Homemade facial masks for sensitive skin

Sensitive skin tends to be thin, delicate with fine pores. It flushes easily, is prone to broken capillaries, is frequently allergic and can be rash. There are many degrees of “sensitivity” in the skin, from very sensitive to slightly sensitive. Pay attention to and identify and determine the resistance of your own skin. Most people have sensitive skin. Sensitive skin is very temperamental and does not like surprises. It reacts to many environmental factors in an aggressive way, it gets red, swollen or itches because of exposure to the sun, wind, too cold or too warm water, alkaline water and many others. It may react easily to many ingredients in cosmetics, and in extreme cases, to even substances around the house; and we are not talking allergies here. Some of the reaction of sensitive skin can be confused with some skin conditions such as: rosacea, eczema, sun damage or couperouse. So you should consult a professional if you think your skin is temperamental.

Though if you have sensitive skin, nothing to worry, because with proper care, you can help your skin to find the right balance and look great for many years. Your skin needs to be clean. Use a very gentle product twice a day and a light toner, if desired, right after. Your toner has to be alcohol-free. You need to use a rich, but water-based moisturizer. Avoid greasy products, lanoline, mineral oil, and other ingredients that may block your pores and cause black heads or pimples. Although your skin is so delicate you may use hydrating masks and a very gentle exfoliant once a week. Avoid steam during facials, and in general, avoid drastic temperature changes. Hot baths, saunas and steams may cause broken capillaries in your skin.

If you get professional facials, always tell your esthetician before starting that you have sensitive skin. She may not be able to extract as much as needed, but it is better than irritating your skin. However, the facial massage is good for you, because it stimulates circulation and relaxes you muscles. Look to have facials in a prestigious day spa or medical spa where hygiene is paramount. If you have extremely sensitive skin, you should visit a dermatologist.

It is important to drink water to keep your system clean and hydrated. You need to take care of your nutrition to help your skin to find the right balance. Try to always eat fresh foods rich in nutrients, like our grandmothers used to. Some supplement of Omega-3 may benefit your skin. You can also consume this oil in flax seeds or salmon; among others. Choose butter over margarine and a little of butter or olive oil is good for you.

The objective of using a mask is to protect, soothe and combat inflammation and irritation on the skin. Sensitive skin needs very refreshing and calming ingredients that will not shock or irritate it. At home you may use Aloe Vera with a couple of drops of blue chamomile essential oil. To calm your skin, use natural products that contain calming ingredients like chamomile, oatmeal, cornflower, milk and licorice.

For example, sensitive skin oatmeal mask. You need a third of a cup of whole, uncooked oatmeal and one egg yolk. In a blender, grind the oatmeal into a fine powder. In a small bowl, blend the powdered oatmeal with the yolk into a paste. Apply mixture to clean skin and leave for 10-15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. It’s better to make this mask twice a month.
Another variant of oatmeal mask. Mix the oatmeal and an egg white. Let the mixture dry on face, then gently wash off with a few splashes of warm water. Follow with a steaming washcloth to the face.

The following homemade mask for sensitive skin helps reduce irritation, and it is also great on sun-damaged skin. You need 1 cup natural yogurt, ½ cup oatmeal. Mix the ingredients together. Apply to the skin for 10-15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Also you can warm a small pot of honey in a double boiler then apply it to your face. To be sure the honey is not too hot it’s advisable to test it on your hand first. Leave the mask on your face for 15 minutes. Afterwards rinse with warm, then cool water.

This sensitive skin recipe leaves your skin gently scented and feeling like silk. Take 1 tablespoon rose clay, 1-2 teaspoons avocado oil, 1 drop rose oil and 1 drop Roman chamomile oil. Mix ingredients. Use water, if necessary, to make a paste. Use a little more clay if too runny. Massage on face; rinse off.

Natural facial masks for oily skin

Skin that feels great when you take off for work in the morning but feels greasy by lunch; these are all too familiar scenarios for those of us with oily skin. By one word, does your skin tend to look shiny or oily? Do you suffer from frequent blackhead and whitehead breakouts? Are the pores visible all over your face (not just on your forehead, nose, and chin)? If so, you have oily skin. Oily skin contains a lot of sebum which helps prevent the skin from drying out. However, oily skin tends to attract more dirt and dust than dry skin. So, oily skin requires more cleansing than other skin types.

The main rule to remember if you have oily skin is keeping your skin clean. Use a cleanser preferably without strong perfumes or colors. We recommend not using soap because it may be too alkaline for the skin. If you can, clean it three times a day. If not, at least try to clean in the morning and in the evening before going to bed. Use warm water to loosen the dirt, and then use cold water to rinse. And put any masks for oily skin only on cleaned skin.

An oatmeal and honey mask can be very effective for treating oily skin. Simply make a paste using uncooked oatmeal, honey, and lemon juice. Spread this mixture on your face, and use extreme caution around the eyes. Leave the mask on for about 10 minutes, and rinse it off with warm water. Dab your face dry with an absorbent towel. This oatmeal and honey mask should leave your face feeling clean and refreshed. Apply this natural home remedy once a day, or as often as desired, to keep your skin soft, smooth, and oil-free.

Generally honey is a natural astringent that will also help to tighten your oily skin. You can make also apple and honey facial mask for oily skin. Add one apple (peeled, seeded, and cut into slices) into a blender or food processor. Add 3 tablespoons of honey. Blend the mixture well. Apply to face and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes. Then rinse with warm water.

Cucumber mask for oily skin. You need 1/2 cucumber, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon mint. Puree everything and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Apply the mixture to your face and leave it on for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm, then cool water.

Banana mask is a smoothing facial mask and great if you have bananas around the house. To do it, you need 1 banana, preferably ripe (you can keep ripe bananas in the freezer. Let it thaw before using), 1 tablespoon honey, an orange or a lemon. Mix the banana and honey together. Add a few drops of juice from an orange or a lemon. Apply to face for 15 minutes before rinsing with a cool washcloth or a steaming warm washcloth.

Strawberry and yogurt facial mask for oily skin. Place four ripe, clean strawberries in a bowl. Use a fork to smash the strawberries. Add a teaspoon of plain yogurt and stir until the mixture is smooth. Apply the mixture to your face, and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove mask with lukewarm water. The yogurt will naturally exfoliate your oily skin.

And finally three easy masks to help you to care oily skin. Honey, yogurt and oats. Mix one spoon of each and apply over clean skin. Leave it for 10 minutes and clean it with lukewarm water.
Egg whites to close pores. Whip an egg-white and apply it over clean skin. Leave for 10 minutes and wash it off.
French green clay. You may add essential oils or use it alone. Take one spoon of French clay and make a paste with few drops of water. The consistency has to be such that it can stick to your skin. It is a good mask for very oily skin.

Natural facial masks for dry skin

Dry skin is most commonly prone to wrinkles and lines as it is unable to retain moisture and the sebaceous glands cannot produce sufficient amounts of sebum. This type of skin becomes often dehydrated and needs special care by continually moisturizing it. Masks for dry skin are made of chamomile, lavender, peppermint, bananas, avocado, honey, milk, yoghurt, tomato, egg yolk, butter, strawberries etc.
Dry skin can benefit a lot from periodical use of hydrating masks. They have many moisturizing ingredients that help the skin to have more balance. They may have plant extract, essential oils, and nourishing vegetable oils or milk derivates.

To make classic facial mask at home for dry skin, take 1/2 avocado and 1/4 cup of honey. Mash together these 2 ingredients for an easy face mask. Apply to your face and leave for 5 minutes before removing with a washcloth and some trepid water. You will definitely enjoy the smell and feeling of this mask on your face. Honey and avocado are particularly rich in moisturizing properties.

Generally benefits of avocado are numerous: it is filled with monounsaturated fats, Vitamin B and E, nutrients excellent for moisturizing and rejuvenating dry or tired skin. Use this fruit in the next masks too.
First recipe: take 1 avocado and 3-4 drops of almond oil. Peel and mash avocado and add almond oil until the mass is consistent. Apply to face while massaging it gently. Let it rest for 30 minutes and rinse off with warm water.
Second recipe: you need 1 avocado, 1 teaspoon of apple vinegar, 1 egg white, 3 teaspoons of olive oil. Peel and mash avocado and start adding the rest of the ingredients. Egg white should be beaten before you put it in. When the mass is done, apply to face and wash off after 20 minutes or so. This mask provides great moisture for skin, making it soft and elastic.

To prevent wrinkles, make a paste of bananas, yogurt and honey and apply it on the skin for 15-20 minutes then clean it with warm water. You’ll need 1/4 cup plain yogurt, 2 tablespoons honey and 1 banana.

Refreshing tomato mask. You need 1/4 peeled and seedless tomato. Chop it. 3 teaspoons of yogurt, 1 teaspoon peeled and then grated cucumber, 1 teaspoon of aloe vera gel, 3 teaspoons of oatmeal (finely ground). Additional ingredients are 2 mint leaves, fresh and crushed so the essential oils run out of the leaves. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Apply on the face and leave on for about 10 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water.

Popular milk mask for face. Take 1 teaspoon powdered milk, 1 tablespoon runny honey, 1 teaspoon aloe vera gel and 2 drops essential oil and mix ingredients well. Apply to face, let sit for 15 minutes, wash off with warm water.

Natural facial masks for normal skin

Depending on every skin type (normal, combination, sensitive, oily or dry) there are fruits and vegetables to enhance the beauty of your appearance. Women that have a normal skin are the most lucky of us, as their epidermis has a fine even texture, a proper balance between oil and moisture contents and is therefore moist and neither greasy nor dry. For this type of skin there are masks for maintenance that may consist of any of the following: carrots, honey, peaches, rose petals, papaya, limes, oranges, bananas, strawberries, cucumbers, almonds and many others.

For example, a fresh and healthy looking complexion can be obtained instantly by applying on your face a paste of mixed bananas and strawberries. Leave it for about 20 minutes and you will notice the difference immediately.

Apple mask for normal skin. You need 1 apple, cored & quartered and 2 tablespoons honey. Drop the apple pieces into a food processor and chop. Add honey and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Pat the mixture onto your face with a light tapping motion, tapping until the honey feels tacky. Leave it on for 30 minutes and then rinse.

Strawberry mask. You need 1/2 cup strawberries, very ripe and 1/4 cup cornstarch. Mix strawberries and cornstarch together to make a paste and apply it to your face, avoiding the delicate area around your eyes. Leave it on for 30 minutes and then rinse it off with cool water.

Another facial masks for normal skin. Take 1/2 cup of mustard and grind it in two liters of water. Make a paste of it with some rose petals. Apply it on the face and wash it off after half an hour.
Make a mixture of yolk of 2 eggs and add some honey and three drops of vegetable oil and apply it on the face. Wash it off after 20 minutes.
Take one cup of curd. Add the juice of two limes to it and make a mixture. Apply it on the face. After half an hour wash the face with cold water.

Finally peachy facial mask for normal skin. You need 1 medium peach, 1 tablespoon honey and oatmeal. Cook peach until its soft, mash with a fork, add honey and oatmeal until its a thick consistency. Apply to skin. Keep for 10 minutes, and then rinse well with cool water.

Traveling to Citrus country. Part 1.

Country of oranges, mandarins, lemons and grapefruit can offer magical skin care. Masks, lotions, tonics and others are good for all types of skin. Masks with lemon are especially good for greasy skin. Masks with lemon juice refresh, whiten and nourish skin greatly. After orange masks skin becomes shining and velvety. For dry and normal skin you can use masks from mandarins. Grapefruit, like lemon, whitens skin, but more softly.

Masks for any type of skin. Clean an orange and slice to thin circles and put on the face and neck. In 20 minutes take mask away and rinse the face with cool water. It’s fine vitaminous mask.
Press a half a lemon and mix with 1 tablespoon honey. Put mask on the face with brush for 20 minutes. Then clean face with cold water. This mask isn’t recommended for sensitive skin.

Masks for greasy skin. Mix juice of half a lemon with 1 white-egg. Put on the face with brush. In 15-20 minutes clean with cool water. This mask draws pores well.
Mix 1 tablespoon wheat flour with grapefruit juice. Put on the face for 15-20 minutes, and then wash face with warm water. Mask nourishes skin well.

Mask for skin with acne. Mix beaten white-egg with juice of half a lemon and add 1 tablespoon ground oaten flakes. Put mask on the face for 20 minutes. Then wash the face with fresh tea added to water.

Mask for normal and dry skin. Reduce mandarin in mixer together with peel. Add 1 tablespoon sour cream. Put mask on the face with brush for 15-20 minutes. Wash face with cool water.

Anti-aging masks. Orange mask is fine biostimulants. Take juice of half an orange and mix it with 1 tablespoon oaten flakes and 1 tablespoon milk. Put mixture on the face for 20 minutes, and then wash face with warm water.
Mix 1 yolk with ½ teaspoon vegetable oil and juice of half a lemon. Put the mixture on the face and neck. In 15-20 minutes wash face with warm water and then rinse with cold one.

And finally the famous recipe from Madame de Pompadour. Mix one lemon grated with peel and 100 ml of spirit. Filter mixture through gauze. Then add a glass of sour cream or cream, 1 beaten white-egg and 1 teaspoon glycerin. Put mask on the face for 15-20 minutes and then take it away with piece of cotton wool.

Masks with mineral water

In fact there are many useful for skin components in mineral water. Expensive thermal sprays can be changed with mineral water. Small drops of mineral water are like micro massage for skin and it moistens skin greatly. Sprinkle face with mineral water once a day. Especially it is useful in winter. If you have carbonated mineral water, you need to keep it opened for 30-40 minutes before using. If you like the idea to use mineral water, here you’ll find some recipes of nice masks for different types of skin.

The mask for normal skin tones, moistens and whitens skin. Mix 5 drops of lemon juice in 50 ml. of mineral water, add 1 tablespoon of oatmeal. Keep for half an hour and put on the face. In 15 minutes wash your face with cool mineral water.

The mask for dry skin softens and moistens skin and also prevents from wrinkles. Mix 2 tablespoons of honey with 50 ml. of mineral water. Put on the face for 10 minutes. Wash with cool mineral water.

The mask for grease skin makes skin color better, shortens pores and fight with acne. Take juice of half a lemon, ¼ glass of mineral water and add 1 teaspoon of glycerin. Use this mixture for cleansing face in the morning and evening. Keep lotion in the fridge.

Anti-aging mask. Mix 1 tablespoon flour, 50 g. fresh yeast and ½ teaspoon sugar. Mix this mixture in ¾ glass of mineral water and keep in the warm place for 2-3 hours. Then put the mixture on the face. In 20 minutes wash face with mineral water and put nourishing cream on the face. Repeat this procedure 2-3 times a week during a month.

Mask for all types of skin. Mix 1 teaspoon honey and 1 teaspoon glycerin. Add 2 tablespoons mineral water and 1 teaspoon oatmeal, stirring slowly. Put this mask on the face for 15-20 minutes and then wash with cool mineral water.

And finally the mask for special situations. If you need to have fresh, smooth, tender and pink skin right now, make this procedure. Take two bath towels and two bowls with very hot mineral water and very cold mineral water (better with ice). Apply a thick layer of rich cream on the cleansing face. Wet one towel in the hot water and put on the face. Wait for cooling down and then change it to towel wetted in the cold water. Keep it on the face before warming of it. Then put cream again and make hot compress and then cold one. And repeat procedure 5-6 times. This mask has short-term but great effect.

Winter cosmetic: aloe

You can find aloe as one of the components in many cosmetic products. Actually aloe is used in cosmetic and medical fields about 3500 years! South Africa is considered Motherland of aloe. Now it is widespread all over the world. The reason of such popularity is the rich composition of the plant. It has natural antiseptics (salicylic acid, phenol, sulfur and lupeol) and organic acids (cholesterol, camphor and B-sitosterin) and biostimulants.

In cosmetic aloe is used in creams and lotions in concentration 2-15%. Component aloe nourishes, moistens and recovers skin, protects skin from bacterial aggression. Aloe is especially effective in the facial skin care. Today I offer some recipes of facial masks with aloe.

Take 2 tablespoons of fresh aloe juice and mix with white of egg. Put the mask on the face for 15 minutes. This mask is especially recommended for inflamed skin with acne.

Mix 2 tablespoons of fresh aloe juice with 1 tablespoon of camomile decoction and 1 tablespoon of honey. The mask is put on the face and neck for 10-15 minutes. Also you can use calendula or mint instead of camomile.

Here is “Mask of Youth”. Mix aloe juice and cream in equal proportions. Wet gauze napkins in the mixture and put on the face. This mask freshens up the skin and makes skin’s color better.

Facial masks from carrot

We know about useful qualities of carrot since ancient times. It contains a lot of glucose, salt of potassium, cobalt, iron, copper, iodine. Carrot is valued highly because of its provitamin A (carotene). But it also it has many other vitamins like C, D, K, E and vitamins of group B. Sure your skin will be grateful to you for the great vitamin support during winter avitaminotic period. Today I offer some masks from carrot for different kinds of skin. You can find any mask for your taste and spoil your skin.

The mask for normal skin. Mix 1 tablespoon of fresh grated carrot with 1 teaspoon of oatmeal, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and ½ of egg yolk. Put the mask on the facial skin for 20 minutes and then wash with warm water. Use this mask regularly and your skin will get natural nutrition and even color.

The mask for dry skin. Grate one carrot and squeeze juice. Add 1 tablespoon of sour cream and 1 tablespoon of cucumber juice. Mix everything and put on the face for 15 minutes. Then wash with cool water. The skin will become soft and velvety after this procedure.

The mask for greasy skin. Mix 3 tablespoons of carrot juice with 2 tablespoons of sauerkraut juice. Wet gauze napkins in the mixture and put on the face for 5 minutes. Then wash the face. Make this mask some times a week and your skin will become tender with healthy color.

The anti-aging mask. Mix 1 tablespoon of carrot juice with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of curdled milk and 1 tablespoon of rice flour. Put the mask on the face for 20-25 minutes and then wash with cold water.

The mask for inflamed skin. Mix 1 teaspoon of grated beet, carrot, potato and add 1 tablespoon of kefir. Put the mixture on the face for 10-15 minutes. Then rinse the face with warm water and then with cold water. This mask will soothe your skin well.

The mask for all kinds of skin. Mix 1 tablespoon of grated carrot with 1 tablespoon of grated apples and put on the face for 15-20 minutes. Then wash the face with warm water. This mask has the great nourishing and moistening effect.

The lotion against freckles. Mix 1 tablespoon of carrot juice with 5 drops of lemon juice. Clean the face with lotion every evening before sleep, but not before going out.

Exclusive masks from haws

You always can find beautiful vinous hawthorn berries in any deciduous forest in autumn. Gather them and use while they are fresh. Haws have regenerative effect, increase vitality and makes metabolism in the skin better. Various masks are offered for any type of skin.

For normal skin. Pound pulp of one cleaned eggplant (without seed). Take 1 table-spoon of gruel of eggplant and add 1 tea-spoon of juice from haws, mix everything. Put on the face skin and keep for 20 minutes. Then wash the face with warm water. Mask softens skin and enriches it with vitamins.

For dry skin. Knead some grapes of any green sort to get 1 table-spoon of pulp and add 1 tea-spoon of juice from haws. Mix everything and put on the face for 20-30 minutes. Then wash with warm water. Such mask nourishes face skin, enriches and moistens it.

For greasy skin. Mix 1 tea-spoon of juice from haws with 1 table-spoon of clabber, add 3 table-spoons of non-fat curd and knead everything. Put the mask on the face for 10 minutes and then wash with warm water. Mask nourishes skin and makes skin color better.

For sensitive skin. Cut cabbage leaf into small particles. Mix in 1 tea-spoon of juice from haws, honey and 2 table-spoons of cabbage gruel. In 10 minutes, when cabbage becomes imbued, put the mixture on the face and keep for 15-20 minutes. Then wash the face with warm water.

For withered skin. Mix 1 tea-spoon of juice from haws and 1 tea-spoon of juice from aloe. Pour it with ½ glass of water. Boil for some minutes, and then filter. Wet the napkin in the decoction and put on the face. In 20 minutes wash the face.

For all types of skin. Take 1 table-spoon of ground pulp of squash, add 1 tea-spoon of juice from haws and mix everything. Put the mixture on the napkin and put it on the face. Leave for 30 minutes and then wash the face with warm water.

Honey and aloe for your hair

The mask from honey and aloe will make your hair healthy. Especially it is very useful for dry and slim hair. Take 1 part of biostimulationed juice of aloe, 1 part of castor oil and 2 parts of honey and mix everything together.

You should rub this mixture into head skin every time, when you are going to wash hair. It’s better to make it in 40 minutes before washing. Washed head with special shampoo for dry hair, rinse hair with infusion from camomile or nettle. This procedure will make your hair not only healthy but live and brilliant.

Are you saved from blue under-eye circles?

Sometimes in the morning we see blue under your eyes. The reason of blue under-eye circles can be hypodermic microextravasation. Vitamin K is responsible for blood coagulability and solidity of vessels walls in our organism. So, if you add foodstuffs rich in vitamin K, in the daily ration, you’ll be able to get rid of blue under-eye circles. Daily need in this vitamin is only 2 milligrammes. Try to eat more spinach, sorrel, cauliflower and white cabbage, tomatoes and pumpkin.

If you use any special cream for zone around eyes, pay attention to its composition. Such additions like cucumber, soy, seaweeds and vitamin C will help your vessels and consolidate eyes skin. If you prefer natural care, use my recipes of masks for skin around eyes.

Yolk mask – Beat one yolk with 1 tea-spoon of honey and 1 tea-spoon of sour cream or olive oil. Put the mixture on the skin around eyes. In 15-20 minutes wash the mask with warm water.
Banana mask - Knead one ripe banana; add 1 tea-spoon of milk.
Peach mask – Knead one ripe peach, add 1 tea-spoon of sour cream or vegetable oil.
Orange mask – Knead one yolk and add 1 table-spoon of olive oil by drops, then also by drops add juice of half an orange and 1 tea-spoon of honey.

Homemade masks for greasy skin

To understand if your skin is greasy or oily, you should look through the next oily skin type checklist. Oily skin feels very greasy. The texture is often very thick and coarse. There are large, visible pores. After a wash it feels fine. By midday it looks shiny. Often break out in spots. Those, who have greasy skin, know that it looks shiny, thick, and dull colored. So you should care about such skin very carefully, taking into consideration its traits. Today I offer some special masks for greasy skin.

For this mask you need 1 tea-spoon of lemon juice, 2 whites of egg, 3 tea-spoons of honey, 1 cup of strawberries and 4 drops of any favorite essential oil. Mix all these ingredients carefully and put on the face. In 10 minutes wash the face.

Banana mask is as original sedative for skin. You need 1 banana, 1 table-spoon of honey, some drops of lemon or orange juice. Make banana puree, add honey and mix carefully. Add juice and put the mask on the face. Wash the face in 15 minutes.

Herbal mask against acne fits both adults and teenagers. Grind ½ cup of mint and ½ cup of coriander. Add some water and add 1 table-spoon of zinc-powder, mix everything carefully and put on the face. Wait for some minutes and wash the face.

Clay mask for problem skin is very universal. It cleans skin very well and also nourishes and moistens skin effectively. You need black clay, 1 tea-spoon of honey, water or milk, favorite essential oil. Mix water or milk with clay (proportion 2:1); add honey, some drops of essential oil. Put the mask on the face and keep for 15 minutes.

Onion against acne

You’ll be surprised known that onion, this kitchen vegetable, can be used in the fight against acne, for skin whitening and so on. Today I offer some recipes of masks for face skin from onion. These masks fit for all types of skin.

Mask from plum against acne. Take 1 table-spoon of onion juice, pulp of 7 cooked plums and 2 tea-spoons of olive-oil. Mix all ingredients and put on the face, especially on the area of acne. Leave for 30 minutes and then wash the face.

Take 1 table-spoon of onion juice, 1 table-spoon of carrot juice, 1 yolk and 1 table-spoon of olive-oil. Mix all ingredients carefully and put on the face. Wash the mask from face in 20 minutes. This mask has tonic effect.

Take 2 table-spoon of onion juice, 1 pear and ¼ glass of milk. Knead a pear and mix pulp with milk and onion juice. Put on the face and leave for 15-20 minutes. It is mask for skin whitening.

Also you can make another mask from freckles. You need ½ of apple, 1 table-spoon of honey, 1 tea-spoon of ascorbic acid, 1 yolk, 1 table-spoon of apple vinegar, 3 table-spoons of vegetable oil and 2 table-spoons of onion juice. Mix all ingredients carefully. Put on the places with freckles and leave for 30 minutes. Generally apples and apple vinegar recover acid skin integument and have tonic effect for skin.

If you have wrinkles on the skin and feel discomfort because of skin dryness, you need potato mask. Take 1 table-spoon of onion juice, 1 potato, ¼ l. of milk and 1 table-spoon of honey. Boil a potato in milk and make potato mash, mix with honey and onion juice. Put on the face and leave for 20 minutes. For more effectiveness mask can be washed with mineral water.


Women are getting crazy about fitness and gorgeousness nowadays. However over consciousness can lead to dreadful results. Unusual practices often result in abnormalities. Many women take drugs like lexapro to avoid depression but this can cause significant weight gain. For example women suffering from obesity should try to loose cellulite by exercise and using gym equipment of high quality like weider fitness equipment to make the body sleeker. Do not use creams, face washes and masks without knowing your skin type. First find out weather you got oily, dry or normal skin and then go for further beauty tips. Always keep your knowledge up-to-date about the common issues like breast cancer treatment, laser treatment and weight loss training etc.

Two-in-one vitamin cocktail & mask

If you are not satisfied with your color of the face and feel yourself tired and down, it’s time to get vitamin drinks. Mix 200 g. of carrot juice, fresh juice of ½ orange, ¼ lemon, 1 tea-spoon of honey and ½ glass of kefir. Drink prepared cocktail and put on the face its remains like a mask. Drink such cocktail oftener, make mask and fresh healthy color of your face is ensured.

Cranberries for skin of the head

Usually juice and pulp of cranberries are used for greasy skin of the head. Today I offer some effective recipes of masks from this excellent berry. These masks will give your hair silkiness, softness and luster.

Knead 2 table-spoons of cranberries in the ceramic bowl. Add 1 tea-spoon of lemon juice and mix carefully. Also add 1 tea-spoon of potato flour and mix again. Before head washing, put the mixture on the head skin. Cover head with piece of polyethylene and wear bath towel above. Leave mask for 30-40 minutes, then wash the head with soft shampoo for greasy hair.

Here is another mask for head. Knead 2 table-spoons of cranberries in the ceramic bowl; add 1 beaten yolk and 2 tea-spoons of sour cream. Mix everything carefully and add 1 table-spoon of flour, mix again. Put the mask on the head and hair. Cover head with polyethylene and bath towel. In 40-50 minutes wash head with soft shampoo for greasy hair.

Some details of skin peeling

To know own type of skin is very important before different procedures of skin care, including skin peeling. If you have greasy skin, you should make peeling of face skin once in 5 days. If your skin is dry, you should make peeling once in 10 days.

Also the final part of this procedure depends on type of skin. Wash scrub from greasy skin with warm water at first and then rinse face with cold water. But from dry skin scrub is washed only with warm water. For sensitive skin use the water of room-temperature. After peeling rub the face with tonic and put nourishing cream for your type of skin.

Make special mask-scrubs for face skin, which peel dead parts of skin and soften renewed skin. And of course, don’t forget about your own type of skin. This mask is for dry and sensitive skin. Take 2 table-spoons of sour cream and add 1 table-spoon of ground coffee.

For greasy skin take 2 table-spoons of kefir and add 1 table-spoon of big salt (marine salt is better). Mix everything and use as usually. After such peeling, face skin will become smooth and matt.


People today are far more cognizant about health and fitness than before. However one must consult a physician before taking any step regarding body fitness. People go for intense strength training to tone up their bodies, this could result in injured muscles and formation of foot callus and corns due to intense friction. Do not take diet supplements as they may contain high amount of minerals like sulfur , magnesium or chlorine etc. Don't experiment with your skin by applying chemically manufactured cosmetics. This could result in skin syndrome like seborrheic dermatitis , acne vulgaris, atopic dermatitis etc. Go for dental veneers to protect your teeth from decay, discoloration.

Summer is the season of décolleté

Sure summer is the best time for vacation. We enjoy sun, sea, warm sand. Women wear open clothes, sabot. And almost every piece of skin is opened rapt looks of men. And of course, one of the most important parts for women in summer is area of décolleté. Today I offer some recipes and tips for skin in the area of décolleté.

If the skin isn’t very clean, with acne, you should rub skin on the shoulders, upper parts of the back and breast with lotion from calendula. To prepare lotion, pour 1 table-spoon of dried flowers of calendula with 2 glasses of boiling water and leave for an hour. Then add 2 table-spoons of vodka or cologne.

To make breast skin healthy and to saturate it with oxygen, prepare rejuvenated lotion. Boil 2 tea-spoons of dried mint in the ½ liter of water for 2 minutes. Then add fruit vinegar and keep to cool. Add 2 table-spoons of rose water and rub upper parts of breast and back regularly. Keep lotion in the bottle from dark glass.

Generally you can make very simple masks for décolleté skin care. Put sour cream, kefir or sour milk on the neck, area of décolleté, shoulders. In 15 minutes wash mask with warm water. Such masks nourish skin very good and renew its elasticity.

And finally here is the special mask for area of décolleté. Mix 1 table-spoon of curd with 1 table-spoon of any cream (I use Nivea in blue tin). Put the mask on the skin for 20 minutes. Then wash the mask with warm water and rinse with cool water.


As summer is the vacation period so it's the ideal time to go for accomplishment of body health. Swimming is the best exercise and it's open in summer. But you can join a gym to tone up your body using elliptical machine and tread mills. However patients suffering from heart disease must not go for heavy exercise in contrast to this they can use diet plans like mayo clinic diet made especially for heart patients to loose weight before surgery of heart. To avoid fatigue one can intake magnesium and cobalt supplements. Skin needs extra care in summer while going out in crowded places you have a constant threat of skin infestation like scabies etc. use sun block to avoid your normal skin from being freckled.

Natural skin whitening

In summer face skin pigmentation becomes plainly visible. Those, who know what this is, agree with me that it is not good-looking. Are there any means helping to get rid of pigmental spots? Yes, there are some. Cosmetologists usually advise to use whitening and peeling means. Of course you can use natural means too. For example, lemon juice, viburnum juice, and also juice of red currant, sauerkraut, fresh cucumber, parsley, grapefruit. You always find the whitening mean in every season.

You’ll get the good result making compresses with wine vinegar and clabber. Wet wad of cotton wool in 5% solution of vinegar and put on the pigmental spot. In 10 minutes put compress from clabber mixed with wheat flour on the same place. Proportion is ¼ glass of clabber to 1 tea-spoon of flour. Make such compress every day for one week and then every other day. When spots become lighter use this procedure once a week.

Mask from sauerkraut can be made every day. Wet napkins in the juice of sauerkraut and put on the pigmental areas 3 times one by one for 10 minutes.

Mask from beans is easy-made and effective. Pour 1,5 glass of beans with 1,5 glass of water and keep to infuse for 36 hours. Then knead, squeeze and add juice of one lemon. Put this mixture on the face before going to bed. If skin is oily, make this mask every other day, if skin is dry, make mask twice a week.

Masks for eyebrows

To prevent shedding of the eyebrows’ hairs I advise masks from fig or lotion from calendula. It’s very useful and easy-made means. They strengthen the hair roots but it can be used only for one month. If there isn’t desired effect, you should stop the procedures.

Boil soft dried fruits of fig in the milk and put on the linen. Cover the area of eyebrows without hair with this linen. Put compress paper above and leave mask for 1 hour. You should make this mask every day during a month.

Also you can rub the healing oil mixture into eyebrows. Mix in 1 tea-spoon of vegetable oil and castor oil and add 2-3 drops of camphor oil.

And here is the recipe of calendula lotion. You should extract calendula infusion on vodka (proportion 1:10). Then dilute lotion with water and wet gauze bandages (4 layers). Put wetted gauze on the eyebrow skin and leave for 1-1,5 hours. Repeat the procedure every day during a month.

Help your chapped lips

Dry air and wind can chap your lips in summer. When the lips do become chapped it is very common for people to lick their lips in an attempt to moisten them. But this way isn’t good as you guess. Only serious therapy will help you to make your lips beautiful as before.

The special easy-made cream can help you. Prepare such cream from honey and lard in proportions 2:1. Grease lips with cream after every meal.

Apple-milk mask have the fine healed effect. Boil one apple in the milk and grind it. Put the mask on the area of chaps and cover with napkin. Leave mask for 30 minutes. Make this procedure every day.

Put the napkin wetted in the decoction of wheat bran on the chapped lips. Change the napkin every 5 minutes. The procedure should last for 25-30 minutes. The wheat bran decoction is made on the “water bath” (1 table-spoon of bran to 1 glass of water).