How to take care of oily skin? It must be said that the fat places on the face are the forehead, nose and chin. Oily skin glosses, sometimes it seems oily. On oily skin, enlarged pores are very noticeable, pimples and various inflammations are not uncommon for oily skin, which considerably spoils its appearance. Often oily skin occurs during puberty in adolescents, as well as in young people. Sometimes increased production of fat with sebaceous glands persists throughout life.
The basis of care for oily skin is the withdrawal from the inside, that is, proper nutrition. People with oily and problem skin should pay great attention to their diet and the quality of food they eat. is best not less than 4-5 times a day. It is not necessary to overeat, it is better to eat small portions, but more often. Food should be consumed with a low mass fraction of fat. Minimize the use of sweets and flour. Prefer fruit and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, boiled meat, cereals, black bread. Naturally, bad habits adversely affect the appearance of oily skin.
Also, fatty skin often has people who suffer from constipation. Their skin becomes a grayish shade. How then to care for the skin of the face? In this case, you should monitor the work of the intestines and digestive organs especially carefully so that internal problems do not affect your face. When constipation should be used loosening decoctions (for example, prunes or blueberries). A good help for constipation sour-milk products: kefir, yogurt. Take the rule of drinking a glass of yogurt for the night. So you will avoid many digestive problems.
Exercising, staying outdoors, moderate sunburn - all this makes our skin healthy and beautiful.
Oily skin needs, both in the evening cleansing, and in the morning. Means for washing choose specifically for oily skin, in order to be able to clean its deep layers. So you prevent the appearance of acne. When cleaning the skin, do not wash your face with hot water, so you provoke even more sebum secretion. After a bath or sauna, you should apply a mask to the oily skin, narrowing the pores, which will reduce the sebum. After washing, oily skin should be wiped with matting lotions or tonics. There are many recipes for home lotions for oily skin, which prevent excessive sebum, make the skin beautiful and healthy. Home remedies for oily skin for their healing and cosmetic properties, at times, not inferior to the cosmetics of industrial production.
Lemon-alcohol lotion.
Peel and cut the lemon, fill it with 200 g of vodka, insist for a week. Then lotion should be filtered and slightly diluted with water.
Herbal lotion.
Take 2 tablespoons. mixtures of the following herbs: mother-and-stepmother, calendula, yarrow, horsetail, chamomile, eucalyptus. Pour the herbal mixture of 0.5 liters of boiling water. Within 20 minutes, boil the lotion on low heat, then let it infuse the lotion for 4 hours. Lotion should be filtered, add 1hp to it. vinegar and 50 g of alcohol tincture of calendula. Wipe face lotion after washing twice a day.
Flower lotion.
Pour a glass of boiling water 2 tbsp. the following flower mixture: rose petals, cornflowers, chamomile, calendula, daisies. Warm the infusion in a water bath for 10 minutes, after which the lotion should be filtered and add 4 hl. boric alcohol and 1 tbsp. vinegar.
Strawberry lotion.
100 g of strawberries to pound and pour a glass of vodka. Within a month lotion should be infused, and then it should be diluted with water in the same amount.
Mint lotion.
2st. l. dried mint leaves pour a glass of boiling water, boil the lotion on low heat for 10 minutes, then strain, add 4 tsp. boric alcohol, 2 tbsp. tinctures of calendula, 1h. l. lemon juice.
Applying the aforementioned lotions, you will achieve that your skin will get a fresh and radiant look.
Do not forget that even for the oily skin, frequent washing with hard water, washing agents and frequent use of alcohol-containing lotions are harmful. Therefore, after washing and toning, oily skin, as well as any other, needs moisturizing and protection. For these purposes, you need a cream for oily skin, which has several functions: moisturizes dry areas of the skin and mats fatty. For oily skin, cream, enriched with vitamins, herbal extracts, is suitable.
Owners of oily skin should not at least once a month to visit the beauty salon to conduct deep cleansing of the skin and to see a medical cosmetologist.