If our body is protected by clothing, then the face remains always open, therefore it is exposed to negative environmental factors.
In addition, after a certain age, the skin quickly loses moisture, subcutaneous fat begins to disappear. This is one of the main reasons for the appearance of the first wrinkles.
To keep skin young and fresh, regular treatments are needed to remove dead skin cells, nourish it, and improve blood circulation.
Find effective ways to rejuvenate your skin and read helpful tips to keep your skin beautiful and youthful.
Regular washing for skin rejuvenation
One of the simplest facial skin care products is good quality water. Water washes dead cells of the corneal layer, cleanses the skin from dust, dirt, sweat and grease.
With the right approach, daily bathing can become not only a hygienic procedure but also a healing one. In order to preserve the youth of the skin, practice washing your face by combining water. Rinse your face several times with warm water and then with cold water. Warm water dilates pores, while cold water narrows them. However, it is not recommended to wash your face with very cold or very hot water. When exposed to low temperatures, the skin becomes dry and begins to melt. Hot water leads to constant vasodilation, and the skin becomes very sensitive to cold.
If you have dry skin, wash your face with mild water at room temperature. It is recommended to use a facial cleanser no more than once a week. Exceptions are special foams and gels with therapeutic effect, specially designed for dry skin.
For oily skin, you can use any cleanser 2 times a week: morning and evening. After washing, apply a nourishing cream on the skin and after 20-30 minutes, remove the residue with a paper towel.
For normal skin, alternating baths with clean warm and cold water are sufficient. But even normal skin requires a little care. Washing with boiling water of medicinal herbs is very useful. Once a week, wash your face with a decoction or wipe with a swab dipped in warm water.
Simple folk remedies
For dry skin, washing and compresses from a decoction of chamomile, violets, rose petals, mint, lavender, ginseng root, parsley and fennel will be helpful. Pour 200 g of boiling water over a tablespoon of any of these ingredients. The resulting broth should be insist for 20 minutes, strain, cool.
For oily skin, a decoction of chamomile, St. John's wort, horsetail, yarrow, plantain leaves, cornflowers, nettles, mushrooms, eucalyptus leaves is suitable.
For normal skin, you can use almost any herbal decoction, as each ingredient perfectly nourishes the skin, giving it a healthy look.
Rejuvenating face masks
Facial masks show excellent rejuvenation results. To make a homemade mask, you need white clay and serum. Dilute the ingredients to a thick consistency of sour cream, place on skin for 15 minutes, then rinse with water. If you have dry skin - after this procedure, moisturize the face with a moisturizing lotion.
For oily skin, you can prepare a mask of cucumber, lemon and oatmeal. Chop 1 cucumber, add 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 100 grams of oatmeal. Dilute the mixture with chamomile broth, whey or boiled water. Apply on cleansed skin for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Massage to improve skin structure
You can rejuvenate your face with a special massage. This ensures normalization of blood circulation, removes keratinized skin particles.
Massage improves skin elasticity, improves color and texture.
Twice a week after cleansing the skin, lightly tap the face with your fingertips for 2-3 minutes. It is better to start from the forehead, in the direction from the eyebrows to the temples.
After that, cook the upper cheeks from the nose to the temples. Then rub the cheeks with the palms of the hands from the lips to the ears and massage the chin with the back of the hand.
The final stage of the massage is a light stroke of the fingertips all over the face.
The massage procedure increases blood circulation and stimulates the production of its own collagen, helps skin cells to receive beneficial substances.
Peeling for effective cleansing
Facial exfoliation can be performed once a week. To do this, you do not need to visit salons, because you can perform this procedure at home. Facial cleansing is performed with a cleanser. You can cook it yourself. The most popular cleansing ingredients are coffee and sea salt.
Add a pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, a teaspoon of sugar, 2-3 drops of lavender oil to the coffee grounds. Stir the mixture well, put on face, rinse after 10 minutes with warm water. For normal to dry skin, mix 1 tablespoon of sea salt with egg yolk and sour sauce. Massage on face, rinse after 10-15 minutes. For oily skin, replace sour cream with any other fermented milk product - serum, kefir, low-fat sour cream.
Remember that facial rejuvenation is impossible without changes in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. For the skin to be young and cleansed, it is necessary to give up bad habits as well as diversify the diet with vitamins and minerals. The diet should contain foods that contain carotene, vitamin A and fiber.