Preparation of cosmetic masks and creams at home

In our article "Preparing cosmetic masks and creams at home" we will tell you how to prepare a cream at home. Such a topic as the preparation of creams is quite broad and not simple. You will have to spend a sufficient amount of time in order to find the necessary proportions and ingredients. Home creams have many advantages, because they are natural creams that do not contain toxic substances and harmful preservatives. And the result of using these creams is much better than from shop cosmetics, in the event that you have purchased a suitable composition for yourself. They do not contain hormones, do not cause addiction, this can not be said about effective and expensive cosmetology preparations. _ Natural creams, however, have their shortcomings, many believe that home creams cost less than if you buy ready-made cream, and this can be argued. It may be that the ingredients are suitable for your skin, it is in stock, and the price is inexpensive. And what should you do if the cooked cream does not fit your skin? Someone will conduct several experiments, she will not be able to prepare cream and masks, and he will stop doing it. And someone will not stop, and will try to select for themselves all the new components. And, in the end, his attempts will be crowned with success, and he will come up with a wonderful face cream. Of course, while this happens, it is expected financial costs, which at a cost may exceed store cosmetic creams. But if you can pick up a natural cream for your face, your face will be only thankful to you.

To disadvantages of creams made at home can be attributed to their short shelf life. Home creams store no more than a month, sometimes a few days, not more than a week. But such a defect passes smoothly into their dignity, since the composition of the cream includes natural ingredients.

The last drawback is the process of making creams. Someone will find it fascinating, creative, but for others it will be tedious and boring. The main ingredients for the preparation of natural creams are herbal decoctions, essential oils, beeswax, lanolin, glycerin and others. All the ingredients can be purchased without difficulty in any pharmacy. Beeswax can be purchased in beekeeping shops, in online stores.

To prepare the cream you will need:
- a small scoop with boiling water,
- 2 glass bowls, their diameter should be slightly wider than the diameter of the ladle,
- a small mixer, for whipping milk,
- a large bowl filled with cold water with ice,
- tea spoon.

Cream preparation:
- We will melt the wax and solid oils.
- Preheat the liquid oils with melted solid oils.
- Add water.
- We will add ethers.

How to do?
1. We put on a moderate fire ladle with boiling water, from above we will install a small bowl. Thus, the bowl is heated in a water bath.

2. Put the wax in a bowl, if we use it, when the wax melts to a liquid state, we put solid oils.

3. Add melted oils to the melted solid oils and wax. We mix it well with a spoon, after two minutes we remove it from the fire.

4. The water phase should have a temperature that is the same as the temperature of the heated oils. This can be achieved by adding to the oils brewed hot tea.

5. Remove the bowl with the oils from the ladle, and add the water phase from them one drop at a time, you can use the pipette, stir constantly at the same time. First, we stop the mixer from turning off, a high speed will lead to stratification.

6. When the aqueous phase is introduced into the oil, we interfere with small interruptions. In order to speed up the cooling, we will place the bowl in a bowl with a large bowl of cold water. We'll wait until the warm cream becomes cold.

7. Then add the esters to the cream, pour into a tightly closed jar, store the cream in the refrigerator. We make a small amount of cream and use it for 5 or 7 days.

Tips for beginners
- In the beginning it is better to create a fat cream, there the percentage of water is small, the basis is made up of oils.
- You need to start with 3 or 4 ingredients and then it will be better to understand where the mistake is made.
- Do not be lazy and whisk the mixture until completely cooled.
- Observe the temperature conditions.
- Instead of water you can use decoctions of chamomile, brewed karkade tea, green tea.

Cream for dry skin
Take 3 tablespoons of cocoa butter, 2 tablespoons of orange tea, 120ml of avocado oil, 3 or 4 drops of essential rose and geranium essential oils.

Cream for oily skin
Take 2 tablespoons of cocoa butter, 90 ml of rapeseed or almond oil, 4 tablespoons of tea from basil or rosemary, 3 drops of essential oil of lavender.

Solid cream of Galena
Take 40 grams of almond oil, 40 grams of beeswax, 40 ml of rose water, 10 drops of rose essential oil.

Cream for dry and normal skin from persimmons
Let's use a tablespoon of persimmon fruit and a tablespoon of butter, add yolk and a teaspoon of honey until a homogeneous mass is obtained. We put on the face cream for half an hour, we remove the excess with a paper napkin.

Rowberry cream for aging skin
Razotrem 2 tablespoons kashitsy from the fruits of mountain ash ordinary with 2 tablespoons melted bone marrow, yolk, with one teaspoon and a teaspoon of vegetable oil. Continuously rub the mixture, adding to the mixture on a drop of a tablespoon of camphor alcohol.

Ivovy Cream
If the skin, aging and dry, the ashberry is better replaced by the flesh of quince, taken in the same amount. Everything else, we do and add, as in the previous recipe.

Stimulating cream
It is designed to prevent the formation of wrinkles and withering of the skin. Take a tablespoon of linseed oil, 3 yolks, 2 lemons, 200 ml of cream, a tablespoon of honey, 150 ml of camphor alcohol, 250 ml of boiled water. Yolks will be razed with butter, we will add cream. Separately, squeeze the juice of lemons, and cut the lemon peel into a glass jar, fill it with hot water, cover it and leave it for 1 or 2 hours. Infusion is filtered, mixed with honey and lemon juice. To a mixture of cream and yolks, stir constantly, add infusion and will very slowly camphor alcohol. All the mix, pour into a bottle, shake and bring the volume of content to 500 ml. We store in a dark, cool place, before use, we shake.

Mask for normal and dry skin
Take yolk, two tablespoons of cottage cheese, add olive oil, get a thick mass. We will put on the face for 20 minutes, then we will wash off with warm boiled water. Make masks 2 or 3 times a week.

Mask for dry skin
We will weld a piece of pumpkin in a small amount of water, stir and massage the mass with a teaspoon of fresh sour cream. Let's put the mask on for 20 minutes, and wash it with boiled warm water.

Mask for strengthening the skin, which tightens the skin
Chop the pulp of persimmons, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil and sour cream, a little starch or flour, so that the mask becomes thick. All the mix and put on the neck and face a thin layer for thirty minutes. Wash off with warm water, rinse with cold water, then apply any cream.

Now we know what is the preparation of cosmetic masks and creams at home. We know what creams, and what masks can be done at home. Masks and creams help to make your skin attractive and young.