Use of steam baths to cleanse the skin of the face
According to experts, the most effective way to clean the skin are steam baths. In the process of steaming, pores of the skin are subject to cleansing, as well as pollution and fat are removed, blood supply and work of sebaceous and sweat glands becomes better. Moistened and softened skin becomes more elastic, wrinkles are noticeably smoothed. Considering all the above, with certainty it can be said that such procedures contribute to a significant improvement of facial skin, and also rejuvenate it. It was used by ancient cosmetologists and healers.
If the skin is covered with acne and acne, then these baths are useful doubly, since heat and moisture help open the pores and then they absorb better the beneficial substances. Steam baths have not only a cosmetic effect - they also stimulate the central nervous system through the receptors that are found in the skin of the face.
Similar procedures can be done in the cabin, because there are used for this device, but at home you can also arrange baths.
Wash thoroughly before applying this procedure. Skin, prone to fat, processed with a special soap, and dry skin before washing is treated with cream. After the process of washing, dry skin should also be treated with cream, as well as combined - in some places.
If you do not have a steamer, then you can use a normal pan to steam out by pouring hot water into it. Place the pan on the table so that it is convenient for you to bend over it, then cover the top with a towel so that the steam does not come out.
Make sure that the distance to the water is not less than 20 cm, because steam can cause the expansion of capillaries, in which blood can permanently stagnate in the layers of the skin. Eyes are also recommended to protect something, and still need to remove hair, since the steam does not work very well on them.
For dry skin, this procedure should be done no more than once every three months, for five minutes. Normal skin can withstand once a month, lasting 15 minutes. And for oily skin, you can safely do steaming up to 2 times a week for 20 minutes.
For better effect in the water can be added decoctions of herbs calendula, celandine, chamomile. For oily skin use 1 tablespoon. mixture on a glass of water, and for dry you need 0.5 tbsp. For skin that is prone to inflammatory processes, it is possible to make steam baths with a lime color.
Broths from herbs should be prepared in advance, heated and filtered before the bath procedure. Essential oils are also not superfluous, but they need to be selected individually. For the first time, you can add only 2 drops, and always shorten the procedure time to avoid unpredictable effect on the skin.
Do not wash with cold water immediately after the procedure, and also avoid drafts. You need to wash your face with warm water and get your face wet with a towel. On the combined or oily skin, you need to apply a scrub, and then a mask that narrows the pores. For dry, you will need to apply a cream with a moisturizing effect, and after 20 minutes rinse the skin with warm water.
Can a steam bath be harmful to the face? Such procedures can be done to any person, if there are no individual contraindications. But if you suffer from bronchial asthma, hypertension, diseases of the cardiovascular system, then these procedures can not be done. Also, do not steam up if you have an exacerbation of dermatosis, with couperose (vascular sprouts), and if there is extra hair on the face.
Fruit acids to help cleanse the skin of the face
Skin cleansing can occur not only with the help of steam trays. Fruit acids can also be suitable, especially in the summer and autumn seasons. Enzymes, which are part of such acids, perfectly exfoliate dead skin areas. It is because of this property that fruit acids often take part in the manufacture of cosmetics that have a cleansing effect.
These funds, when used in skin care on the face, narrow the pores, significantly reduce pigmentation spots, help smooth out small scars and wrinkles. Due to the fact that metabolic processes are improving, a healthy complexion is restored, and the skin acquires a gentle and smooth effect.
Special cosmetic products should be replaced at times with masks made from fruits, berries and vegetables at home. Since it contains a lot of active nutrients, scrubs and masks from them have a very beneficial effect on the skin.
Cleansing the face every day involves the use of milk, foams, gel, in the morning and in the evening - this depends on the type of skin. For washing, kefir or yogurt, herbal decoctions, and also after the procedure of washing should be used tonic.
Recipes of lotions and tonics for skin cleansing
It's no secret that a good folk cleanser is tonics and lotions that can and should be prepared at home, from suitable components. Oily skin should be cleaned with alcohol-based remedies, and for dry skin, this remedy is not recommended. Such lotions disinfect and cleanse the skin, and also remove excess fat and contaminants that have accumulated during the day, and tighten pores.
Tonics and lotions, cooked at home, are stored in the refrigerator, but not for long. If there is alcohol, then their shelf life is up to 2 weeks, infusions and decoctions are stored for about a week, and mixtures made of fresh ingredients without using alcohol - 2 days.
Below are some recipes for tonics and lotions for cooking at home, designed to care for dry and oily skin.
In the manufacture of one of the simplest lotions for the care of oily skin, a base of green tea is used. In a glass of cooled tea should be added 2 tablespoons. lemon juice or vodka. This recipe helps to remove greasy shine, improves skin color, and also gives the skin a haze. Another recipe lotion with lemon: cut the lemon circles, fold in a jar and mash; then add half a glass of vodka, close and leave to stand. After a week strain, and add mineral water 1: 1.
As a lotion for oily skin, you can use dry white wine. They just need to wipe their face several times a day.
An excellent tonic for the skin can be prepared with strawberries. To do this, you need to knead 0.5 cups of fresh strawberries (berries), then pour the mixture with vodka (200 ml), close and let it brew in a dark dry place for a month. The ready-made infusion should be filtered, add 1: 1 boiled water and wipe the face daily.
It cleanses the skin, which has a tendency to inflammatory processes and the formation of acne, a tonic prepared from 2 tbsp. l. aloe juice, fresh cucumber (2 tablespoons) and lemon juice (1 tsp). Moisten properly face, pay great attention to problem areas, and wash with cool water after 20 minutes.
Astringent tonic helps to rejuvenate and clean the fading skin, prone to fat. 1 tbsp. Add honey to boiled or mineral water, pour 1 tablespoon into the same place. a spoonful of lemon juice, mix thoroughly and leave for one day. Use this compound should be 2-3 times a week. Apply on face and leave for 20 minutes, then rinse with cool water.
Oily skin is well cleansed with herbal decoctions and infusions. For such cleaning with these folk remedies, you can use sage, chamomile, calendula, wormwood, St. John's wort, nettle. Select any herb and pour 1 tbsp. ingredient in half a cup of boiling water, leave to stand until the liquid cools down, then the mixture should be filtered and wiped her face.
The whitening effect on oily skin is caused by a decoction of three-color violet, calendula, cornflower, immortelle and St. John's wort. It is necessary to take 1 tablespoon. St. John's wort, 2 tsp. cornflower, and 0.5 tbsp. other herbs. Then mix the mixture with 0.5 liters of boiling water and leave to stand for a day. This decoction needs to be wiped face every day.
In tonic and lotion, intended for the care of dry skin, must necessarily include nutrients. To do this, you can use the same strawberries that were used for oily skin, but do not fill it with alcohol, but with milk or warm water. Give it for one hour, strain, add glycerin (1 tsp) to the resulting infusion. Now you can use this lotion to clean the skin in the evening and in the morning.
Tonic on milk in general is extremely useful for skin prone to dryness. One of the recipes: in a glass of milk, add 1 tbsp. pulp of orange or banana, 1 tsp. lemon juice, 1 tbsp. powdered sugar, bring the mixture to a boil. And when the resulting mass cools down, put it on your face, leave for 20 minutes, then you should wash your face with warm water.
You can also clean the dry skin with herbal decoction. Take 2 tablespoons each. chamomile, linden, sage, dill, fresh rose petals and mint, pour 0.5 liters of cold water and bring to a boil. This mixture should be boiled over low heat for five minutes, then cool it, strain and wipe the face.
Birch juice also very well moisturizes and cleanses the face. Fresh juice should be brought to a boil, then cooled, poured into ice molds and put in a freezer for freezing. If you rub your face every morning with diced ice cubes, the skin will be cleaned and will have a fresh look.
In order to soothe dry irritated skin, you will need a tonic made from the root of the althaea. Let it infuse for 2 days. root, pre-flooding the grass with a glass of boiled, but cooled water.
With proper cleansing and care with folk remedies, the skin gets what it needs to get rid of the problems and become younger and fresher.