The cosmetics industry has developed a large number of masks that can be used in professional salons and home use. However, homemade masks made from natural ingredients are always better than factory-made options.
After the age of 25, girls should begin to take care of their faces, not only washing their faces with clean water, but also using various masks to maintain their beauty. Otherwise, inadequate care will show up in the early simulated wrinkles and the obvious deterioration of the skin condition.
What masks are there?
Generally, masks are classified according to the effects they produce. There are mask types:
- Nourish, moisturize, tone and cleanse-they are designed to continue to care for and maintain the skin in perfect condition;
- Anti-inflammatory, whitening, anti-fucoidan-this group of masks can successfully combat obvious skin blemishes;
- Anti-aging, lifting mask-belongs to the anti-aging group, can help tighten facial skin.
How to determine your skin type
Before choosing a mask, you need to determine your skin type. In classical cosmetology, it is customary to distinguish skin types:
- bold
- Drying
- Normal
- Merged.
Since the needs of different skins are obviously different, you should choose a homemade mask according to your skin type.
Usually, this is not a problem, because girls usually pay attention to their appearance, even if they look at themselves in the mirror, the skin type is easy to determine. However, sometimes difficulties arise. Therefore, to accurately determine the skin type at home, wash your face with regular neutral soap and do not use any products on it.
After about an hour and a half, place a well-absorbed tissue firmly on your face. Take a closer look at the napkin to assess the degree of oily skin:
- If there are traces of sebum on the entire surface of the napkin, it means that the skin is completely loose and your skin is oily.
- If there are no marks 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 greasy marks on the napkin, but you feel a noticeable tightness, it means that your skin is dry.
- If there are bold marks on your forehead, nose and chin in the center of the napkin, and there are no traces (dry or normal) on the cheeks and temples, the fat content is unevenThe distribution indicates mixed or mixed skin.
Nourishing facial mask at home
Nutritional supplementation is necessary to supplement the lack of nutrients, vitamins and trace elements in the skin.
Formula 1. Nourishing mask for oily skin (honey)
The simple ingredients made from 2 teaspoons of honey, 20 drops of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of low-fat yogurt are perfect for oily skin. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until uniform, and then apply the resulting mixture on your face. Keep it for 20 minutes to half an hour, then rinse with warm water.
The mask can nourish the skin, make the complexion even, radiant and beautiful.
Recipe #2. Nourishing mask for dry skin
To nourish dry skin at home, use the following ingredients:
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons of milk,
- 1 tablespoon of fine oatmeal.
Pour the oatmeal into very warm milk and let it soak slightly (10-15 minutes). Beat the egg yolks with a fork, then stir into thin slices. Apply heavy objects on your face and continue for 20 minutes.
This soothing mask can penetrate deep into the pores, nourish dry skin, relieve the feeling of tightness and peeling, and make the skin soft and supple.
Formula 3. Nourishing mask for normal skin
This is a big misunderstanding, thinking that normal facial skin does not require nutrition and maintenance, nor does it require vitamins. The normal skin nourishing mask based on grapes gently cares for the skin and soothes the skin.
Crush 6-7 grapes of any white variety (or finally choose black), remove all seeds and skins, and mix the grape pieces with 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Apply the clumps to your face, leave it for 20-30 minutes, and then rinse with warm water. The mask is rich in nutrients, and even skin irritation can be cured.
Moisturizing mask at home
Natural moisturizing mask can keep skin moisture. Most commonly, in summer and spring, when part of the water is lost from the surface of the skin under the influence of ultraviolet radiation and ambient temperature, it must be moisturized. Even mild dehydration can cause skin elasticity to decrease, sagging and wrinkles appear.
Formula 4. Oily skin moisturizing mask
The following recipe will help moisturize oily skin. Stir 1 egg white, then mix with 20ml of liquid honey until uniform. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped oatmeal. Put the mask on your face and keep it for 20 minutes. First rinse with warm water, then rinse your face with cold water. You can use potatoes or starch instead of flakes to help tighten pores and nourish the skin.
Formula 5. Moisturizing mask for dry skin
The curd mask can completely eliminate dryness.
Dry skin especially needs moisturizing, not only in summer and spring, but usually at any time of the year. Mix about 30 grams of regular fat cheese with 2 tablespoons of milk and heat to body temperature. Make the quality even and even without agglomeration. Apply the resulting mask on the skin for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Formula 6. Moisturizing mask for normal skin
To moisturize normal skin, use a grapefruit mask. To do this, mix the pulp of two chopped grapefruit slices with 1 egg yolk. Put the mask on the skin for 15 minutes. Then rinse with warm water.
Toning and cleansing homemade mask
The cleansing and toning mask has a general beneficial effect on the skin, which can activate the subcutaneous circulation and cleanse the facial pores of sebum secretion, making the skin look youthful.
Formula 7. Oily skin toning mask
Oily skin is perfectly adjusted by the white clay mask. To prepare, dissolve 2 tablespoons of white clay in cold boiling water, add 1 egg white, 3-4 drops of lemon juice and 5 ml of honey. The resulting homogeneous mass should have a consistency similar to sour cream. Put the mask on your face and wait for it to dry completely. After it is completely dry, immediately rinse off the clay mask with warm water.
Recipe #8. Purifying mask for dry skin
Through the white clay, the dryness of the skin is obviously improved. To prepare a mask at home, take 1 tablespoon of white clay, 2 times milk and 5 ml of honey. Mix until uniform and apply on the face. After 10-15 minutes, rinse off the mask and finally use moisturizer after cleansing.
Recipe #9. Normal skin toning mask
Normal skin will quickly restore freshness and firmness through the lemon peel mask. Stir 1 egg yolk and 20ml low-fat sour cream, add the chopped 1 lemon zest. Keep the mask for no more than 30 minutes.
Whitening homemade mask
Many girls dream of getting rid of freckles, which usually turn white. At home, a whitening mask will help reduce age spots, and even age spots.
Recipe #10. Cucumber whitening mask is famous for its good effects. Grate a medium-sized cucumber (without seeds) and mix it with your daily nutritional cream or sour cream. Apply on the face for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Recipe #11. The following whitening masks are very fluid. At home, mix equal amounts of liquid honey and lemon juice. Dip the gauze napkin into the resulting clumps and place it on your face. Let it stand for 15 minutes, then remove the tissue and gently rinse your face with water.
Anti-aging household masks
Over time, the skin begins to age-this is an inevitable process. However, when the first problem wrinkles appear, you should not be discouraged, but should be added to the routine skin care routine. Regular use of anti-aging collagen mask can delay the appearance of new age-related changes on facial skin and eliminate existing small wrinkles.
Recipe #12. Aloe vera revitalizing facial mask is very popular in China. Mix one tablespoon of this plant juice with an equal amount of nourishing cream and high-quality vegetable oil (olive oil is preferred). Stir and heat the mask slightly and keep it on your face for 10 minutes.
Recipe #13. In summer, you can make a mask with fresh plantain leaves. Grind the leaves into gruel, then mix with honey in equal parts. If the mixture is too thick, such as a gel-like mixture, dilute it slightly with water. Put this cream on your face for at least 15 minutes. First remove it with a damp cotton swab, and then rinse your face with cold water. And no botulinum toxin is required.
Masks with lifting effect at home
Fighting against sagging facial skin requires constant attention from women over 30. Therefore, when the skin starts to fade, you need to arm yourself with time-tested methods, which will help align the upper layers of the epidermis.
Recipe #14. This vitamin anti-aging mask is prepared at home with pharmacy ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon tablespoon of pink clay,
- 1 ampoule of vitamin A
- Brew 30ml of tasteless green tea.
Gently dilute the dry clay with tea and stir constantly to make the clumps uniform. Add vitamin A and apply the entire mixture to the skin. The mask lasts for 25 minutes. Regular use of this formula can restore the firmness and health of the skin.
Rinse off the mask with plenty of cold water.
Recipe #15. Natural and effective lifting can be observed in the egg white. Beat a protein into a rigid foam and mix it with two teaspoons of soaked oatmeal. The exposure time of the mask on the skin is 15 minutes.
According to the girls, this has a lifting effect: firming the skin.
How to use masks correctly at home
Before applying any mask, you should use a gentle makeup remover to clean the face of decorative cosmetics. A refreshing gel will usually complete the makeup removal process, but you can use other peeling methods.
The exfoliation of dead cells is required for good penetration of all the materials that make up the mask into the facial skin, which will ensure its maximum effectiveness. For example, according to any recipe for coffee scrubs, the scrub can also be used at home.
When applying the mask, please follow the general rules of household cosmetics formulation:
- The masking application cannot be completed "on the fly". Put aside all housework and spend only an hour and a half on yourself.
- Any effective homemade mask must be prepared (mixed) before use. The remaining mass cannot be stored.
- All ingredients of the mask must be of good quality, and ingredients such as sour cream, fruit, kefir must be fresh.
- Before using the mask, you must clean your face in the usual way. Owners of oily and combination skin may also need a preliminary exfoliation. After cleaning the skin, open up as many pores as possible. You can steam it in the bath or apply a warm wet compress. This will allow all ingredients to be absorbed as much as possible and produce the best results.
- To make the hair not cover the face, please tie it into a bun and fix it with something.
- According to the consistency, clean hands, brush, gauze pad or cotton pad should be used to apply the mask.
- Most masks should not only be applied to the face, but also to the neck, neck and shoulders. Dry masks for oily skin are an exception, as the skin will be drier in the lower neck area.
- Apply the homemade mask along the massage line, moving from the middle of the face to the temples. The only exception is the skin around the eyes; you don't need to use a mask on it.
- Rinse off the mask with clean water. It is best not to take water from the faucet, but to prepare a pot of boiling water in advance and cool it down to human body temperature.
- After rinsing off the mask, there is no need to wipe your face. Use a clean towel to gently absorb excess moisture. Apply a cream suitable for your skin type on the wet face.
- Don't expect the first process to have an immediate effect. Homemade masks should be repeated regularly, 1-3 times a week. The course time must be at least 3 weeks.
Precautions when using household masks
For girls who are prone to allergies, before using the prepared mask at home, it must be tested inside the wrist or elbow. If signs of an allergic reaction appear, take antihistamines and do not use the product.