Clean face skin is not only the pride of its owner, but also an indicator of health. Rashes on the face indicate not only violations in the body, but also not proper care for it. Do you want skin without problems, without special investments and at home?
Then turn your attention to folk beauty recipes. Let's look at the pros and cons of traditional skin care medicine.
What kind of problem is this: acne?
Acne and rashes are a skin reaction to external and internal changes in the body, sebaceous glands begin to work incorrectly and secrete too much secret. This is the basis for the reproduction of bacteria, which cause inflammation and acne on the face.
Types of Acne:
• acne;
• inflamed acne;
• black dots;
• white dots;
• allergy.
Acne Causes:
• hormonal disbalance;
• improperly selected skin care;
• bowel, pancreas, or liver disease;
• abuse of spicy, fatty and sugary foods;
• allergy;
• depression and stress.
Advantages and disadvantages of folk remedies for acne
We can talk about recipes of traditional medicine for a long time, but first of all, each person must decide for himself what he wants for himself. And we will help you figure it out. Let's look at all the pros and cons of folk recipes.
Advantages of acne treatment with traditional medicine:
• all products are publicly available, and can be found in the refrigerator, pharmacy and in the store;
• natural methods of struggle;
• we control each step of our own treatment by folk methods;
• budget method;
• without preservatives;
• do not contain products that cause clogging of pores.
Cons of traditional medicine treatment:
• the possibility of an allergic reaction;
• short shelf life of natural medicine products;
• inconvenience of use;
• it is not always possible to get a result right away.
Folk remedies for acne: the struggle from the inside
Acne can be controlled both externally and internally. Effective control methods can be prepared at home. You will need a desire and some products that we will discuss below in effective recipes for traditional medicine:
1. We take St. John's wort, peppermint, golden millennium, calamus (root) and plantain. We take all ingredients in equal parts, take 1 tbsp of the resulting mixture of herbs. spoon and mix with 1 cup of hot water. After 20 minutes, filter the infusion and start drinking half an hour before eating half a glass. All these herbs will cleanse your body of toxins and help with inflammation.
2. We take viburnum, rub 5 berries and pour a glass of hot water. After 30 minutes, filter and start drinking before meals in any quantity. Kalina is famous for its anti-inflammatory properties.
3. We take leaves nettles. Pour boiling water for two hours, then filter and drink before eating. Nettle is famous for its cleansing properties.
Care for problem skin at home with folk remedies
Before starting treatment with folk methods, you should familiarize yourself with the whole range of tools that can help you with this: masks, lotions, baths. Let's discuss in more detail popular and effective recipes.
The most convenient form of traditional medicine are masks. They are easiest to create and change, taking into account your preferences and reactions to the tool. It is worth remembering that a home mask should be applied only to clean and steamed face skin.
The most popular mask recipes:
• Berry masks. We take any berries, use both independently and combining with each other. We mash, bringing the consistency to a smoothie and apply on the face. We stand from 30 to 40 minutes and wash off;
• Vegetable masks. Most often use cucumbers for masks. Having previously placed the vegetable in the refrigerator, we take it out and peel it, cut it finely and cover the face surface with slices. We wait 20 minutes, indelible. Pumpkin is used following the example of a cucumber.
• Protein mask. We take two raw proteins, mix with lemon juice and apply to the skin of the face. We wait for the consistency to dry, wait another 10 minutes and wash off.
• Clay mask. You can make clay yourself or buy it at a pharmacy. In the case of a pharmacy, we mix dry clay to the consistency of porridge and apply on the face until completely dry. Be sure to moisturize the skin after applying the mask.
• Cabbage mask. We chop cabbage well, and even better use a blender. Take a raw egg and mix with cabbage. The resulting mixture is applied to the face, and maintained for 30 minutes, rinse.
• Wormwood lotions. We take wormwood and brew in a glass of hot water, then lower a cotton swab into the dishes with grass and apply it to the problem areas.
• Lotions of soda, salt and iodine. We take a glass of warm water, add a spoonful of salt, a spoonful of soda and 5 drops of iodine. Wet the cotton pad in the resulting mixture and apply to problem areas, then rinse after 15-30 minutes, depending on the sensitivity of your skin.
Homemade lotion recipes:
• Aloe leaf lotion. We take aloe over two years old and wipe the face with a leaf or blender leaves and use the resulting juice as a lotion.
• Chamomile Lotion. We make chamomile leaves with a glass of hot water. We insist, and then use it as a lotion.
• Bay leaf lotion. Pour boiling water over bay leaves and leave to brew for 4-6 hours. Then we wipe the face with lotion, taking into account the problem areas of the face.
• Cabbage Lotion. We take a cabbage leaf and blender, add kefir or milk to the resulting slurry, add salt and apply to the face for 2-3 minutes, and then rinse.
Equally effective is the procedure for a steam bath for the face. In hot water, add an infusion of herbs, and keep your face on steam for 10 minutes. After this procedure, we treat the face with pre-frozen ice from chamomile, which will soothe the inflamed face skin.
Home Facial Tips
In order to avoid any consequences of home acne treatment, consult your doctor about allergic reactions, treatment and possible consequences of treatment with alternative methods.
Before any manipulations with the face, it is worth determining the type of skin and the possible causes of acne on the skin of the face. Once identified, review the list of products that are acceptable for use on your skin. Before use, be sure to check each product for an allergic reaction, use your wrist to reveal.
Combine pharmacy and alternative methods in the treatment of acne, do not blindly side with one of them, experiment. And the last no less useful advice - read the reviews of the one who previously used this or that prescription of alternative medicine.
Rules for the care of problem skin
The secret of beautiful skin without rashes is in proper care of it. And now you found out the reasons for your rashes, and getting rid of it is only 50% success, the remaining 30% - proper nutrition and 20% - properly selected skin care. Let's take a closer look at the main rules of skin care:
• Cleansing. After determining the type of skin, select the type of cleansing, it depends on what condition your skin will be in. Cleansing can include not only gels for washing or soap, but scrubs and peelings, which include only natural ingredients. You can also clean your skin with masks that you can create yourself or buy ready-made. Which draws dirt out of pores and mattifies the skin.
• Nutrition. Any skin needs nutrition, because after decorative cosmetics and stresses the skin needs to restore nutrients, which it can easily replenish with cream, serums or face masks.
• Moisturizing. We are all made up of water, and therefore frequent loss of water can lead to early skin aging and dehydration. It is so important to maintain normal water-salt balance of the skin, which is worth paying close attention to. To restore, it is worth choosing the right type of skin cream, serum or face mask.
• To avoid unnecessary inflammation or rashes on the face do not touch it with dirty hands, observe the cleanliness of not only hands, but also decorative cosmetics and improvised tools that help in applying makeup.
• Change your pillowcase more often, on which you sleep, thereby avoiding unnecessary contact with bacteria.
• Use instead of a towel after washing, paper napkinsthat will protect you as much as possible from unnecessary infection and the spread of existing acne.
All of the above will help you decide whether it is worth using folk methods in the fight against acne, or you should decide on a combination of funds from the pharmacy. But first, remember that the right care is the key to the skin without any problems.
