Caring for yourself and your body

In the article "Caring for yourself and your body" we will tell you how to care for your body. Every woman sooner or later realizes that it is important to treat your appearance: soft and well-groomed hands, smooth velvety skin and silky hair. To your body was beautiful you need to pay so much attention, how much you pay to your makeup and face.

Body care is the implementation of some rules
- Every day, wash with warm water using soap gel and so on.
- Change knee socks, underwear, pantyhose, socks, stockings, underwear.
- Do not squeeze pimples, it will lead to inflammation.
- Eat enough vegetables, fresh fruit, milk, then your body will be provided with enough vitamins and minerals that will contribute to clean and smooth skin.
- In the cold season it is necessary to protect the skin from frostbite.
- Do not wear clothes if it irritates your skin.

Facial skin care is reduced to 3 points: cleansing, nutrition, protection. To properly care for the skin, you need to know what type of skin your skin belongs to (fatty, dry, normal).

Normal skin in adults is rare. For normal skin, less care is needed than for dry or oily skin. Cold water strengthens and refreshes the skin. Hot water flushes the skin fat, but if you regularly use hot water, your skin may become flaccid, flabby, you may have vessels. It is better to wash alternately with hot and cold water. After washing, the skin should be wiped dry.

Oily skin has a yellowish-gray color, visible enlarged pores. Excess fat on the skin clogs the sebaceous glands, and black dots are formed. With such skin you need to wash every day with warm water, if the skin is very oily, then you need to wash 2 times a day. If the face is heavily soiled, you need to clean your face in the cosmetic cabinet.

Dry skin is very thin, delicate and vulnerable. It has a yellowish pink color. This type of skin reacts to any action - frost, water, sun, soap - redness, painfully stretches and begins to peel off. Dry skin should be cleaned of dirt and softened with a liquid cream. You need to take care of such skin regularly, because the skin may begin to age prematurely.

We rarely think that the diet affects the skin. But in the winter, taking care of yourself is of great importance. All because the "right" diet keeps the skin healthy, even in the most extreme conditions of our harsh winter. It should be remembered that the skin needs to be moistened both in the heat and in the winter cold. So you need to drink more liquids to 8 glasses of water a day. This will help keep the skin under the influence of frost, wind and conditioned air.

In winter conditions, it will be comfortable to drink green tea. It protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation, from stresses, is rich in antioxidants. Also, additional moisturizing can provide fruits and vegetables. Of course, it is clear that fruits and vegetables in winter are quite expensive, but as experts recommend, you need to eat a week, at least a few slices of melon. American dermatologists advise in winter to make a special green cocktail, which consists of lettuce, cucumber, celery, it can be supplemented with beets, ginger or lemon.

A few words should be said about the unsaturated fats of omega-6 and omega-3. In its natural form, these substances are found in nuts, tuna, mackerel and salmon. The real effect can occur within 3 or 5 weeks, during this period the skin cells will be updated. After 10 days, the skin will not be so dry.

We need to take care of the skin of the hands. With my toilet soap, wipe well with a towel and grease the hands with a softening cream. Before doing housework, we grease hands with cream. To slow the aging of the hands, we use a cream with vitamins A and E, collagen, elastin. They restore the epidermis, make the skin supple and smooth. We rub the cream from the fingertips, and finish with the wrist, one by one we massage each finger, and then the entire palm.

To care for the skin of the legs, we make foot baths, they relieve fatigue and improve blood circulation. If there are small cracks or scrapes on the skin, then we make a bath with calendula, for one liter of water, we take a tablespoon of calendula. For the prevention of fungal diseases 2 or 3 times a week, wipe the skin of the feet with a special lotion or table vinegar. Also we apply foot creams and softening creams and foot gels that improve the condition of the skin of the legs.

The state of his teeth is of great importance for a person, so it is important to take care of the oral cavity. To prevent infection, you need to properly care for your teeth. It should be cleaned daily, using toothpaste and a brush, to apply different solutions for rinsing. After eating, clean with special threads or with the help of toothpicks, the interdental spaces from food residues.

At the first signs of gum disease and teeth, you need to consult a dentist. Only proper care of teeth and mouth can help keep your teeth in good condition.

Hair care refers to personal hygiene. The head will be washed with warm water, if the water is hard, then water can be softened with the help of drinking soda, for 1 liter of water you need to add ½ teaspoon of soda.

With oily hair, very frequent washing will only intensify the sebum. Dry hair is also harmful to frequent washing due to the fact that they are brittle and brittle. Long hair should be combed from the tips to the roots of the hair. The comb should not have sharp teeth, and should be sparse. It is inadmissible to use someone else's comb.

Folk recipes for body care
In anna for losing weight
It will take 100 or 150 grams of dry mustard, 1 liter of warm water.
We'll spread the mustard with water. When the smell of mustard appears, the resulting mixture is poured into a bath of hot water and stirred. The duration of this bath should be more than 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water and then go to bed. When we cover ourselves with a warm blanket, we lie for about an hour. Wipe dry with a towel and go to bed.

Fruit bath
It will take half a glass of olive oil, a peel of 2 oranges.
Dry the orange peel, pounded into powder, fill it with olive oil. Close the lid and leave for half an hour. Then strain the oil and pour into the bath. It will smell sweet.

Cleopatra's Recipe
Take 1 cup of honey, 1 liter of milk, 2 tablespoons of olive oil (pink or almond).

We heat the milk, but not to a boil. In a water bath we will warm honey. We dissolve honey in milk, add oil, and pour this mixture into the bath. After such a bath, the skin will become soft, smooth and tender.

Blends for dry skin of the body
Egg mixture
It will take 8 teaspoons of olive oil, 4 eggs.

Mix the oils and eggs, apply to the porous areas of the body for 20 minutes, then wash it off with warm water.

Apple blend
Take 0.5 or 1 kilogram of apples.

Well we will wash apples, we will dry on a small grater, we will put on a napkin or a gauze and we will impose on a body for 15 or 20 minutes. Apple puree is suitable for any skin, it can be applied to the entire body.

Mixtures for oily skin
Sour milk mixture
It will take 1 egg, 300 grams of curdled milk or milk.

We'll take all the components, put it on the body for 20 minutes, then wash it off with warm water. In winter, we apply on the body 1 time per week. In winter, some parts of the body acquire a grayish color. Therefore, this mixture should be used for these bleaching sites. This applies to elbows, knees.

To give the skin peach color in winter, you need to rub geranium oil into your skin, with circular movements of hands. This will improve the metabolism and give a good color to the skin.

Creams for body
When you have to choose a body cream in the winter, you need to buy moisturizers on a natural basis. It is useful to do moisturizing with olive oil in winter. After the bath you need to lubricate the body with olive oil. If used regularly, it will improve the skin color, make it supple and soft.

In case of dry skin, drugs with ceramides should be used. They are part of the oils for body care. They restore the water and fat balance of dry skin and moisturize it. And if you use the means that contain herbs, they restore the elasticity of the skin, have a beneficial effect on the vessels, and contribute to the reduction of fatty deposits.

In winter, the body needs a little pampered cream that contains vitamins, natural salts, seafood products rich in iodine. In winter, you need to use special creams, it will have a warming effect on the body. Before you apply the cream you need to do a massage, because thanks to the warmth, the cream is absorbed better. Improves blood circulation, removes slag, there is rapid assimilation of biologically active substances. The cream is applied in circular motions from the lower parts of the body to the upper parts of the body. After the cream is applied, you need to massage.

Powder for the body
Many cosmeticians recommend the use of powder for the body in winter, this cosmetic remedy protects against frostbite and sweating. It is better to give up the powder of dark shades, because it enhances the pallor of light shades of the skin and emphasizes the swarthy matte shades of the skin. You need to use shades of pink powder.

Recipes for home cosmetics - baths for the body
Bath with sea salt
Stir in the water 350 grams of natural sea salt, lie down in the bath for 15 minutes or 20 minutes. This procedure can stimulate the metabolism. The course consists of 10 or 12 baths a day. The skin will become supple and smooth. The temperature for these baths should not be above 36 or 37 degrees.

Cleopatra's Bath
Take one liter of natural cow's milk, add 200 or 300 grams of honey, warm up and pour into the bath.

Bath for body with tea and with henna
In a three-liter jar we put 2 tablespoons of henna with a slide, 3 tablespoons of black tea. Brew steep boiling water. We insist 15 minutes, then this brown-green mixture is filtered and poured into a bath. The bath is slightly colored, but then it is well washed off with a detergent.

Bath against cellulite with orange and olive oil
We divorce a few drops of orange oil in olive oil and pour into the bath. Gradually, cellulite will decrease. In the process of taking a bath, the skin will tingle a little, it's not bad.

Bath with laurel leaf
Take 10 or 12 leaves of laurel, brew them with boiling water for 20 or 30 minutes, add infusion to the bath. The result is soothing to the skin, to the state of mind of a person.

A bath that relieves muscle pain, relieves muscle tension, relaxes.
Ingredients: 8 glasses of water, 1 peel of orange, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 tablespoon of cloves, half a glass of leaves of lavender and flowers.

The resulting mixture - bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 15 or 20 minutes. Then strain, and pour into the resulting mixture in a warm bathroom.

Bath "Mandarin Whim"
Take 5 drops of mandarin oil, a handful of fresh mandarin peel, 1 drop of coniferous fir oil, 3 drops of lavender oil.

Add this mixture to the bathroom. The smell of citrus, raises the mood, reduces fatigue, refreshes. Mandaric oil is suitable for preventing the formation of acne. Promotes the healing of stretch marks and scars.

Baths for the body and steam baths made of herbs for the face.

For different skin types, you can use the following flowers and herbs.

For normal skin - ylang-ylang, lavender, geranium, chamomile.

For sensitive skin - a fragrant violet, orange tree flowers, rose, lavender, chamomile.

For dry skin - rose, marshmallow, sandalwood, clary sage.

For oily skin - sage, juniper, basil, lemon, calendula.

From the appropriate herbs we make infusion, pre-brew them and pour into the bathroom. In addition, we collect the grass in gauze, tie the resulting bag to the tap, the water will pass through the grass and enters the bathroom. A steam bath for the face. Salted with boiling water ¼ cup dry grass, cover the head with a towel and we'll do a 10-minute inhalation.

Bath for silky and soft skin
To do this, take a shower in the evening, in a clean and dry body, we'll use vegetable or olive oil. Preliminarily in the bath with hot water. The whole body will be in oil, and we take a bath and lie for at least 15 or 20 minutes, massage the skin and rub the oil. After the bath, wash the oil with soapy water, or simply soak with a towel. After this bath should go to bed. The skin will become tender and soft.

Starch mask for smoothing the skin of the body
Take ½ potato starch, or 1 liter of oat flakes, mixed with one tablespoon of pine extract. After the bath, we will moisturize the body with a moisturizing cream.

Home acetic bath for smoothing the skin of the body
To the skin was smooth, pour 2 or 3 cups of apple cider vinegar into a tub of warm water.

Bath for dry skin
In a bath with warm water we will pour a glass of glycerin. We take 10 minutes.

Now we know how to take care of yourself and your body. Watch your body and yourself, and you will always look fresh and young. Good weather, beauty, love and cheerful mood.