Medicinal herbs are found in many cosmetics that can be purchased in stores, but in this case they retain their beneficial properties for a short time. In this context, purchased creams and masks become less effective after a while than when purchased. For facial skin, you can use herbs in their natural form, prepare decoctions, infusions and masks from them at home.
Dandelion
In cosmetology, dandelion has long been used for facial skin in anti-aging procedures. The plant also helps with dermatological problems, with its help you can get rid of freckles and whiten the skin of the face. The composition of the plant includes rubber substances, vitamins of groups A, B, C, E, PP, organic acids, resins, sterols and saponins.
The most effective are facial rejuvenation cosmetic procedures using masks and cosmetic ice from dandelions.
- Anti-aging mask. To prepare this mask, you need to take dandelion juice in the amount of 5 ml, 1 avocado, 5 g of starch. Make a puree from the avocado and then mix all the ingredients together. The resulting mass should be applied to the previously steamed face, left for 30 minutes, and then rinsed with cold water. The mask can be applied to the face 2 times a week. After several applications, deep and small folds on the skin are visibly smoothed, and the relief of the face becomes more elastic.
- cosmetic ice. To prepare this product you need: 10-15 ml of dandelion juice, 50 ml of purified water, 5 ml of hazelnut oil. All ingredients must be mixed together, poured into molds and sent to the freezer. You need to wipe your face with ready-made cubes, it is recommended to do this in the evening, first the skin of the face should be cleaned of make-up. The procedure should be done in 10-day sessions, the treatment period should not exceed 3 times a year.
Rosemary
Rosemary can replace any lifting agent as it contains the protein HSP70, which can slow down the aging process at the cellular level. In addition, the plant contains tannins, fatty acids, vitamins and trace elements that can heal and rejuvenate the skin of the face.
Most often, rosemary is used in the form of an essential oil, which can be purchased at most beauty stores and drugstores. To prepare cosmetics at home, the plant will have to be grown ourselves, because in its natural form it very rarely gets on the shelves of shops and pharmacies.
- Rejuvenating mask. To prepare the mask, you need to mash half a banana, then add 50 ml of avocado oil and an infusion or decoction of rosemary. Given that the finished mask should resemble thick sour cream in consistency, the amount of decoction or infusion should be calculated. The product can be applied to the face 2-3 times a week, after which the skin becomes more elastic, wrinkles are smoothed out.
- Decoction. To prepare a decoction, you need to take 20 g of dry rosemary leaves, pour 200 ml of boiling water and put in a water bath for 15-20 minutes. Ready broth must be filtered before use. Take 50 ml 2 times a day.
- Infusion. The remedy is prepared from 50 g of leaves of the plant, which must be poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for 3-4 hours, it is recommended to do this in a thermos or wrap the container with the infusion in something. warm. After the specified time, the infusion must be filtered.
Important! Decoctions and infusions of rosemary can also be used in the form of compresses or make cosmetic ice from them.
Daisy
Chamomile contains many valuable vitamins, microelements and organic acids for the body. All this together helps to rejuvenate, moisturize and whiten the skin of the face, making it more elastic and supple. In cosmetology, the most effective result can be achieved using decoctions and infusions of chamomile.
- Decoction. To prepare the product, dry chamomile flowers - 25 grams, pour a glass of warm boiled water and put in a water bath for half an hour. The finished broth must be filtered and, if necessary, diluted with boiled water. It means wiping the skin of the face and décolleté. After the application, the wrinkles on the face are visibly reduced and smoothed.
- Infusion. To prepare an infusion of chamomile, you need to pour a tablespoon of dried and crushed herb with a glass of boiling water and insist for half an hour. The finished product must be filtered and wipe the skin of the face with it, as in the previous recipe.
sage
The use of sage for cosmetic purposes will help cleanse the skin of the face and preserve its youth for a long time. The plant contains anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic substances, so sage is very widely used in cosmetology.
- Infusion for the face. Ready-made sage infusion can be used as a lotion or tonic additive, as well as in the form of compresses and lotions for the face. To prepare a sage infusion, pour 3 tablespoons of dry raw materials with a glass of boiling water and insist in a thermos for 2 hours. The resulting infusion should be cooled, filtered, refrigerated and used as needed. You can make cosmetic cubes from this infusion - pour it into molds and put in the freezer and wipe your face with them in the morning and evening.
- Decoction. A decoction of sage effectively affects, rejuvenates and tones the skin of the face. To prepare it, three tablespoons of sage should be poured with boiling water and boiled for another 15 minutes. The resulting product should be cooled, filtered and washed once a day.
There are many medicinal plants in nature that can be used effectively for cosmetic purposes. The main thing is to do it correctly so that the plant used does not harm, but rather gets the maximum benefit from its application.