Colorless henna for face

Traditional recipes of beauty and health have never ceased to be relevant, but now they are becoming more and more popular. The secret of this success lies in the ease of use, health safety and affordable price.

Henna is an element of folk recipes that came to us from Eastern culture. It is well known to many as a hair dye that has beneficial and nourishing properties. However, few people know that there is a special type of this substance that can be successfully used for the daily care of your face.

The main features of henna are in its origin. This ecological pure powder, which is obtained by processing natural components, was known in the times of ancient Egypt. Even then henna was used as a basis for cosmetic preparations, and also as a dye.

The most popular of these is the recipe for a nourishing and rejuvenating facial mask. It is known that in a similar way, women from Asian regions have been caring for their beauty for many generations. Until now, henna remains the main secret of the youth of girls from India. In the same place henna is often used as a natural dye or element of decorative cosmetics.

Of course, the benefits of henna, through which she gained such fame, is in its composition. Today we can assume that it has been studied thoroughly. However, even this does not allow manufacturers of cosmetics to reproduce the synthetic analogue of this extraordinary powder. The fact is that the majority of substances entering it are unique natural materials, which have no analogues yet:

• Substance is fisalene, which represents most of the components of henna, has a calming effect. It can be compared with many anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Chrysophanol - A unique component of henna, which affects microbes and fungus. This makes cosmetics based on lavsonia leaf powder a unique remedy for acne and any inflammatory or purulent skin diseases.
• Rutin can be used to strengthen the walls of small blood vessels and capillaries.
• Emodin in many ways similar to the above fisana. It not only enhances its effectiveness, but also has an independent local anti-inflammatory effect and can act as an antiseptic component.
• Part of henna ceaxanthin plays the role of a soft but fairly effective abrasive.
• Betaine - a unique natural moisturizer that easily penetrates through the cells of the dermis and contributes to the improved nutrition of deep tissues.
• A small amount was found in the colorless henna. natural carotenewhich becomes active when released into the skin tissue. He returns her natural color (being a pigment substance).
• Henna powder contains more different vitamins and minerals, which are necessary for the nutrition of the dermis.

Immediately it is worth noting that the composition of such a substance has no coloring components. The carotene present is only a natural pigment and takes on an active form only after it reaches the skin.

Because of this, henna is considered one of the few effective cosmetic products that can be used by women suffering from frequent allergic reactions.

Another valuable advantage of henna over other synthetic or natural products is that it can be used absolutely for any skin type. There are the following indications for the use of colorless henna (depending on the existing problems):

• For dry skin, the main problems are peeling and itching. The dermis is prone to rapid loss of fluid, therefore, before other types of fades, wrinkles form on it. Any mask based on colorless henna with various nutritional supplements will help prevent such changes. Components in the composition will help eliminate itching and other unpleasant symptoms. A thin protective film will form on the surface of the skin, which will give it a pleasant velvety structure and will also prevent rapid loss of water.
• Oily skin suffers from excessive production of sebum. Excess fat can accumulate in the enlarged skin pores, often resulting in inflammatory and purulent diseases of the dermis. Henna is able not only to clean it and remove dirt, but also to stabilize the work of the sebaceous and sweat glands, thereby fixing the result for a long time.
• For problem skin type, a complex care product is necessary. It must combine not only moisturizing and nutrition, but also a delicate cleaning of the dermis and antibacterial effect. The advantage of colorless henna in this case is indisputable, because this remedy is unique (compared to many other cosmetic masks) and is able to provide all the necessary effects.
• Henna for the face can be used even for normal skin, which has no visible defects. Vitamins and microelements contained in it will have a mild preventive effect on the dermis, which will allow you to rejuvenate it, maintain a healthy and well-groomed appearance for many years.

It is believed that henna can not harm the body. However, before using it, it is strongly recommended to test for an allergic reaction. It does not matter whether you make the mask yourself or use the finished “store” product. It is enough to put a small smear of the finished mask on the skin of the brush and wait about 15-20 minutes.

In pure form, it is a white powder mass, which must be diluted and brought to a suitable texture so that it serves as the basis for a cosmetic mask. Some manufacturers offer ready-made dry mixes, in which henna was originally combined with other additives, but this is not entirely true.

To bring the product to readiness, it is necessary to fill it with clean boiled water and keep the mixture in the tank under the lid for about 15-20 minutes. Instead of water, it is recommended to use various herbal decoctions - for example, chamomile, nettle, sage.

Apply a mask can only be on pre-cleansed skin. Be sure to wash off any cosmetics, even if it was used only for hygienic purposes. The face should be washed (even if there are no foreign agents on it), since there can always be remnants of dust, dirt and sebum on the surface of the epidermis.

Never put on a mask for more than 20 minutes. Such a period of time is enough to ensure that all the useful components completely penetrate the skin. If the product dries out in a shorter period of time, then it is best to immediately wash it off, otherwise it may provoke tightness.

Before buying a product, be sure to pay attention to its composition.There are quite a few manufacturers who put too many foreign components in the composition, and such a powder is no longer suitable for making a natural mask. Natural Iranian colorless or white henna, which consists only of natural, processed dry leaves and stems of lawsonia, is very popular. This foundation receives mostly positive reviews all over the world, as the masks prepared with its use quite quickly demonstrate the first results.

The classic use of henna powder is a mask based on it without any additives. The fact is that this substance in itself contains a lot of useful components, therefore it practically does not need any additives. This recipe is well suited for normal skin, as well as for oily and dry type of dermis, if at the time of use it does not suffer from pronounced inflammatory or purulent processes.

Apply the mask to a sufficiently thick layer (on the entire surface of the face). Do not keep longer than 20 minutes. If the top layer dries out too quickly, it can be slightly sprinkled with warm water from a spray bottle. After the procedure, rinse off the mask with warm water and treat the skin with oily soothing cream.

Useful will be recipes in which natural additives are used to achieve the best effect:

• A moisturizing mask is suitable for dry skin. Fat sour cream and olive oil (in proportions of 2: 1: 1) should be added to the finished henna mixture.
• To effectively clean the oily skin, you can add a little kefir to the prepared base. Such a tool provides a rather deep (and at the same time delicate) effect of peeling.
• You can achieve an impressive whitening effect, which will help get rid of unwanted age spots and freckles. Fresh parsley juice should be added to the colorless henna mixture ready for application. To get a good result, you should carry out procedures with such masks for several months (three times a week).
• The easiest and most reliable way to add additional properties to the henna mask is to add essential oils to it. Remember that such substances are very concentrated, so no more than a couple of drops should be added to one tablespoon of the base. The final result will depend entirely on what kind of oil you decide to use. So, for example, tea tree soothes the skin and solves the problem with inflammation, the rose tree will moisturize it, but the lemon essential oil will give the mask a more pronounced whitening effect.

See the following video for the recipe for making colorless henna face mask.