Other causes of swelling may be: the manifestation of allergies, sinusitis, overfatigue, lack of trace elements and vitamins, late supper, certain diets, extreme heat, alcohol abuse and so on. Sometimes there is swelling in healthy people. If swelling occurs regularly, you need to see a doctor who will identify the cause and prescribe the treatment.
General recommendations
Drink at least 8 glasses of clean water. The amount of water is calculated by your weight, 30 kg of water per 1 kg of weight. If a person weighs 50 kg, you need to drink one and a half liters of water. This amount can wash out sodium from the body. Not everyone can drink so much water, we replace it with herbal tea with honey or unsweetened tea. Some herbs are useful for edema and are a diuretic - a bear's eye, corn stigmas and others. Bay leaf will help to remove excess of those salts from the body, which can contribute to edema. We put 4 leaves in a glass of boiling water and drink a tablespoon the whole day. It is better to sleep on a low hard cushion for 8 hours. Often the cause of edema may be a late supper.
Fighting edema of the eyelids and faces
There are many ways to combat edema of the eyelids and face. It is not always possible to remove edema with a foundation. To avoid edema, the night nourishing cream should be applied 2 hours before bedtime and after 20 minutes remove the excess cream with a napkin.
Folk Remedies for Facial Puffiness
- Mask for 15 minutes of wiped raw potatoes perfectly removes the swelling of the face.
- Will remove puffiness and a napkin moistened in a strong tincture of green tea, it is held on the face for 15 minutes, in addition, it increases the tone of the skin.
- Cosmetic masks from edemas contain algae, minerals, vitamins A, C, E, dirt, bioactive additives. If there is a horsetail in the mask, it is able to tone the skin, and plant components such as ivy and guarana, stimulate lymphatic drainage and microcirculation. These components give the skin firmness and tonus, relieve the skin of excess water. Anti-mask masks are done three times a week, the course of this mask is from 10 procedures, it is applied on massage lines and held for 15 minutes. Now on sale there are fabric masks, impregnated with the necessary composition, they cover the skin areas and penetrate deep into the layers of the skin. This mask is applied to the previously cleaned skin.
- Those who do not suffer (sinusitis, sinusitis), from morning swelling help ice cubes from decoction of pink petals, sage, calendula, celandine, cornflower, chamomile and other herbs. With these herbal ice cubes, each time wipe your face as soon as you see the edema.
- Sometimes facial massage helps against edema. It can be done both at home and in the beauty salon. When the face is massaged, it is patted, nibbled, stroked, alternating movements along the massage lines. Always massage movements start from the center to the periphery, then from top to bottom along the forehead, under the eyes, from the nose to the temples, along the lower zygomatic arch, and you can not stretch the skin very much. With a massage in the skin, the circulation of lymph and blood is restored, the metabolism improves, all this causes the excess fluid to escape. The duration of the massage is 15 minutes. The best effect can give a compress or a cooling mask applied after the massage.
- If you have the means and time, you can use the services of cosmetologists. Of course, before addressing them, exclude the causes of swelling, which may be associated with health. In cosmetic salons, modern procedures solve many problems and relieve the swelling of the face. Apply a variety of hardware methods, they are selected for each client, use lymphatic drainage, special masks, professional massage with edema of the face.