Which skin needs special care? Of course, dry. The thing is that it is dryness that becomes the main cause of the early appearance of wrinkles! The task of owners of dry skin who want to remain attractive for as long as possible is to provide nutrition and hydration. Try moisturizing masks for dry skin, which will relieve discomfort and prolong youth. You can cook them from the simplest ingredients!
What kind of skin is dry?
Before applying masks, make sure your skin is dry. If there are signs of dryness, you can use our recipes, but if they are absent, you should look for other recipes. Dry skin is characterized by:
- sluggishness;
- flaking;
- negative reaction to both heat and cold;
- pallor;
- constant feeling of tightness;
- sensitivity.
What dries out the skin?
Neither dermatologists nor cosmetologists can give an exact answer to this question. The human epidermis is so sensitive that it instantly reacts to any changes both in the environment and inside the body. There are three main reasons leading to dryness:
- The place where a person lives. Prolonged exposure to heat, wind and cold literally draws moisture from the skin and dries it out. Another unfavorable factor is ultraviolet.
- How a person lives. Chlorine, chemistry, which is part of cosmetics, can destroy lipid-fat metabolism. The lack of vitamins also affects.
- He alth status. Age and disease can turn even oily skin into dry. What can we say about stress and lack of sleep.
How to make masks for dry skin?
We propose to talk about the rules for moisturizing procedures for skin that is dry and sensitive. It is necessary to apply masks as carefully and carefully as possible, in no case do not rub the composition and do not massage! Of course, the area around the eyes should be avoided. Another important rule: all face masks for dry skin must be prepared from fresh homemade products immediately before applying them to the skin. Any composition should be kept on the face for about 15-20 minutes, unless a different time is indicated in the recipe. Rinse off the mask only with warm water. In general, owners of dry skin should not use hot water - it dries a lot! When washing off the mask, do not rub the skin or stretch it, so as not to injure.
It is very important that after washing off the skindry, after that you should apply any nourishing cream. Beauticians recommend making masks for dry skin at home two to three times a week. The course should consist of at least 14 procedures. At this time, you can refuse decorative cosmetics - this will enhance the effect of the procedure. Each product that you are going to include in the composition of the mask must be tested for possible allergies. To do this, you need to apply a small amount of it on your wrist and wait 15 minutes.
Another important point: since dry skin is characterized by fine porosity, before applying any masks, you need to thoroughly steam your face. After you wash off the mask, be sure to apply a non-greasy cream or just wipe the skin with aloe juice.
Homemade recipes: honey and avocado
This mask for dry skin is an all-rounder. To prepare it, you need to take:
- pulp of half a ripe avocado;
- a full tablespoon of liquid honey;
- a teaspoon of almond oil.
Avocado, which is part of the mask, stimulates the formation of elastin in the skin, perfectly moisturizes, relieves peeling. Honey is able to rid the skin of irritation, disinfects and nourishes it, and almond oil softens. Keep this mask on your face for 15 minutes. The course consists of eight procedures.
Egg yolk and honey
Another homemade mask for dry skin consists of egg yolk. This product is able to soften the skin, moisturize it, relieve tightness. It is also important thatyolk is an excellent anti-aging agent. Cosmetologists say: you can simply apply this product on your face for a quarter of an hour and gently wash it off. Another option is a little more complicated: you will need to add a teaspoon of melted honey to one yolk. It is necessary to keep such a composition on the face until it hardens - as soon as you feel that your face is covered with a crust, wash off the mixture. Repeat in three days.
Yogurt and cucumber
Looking for a recipe for a mask for dry skin that will relieve irritation? A great way to beat irritation and dryness and give the skin soothing is a combination of yogurt and fresh cucumber. This vegetable has an anti-inflammatory effect, improves complexion and restores skin elasticity. And natural yogurt helps in the regeneration process, reduces irritation and prevents the formation of acne and blackheads. In order to prepare a mask, you need to take half a cucumber (grate) and a small jar of natural yogurt (note: it should not contain sugar!). This mask for dry skin should be applied to the face and kept for twenty minutes. At this time, it is better to lie down: the mask should not move or flow down the face! The composition must be washed off and applied to the skin cream.
Oatmeal, yogurt and vinegar
Another mask for dry skin, which includes natural yogurt, is suitable for skin that is very flaky. You should start by preparing oatmeal: you need to grind it in a coffee grinder (another option is to just take ready-made oatmeal). For the mask you will needone and a half tablespoons. Then to the resulting flour you need to add the same amount of natural yogurt. The composition must be mixed and gradually pour in apple cider vinegar - a teaspoon will be enough. The last ingredient, by the way, is able to smooth out small wrinkles, cleanse pores and tone the skin. That is, this mask is perfect for dry skin from wrinkles!
Having mixed all the ingredients, you need to beat the mask, put it on your face and keep it for a quarter of an hour. The remains of the nutrient mixture must be wiped off with a napkin and washed off with water without the use of soap. You can repeat this procedure after three days.
Honey and cottage cheese
Cottage cheese is simply indispensable for aging skin: it helps to produce collagen, makes the skin smooth and eliminates sagging. For dry adult skin, a mixture of cottage cheese and honey is perfect. In reviews of this nourishing mask for dry skin, women say: it will not only tighten, but also moisturize the skin, saturate it with vitamins. Two parts of fatty cottage cheese will need one part of honey. Mix the ingredients well and apply on the face. After half an hour, you need to wash off the mask, then apply a light cream.
Greens and sour cream
This mask for dry skin will moisturize the face, make it smooth. Ordinary dill and parsley are especially good for a mask. They need to be crushed and ground with a mortar. The resulting mass should be mixed with sour cream - two tablespoons is enough. Instead of sour cream, you can use any oil - one spoon. If the mask is too runny, simplyadd a little oatmeal or starch to it. 25 minutes after application, the mixture of greens and sour cream should be washed off with water. Beauticians recommend doing this mask once a week - best before bed.
Sugar, yeast and milk
The components that make up this moisturizing homemade mask for dry skin stimulate metabolic processes in cells, moisturize the skin, refresh it and heal it. Yeast must be fresh! For one teaspoon of yeast, you will need a tablespoon of milk (of course, natural), a pinch of sugar (both brown and white will do). The mass should be infused for half an hour in a warm place. The composition should be applied to the face and washed off after 40 minutes.
Aloe juice, apple and egg yolk
In order to prepare this mask for dry skin at home, it is not necessary to grow aloe on the windowsill. You can buy it at a pharmacy. For one tablespoon of plant juice, you need to take one raw egg yolk and half an apple. The last ingredient must be grated on the smallest grater. Such a mask can be done 1 time in 5-7 days. The course is 10 procedures.
Honey and cream
Looking for an anti-wrinkle mask? For dry skin, a mixture of cream and honey is perfect. Of course, the cream must be natural - from real cow's milk. The product purchased in the supermarket will not work! To prepare an emollient, you need to mix two tablespoons of heavy heavy cream with a full spoon of honey. You can apply a mask not only onface and décolleté, but also on other dry areas of the body, for example, on the elbows and knees. It is recommended to wash off the composition with water, the temperature of which does not differ from room temperature. You can repeat the procedure no earlier than three days later.
Milk, potatoes and glycerin
Do you have very dry skin on your face? A homemade potato mask will help fix this problem! This product restores elasticity and firmness to the skin, eliminates age-related changes. Glycerin, which is part of the mask, will give the face a velvety texture and protect against microbes, and milk will make the complexion even and he althy. The recipe for a cosmetic product is simple: you need to boil one small potato, mash it. Add warm milk (two tablespoons is enough) and glycerin (a teaspoon) to the puree. Wash off the mask after a quarter of an hour. After the procedure, you can wipe your face with warm tea and apply cream.
Mask with vitamins
What does dry skin need to repair and rejuvenate? Of course, vitamins! The following remedy is ideal for young ladies over 30. For a mask, you need to take a full tablespoon of honey (if it is thick, it should be melted first), the yolk of one egg (it should be at room temperature), a tablespoon of natural milk, a small slice of black bread and an ampoule vitamin A (you can buy it at the pharmacy). You should start with bread - it must be poured with milk, preferably hot, left for a few minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients to the bread, mix well and gently apply onskin.
Mustard and olive oil
Facial product based on dry mustard is the best remedy for warming up the skin and increasing blood circulation, nourishing with useful substances. For half a teaspoon of mustard, you need two full tablespoons of olive (or any other vegetable) oil, which must be warmed up. The oil contains vitamins E and A, which not only moisturize and saturate the skin, but also eliminate flaking without clogging pores, retain moisture in the skin. It is recommended to make such a mask in autumn and winter days, when the face is exposed to adverse weather conditions.
Cottage cheese and essential oil
Want to whiten your skin and saturate it with calcium? Need to get rid of pigmentation? Try a mask for dry skin with cottage cheese and lemon essential oil - you will need no more than three drops per two tablespoons of full-fat cottage cheese. If desired, you can add vitamins A and E to the composition - in ampoules. They will even out the tone and give the skin freshness and velvety.
Oatmeal and butter
Oatmeal-based formulation is ideal for aging skin. For a rejuvenating mask, you need to prepare oatmeal flakes boiled in milk - of course, without s alt and sugar. Almond oil should be added to the warm mass - a teaspoon, a couple of vitamin E capsules. Already after the first application, the skin will become velvety and surprisingly tender.
Berries and yolk
Fresh berries are just a storehouse of vitamins, organic acids and other beneficial substances that will moisturize dry skin,saturate it and give it radiance. Beauticians recommend simply wiping your face with fresh fruits of cherries, currants, strawberries. You can make a delicious gruel from different berries - for this you just need to grind them together. Another great way to "feed" the skin is to add one egg yolk to the gruel of berries. Such a mask will return a he althy color to the face, moisturize and eliminate irritation and peeling.
Heavy cream, carrots and rosemary
This remedy will give the skin a pleasant shade of tan, make the skin smooth, help get rid of peeling. For two tablespoons of natural cream, you need to take one spoonful of fresh carrot juice, 3 drops of high-quality rosemary essential oil. Such a composition will saturate the epidermis with beta-carotene, accelerate the healing of wounds, relieve wrinkles and gently cleanse the skin. Please note: it is not recommended to keep this mask on your face for more than 15 minutes - otherwise, carrot juice will turn your face into a rich orange color!
Milk and flax seeds
Mask with flax seeds can be safely called an alternative to professional cosmetics with a lifting effect. The thing is that the composition of the seeds includes an incredibly large amount of protein, they also contain fatty acids, vitamins A, E and D. In the reviews of this mask, women say: the composition works real miracles - after 15 sessions, wrinkles decrease, the nasolabial fold. The oval of the face is restored, the skin of the neck is also tightened. Therefore, if your skin needs a muscle tightening, try making a mask from a tablespoon of seeds.flax and half a glass of milk. These two components must be combined and boiled for ten minutes. When you get a thick mass, you need to add a teaspoon of vegetable oil and lemon juice to it.
