Body cream at home

Our body needs constant care. Every day the epidermis is exposed to the negative influence of environmental factors. Harmful habits, improper lifestyle cause him serious harm, disrupting the structure of the skin. To maintain the beauty and prolong the youthfulness of the skin, use a cream. It is not necessary to buy a tool in the store: you can make a body cream at home.

A good quality cream can make the skin supple, smooth out wrinkles, give it elasticity and healthy color. Care for the skin of the body (arms, legs, face, neck) is needed after 25 years: this will significantly slow down the aging process and sagging of the skin.

Cream, prepared at home, has several advantages over the purchase.

• There are no preservatives and parabens. This product is safe, does not cause allergies or skin irritation. It is prepared exclusively from natural and useful components, it is selected for a particular case (from stretch marks, cellulite, for massage, tightening, from dry skin, for lifting, moisturizing, nourishing the epidermis cells).
• It has a democratic price: many of the components of the home tool are always at hand. (butter, sour cream, honey, propolis, egg yolk, etc.). Others can be bought for little money. Such cosmetics is a budget option, and the benefits of it are often much greater than from the purchased cream.
• Thanks to fresh natural ingredients, The cream will have a targeted effect on the cells of the dermis, ensuring maximum positive effect.
• Homemade cream is not difficult to cook, it will not take much time. This process is creative and fascinating. Changing the components of the mixture, you can choose a product for the skin with specific features (for excessively moist, oily, dry skin, combined). The number of components included in the recipe can be adjusted by selecting the most suitable option.
• As a rule, homemade drugs are not addictive. They have a cumulative effect and need course application to achieve the most positive result. Making homemade cosmetics will make skin care pleasant and rewarding.
• In addition to the cosmetic effect, using certain ingredients, you can make a product with healing properties to help get rid of skin diseases. (fungal infections, rashes, irritations, cracks, sunburn, weathering and frostbite).
• The consistency of home mixes varies and depends on the destination. (light and air souffle, moisturizing series liquid, nourishing cream more dense).
• To create homemade cosmetics do not need investments in expensive equipment. As a container for the preparation of tools you can use the existing kitchen containers.

Since there are no preservatives in the homemade cream, it quickly deteriorates and should be stored in a dark cool place (refrigerator). Such preparations are prepared in small portions, before use, if necessary, making the desired mixture.

Recipes cream varied. Their proportions and components depend on the specific task of care. Each tool has a directional effect, so you need to take into account the type of skin and type of tool.

The composition of the cosmetic cream includes various components.. It depends on its purpose.

• Moisturizing. Creams of this series are performed on a water basis (decoction or infusion of herbs). They have a light texture, absorbed completely without feeling a greasy film. Such products are intended for dehydrated, dry and prone to flaking skin, restores water balance and nourishes the cells with life-giving moisture.

• Nutrition. The basis of this tool is fat, its texture is dense, it is absorbed slowly. This cosmetics is indicated for the nutrition of dull, lifeless skin of the body, giving a beautiful appearance and velvety. This cream is usually used before bedtime.

• Softening. Homemade cell softening mixtures are very effective. More often they are used twice a day and have a directed effect on the cells, restoring their structure.

• Protection. Cosmetic preparations with a protective function are characterized by the presence of a light film when applied to the skin of the body. It prevents the loss of moisture, cell damage under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, frost, wind, aggressive household chemicals.

• Treatment. The effect of such creams is aimed at certain skin problems of the body (itching, rash, fungus, cracks, frostbite, burn). They have a healing effect, relieve inflammation of the skin, relieve the skin from the stratum corneum, reduce pain during cracks, cure wounds.

• Rejuvenation. Anti-aging series is designed to maintain youthful skin. Such creams make the dermis taut, supple. They smooth small wrinkles of wrinkles and are their prevention, restoring skin elasticity.

• Against pigmentation. A line aimed at smoothing skin tone, reducing the appearance of age spots and minor scars. Such tools need course application.

• Scrubs. A series designed to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin. The use of such tools improves blood circulation, they are a tool to combat cellulite and its prevention, make the skin smooth and silky.

Each homemade cream consists of several ingredients. It must have a base, active ingredients and additional substances. Such cosmetics contain:

• Butters: 50% of the total (solid oils necessary to maintain a solid consistency at room temperature).
• Vegetable oils (liquid, with proportions of 50/50 with solid form a cream souffle texture).
• Essential oils (added to the cream while it is in the liquid phase, giving a pleasant aroma, soothing the skin).
• Filtered water (boiled, purified). It is used in a moisturizing series, is the basis and solvent of such a cream. Its normal content is 60 - 85% of the total.
• Emulsifiers (glycerin, lanolin, beeswax) - are an essential component of any cream. Thanks to them, the texture of the tool remains stable, uniform.
• Extracts, Vitamins (active additives of plant origin make the cream effective, saturating the cells with beneficial substances).
• Additional components (honey, propolis, menthol), beneficial effects on the skin. They can cool, soothe, reduce itching, inflammation, and have an antibacterial effect.

Making a cream with your own hands is easy. To make it at home, you will need the following devices:

• tanks for heating and whipping;
• storage container;
• kettle (for moisturizers);
• a whisk (spoon) - for stirring;
• mixer (for whipping).

The technology of preparation of the cream is quite simple.Tara is sterilized with boiling water or alcohol. The solid components are crushed with a knife, heated on a water bath until completely dissolved, then mixed with other ingredients, adding essential oils and emulsifiers at the end.

When mixing with a spoon, the texture of the cream is more dense, if an air mass is needed, it is better to use a small mixer. After preparation means it needs to be removed in a cool dark place. You can use it in two days.

Moisturize body will help cucumber cream. The wax (10 grams) is mixed with almond oil (40 ml), heated in a water bath until completely dissolved. Then add peeled cucumber, ground into mush, and purified water (40 ml). The resulting mixture is put on the fire for half an hour, cooled and whipped with a mixer. Keep the product in the refrigerator.

You can make the most and anti-cellulite cream, selecting components based on the characteristics of the skin type. A simple recipe does not require additional manipulation and heating. You will need the usual children's cream, essential oils of orange, cinnamon and juniper (1 drop each) and 5-6 pounded mummy tablets. The ingredients are mixed in a sterilized container, then the mass is transferred to a glass container and tightly closed with a lid.

See the following video for a recipe for anti-cellulite cream.

This cream has a beneficial effect on the skin, making the procedure pleasant and relaxing. The mixture consists of cocoa powder (half a cup), honey (1/4 cup) and two tablespoons of lanolin. Honey and lanolin are melted in a water bath, mixed, cocoa powder is added to them. After the mass has cooled, it is removed in the refrigerator.

The simplest recipe of this cream consists of vaseline and aloe juice in proportions (1: 2). The mixture is ground to a homogeneous mass. It is applied to the skin for 20 minutes.

To smooth wrinkles, rejuvenate the skin and restore the integrity of the skin, you can with the help of lifting cream with sea buckthorn. Sea buckthorn berries (3 large spoons) are scalded with boiling water and crushed to obtain a slurry. It is supplemented with royal jelly, vitamins A and B (2 drops each), grape seed oil (1/2 teaspoon). For ease of application, you can add a little baby cream.

See the video below for the recipe for sea buckthorn anti-wrinkle cream.

To exfoliate dead skin cells of the epidermis, you can prepare a scrub of sugar (2 cups), shower gel (0.5 cups) and moisturizing oil (1/4 cup). You can use any oil: coconut, olive, cosmetic, baby. The ingredients are mixed until a homogeneous mass. If the consistency seems liquid, add a little more sugar (the texture should be a paste).

The recipe for making sugar body scrub, see the following video.

Homemade body cream is one of the most discussed topics related to body skin care. He has a large list of recipes and enthusiastic responses. This tool effectively helps to preserve the natural beauty of the skin, get rid of certain problems and restore derma health.

Homemade cream is recognized as a good cosmetic product that helps to care for body skin. He is an excellent makeup with visible results.