The cosmetics industry is developing tons of masks that are available for both professional salons and home use. However, homemade face masks made from natural ingredients are always preferable to factory-made options.
After 25 years, girls should start taking care of their face and not only washing it with clean water, but also nourishing it with various masks. Otherwise, inadequate care will manifest itself in early expression lines and a noticeable deterioration in the condition of the skin.
Which face masks are there?
Typically, face masks are categorized according to the effect they create. There are mask types:
- caring, moisturizing, firming and cleansing - they are designed for the constant care and maintenance of the skin in perfect condition.
- anti-inflammatory, lightening, anti-couperose - this group of masks successfully combats obvious blemishes;
- Anti-aging and lifting masks - belong to the anti-aging group and help to tighten the skin of the face.
How to determine your skin type
Before choosing a face mask, you need to determine your skin type. In classical cosmetology it is common to differentiate between skin types:
- bold,
- dry,
- normal,
- combined.
Since the needs of different skins differ significantly, a homemade face mask should be selected depending on the skin type.
Usually this is not a problem as girls usually pay attention to their appearance and skin type can be easily determined even when looking at themselves in the mirror. However, sometimes difficulties arise. Therefore, to accurately determine your skin type at home, wash your face with normal neutral soap and do not use any products on it.
After about an hour and a half, place a well absorbent paper towel firmly on your face. Take a close look at the napkin and assess the degree of oily skin:
- If there is a trace of sebum on the entire surface of the napkin, it means that the skin is not tight at all, and you have an oily skin type.
- If there are no more traces on the napkin, but the skin is not peeling or feeling tight, your skin type is normal.
- If there are no greasy spots on the napkin, but you feel an obvious tension, your skin is dry.
- If the forehead, nose and chin are printed with a fat trace in the middle of the napkin and the skin has left no traces (dry or normal) in the area of application of the cheeks and temples, this indicates such an uneven distribution of the fat contentcombined or mixed skin type.
Nourishing face masks at home
Nourishing masks are necessary to compensate for the lack of nutrients, vitamins and microelements in the skin.
Recipe No. 1. Care mask for oily skin (honey)
A simple composition of 2 teaspoons of honey, 20 drops of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of low-fat sour cream is ideal for oily skin. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth and apply the resulting mixture on your face. Let it run for 20 minutes to half an hour, then rinse it off with warm water.
The mask cares for the skin and gives it uniform color, radiance and beauty.
Recipe No. 2. Care mask for dry skin
Use the following ingredients to care for dry skin at home:
- 1 egg yolk,
- 2 teaspoons of milk,
- 1 half tablespoon of fine oat flakes.
Pour the oatmeal with very warm milk and let it soak slightly (10-15 minutes). Whisk the egg yolks with a fork and stir in the flakes. Apply the mass to your face and leave it on for 20 minutes.
This soothing mask with deep penetration into the pores cares for dry skin, relieves the feeling of tightness and flaking and makes it soft and velvety.
Recipe no. 3. Care mask for normal skin
It is a big misconception that normal facial skin does not need nourishment and care, and does not need to be saturated with vitamins. Care mask for normal skin based on grapes gently and carefully nourishes the skin, soothes it.
Crush 6-7 grapes of any white variety (or black as a last resort), remove all seeds and peel, and combine the grape mass with 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Apply the mass to your face and hold for 20 to 30 minutes, then rinse off with warm water. The mask is so nutritious that it can also heal skin irritations.
Moisturizing masks at home
Natural moisturizing face masks keep your skin hydrated. In most cases, hydration is necessary in the summer and spring, when some of the moisture is lost from the surface layers of the skin under the influence of ultraviolet radiation and ambient temperature. Even mild dehydration can lead to a decrease in skin elasticity, the appearance of sagging and wrinkles.
Recipe No. 4. Moisturizing masks for oily skin
The following recipe will help keep oily skin hydrated. Whisk 1 egg white and stir with 20 ml liquid honey until smooth. Add 1 heaping tablespoon of chopped oatmeal. Apply the mask to your face and leave it on for 20 minutes. First rinse off with warm water, then rinse your face with cold water. You can replace the flakes with potatoes or starch to tighten pores and nourish your skin.
Recipe No. 5. Moisturizing masks for dry skin
Dryness is perfectly eliminated with a quark mask.
Dry skin particularly needs moisture, not only in summer and spring, but in general in all seasons. Mix about 30 g of regular fat cottage cheese with 2 tablespoons of milk warmed to body temperature. Bring the mass to a homogeneous consistency without lumps. Apply the resulting mask to the skin for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Recipe No. 6. Moisturizing masks for normal skin
Use a grapefruit mask to keep normal skin hydrated. To do this, mix the chopped pulp of two grapefruit slices with 1 egg yolk. Apply the mask to the skin for 15 minutes. Then rinse with warm water.
Tighten and clean homemade face masks
Cleansing and toning masks have a generally strengthening effect on the skin, activate the subcutaneous blood circulation and cleanse the pores of the face from sebum secretions and give it a youthful appearance.
Recipe No. 7. Toning mask for oily skin
Oily skin is perfectly tinted with a white clay mask. To prepare, dissolve 2 tablespoons of white clay in cold, boiled water, add 1 egg white, 3-4 drops of lemon juice and 5 ml of honey. The resulting homogeneous mass should resemble sour cream in consistency. Apply the mask on your face and wait for it to dry completely. Once the clay mask is completely dry, rinse it off with warm water.
Recipe No. 8. Cleansing mask for dry skin
Dry skin is visibly improved and cleansed by the action of white clay. To make a mask at home, take 1 tablespoon of white clay, 2 times more milk and 5 ml of honey. Stir everything until smooth and apply to face. Rinse off the mask after 10-15 minutes and use a moisturizer after cleansing.
Recipe No. 9. Toning mask for normal skin
Normal skin quickly returns to freshness and firmness with a lemon peel face mask. Stir 1 egg yolk and 20 ml low-fat sour cream, add finely grated lemon zest. Do not keep the mask on your face for more than 30 minutes.
Lightening homemade face masks
Many girls dream of getting rid of freckles and, in general, getting facial whitening. At home, bleaching face masks will help lighten age spots, even age spots.
Recipe No. 10. Cucumber whitening mask is known to everyone for its good effects. Finely grate a medium-sized cucumber (without seeds) and mix it with your daily nourishing cream or sour cream. Apply mass to the face for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Recipe No. 11. The following whitening face mask turns out to be pretty fluid. At home, mix equal parts liquid honey and lemon juice by volume. Dip gauze napkins in the resulting mass, which you then put on your face. Leave on for 15 minutes, then remove the handkerchief and gently rinse the face with water.
Anti-aging face masks
Over time, the skin begins to age - this is an inevitable process. But when the first problem wrinkles appear, one should not lose courage, but instead incorporate a rejuvenation process into regular skin care. Regular use of anti-aging collagen masks can help postpone the appearance of new age-related changes on the skin of the face and smooth out existing small wrinkles.
Recipe No. 12. Aloe vera rejuvenating face mask at home is very popular. Combine a tablespoon of the juice from this plant with the same amount of nourishing face cream and premium vegetable oil (preferably olive oil). Stir the mask and apply it slightly warm. Hold them on your face for 10 minutes.
Recipe No. 13. In summer you can make a mask out of fresh plantain leaves. Grind the leaves into a pulp and mix equal parts with honey. If the mixture is too thick, like a gelatinous mixture, dilute it slightly with water. Keep this pulp on your face for at least 15 minutes. First, remove it with a damp swab, then rinse your face with cold water. And no botulinum toxin is needed.
Masks with a lifting effect for the face at home
The fight against sagging skin on the face requires constant attention from women over 30 years of age. When the skin begins to fade, you need to equip yourself with proven means that will help align the top layer of the epidermis.
Recipe No. 14. This vitamin anti-aging face mask is made at home from ingredients from the pharmacy.
Ingredients:
- 1 round tablespoon of pink clay,
- 1 ampoule of vitamin A
- 30 ml of unflavored green tea.
Carefully dilute the dry clay with tea and bring the mass to a homogeneous texture while stirring constantly. Add vitamin A and apply the entire mixture to the skin. The mask lasts 25 minutes. Regular use of this recipe will restore skin firmness and health.
Rinse this mask off with plenty of cold water.
Recipe No. 15. A natural and effective lifting can be observed in the egg white. Whisk a protein into a stiff foam and mix with two teaspoons of soaked oatmeal. The exposure time of the mask on the skin is 15 minutes.
According to the girls, there is a lifting effect: there is a tightening of the skin.
How to use a face mask correctly at home
Before you apply a mask, you should clean your face of decorative cosmetics with a gentle make-up remover. A refreshing gel will usually complete makeup removal, but you can use an additional scrub.
Pre-peeling of dead cells is desirable so that all the substances that make up the mask can penetrate the skin of the face properly. This will ensure their greatest effectiveness. The scrub can also be used at home, for example following any recipe for a coffee scrub.
When applying masks, follow the general rules for household cosmetic formulations:
- The mask application procedure cannot be carried out "on the run". Put all chores aside and spend half an hour just to yourself.
- Any effective homemade face mask must be prepared (mixed) just before use. The remaining mass cannot be saved.
- All components of the mask must be of good quality and ingredients such as sour cream, fruit, kefir, etc. must be fresh.
- Before applying the mask, the face must be cleaned as usual. Owners of oily and combination skin are also likely to need a preliminary peel. After cleaning the skin, open the pores as much as possible, they can be steamed over a bath or a warm, damp compress is made. This allows all ingredients to be absorbed as much as possible and have the best effect.
- To keep your hair off your face, tie it in a bun and secure with something.
- Depending on the consistency, the mask should be applied with clean hands, a brush, a gauze pad or a cotton ball.
- Most masks should not only be applied to the face, but also to the neck and décolleté. Drying masks for oily skin are an exception, as the skin in the décolleté area is much drier.
- Apply the homemade mask along the massage lines, making movements from the center of the face to the temples. The exception is the skin directly around the eyes, which does not require you to apply a mask.
- Rinse the mask off with clean water. It is better not to take it out of the tap, but to prepare a jug of boiled water in advance, cooled to body temperature.
- After rinsing off the mask, you no longer need to wipe your face and carefully dab off excess moisture with a clean towel. Apply a cream suitable for your skin type to a damp face.
- Do not expect an immediate effect from the first procedure. Homemade face masks should be repeated regularly at intervals of 1-3 times a week. The course must last at least 3 weeks.
Precautions when using home masks
Girls who are prone to allergies must necessarily have a test on the wrist or the inside of the elbow before applying the prepared mask at home. If signs of an allergic reaction occur, take an antihistamine and do not use this product.