this hardness is not enough, add 1 teaspoon of fine salt to the mask. The mask is applied for 10 minutes.

An acid-based exfoliating mask accelerates skin renewal. To prepare, you need to squeeze out 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Then add 2 teaspoons of melted honey and aloe juice. The mask is applied for 10-15 minutes. The acid removes the top layer thoroughly.

Aspirin-based masks have a beneficial effect. In addition to cleansing, the mask has a good anti-aging effect. Wrinkles are smoothed out, skin texture and color are improved. In addition, aspirin promotes the production of natural collagen. To prepare the mask, you need salt, freshly squeezed orange juice and cream in equal proportions. Add 3 tablets, finely ground. Massage on the skin and leave for 7-10 minutes.

Helps against pigmentation gelatin mask... It brightens well, evens out the tone, removes dark spots and traces of acne. Gradually, the skin acquires a healthy, radiant appearance. For preparation, take 1 spoon of Badyaga gel, 1 spoon of fine sea salt (without additives), 5 tablespoons of boiled milk and 2 tablespoons of gelatin. The finished mixture is spread on the skin for 5-7 minutes.

1. For each procedure, a fresh portion is prepared; you cannot leave the composition for storage;
2. We recommend using a glass mixing bowl and a wooden spatula or stick. This avoids product oxidation;
3. Grind abrasive particles as small as possible so as not to injure the skin;
4. Duration of exposure of the mask: 7-10 minutes - for dry and normal skin, 15-20 minutes - for combination and oily skin;
5. Mechanical cleaning should be done with gentle circular movements. Aggressive rubbing of the skin with coarse particles is excluded, this can lead to microtrauma;
6. The composition is removed from the face with water of a comfortable temperature, excess moisture is removed with a soft clean towel, gently applying it to the face.

Conclusion

Additional at-home exfoliation significantly improves skin condition. After about a month of regular exfoliating procedures, the face becomes more toned and has a smoother tone. The pores are visibly narrowed, the skin texture is evened out. You can prolong your youth if you choose the main and additional care, suitable for type and the needs of the skin. You should not refuse exfoliating masks. In addition to the obvious cleansing, they allow the cream to penetrate deeper, which means that basic care will also be more effective.

The recipe for an exfoliating mask is offered by Elena Malysheva in her program:

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CARE FOR DRY FACE SKIN.

Dry skin looks very good when properly cared for. One has only to violate the rules of care, or start treating your skin carelessly - you are guaranteed premature wrinkles.

After all, dry skin is less protected than other types, since the sebaceous glands produce less fat, and the natural protective film on the skin is almost not formed. This becomes especially noticeable with age: fat production decreases after 20 years, and already at 30 years of age, dry skin definitely requires special care.

Cleansing dry skin

Dry skin does not tolerate washing both hot and cold water: from the cold, the vessels narrow, and from the hot, they expand, so wrinkles appear earlier.

On dry skin, you need to keep as much natural fat as possible, and do not completely wash it off with the morning wash, otherwise the skin will become even more sensitive to external influences.

In winter, it is better to use water at room temperature for washing, and cool in summer; before washing the skin, lightly lubricate the skin with sour cream or vegetable oil... Washing with water will be easier for the skin if it is pre-cleaned with fermented milk products: yogurt, kefir, acidophilus - the substances contained in them soften and nourish dry skin, while normalizing its acid-base balance. You can also lubricate the skin with cream or fat cream 15 minutes before washing.

Before taking a shower or bath, swimming in the sea, swimming in the pool - in general, before taking water procedures, dry skin must be protected - apply a special protective cream, or simply lubricate your face with sour cream, vegetable or unsalted butter. Contrasting washes are very helpful for dry skin, after which a cream with vitamins is applied.

In the evening, it is also better to clean dry skin not with water, but with a cleansing cream, herbal infusion or kefir, and then apply a night cream.

All cleansers for dry skin should be greasy and should not remove natural oils from the skin - for example, special milk or cosmetic creams with moisturizers. Day creams must be selected with a UV filter to protect the skin from radiation that leads to early aging.

It is better to use soap as rarely as possible - both when washing and bathing. You can wash your face and body with oatmeal: for this you need to put them in a linen bag, and rub it like a washcloth. The beneficial substances contained in oatmeal will nourish your skin and will not wash away the protective fat layer from your face.

To cleanse dry skin, use mild lotions such as red rose petals. Dry rose petals (3 cups) are poured with peach or almond oil so that they are covered with it; then put on a steam bath and keep until the petals lose color. The resulting lotion is rubbed onto the face 2-3 times a day.

Toning dry skin

A very important stage in any skin care is toning. Some women think that it is not necessary to use a tonic, and cleansing is sufficient, but this is not the case. The toner prepares the skin for the application of other cosmetics and increases their effectiveness.

After using the tonic, microcirculation improves in the skin, blood flows to the capillaries, even the smallest ones, and cosmetic care products are absorbed much better - by almost a third. So, by refusing to use the tonic, we are wasting expensive cream, gel or other cosmetics; the tonic enhances their effect. It is advisable to use cleansers and tonic from the same cosmetic line - so they can complement each other.

Dry skin toners should never contain alcohol, but they should contain enough emollient and moisturizing ingredients.

You can use glycerin lotion and rose water to tone dry skin - they gently cleanse and moisturize. Fading dry skin can be toned with nettle juice.

It is good if the tonics include wheat or silk proteins, extracts of algae and wheat germ, marine collagen, vitamins.

Moisturizing dry skin

After cleansing and toning, dry skin must be moisturized. Choose lotions and creams that are easily absorbed and quickly create a protective barrier. The moisturizer should be applied in a thin layer, and after 20 minutes, remove the remnants with a soft cloth.

A warm cream massage is useful for dry skin - it is done with a heated teaspoon. The spoon is heated in hot water, but not too much, and gently massage it with cream on the face, neck and décolleté, moving along the massage lines.

Nutrition for dry skin

Nutrition of dry skin also requires a special approach - it is advisable to warm it up before applying the nourishing cream. A compress of herbs and flowers will help to do this. You can take a mixture of mint, linden, sage, chamomile - 2 tablespoons, and brew 0.5 liters of boiling water; after 15 minutes, strain, soak in an infusion of gauze, folded several times, and apply on the face and neck. When the skin warms up, you can apply a nourishing cream.

When choosing a day cream for dry skin, pay attention to its consistency. Light cream that looks like milk is unlikely to contain enough fat, so it is better to choose a cream with a thick consistency. If the cream contains gamma-linoleic acid, then it better retains moisture in dry skin.

To protect dry skin from aggressive environmental influences, you have to make a little more effort than to protect other types of skin.

A protective cream must be applied to the face in any weather, and only then apply decorative cosmetics.

If the skin is dry, and you have to be outside for a long time, including in winter, in the wind and frost, then it is better to learn how to apply to protect your face folk remedies- internal lard or goose fat... The fat should be carefully melted, and benzoic acid should be added to it as a preservative - 2 g per 100 g of fat. Before going outside for a long time in winter, the face is lubricated with a thin layer of this fat. Store fat in the refrigerator.

It is also necessary to sunbathe carefully: it is best only in the morning, as the sun's rays make the skin even drier and coarser.

Homemade masks for dry skin

Masks for dry skin.

Caring for dry skin of the face necessarily involves the use of natural masks - they supply the skin with vitamins, moisturize and nourish it. Such masks must contain natural fats of vegetable or animal origin: sour cream, vegetable oil or cream.

Mask with yolk and chamomile extract moisturizes, nourishes and relieves inflammation. Rub the egg yolk with any vegetable oil (1 tsp), and drop in chamomile extract (1 tsp). Apply the mask on the face in a thin layer, keep it on for 15 minutes. You need to remove the mask with weakly brewed tea at room temperature. After the mask, apply your nourishing cream.

Inexpensive and effective mask for dry skin - from white cabbage. First, the skin is wiped with oil - corn or olive, then a hot compress is made from a weak solution of soda (1 tsp per 1 liter of water). Fresh cabbage gruel is applied to the face for 10-15 minutes, then washed with cool water and a nourishing cream is applied.

Small apple gruel mixed with 1 tsp. sour cream, put on the face and neck, after 20 minutes, wash off with warm water.

Strawberry cream mask: crush the berries, mix with 1 tbsp. cream, grind well, apply to the skin of the face and neck. When the mask begins to dry, apply another layer, and after a while - a third. When the last layer is dry, rinse everything off with cool water.

Dry skin will be made stronger and more resistant to external influences by masks made from plants with pronounced biostimulating properties.

The most simple mask for dry skin - from the juice of aloe - a plant that is found in almost every home. Aloe juice (1 tablespoon) is mixed with warmed honey (2 tablespoons) and applied to the face for 15 minutes. The complexion of such masks quickly improves, as they stimulate the natural processes in the skin: metabolism, blood flow, the formation of new cells.

It is also good to use a decoction of Manchu aralia as a tonic: compresses, lotions and lotions can be made from it.

Within a month, 2 times a week, you can make a mask for dry skin from a mixture of grapefruit, sour cream, carrot juice and rice flour. The pulp or juice of 1 grapefruit is mixed with sour cream (1 tsp), carrot juice (1 tsp) and rice flour (1 tbsp) are added. Mix everything well, and apply it on the face, neck and décolleté for half an hour. The mask is washed off with water at room temperature, and the skin is lubricated with grapefruit juice - you do not need to wash off the juice.

Purchased masks can also be used, however folk recipes it is worth remembering always - they can be prepared at home at any time. The main thing is that caring for dry skin maintains its health and beauty for as long as possible.