The cosmetics industry develops tons of masks, offering them both for professional salons and for home use.However, face masks made from natural ingredients, prepared at home, will always be preferable to factory-made options.
After 25 years, girls should start taking care of their face and not just wash it with clean water, but also nourish it with various masks.Otherwise, inadequate care will manifest itself in early expression wrinkles and a noticeable deterioration in skin condition.
What types of face masks are there?
Typically, face masks are classified according to the effect they provide.There are types of masks:
- nourishing, moisturizing, toning and cleansing - they are designed for constant care and maintenance of the skin in ideal condition;
- anti-inflammatory, whitening, anti-rosacea - this group of masks successfully fights obvious skin imperfections;
- anti-aging, lifting masks - belong to the anti-aging group and help tighten the skin of the face.
How to determine your skin type
Before choosing a face mask, you need to determine your skin type.In classical cosmetology, it is customary to distinguish skin types:
- fatty,
- dry,
- normal,
- combined.
Since the needs of different skin differ markedly, a homemade face mask should be selected depending on what type you have.
As a rule, there are no problems with this, since girls are usually attentive to their appearance, and their skin type can be easily determined even by looking at themselves in the mirror.However, sometimes difficulties arise.Therefore, to accurately determine your skin type at home, wash your face using regular neutral soap and do not apply any products to it.
After about an hour and a half, apply a well-absorbing paper napkin tightly to your face.Carefully examine the napkin and evaluate the degree of oiliness of the skin:
- If there is a trace of sebum all over the surface of the napkin, it means that the skin is not tight at all, and you have an oily skin type.
- If there are no traces left on the napkin, but the skin does not peel off or feel tight, then your skin type is normal.
- If there are no greasy marks on the napkin, but you feel obvious tightness, then your skin is of the dry type.
- If your forehead, nose and chin are left with a greasy mark in the center of the napkin, and the skin in the area where your cheeks and temples are applied leaves no traces (dry or normal), then such an uneven distribution of fat content indicates a combined or mixed skin type.
Nourishing face masks at home
Nourishing masks are necessary to compensate for the lack of nutrients, vitamins and microelements in the skin.
Recipe No. 1.Nourishing mask for oily skin (honey)
For oily skin, a simple composition prepared from 2 teaspoons of honey, 20 drops of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of low-fat sour cream is ideal.Mix all ingredients in a bowl until smooth, apply the resulting mixture to your face.Keep it on for 20 minutes to half an hour, then rinse with warm water.
The mask will nourish the skin, give it an even color, radiance and beauty.
Recipe No. 2.Nourishing mask for dry skin
To nourish dry skin at home, take the following ingredients:
- 1 egg yolk,
- 2 teaspoons milk,
- 1 tablespoon of small oatmeal flakes.
Pour oatmeal with very warm milk, leave to soak a little (10-15 minutes).Beat the egg yolk with a fork and stir into the cereal.Apply the mixture to your face and leave for 20 minutes.
This soothing mask with deep penetration into the pores will nourish dry skin, relieve the feeling of tightness and flaking, making it soft and velvety.
Recipe No. 3.Nourishing mask for normal skin
It is a big misconception that normal facial skin does not need nutrition, care, or saturation with vitamins.A nourishing mask for normal skin based on grapes gently and gently cares for the skin and soothes it.
Crush 6-7 grapes of any white variety (in a pinch, black can also be used), remove all seeds and peels, combine the grape mass with 1 tablespoon of sour cream.Apply the mixture to your face, hold for 20-30 minutes, then rinse with warm water.The mask is so nourishing that it allows you to heal even skin irritations.
Moisturizing masks at home
Natural moisturizing face masks help maintain the skin's moisture balance.Most often, moisturizing is necessary in summer and spring, when, under the influence of ultraviolet radiation and ambient temperature, some of the moisture is lost from the surface layers of the skin.Even slight dehydration can lead to decreased skin elasticity, sagging and wrinkles.
Recipe No. 4.Moisturizing masks for oily skin
The following recipe will help moisturize oily skin.Beat 1 egg white and mix it with 20 ml of liquid honey until smooth.Add 1 heaped tablespoon of chopped oatmeal.Apply the mask to your face and leave for 20 minutes.Rinse off with warm water first, then rinse your face with cold water.You can replace the flakes with potatoes or starch, this will help tighten the pores and nourish the skin with useful substances.
Recipe No. 5.Moisturizing masks for dry skin
Dryness is perfectly eliminated with a curd mask.
Dry skin especially needs hydration, not only in summer and spring, but at any time of the year.Mix approximately 30 g of regular fat cottage cheese with 2 tablespoons of milk, heated to body temperature.Bring the mixture to a homogeneous consistency, without lumps.Apply the resulting mask to the skin for 15 minutes.Rinse off with warm water.
Recipe No. 6.Moisturizing masks for normal skin
To moisturize normal facial skin, use a grapefruit mask.To do this, mix the crushed pulp of two grapefruit segments with 1 egg yolk.Apply the mask to the skin for 15 minutes.Then rinse with warm water.
Toning and cleansing homemade face masks
Cleansing and toning masks have a general strengthening beneficial effect on the skin, activate subcutaneous blood circulation and cleanse the pores of the face from sebaceous secretions, giving it a youthful appearance.
Recipe No. 7.Toning mask for oily skin
Oily skin is perfectly toned by a white clay mask.To prepare it, dilute 2 tablespoons of white clay in cold boiled water, add 1 egg white, 3-4 drops of lemon juice and 5 ml of honey.The resulting homogeneous mass should resemble sour cream in consistency.Apply the mask to your face and wait until it dries completely.Wash off the clay mask with warm water as soon as it completely dries.
Recipe No. 8.Purifying mask for dry skin
Dry skin is noticeably improved and cleansed by the action of white clay.To prepare a mask at home, take 1 tablespoon of white clay, 2 times as much milk and 5 ml of honey.Mix until smooth and apply to face.After 10-15 minutes, rinse off the mask and finally use a moisturizer after cleansing.
Recipe No. 9.Toning mask for normal skin
Normal skin will quickly regain freshness and elasticity with a face mask made from lemon peel.Mix 1 yolk and 20 ml of low-fat sour cream, add the finely grated zest of 1 lemon.Keep the mask on your face for no more than 30 minutes.
Whitening homemade face masks
Many girls dream of getting rid of freckles and generally whitening their face.At home, whitening face masks will help lighten age spots, even age spots.
Recipe No. 10.Cucumber whitening mask is known to everyone due to its good effect.Finely grate a medium-sized cucumber (without seeds) and mix with your daily nourishing cream or sour cream.Apply the mixture to your face for 20 minutes.Rinse off with warm water.
Recipe No. 11.The next whitening face mask is quite liquid.At home, mix liquid honey and lemon juice in equal parts.Soak gauze pads in the resulting mixture, which you then place on your face.Keep it on for 15 minutes, then remove the wipes and gently rinse your face with water.
Anti-aging homemade face masks
Over time, the skin begins to age - this is an inevitable process.But when the first problematic wrinkles appear, you should not be discouraged, but include a rejuvenation procedure in your regular skin care.Regular use of rejuvenating collagen masks allows you to delay the appearance of new age-related changes on the skin of the face and smooth out existing small wrinkles.
Recipe No. 12.A homemade rejuvenating face mask made from aloe is extremely popular.Combine a tablespoon of the juice of this plant with the same volume of nourishing face cream and premium vegetable oil (preferably olive).Stir and apply the mask lukewarm, keep on your face for 10 minutes.
Recipe No. 13.In summer, you can make a mask from fresh plantain leaves.Grind the leaves into a paste and mix with honey in equal parts.If the mixture turns out too thick, like gelatin, dilute it slightly with water.Keep this paste on your face for at least 15 minutes.Remove it first with a damp swab, then rinse your face with cool water.And no botulinum toxin is needed.
Masks with a tightening effect for the face at home
The fight against sagging skin on the face requires constant attention from women over 30. Therefore, when the skin begins to fade, you need to arm yourself with time-tested products that will help smooth out the upper layer of the epidermis.
Recipe No. 14.This vitamin anti-aging face mask is prepared at home from pharmacy ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 1 heaped tablespoon of pink clay,
- 1 ampoule of vitamin A
- 30 ml of brewed green tea without flavoring.
Gently dilute the dry clay with tea and, stirring continuously, bring the mass to a homogeneous texture.Add vitamin A and apply the entire mixture to the skin.The mask lasts for 25 minutes.Regular use of this recipe restores skin elasticity and health.
This mask should be washed off with plenty of cool water.
Recipe No. 15.Natural and effective lifting can be observed in the white of a chicken egg.Beat one egg white into a strong foam and mix with two teaspoons of soaked oatmeal.The exposure time of the mask on the skin is 15 minutes.
According to the girls' reviews, there is a lifting effect: there is skin tightening.
How to properly apply a face mask at home
Before applying any mask, you should cleanse your face of decorative cosmetics with a gentle makeup remover.A refreshing gel usually completes the makeup removal procedure, but you can use additional peeling.
Preliminary exfoliation of dead cells is desirable for good penetration of all the substances that make up the mask into the facial skin, this will ensure its greatest effectiveness.The scrub can also be used at home, for example, using any coffee scrub recipe.
When applying masks, follow the general rules for homemade cosmetic compositions:
- The procedure for applying a mask cannot be done “on the run.”Put aside all household chores and spend half an hour just for yourself.
- Any effective homemade face masks must be prepared (mix ingredients) immediately before use.The remaining mass cannot be stored.
- All components of the mask must be of good quality, and ingredients such as sour cream, fruit, kefir, etc. must be fresh.
- Before applying the mask, your face must be cleansed as usual.Those with oily and combination skin will probably also need a preliminary exfoliating peel.After cleansing the skin, open its pores as much as possible; you can steam them over a bath or make a warm, damp compress.This will allow all the ingredients to be absorbed as much as possible and have the best effect.
- To keep your hair out of the way of your face, gather it in a bun and secure it with something.
- Depending on the consistency, the mask should be applied with clean hands, a brush, a gauze pad or a cotton pad.
- Most masks should be applied not only to the face, but also to the neck and décolleté area.An exception would be drying masks for oily facial skin, because in the décolleté area the skin is much drier.
- Apply the homemade mask along the massage lines, performing movements from the middle of the face to the temples.The exception is the skin directly around the eyes; there is no need to apply a mask to it.
- Rinse off the mask with clean water.It is better not to take it from the tap, but to prepare in advance a jug of boiled water, cooled to body temperature.
- After washing off the mask, do not wipe your face; gently blot away excess moisture with a clean towel.Apply a cream appropriate to your skin type to a damp face.
- Don't expect an immediate effect from the first procedure.Homemade face masks must be repeated regularly 1-3 times a week.The course duration must be at least 3 weeks.
Precautions when using homemade masks
For girls prone to allergies, before applying the prepared mask at home, be sure to perform a test on the wrist or the inside of the elbow.If signs of an allergic reaction occur, take an antihistamine and do not use this product.