Face masks for different seasons
Face skin - the most open place on the body. It is most exposed to the environment and needs care all year round. In winter, the negative effect of cold affects, after winter, the skin needs additional moisturizing and nourishing with vitamins. In the summer, protection against drying out and high temperatures is needed, and in the fall there is a need for recovery after a hot summer and protection from cold wind in wet weather. To bring the skin in order at any time of the year will help face masks.
You can take advantage of a variety of offers from the store. However, the composition prepared at home will be as natural as possible, will not contain preservatives and other harmful components. In addition, it can be prepared from products that are always at hand.
Varieties
Summer
In summer, the skin is exposed to the harmful effects of sunlight and is often contaminated due to the large amount of dust in the air. Therefore, masks are needed, mainly, cleansing and soothing.
The most affordable tool in the summer is a mask of cucumber. The easiest option is to take one medium cucumber, grate it or grind it with a blender, add a spoonful of sour cream there. Apply to face, lie down comfortably. This mask refreshes, removes puffiness, moisturizes and creates a healthy complexion.
If the problem of black spots is relevant in the summer, then a mask based on activated carbon and gelatin is the most accessible solution to the problem. Gelatin and activated carbon powder are mixed in cold water. On the steam bath, preheat the mixture, but do not bring to a boil. A warm mass should be applied evenly over the entire face. When it dries, remove the gelatinous film.
After the procedure, use a moisturizer.
Potatoes are another source of magnesium, iron and vitamin C, which have a beneficial effect on the skin. Mask based on boiled potatoes has a calming effect and is suitable if an important event in the morning and you need to have a great view. Medium-sized potato boil and knead, adding the yolk and a couple of tablespoons of cream.
Spread evenly on face and wait for 20 minutes.
For more on summer face masks, see the next video.
Autumn
In the fall, many vitamins are found in vegetables and fruits, so you should take care of their stock and on the skin. You need to prepare it for the coming changes in weather, rains, temperature extremes and gusting wind. Also, the skin needs adequate moisture.
The mask based on dill and vegetable oil is rich in vitamins A, E and C, PP, folic acid, contains iron, potassium and phosphorus. Well moisturizes, eliminates dryness and flaking on bad weather days. In a blender, chop the dill and add vegetable oil (preferably olive oil) to the consistency of pasta. Apply this paste on the face and rinse off after 15 minutes.
A banana mask cleanses and nourishes at the same time, and the microfibers of the fetus, as it were, polish the surface of the skin of the face, remove dead skin cells, making it beautiful, smooth and radiant. In cooking, it is simple: mash a banana with a fork, add a little lime juice and a spoonful of heavy cream. Apply with massaging movements. After half an hour, wash off.
In windy weather will save the mask on the basis of a raw apple. Chop an apple into puree, add a spoonful of honey and coconut oil. In addition to the face, it can be used on the lips, because they also need protection in the fall. Wash off after 20-25 minutes. After application, the effect of clarification and clarification is immediately noticeable.
Winter
If you do not live in warm tropical countries, winter dictates its rules of care. It is cold outside and the wind, and at home the air is dry, overheated by heating. Requires power and protection from temperature extremes.. But the moisture should be moderately, otherwise the excess moisture in the cold will create a feeling of cold and injure the skin, making its surface rough.
Here are a few homemade masks that will help the skin in the winter.
- Mix two tablespoons of olive oil, kefir and one yolk thoroughly, apply to washed face. Wash off with water in half an hour.
- Oatmeal pour strong green tea before the formation of gruel. Give a little cool, add a spoonful of honey. Put on face and neck for 20 minutes. After washing it is required to moisturize the skin with any cream.
- For chapped skin, there is an SOS mask that will help put everything in order. Mix in a jar of glycerin and 10 capsules of vitamin E. Apply every evening after washing. Apply a few days until the skin returns to normal.
Spring
In the spring, it is nice and warm, it warms the sun and there is no longer a need for “heavy” nourishing creams and masks. After winter, the skin needs cleansing and moisturizing to restore the feeling of freshness. Many nutritional formulations will help restore a healthy complexion.
The leader in cleansing is an oatmeal based mask. It is good for oily skin and is very easy to make:
- Oatmeal grind.
- Take a few spoons of the resulting powder and mix with one protein.
- Apply to face and leave until the moment you feel that the mask has dried.
- If you want to further soften the skin of your face, then add a tablespoon of kefir, and if you need a lightening effect, add a spoonful of lemon juice.
If the skin is dry and needs delicate care and additional nutrition, then masks based on cottage cheese will do. It contains many vitamins and minerals.
Beat cottage cheese in a blender with a small amount of kefir to make a pulp consistency. For an additional cleansing effect, add a couple of tablespoons of oatmeal powder to the resulting mass.
The following mask is rich in B vitamins, contains vitamin C and retinol. In addition, in its composition there are such minerals as magnesium, zinc, iron, potassium and calcium. It is based on dried peas. This tool creates a visible effect of rejuvenation, smoothes small wrinkles and makes the skin shine.
Preparing a mask of dried peas is not difficult. Choose grains of green color, grind on a coffee grinder to the state of flour. A few spoons of such flour pour boiling water to the consistency of porridge, add a spoonful of vegetable oil. Apply on the face, leave until the moment when it begins to feel tight. Wash your face with cool water.
Applying the mask at home, remember that all products are applied to the skin no later than two hours before bedtime. The ideal option would be to carry out the procedure until 22-00.