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 2.

Here you’ll find some recipes of lotions from citrus for various kinds of skin. Washing mixture for sensitive skin is for beginning. You need juice of half a lemon, 1 teaspoon glycerin and ¼ glass of water. Mix everything and wash the face every morning.

Lotions for greasy skin with big pores and skin with freckles. Take juice of one lemon and mix it with mineral water (proportion 1:1). Use the lotion 2-3 times a week and don’t wash it then.
Cut the peel of one orange into small pieces and put into glass jar. Pour it with boiling water and keep to infuse for the whole day and then filter the mixture. Use this lotion in the morning and evening.
Prepare mixture from juice of one lemon, half a glass of fresh cream, ¼ glass of vodka and one yolk. Clean the face with this lotion after working day. Keep it in the fridge.

Lotion for dry and normal skin. Mix one yolk with ½ glass of sour cream or cream and add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Mix everything carefully and add ¼ glass of vodka and juice of half a lemon. Keep the lotion in the fridge.

Lotion for aging skin. Pour peel of three lemons with glass of boiling water and stay for 10 hours. Then filter and add juice of three lemons, 1 teaspoon of honey, 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of cream, 3 tablespoons of cologne and half a glass of infusion from jasmine and rose petals. Mix everything carefully.

Anti-wrinkled lotion. To prevent wrinkles appearance, clean skin with milk and lemon lotion. Pour juice of one lemon into ½ liter of milk and stir slowly.

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.

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.

Resolve five common skin care problems!

Your skin has the ability to heal, renew and protect itself with the proper care. The causes of skin imperfections include hormonal changes, reduction in collagen production, free-radical damage, poor nutrition, solar radiation and pollution. If you have problem skin, choose products that optimize your skin's ability to repair itself.

Broken Capillaries: Dry, delicate or mature skin that is thin and fragile is most susceptible to broken capillaries. When blood no longer pumps through the tiny capillaries and the capillary walls weaken, they lose their elasticity, collapse and become visible on the surface. Abrasive cleansers and facial scrubs, alcohol, caffeine, certain drugs, harsh cosmetics, forceful massage, cold weather, extreme winds, overexposure to the sun and spicy foods can all be triggers. Protecting your skin in cold or windy weather can help prevent broken capillaries. Bioflavonoid supplements may reduce redness and strengthen capillaries. Use gentle products that contain aloe and essential oils of lavender and chamomile to help soothe capillaries.

Age Spots: Blotches of pigmentation may result from perfumes, excessive sun exposure or the interaction of medications (such as birth control pills) and sun exposure. In responses, your skin has tried to protect itself by producing an overabundance of melanin -- the pigmented cells in your skin. The most important thing you can do to prevent new age spots is to wear sunscreen when exposed to sunlight.

You can repair your skin with products containing antioxidants, such as vitamin C, that have been shown to clarify skin and help to reverse dye effects of sun damage. Licorice extract is nature's most subtle and yet effective skin lightener. It has depigmenting effects and inhibits melanin synthesis.

Uneven Skin: Discoloration can also be the result of inflammation caused by acne, harsh chemicals or trauma. Uneven skin is typically from poor skin care and large pore size. Other causes are seborrhea dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea and its cousin, perioral dermatitis. For uneven skin, my most popular treatment is self-heating microdermabrasion crystals that are made with micronized bamboo. Again, vitamin C comes to the rescue with its ability to even out skin tone and boost collagen production, reduce skin damage caused by free radicals and improve skin texture.

Rosacea: Although the cause of the disorder is unknown, it is clear that rosacea is aggravated by extremes of temperature, sunlight, alcohol, hot drinks, spicy foods and emotional stress. They cause the already congested and weakened blood vessels to dilate even further and the skin's sensitive surface to become irritated and inflamed. People with naturally thin skin may also be more prone to the condition.

Rosacea is typically found in light-skinned patients and may be exacerbated by estrogens or changes in hormones. Tartar control toothpaste can also provoke it. For rosacea-prone skin skin-care products are recommended that contain green tea extract, which has a calming effect. For rosacea and broken capillaries you need avoid products that contain alcohol, a lot of fragrance or antiaging ingredients, such as high concentrations of vitamin C or glycolic acid. Also chemical-free sun protection is recommended.

Acne: Acne is typically caused by the interaction of bacteria, hormones and sebum (oil from the hair follicle). A conscientious skin-care regime can combat some causes. Use a weekly facial scrub followed by a facial mask. Spot-treating blemishes with a formulation of bacteria-fighting essential oils such as tea tree, neroli or lemon oil can help them heal faste.

Use cleansers and topical treatments designed for acne-prone skin and avoid anything, including sunscreens, that are not explicitly non-comedogenic and non-acnegenic. Supplementing with B vitamins and zinc may also help. Green tea and lavender have both been shown to have antibacterial properties when used topically.

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.

Nature presents autumn lotions

Lotions, containing natural juices, infusions and decoctions, clean, whiten and nourish skin like any creams or masks. But what is the special feature of lotions? Thanking their liquid consistence, lotions work faster and get into skin easier. Homemade lotions are easy to make. You can make them a little at a time or prepare for future use. Why should we make them in September? Nature presents us her lavish gifts and we should use them in time.

Well, here are two masks from melon. For withered skin – knead pulp of melon with fork and keep for 2 hours, then squeeze juice into glassy dish. Mix 2 glasses of melon juice with 2 table-spoons of honey and 1 tea-spoon of salt carefully and then add 1 glass of vodka. Rub washed face skin with lotion in any time. Keep lotion in the fridge. Melon lotion for dry skin – mix 1 table-spoon of melon juice with 1 table-spoon of milk and 1 table-spoon of mineral water. Rub skin in the morning and evening. Make this lotion on one day and keep it in the fridge.

Lotions from quince. For greasy skin – beat up white of 1 egg; add ½ glass of quince juice, cologne and camphor spirit. Mix everything carefully. This lotion makes skin tender and smooth. For dry skin – Cut quince and pour with warm boiled water. In 2-3 hours pour infusion out and add 10 ml. of vodka or spirit for every 100 ml. of infusion. Rub the skin in the morning. For any type of skin – Mix 1 table-spoon of quince juice, 1 tea-spoon of glycerin or cologne. Rub face skin in the morning and evening.

Lotions from watermelon. For greasy skin – Pour 2 table-spoons of horse-tail with 150 ml. of warm boiled water, close and stay for night. In the morning filter infusion and add watermelon juice (proportion: 1 table-spoon of juice for 3 table-spoons of infusion) and 1 tea-spoon of vodka for every portion of watermelon juice. Rub skin some times a day. For any type of skin – mix in 2 table-spoons of watermelon juice, plum juice and peach juice. Add 1 tea-spoon of vodka and mix carefully. Keep the lotion in the fridge. Use this tonic lotion some times a day.

Lotion from grapes. For dry skin – Mix a yolk with 50 g. of vegetable oil, add juice of ½ lemon and 50 g. of vodka. Squeeze juice from fresh grapes and pour ½ glass of juice into mixture. Stay for 2-3 hours in the fridge and then you can use it.

Lotion from sea-buckthorn for any type of skin. Pour mixture from 2 table-spoons of sea-buckthorn berries and 2 table-spoons ground sea-buckthorn leaves with 2 glasses of boiling water. Close the mixture and stay for 24 hours. Then filter and add 2 table-spoons of vodka. Clean the face in the morning and evening.

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.

Dewy mask from apples

Do you know that masks from fresh apples can make small cosmetic wonders? Really apples have a great number of biologically active substances and that’s why apple masks are able to tone up, soften and renew skin, helping to take tiredness away and to return healthy fresh look to skin. Offered mask from apples could help you in the situation when you have to look like fresh apple for limited time.

Grate one fresh apple. In advance you needed to boil one potato in its skin. Peel the potato, knead and mix with apple gruel. If your skin is oily, add 1 table-spoon of milk, if your skin is dry, add 1 yolk and 1 table-spoon of cream. Put on the face for 20 minutes. This mask increases circulation of the blood, make skin color better and gives the freshness.

Oil for your skin

You often could see that one of the components in skin care recipes is vegetable oil. It is a good ingredient for skin care. Also we use other types of oil in cosmetic aims. Generally various oils are used in masks, baths, compresses, and so on. I advise you to look through the list of oils below and to choose your own. When you see the vegetable oil as an ingredient in any recipe, use your own kind of oil instead of vegetable oil. You’ll see the effect from procedure with your oil will be better. But at first we should know about its special qualities to use oils right.

Vegetable oil is usually used for greasy skin. It makes the condition of grease and problem skin better. This oil is rich in vitamin B.

Olive oil is usually used for dry, irritated skin with reddening. It has many vitamins and microelements. Olive oil has great medicinal qualities.

Corn oil is used for withered aging skin. It is the oil of high nutritive value with vitamin A, which is necessary for regeneration of skin.

Jojoba is for all types of skin, especially for dry. This oil moistens skin very well. Jojoba makes the skin silky. It has antiphlogistic effect. The value of jojoba is in unlimited shelf life. You can use jojoba not only in face skin care. But also with the help of jojoba you will be able to heal crannied lips or overdried skin, and get rid of dandruff.

Almond oil is for sensitive skin and especially useful for delicate childish skin. It has sedative, smoothing, nourishing effect. But almond oil has limited shelf life.

Oil from wheat brairds is very useful for withered and wrinkled skin. This oil has great smoothing and regenerating effects.

Summer masks for skin

For normal skin. Take 2-3 plums, clean from peel and knead. Add ½ tea-spoon of sour cream and 1 tea-spoon of starch. Mix everything and put on the face and neck for 20-30 minutes. Then wash with warm water.

For normal and grease skin. Make juice from one peach. Add some milk and 1 table-spoon of oatmeal. Mix everything and put on the face for 20-30 minutes. Then wash with cold water. Here is another variant of this mask. Knead one peach and add 1 tea-spoon of starch or oat flour. Put mask on the face for 20 minutes and then wash with warm water.

For dry skin. Knead 1 peach and add some camomile infusion. Put on the face for 20 minutes and then wash with warm water. Nourishing lotion for dry skin is made from melon. Make juice from some layers of melon. Mix 1 table-spoon of juice with the same amount of boiled milk and mineral water. Clean face and neck with melon lotion twice a day. I want to remind that melon contains vitamin A, which is responsible for beauty and youth of skin. Also melon lotion has whitening effect.

For grease skin and skin with acne I recommend tomato mask. Put on the face layers of tomatoes with beaten white of egg. And clean acne face skin with mixture of tomato juice and glycerin.

For any type of skin. Make juice from melon. You need 2 table-spoons of melon juice. Mix 100 gram of semolina with 1 egg yolks (beaten). Add 2 tea-spoons of honey, ½ tea-spoon of salt and finally 2 table-spoons of melon juice. Put the mask on the face and neck for 15-20 minutes. This mask nourishes, refreshes, moistens and smoothes skin.

Bananas in skin care

Sure banana is your favorite fruit. Bananas are very useful in all its qualities. This fruit has cellulose, protein, potassium, provitamin A, macrocells, organic acid (apple one mainly), vitamins C, B, PP and E. Pulp of banana used in cosmetic masks has perfect emollient, moistening and smoothing effects. That’s why masks from bananas are very useful and necessary for all women.

Firstly I offer some banana masks for all types of skin. Knead 1 banana as puree and mix with 2 tea-spoons of free sugar yoghurt or oatmeal. Put on the face for 15-20 minutes. Knead 1 banana and mix with some milk. Put on the face and in 15-20 minutes wash the face with milk.

Masks for normal and dry skin. Knead 1 banana and mix with 1 tea-spoon of sour milk. Put on the face for 15-20 minutes and then wash with warm water. For more effect you should take a course from 20 such masks – every day or every other day. Also you can mix 1 kneaded banana with 1 tea-spoon of honey. Put on the face for 15-20 minutes and then wash the face with warm water.

For dry and withered skin you should mix pulp of 1 banana with 1 egg yolk and 1 tea-spoon of sour cream. Put on the face for 15-20 minutes and then wash the face with warm water. You’d better to make this mask 2-3 times a week. The whole course is 20 masks.

If your skin is greasy, you should take a course from 20 masks like this. Knead 1 banana with 1 tea-spoon of lemon juice. Put on the face for 15-20 minutes and then wash face with warm water. You’ll get another variant of this mask if you add 1 egg yolk in the mixture of banana and lemon juice.

Say “NO!” to wrinkles and crinkles

Good way to fight against wrinkles is tonic based on medicinal herbs or fruit juices with adding homemade wine (for dry skin) or vodka (for grease skin). Such tonics will help to make the skin alive, to strengthen tissues and to save skin healthy, flexible and elastic.

To prepare tonic for grease skin you should grate 5 cucumbers and add with petals of 2 arum lilies and 5 roses. Pour it with ½ liter of vodka. Keep for 3 weeks and then filter. Add 1 glass of boiled water to 1 glass of tincture, and also 2 table-spoons of glycerin and 2 table-spoons of lemon juice.

For women with dry skin I offer tonic from herbs. Take 30 g. of camomile, 20 g/ of peppermint, 10 g. of rosemary and 20 g. of calendula and pour it with 1 liter of white wine. Keep for 2 weeks and then filter.

Use tonics twice a day – in the morning and in the evening. After morning washing rub the face with tonic and keep to dry, putting the day cream on the face. In the evening rub the cleaned face skin and keep to dry. When face dries, wash it with warm water.

Masks for withered skin

Today I offer easy homemade masks for women after 40s. Withered and wrinkly skin can be cared successfully. Generally woman of any age should stay attractive and charming. Well, it’s the lotion for dry withered skin. Take 2 table-spoons of poppy petals and pour it with 200 ml. of boiling water. Keep for some hours and then filter. Ointment with this lotion is very useful for wrinkled skin.

If you have wrinkled skin with dilated pores, you should make the mask from sweet cherries. Knead some cherries to prepare ½ glass of squash and add 1 tea-spoon of honey and 1 tea-spoon of lemon juice.

Good remedy from wrinkles is vegetable marrow and its juice. Take 1 tea-spoon of vegetable marrow juice and add pulverized yolk, mix everything and put on the face for 15 minutes. Take the mask away with the wad wetted in warm water. Then rinse the face with cold water. You can make another mask from vegetable marrow. Put vegetable marrow’s slices on the face and keep for 20 minutes. Then wash the face with milk.

Here is the rejuvenesced mask for withered skin. Mix in equal parts grapes juice and raw milk (approximately in ¼ glass). Wet layer of cotton wool in the mixture and put on the face. Cover the mask with the bath towel. In 15-20 minutes take the mask away and put the age-specific cream.

And finally the vitamin mask. Grate celery root and mix with grated apple. Add some oat flour for thickening/ Put the mask on the face and keep for 15 minutes. Then wash the face with decoction from leaves and root of celery. All components of this miraculous mask moisten and tone up the skin of women at a mature age.