The main enemy of beautiful skin is time, - notes each lived moment, imprinted with wrinkles. It is interesting that we ourselves are to blame for the appearance of wrinkles on the face: stresses, bad habits, wrong way of life do not pass without a trace.
Let us dwell on the factors that are aging us, in more detail:
A tan.
A beautiful tan is formed under the influence of ultraviolet rays. Do you know that it damages and, in the end, destroys the skin? Solar radiation has less impact if applied to the skin sunscreen with a protection level of at least 15 SPF. In particular care needs skin of hands and face. Teach yourself to use sunscreen daily and wear sun glasses in clear weather.
Smoking.
The most common bad habit - smoking - has an adverse effect not only on the skin, but on the entire body, poisoning it. Smoking starts and increases the pace of aging mechanisms, leaves a greyish tinge on the skin, a painful appearance appears. Smoking or not smoking - the choice is yours, but giving up smoking will help you stay young longer.
Mimicry.
Every day we stretch our lips in a smile, screw up our eyes, frown, shift our eyebrows to the bridge of our nose, we are happy, sad, angry, and each of these actions forces certain muscles of the face to work, turns into wrinkles, and eventually gets wrinkled on the face. Fighting emotions and watching yourself is extremely difficult. It is impossible to choose between a perfectly smooth skin and a charming smile of a living person.
Food.
Experts argue that a sharp change in weight - a loss or, conversely, weight gain, negatively affects the skin. A sharp improvement in the figure can cause no less severe deterioration of the skin. Doctors advise to adhere to a diet, in which the weight changes by half a kilogram per week. Thus, with a proper and useful diet, you need to monitor the smooth weight change.
How to prolong the youthfulness of the skin?
A balanced balanced diet will help to prolong the youthfulness of the skin. Our skin needs vitamins. Vitamin A restores and nourishes the skin, B group vitamins help to maintain the elasticity of cells, and antioxidants - vitamins C and E - take care of protection from the harmful effects of the environment. To get enough vitamins, you need to eat a balanced, balanced diet several times a day, containing fruits and vegetables. For example, vitamin E is found in nuts, biotin and vitamin A are found in tomatoes and carrots.
Water - the basis of all living things - is also important for maintaining the health of the skin, because over time the skin becomes drained and thinned. The human body is 80% water, so it is recommended to drink 6-8 glasses of water daily, taking into account the condition of the heart and kidneys, in order to maintain health and balance of nutrients.
Home masks that prolong youth.
In order to prolong the youthfulness of the skin, restore elasticity and elasticity, adjust the first signs of aging, you can and should use face masks, many of which are easy to prepare at home. Below are some recipes for masks:
Mask of honey to prevent skin aging:
You will need: honey (1/3 volume of mask), egg yolk (1/3), olive oil (1/3). Ingredients mix, apply for 20 minutes on the skin, then rinse with warm water.
Mask of eggs:
You will need: yolk (1 pc.), Oatmeal (1 teaspoon), honey (1 teaspoon). Ingredients mixed, apply for 20 minutes on the skin, rinse with warm water.
Mask of yolks and honey:
You will need: yolk (2 pcs.), Honey (1 tablespoon), glycerin (1 tablespoon). Thoroughly beat the ingredients, apply a thick layer on the face and neck skin, then remove with a warm moist cotton pad.
Mask made of pomegranate juice:
You will need: pomegranate juice (1 tablespoon), sour cream (1 tablespoon). Mix the ingredients, apply for 15 minutes on the skin, rinse with warm water
Mask of cottage cheese and sour cream:
You will need: sour cream (2 tablespoons), fat cottage cheese (1 tablespoon), salt (1/2 teaspoon). Stir the ingredients (can mixer), apply for 15 minutes on the skin. After the end of the exposure time, rinse the mask with warm water.
Pear Mask:
You will need: starch (1 tablespoon), olive oil (1/2 teaspoon), sour cream (1 teaspoon), pear slices. Mix the starch, olive oil and sour cream, apply to the skin, then put a pear cut into thin slices, wash it off after 20 minutes.
Milk mask to preserve skin youth:
You will need: egg white (1 pc.), Olive oil (1 teaspoon), starch (1 teaspoon), zucchini. Beat the ingredients with a mixer, apply to the face, wash off after 15-20 minutes.
Wax mask:
You will need: beeswax (15-20 g), honey (1 teaspoon), onion (1 onion). Grind the onion, melt the wax. Stir thoroughly 1 tablespoon of wax, 2 tablespoons of onion, 1 teaspoon of honey. Apply for 10 minutes on face, rinse with water.
Tomato mask:
You will need: a ripe tomato (1 pc.), Olive oil (1/2 teaspoon), cosmetic clay (1 tablespoon). Peel the tomato from the peel, grind, add the rest of the ingredients. Apply the mask for 15 minutes on the skin, then rinse with warm water.
Banana mask:
You will need: a banana (1/2 pc.), Sour cream (1 tablespoon), honey (2 teaspoons). Mix the ingredients, apply to the skin, rinse after 20-25 minutes.
Birch mask:
You will need: birch leaves, oatmeal (1 tablespoon), olive oil (1 tablespoon). Grind the birch leaves, mix with the rest of the ingredients. Apply on the skin for 20-25 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Mask of grapes:
You will need: several berries of grapes. Squeeze the juice of the grapes, apply to the skin with a cotton pad, hold for 15-20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Night mask from vegetable oil:
You will need: good vegetable oil of your choice (grape, olive, linseed or sesame). Apply to the face for the night.
Use masks against aging, and stay young and beautiful!