Mask for the face of honey: several unique recipes for your skin
Honey is a natural antibiotic that allows you to fight with various bacteria and fungi. About the amount of nutrients and vitamins contained in honey, and not worth talking about. Today we will talk about how to make masks from honey for the face at home independently.
Since ancient times, honey has been used in cosmetology as a rejuvenating and revitalizing remedy. Great Cleopatra added honey to her milk baths and used honey masks for daily face cleansing.
Honey has a unique ability to penetrate deep into the pores, clog them, not allowing dirt to penetrate and moisture to evaporate. At the same time, thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties, honey perfectly copes with inflammatory processes on the skin of the face.
Honey is considered the best natural remedy for skin aging. If you simply lubricate the skin with honey, then your skin will be smoothed out, it will become more elastic. But in combination with various additives, the effect of honey is only intensified.
Cleansing mask with glycerin
The mask for cleansing the skin consists of glycerin, honey, water and flour. For its preparation honey, glycerin and flour are mixed in equal quantities, and water is added until the mass becomes creamy. Put the mask on your face, rest and relax for 20 minutes, then rinse the leftover mask with cool water.
Whitening and soothing masks
For yellowish and flabby face skin use honey masks with the addition of dairy products: milk, sour cream cottage cheese. In equal amounts, honey is mixed with one of the dairy products and applied to a pre-cleaned face. The same mask can be used to rejuvenate the skin of the face.
If you have irritated, flaky, dry skin, then a mask with egg yolk is used. The mask not only calms the irritation, but also moisturizes the skin. For dry skin, a mask based on honey and vodka is also suitable.
Honey is heated and poured into it with vodka, constantly mixing until a uniform mass is formed. The resulting mixture is lubricated by the face, neck and décolleté zone. Remainder of the mask is washed off with cool water.
Masks with lemon juice and honey are very good for oily skin. They not only remove the greasy shine, but also perfectly bleach the skin.
Honey and cinnamon
Your skin will become elastic if you perform the following procedure twice a week. To prepare the composition, it is necessary to combine honey and cinnamon in a ratio of 2: 1.With dry skin of the face, one raw egg yolk is added to the mixture, with a fat yolk, with a fat one, with a normal one - a tablespoon of sour cream. Blend the face and leave for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water and rinse with cold water.
Contraindications
A mask of honey is not recommended for use in such cases:
- Vessel enlargement on the face;
- availability of capillary asterisks on face;
- increased hair growth on the face;
- allergy to beekeeping products;
- diabetes;
- exudative diathesis;
- bronchial asthma.
Often the question arises - can I smear my face with honey, using it in its pure form? It should be noted that the product is used for skin care most often in conjunction with additional components. The exceptions are: the cleansing procedure and the honey mask for the lips.
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