Probably not a single woman likes to look "her age" after 35 years, and even more so than she seems older.
There are a lot of antiaging cosmetics out there now - that's great, but effective products aren't cheap, and going to salons takes time and money too.
Of course, beauty is more expensive, but while you cannot get good cosmetics or sign up for a salon, with the help of the means available, you need to take care of your skin and give your face as much attention as possible.
Folk remedies will always be in demand, not just because they are cheap, but because they are made from the most natural ingredients - food.
There are many folk remedies for facial skin rejuvenation, but they need to be used continuously.
Scrubs and masks
The most popular are masks for facial rejuvenation, prepared according to folk recipes. They are more effective if the skin is prepared first: steamed with decoctions of medicinal herbs - you can make compresses or hold your face over a container with hot steam. And homemade scrubs will help remove the top layer of dead cells.
A good peeling is done quickly, for example with pureed berries and sugar. Brown sugar is mixed with porridge made from currants, strawberries, etc. , rubbed and applied to a steamed face for 5-7 minutes, then gently massage the skin along the massage lines and rinse with warm water. The skin will be moisturized and softened - you can apply a mask. Such scrubs can be used no more than once a week, and twice a month for very dry skin.
It is convenient to make masks with vegetable oils at home - they are always in the kitchen. Linseed oil has strong anti-aging properties. It can be used alone or mixed with other ingredients. Such a mask is very nutritious: flaxseed oil and honey (1 tsp each) are mixed with raw egg yolk, put in warm water for a few minutes, the heated mixture is applied to the face for 15 minutes and rinsed with warm water.
Similarly, a mask is made with olive oil, which is rich in vitamin E and other antioxidants. For the 1st l. Add butter, egg yolk, a little honey and lemon juice, stir until smooth and apply to face, neck and décolleté for 20 minutes.
A well-known folk remedy for rejuvenation is ordinary lard: it gives the skin softness and elasticity, and removes wrinkles. A piece of fresh, unsalted lard is smeared all over the face and after 15 minutes washed with warm and then with cold water.
There is an aloe plant in many households: masks with bio-stimulated aloe work wonders - some lower leaves of the plant need to be kept on the lower shelf of the refrigerator for 10-14 days before use. For the mask: 1 tbsp. l. Aloe porridge and milk powder, 1 tsp. Honey and raw egg yolks. Mix until smooth and apply on face for 10-12 minutes.
Herbal teas, lotions, cream
Homemade lotions and herbal teas perfectly rejuvenate the skin, eliminate fine wrinkles, age spots and other imperfections.
It soothes, cleanses and rejuvenates the skin with an infusion of linden blossom, horsetail, sage and chamomile. The herbs are mixed in 1 tsp, pour a glass of boiling water, leave for half an hour, filter and wipe the face twice a day.
A tonic infusion made from evening primrose, comfrey, parsley and dill is also prepared - it refreshes the skin and removes pigment spots. The herbs are mixed and brewed as in the previous recipe, but insisted for 3 hours, filtered and wiped on the face daily.
Eliminates fine wrinkles and prevents them from appearing with an infusion of cornflower blossoms (2 teaspoons), St. John's wort (1 teaspoon), immortelle, tricolor violet and marigold (1 teaspoon each). A mixture of herbs is poured into ½ liter of boiling water, insisted for a day and wiped the face twice a day. This infusion is especially good for oily skin.
And the following is suitable for dry skin: fresh rose petals (rose hips), dry chamomile, mint, sage and dill grass, chop, pour 1/2 liter of cold water, bring to the boil and 5. keep log on low heat.
Nettle lotion rejuvenates all skin types. Finely chop 50 g of fresh nettle, brew with a glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, add vodka (2 tablespoons), filter and use in the morning and evening.
You can make a homemade cream from the available and inexpensive ingredients: vegetable juices, egg yolks and butter. Beeswax (1 tsp) is melted in a water bath, grapeseed oil (1 tbsp) (apricot, peach), glycerine (1 tsp) are added. 3 TBSP. l. Mixtures of carrot, pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini and cabbage juices are thoroughly mixed with raw egg yolks, combined with an oil-glycerin-wax mixture and whipped with a blender. The mixture is poured into a clean glass jar and cooled. The thickened cream is used at night: it moisturizes and nourishes the skin of the face, gives it a healthy appearance, prevents dandruff and irritation.
A light massage with ice cubes helps to slow down skin aging and keep the skin looking youthful. It is necessary to massage the skin with ice in the morning after washing: this will improve blood circulation and nutrition, and the cells will begin to receive more oxygen.
When removing makeup, it is better to use cosmetic oils - almonds, grape seeds, etc. - than off-the-shelf products. Such cleaning does not contain "chemistry" and at the same time saturates the skin with useful substances. It is better not to wash your face with tap water, but with mineral water, structured water from the refrigerator or at least boiled.
Rejuvenating tea and balm
In addition to active ingredients that rejuvenate the skin from the outside, there are also active ingredients that work from the inside: teas, herbal brews, infusions, tinctures and balms of all kinds.
Garlic balm helps rejuvenate the skin. The peeled clove of garlic is poured with white wine (200 ml), boiled over low heat for half an hour, cooled and poured into a glass along with garlic. You need to drink for several months in a row: 1 tsp. Drink 3 times a day before meals for 3 days, then take a break for 7 days and again for 3 days.
Another balm is prepared with dry red wine - it combats sagging skin well. A liter of wine is poured into a mixture of lavender and sage herbs and insisted for 2 weeks in the dark in a cool place, sometimes shaking. The infusion is filtered and drunk every morning half an hour before meals.
In order for a woman's skin to stay young longer, it is necessary to maintain the synthesis of female sex hormones in the body - estrogens: they are responsible for retaining water in the skin and stimulating the production of collagen. Tea made from berries and leaves of raspberries, strawberries and rose hips is rich in phytoestrogens - it is brewed and drunk like any tea. In the absence of berries, you can only use leaves - for example, young rose hip leaves contain a lot of vitamin C, flavonoids, catechins and other bioactive substances.
There are many folk remedies for facial rejuvenation, but they must be used systematically. Only in this case can you expect the time invested in self-care to pay off well. Do not forget lifestyle, diet and water: you should eat natural and fresh products, drink only clean water, walk in the fresh air at any time of the year and do not let stress destroy the most valuable thing: the health and beauty of women.