Cheaper than in the store
You can make various skin care creams yourself
Temperature changes, wind, dry air in the room – all this affects the condition of the skin in the cold season.
At this time, it must be protected and nourished. It is not necessary to buy expensive creams for this.
You can make them at home.
– I will tell you that the women of the East very rarely use industrial creams. – observes Zhanna Prykhodko, a doctor-dermatologist-cosmetologist of the highest category.
– To protect the skin, they have long used olive, sandal, and jojoba oils.
Here, for example, is a classic recipe for a nourishing face mask:
one teaspoon of olive oil (ordinary sunflower oil can also be used), one yolk, a little honey.
To make the mask also have an antiseptic effect, you can add a few drops of tea tree oil.
– Do you need to pay attention to the type of skin?
Of course. Dry skin needs nourishment and hydration. Normal skin to keep it as it is. And fat normalizes the activity of the sebaceous glands and cleans them.
For example, to soften dry skin, take a few drops of ylang-ylang essential oil and sweet orange oil, 10 grams of camphor alcohol and 50 grams of coconut oil.
Coconut oil should be melted in a water bath, mixed with alcohol, add the specified oils and mix everything until a homogeneous mass is formed.
This cream can be stored in the refrigerator for a week. And for oily skin, a cream with a thicker consistency is suitable.
“On the basis of olive oil, you can make an anti-cellulite cream.”
You will need 10 grams of beeswax, 10 grams of rose oil, 40 grams of almond oil and 40 milliliters of rose water. This cream normalizes the work of sebaceous glands.
To make a cream for combination skin, take camphor alcohol, one egg yolk, castor chamomile and glycerin oil and lemon juice. After using this cream, the skin becomes smooth and fresh.
Cream based on castor oil is suitable for normal skin. Melt a tablespoon of butter in a water bath, mix with a tablespoon of castor oil, add half a teaspoon of glycerin, pour four tablespoons of chamomile flower infusion.
And here is the recipe for a toning cream for the face and neck of any skin type: 10 grams of glycerin, 30 grams of beeswax, 10 grams of jojoba oil, 50 grams of almond oil and 50 grams of avocado oil. In a pan, heat all types of oils and waxes over low heat, then carefully pour chamomile decoction and glycerin into it until a thick mass is formed.
– What body creams for cellulite do you recommend to make at home?
– Even just olive oil is an excellent means of body care. You can also make an anti-cellulite cream on its basis.
– mix 10 grams of olive oil with two teaspoons of body cream, plus 3 drops of essential oil of basil, ginger or sage (they stimulate blood circulation and remove toxins).
Here is another anti-cellulite recipe: 50 grams each of jojoba oil and arnica oil, 15 each drops of sage and juniper oil, 10 drops each of orange and lemon oils.
Mix all this and add it to the bath.
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