There are three main types of facial skin: dry, oily and combination. Each of them needs its own special care so that the skin for many years retains its freshness and healthy color. Since ancient times, the most effective way to care for the face were masks based on natural ingredients. If you do not have money for a beautician, and there is no confidence in the preparations on the shelves in the stores, you can maintain beauty with home masks from improvised ingredients.
Features of combination skin
Combination skin type - This is the most common type of facial skin, which is characterized by a fat T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) and dry cheeks. The cause of fat content is excessive production of the hormone testosterone by the body, which is why the mixed type is more common in adolescents. In adults, the skin is often of the normal type.
Sebaceous glands in the T-zone secrete excess sebum, therefore it is in these areas that clogging of the pores with dirt and dust most often occurs, acne and acne appear.
Combined skin type is considered the most difficult to care for, since dry and oily areas require a different approach.
Having a combined skin type, you can not use one care product on the entire face. Dry skin does not have enough moisture, while for oily skin you need to use other means.
Masks, especially homemade ones, are harmless to chemicals sold on the shelves in shops and pharmacies. However, they are also not recommended to be applied to the entire face. The ingredients used in masks have a different effect. For this reason, several types of facial products are distinguished: cleansing, nourishing, moisturizing, exfoliating, toning, against acne and blackheads, against wrinkles.
Moisturizing Mask Recipes
Moisturizing is important for our skin, because if the skin does not have enough moisture, it will become dry and peel off. Derma needs hydration and nutrition in the autumn-winter period, when there is a deficiency of vitamins and cold winds blow.
Masks for dry skin at home are designed to soften the skin, moisturizing it and filling it with nutrients.
However, do not apply a moisturizing mask only on dry areas of the face. In one day, make such a mask, the next you can make a mask to normalize the work of the sebaceous glands. You will quickly feel and see the result of home masks.
Curd mask
The best nutritious and anti-aging face masks at home for combination facial skin are made on the basis of cottage cheese, plus they also have a whitening effect. This method is suitable for everyone.Moisturizing, nourishing and good exfoliating result is the main feature.
Cottage cheese recipes:
- In order to prepare the mixture, add another dairy product to the curd: milk, whey or sour cream. Apply the finished consistency to the dry part of the epidermis. After 15 minutes, rinse with warm water.
- You will need cottage cheese, honey and carrot juice. Mix together one teaspoon of honey and three teaspoons of cottage cheese, mix. Add a few drops of carrot juice, mix again. Beat the mixture until frothy. After 15 minutes remove the mask with a cotton pad dipped in cold milk.
This is a unique technique for maintaining beauty, because fatty cottage cheese can be used for dry skin, and fat-free - for oily.
Cabbage
Cabbage home mask in addition to hydration well eliminates comedones and various rashes, which occurs due to the content of iodine in it.
For cooking masks will need:
- Cabbage leaves;
- Young potatoes;
- 1 tsp olive or corn oil
Grind potatoes and cabbage leaves on a grater so that both ingredients have one tablespoon each. Mix the mixture and add oil heated in a water bath to it. You need to get rid of the cosmetic product after 20 minutes with the help of warm water.
With semolina porridge
If semolina is present in your diet, then you can use it for beauty. Cereal grains even out the relief and tone of the face, removing the stratum corneum of the epidermis.
To make such a mask take 25 grams of cooked semolina and mix with 15 grams of any oil. Add 10 ml of honey, mix and pour 1 tbsp. a spoonful of grape juice. The mask should be washed off after 15-20 minutes.
The result of the use of moisturizing masks you can notice after two weeks. The skin will become softer and fresher.
Nourishing masks for combination skin
The body needs nutrients to stay healthy. This also applies to the dermis. In the cold season, she lacks vitamins that are responsible for the condition and color of the skin. Recipes of facial masks at home are able to smooth facial wrinkles, prevent aging and heal microcracks obtained from the sharp contrast of cold and warm air.
With potatoes
Because of its nutritional value, potatoes are widely used not only in cooking, but in cosmetology. There are many recipes for making masks using this product. The mixtures that are made with it, it is useful to apply both in winter and in summer.
For the first recipe you will need:
- Potatoes;
- Chicken or quail egg;
- Olive oil.
Cooking:
- Grate potatoes on a grater;
- Beat the egg and add to the gruel;
- Add olive oil and mix;
- Apply a thick layer on the surface of the face and wait 15 minutes.
After washing with water of a pleasant temperature, it is recommended to apply a face cream.
The second recipe includes:
- Potatoes;
- Milk;
- Chicken Yolk
- Vegetable oil.
Order of preparation:
- Boil potatoes and soften to a consistency similar to mashed potatoes;
- Add one yolk and dilute the mixture with a teaspoon of vegetable oil (preferably olive for cosmetic purposes);
- Pour everything into a small glass of milk and mix until a homogeneous mass is formed;
- Smooth the mask over the face with a thin layer and wait 20 minutes.
Potato has not only anti-aging properties, so it is perfect for any age.
With carrots
Carrots are an indispensable vegetable for combination skin care cosmetics. The vitamins found in carrots do a good job with the stratum corneum of the epidermis, relieve peeling and nourish.
Recipe for carrot-based masks.Mix a tablespoon of sour cream and yolk, then add chopped carrots (in a blender or on a grater) to the mixture. Stir and apply a thin layer on the skin for 15 minutes.
For another recipeUse the following ingredients:
- Carrot;
- 1 tsp starch;
- Yolk;
- Cranberry juice (3-5 drops).
Preparation: grate the carrots on a fine grater, then mix with all other products. Cover the face with a homogeneous mass with massage movements and leave for 15 minutes.
Vitamin mask
Lack of vitamins affects winter in our body. Nutrients cease to be supplied in the proper amount, which harms the immune system and skin condition. Vitamin masks will help take care of yourself in a given period of time:
- From any berries, prepare mashed potatoes, then mix one tablespoon with cottage cheese, also in the amount of 1 tbsp. spoons. Stir the mixture well and smooth it over the face with an even layer, after 20 minutes. rinse with warm water.
- To prepare another mask, it is advisable to purchase freshly squeezed lemon juice. Mix 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 2 tsp. honey. To the consistency, add a tablespoon of yogurt and vitamin E in the form of oil, which is sold in the pharmacy. Mix everything thoroughly and apply for 20 minutes.
The mask with lemon juice can cause allergic rashes, so before applying it, check it on the bend of the elbow. If skin reactions do not follow, you can apply to the face.
Make nourishing masks is necessary regardless of age and skin type. They are light in consistency, but have a visible effect.
Cleaning masks at home
Cleansing is the most important step in skin care. The epidermis is daily exposed to dust and dirt from the outside; in addition, the excess fat generated also clogs the pores, preventing the skin from breathing freely.
Acne, blackheads, black spots - this is not only ugly, but also an unpleasant problem. The mask for oily skin is aimed at correcting this kind of flaws.
Egg white mask
Protein narrows the pores, normalizing the secretion of sebaceous glands. The best remedy for combination skin is a mask with egg white and lemon, which has bactericidal and whitening properties.
Cooking:add 1 teaspoon of honey to the protein whipped to a foamy state and mix. Dilute the egg-honey mass with a teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice and two or three drops of vegetable oil. The mask should be kept no longer than 10 minutes.
Egg-protein masks should be washed off with warm or slightly cool water.
A simpler version of the mask with the same proportions is whipped protein mixed with lemon juice.
Milk oat mask
Oatmeal is often used in creating cosmetic masks. It is safe and rich in trace elements. Oatmeal also contains vitamins B, C, E and mineral components, such as: chromium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, iodine, etc. Our great-grandmothers noticed the result of using inexpensive porridge, and women of our time are more than once convinced of the benefits of oatmeal.
The cleansing effect of oatmeal brings in conjunction with dairy products:
- Recipe number 1. Combine the oatmeal in the blender with milk. Distribute the thick mass evenly over the face and leave for 30 minutes. However, if there are inflammations in the fat zone, replace the milk with a decoction of chamomile.
- Recipe number 2.Mix 20 grams of oatmeal, 10 ml of honey and 30 ml of kefir. Apply the mixture in massaging movements on the face and, after waiting 15-20 minutes, rinse with cool water.
Oatmeal flakes cleanse the skin, rejuvenate it and saturate it with nutrients.
Yeast
Vitamins in yeast affect blood circulation and metabolism in cells. Masks based on yeast nourish, moisturize, cleanse and rejuvenate well, making the skin supple. The most popular recipes:
- Mask of yeast and sour cream: Mix 20 g of yeast with sour cream (or milk) until gruel forms and apply on face. Wash off after 20 minutes with room temperature water.
- Mask of yeast and yogurt.20 g of dry yeast pour warm chamomile broth, then add 2 tsp. yogurt and a couple drops of lavender essential oil. After 15 minutes, rinse with warm water.
It is important to make cleansing masks, because a clean face is a healthy and beautiful face.Also, cleansed skin is better affected by other care products.
Drying and exfoliating masks
The surface layer of the skin is always updated, but over the years it is more difficult for him to do. It is necessary to get rid of dead cells to normalize the work of the epidermis. Exfoliating masks help reduce pigmentation, remove the stratum corneum, and improve blood circulation.
Berry mask
If peeling is caused by external factors, such as weather, then berry masks will cope with this. You need to do them twice a week, changing recipes. The following berries are included in the masks against peeling: mountain ash, rosehip, strawberries, currants, raspberries, sea buckthorn, viburnum.
The most effective means for exfoliating:
- Recipe number 1.Sea buckthorn juice mixed with 1 tbsp. persimmon spoon, which is previously crushed to a puree consistency. Add a teaspoon of honey and aloe juice. The last ingredient is egg yolk. Mix everything thoroughly and distribute with massaging movements on the face. Wait 15-20 minutes.
- Recipe number 2.Squeeze 1 tbsp of strawberries l juice. Add 1 teaspoon of cosmetic oil and milk powder. Hold the mask for 15 minutes.
Orange
Orange is rich in vitamins. It makes the skin supple, returns a healthy color, removes harmful substances from the body.
The preparation of the simplest mask from this citrus fruit involves combining the crushed peel of an orange (or its juice) and sour cream in equal proportions. The mixture should be washed off after 15 minutes with warm water.
With apple and honey
Everyone knows the versatility of such a simple fruit as an apple. It contains iron, potassium, vitamin A, K, C, B9, fruit acids and tannins. An apple mask for combination skin to nourish cells is the best way to restore freshness and a natural glow.
For the mask you will need the following ingredients:
- ½ finely grated apple without a peel;
- Honey 1 tbsp. l;
- Egg yolk;
- Flaxseed oil 1 tsp.
Mix apple, honey and yolk in a single mass. Add flax oil and mix. Wash off the mask with warm water after 25 minutes. After an exfoliating mask, the skin breathes easier, which favorably affects the appearance of its owner.
Combination skin tonic masks
Toning face masks have a lot of advantages, namely:
- Improve blood circulation;
- Returns a healthy skin tone;
- Regulate metabolism.
The epidermis of each type needs them. You can do them often enough, but better with interruptions of two days. Berries and vegetables do a good job of toning at home.
With cucumber
The mask of the laid out cucumber circles acts as a tonic and moisturizer.
The mask with cucumber and apple moisturizes, tones, and also has an exfoliating effect. To do this, grate the ingredients with the skin in equal amounts and mix. Hold the mixture for about 15 minutes.
Toning masks give the skin a refreshing, healthy look, filling the epidermis with useful vitamins.
With cognac
A noble alcoholic drink is useful not only for ingestion, but also has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin and hair.
To prepare the mask, the following ingredients are used:
- Cognac 1 tbsp. l;
- Egg;
- Sunflower oil 1 tbsp. l;
- Lemon juice 1 tsp
Beat the egg, adding a little oil, cognac and lemon juice, while still stirring. Distribute the mass evenly on the surface of the face and wait 30 minutes. Wash off the mask with cool water or cold hibiscus infusion.
Acne masks for combination skin
Acne cleansing masks for combination skin at home are in great demand and interest not only in women of Balzac age, but also in adolescents. Any facial mask is very easy to prepare at home:
- Recipe number 1. It will take 1 tbsp. yogurt, 1 tablespoon yeast and a pinch of soda, mix everything. Hold for 20 minutes and then rinse with warm water.
- Recipe number 2. Chamomile is known to everyone for its anti-inflammatory properties.One tablespoon of pharmacy chamomile is poured 2 tbsp. tablespoons of boiled water, after which you need to let it brew for 15 minutes. Apply a thick mixture on the face for half an hour. Rinse with cool water and spread face moisturizer.
- Recipe number 3. Mix one tablespoon of ground nut in the form of flour (buy one or grind it in a coffee grinder) with oatmeal crushed into powder (1 tbsp. L). Add 25 g of honey and 2 drops of tea tree oil extract. Beat two chicken yolks and add to the bulk. Stir and apply on face, keep no longer than 15 minutes.
Do not forget about the cosmetic procedure, which is common at all times to narrow pores - a combination of steaming and washing with cold water. It is best to use blue clay during vitamin deficiency, namely in the spring.
Anti Wrinkle Masks
The appearance of wrinkles is a natural process that occurs with a person. Masks against wrinkles can not only smooth them, but also prevent the appearance for many years. At home, the preparation of an anti-aging skin care product can begin after forty years.
Wrinkle mask
Effective masks, after applying which a noticeable result will be visible, can be easily and quickly prepared at home. Among them are recipes:
- With cognac. In equal proportions (1 teaspoon) mix cognac, nourishing cream and aloe juice. Apply the resulting mixture to the face for 10 minutes. Wash off with cool water.
- With porridge.Mix 15 g of oatmeal porridge with 5 g of coconut oil and 5 g of cocoa powder. Put the mass on a pre-steamed face for 30 minutes, then rinse with warm water. Use every other day for a week.
- With beer and semolina porridge. To prepare the mask you will need 2 tbsp. tablespoons of beer, 2 tbsp. tablespoons semolina, 100 ml of milk, 1 tbsp. spoon of nettle leaves, 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil. Cook semolina in milk, mix with chopped nettles, beer and butter, cover for 5 minutes. Apply warm mixture to your face for 30 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
After applying homemade masks, you will forget about wrinkles, and the skin will look fresh and supple.
Beauty and health are in the hands of every lady, and if you do not have the opportunity to go to expensive beauty salons, you can well pamper yourself with nutritious mixtures at home from those products that you have in the refrigerator. The effect of applying masks prepared at home is not inferior to purchased.
