Face Lifting at home helps remove dull skin tone, restores elasticity, and reduces wrinkles. Masks made from components available at home perform well. It is important to follow the recommended dosage and exposure time. To achieve the desired result, alternate between different options, choosing the most suitable type of cosmetic product.
Indications and rules for using a tightening mask
A properly prepared mask with a lifting effect can slow down the age-related aging process of the skin, increase its elasticity, and maintain skin tone. They restore the clarity of facial contours, reduce wrinkles.
Indications for the use of lifting are the following changes:
- gray skin;
- the appearance of pigmentation;
- dry skin;
- decrease;
- peeling skin;
- the formation of wrinkles;
- sagging cheeks;
- pronounced nasolabial folds;
- layered chin.
Application rules:
- Before distributing the prepared composition, the face is cleaned of cosmetics. For washing use a mild detergent.
- It is recommended to steam the skin for 30 minutes over hot water. It is useful to add medicinal herbal preparations with chamomile, calendula, yarrow to them.
- A firming mass is applied along the massage lines. For best results, evenly distribute the three layers, waiting between them for 45 seconds.
- The average duration of keeping the mask on is 20 minutes. If other parameters are required, they are indicated in the recipe.
- Rinse with warm water.
- After 15 minutes, apply a cream designed to rejuvenate mature skin.
On average, two procedures are performed per week. If after using a certain type of mask for a month there is no visible positive change, you should choose another recipe.
With honey
The varieties of masks that include honey, along with firming, nourishing and softening the skin of various types:
- Mix honey, milk and potato starch in a teaspoon. Mix well and apply on facial skin. After rinsing, before applying the cream, clean your face with ice cubes.
- Rub the egg yolks in a ceramic bowl with a wooden spatula, add a tablespoon of slightly warmed olive oil, liquid honey, oatmeal, previously turned into powder with a coffee grinder.
- Brown rice is ground into flour using a coffee grinder. Two teaspoons of the resulting powder are collected, combined with the same amount of honey and two tablespoons of yogurt.
- Turn fresh apples into pulp with a fine grater and collect two tablespoons of the resulting mass. Add the same amount of honey and half of the olive oil.
Masks for all skin types
When choosing a recipe for mature skin, you should pay attention to the options recommended for different skin types. They are based on the type of ingredients available and are not difficult to prepare.
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For dry skin
For owners of dry skin, it is important not only to restore its elasticity, but also to moisturize the epidermis and eliminate peeling. You can use the following types of lifting masks:
- Mash a banana with a wooden fork. Add a tablespoon of fresh heavy cream. With thorough mixing, vitamin E capsules are injected.
- The average cucumber is peeled and freed from the seeds. The pulp is crushed on a fine grater. Separately, beat one protein until a stable foam appears, combine with the cucumber pulp. Pour a tablespoon of olive oil.
- Potato tubers are boiled without seasoning and salt in the skin. Cool a little, clean, rub without lumps, add a little hot milk. You need to get the consistency of porridge. Apply warm.
For oval face
They give the cheeks age that appears due to the loss of skin elasticity in the contour area of the face. To restore skin elasticity, clearness of the oval, the following mask recipe is recommended for women with an average exposure time of 25 minutes.
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Fast lifting effect
Instant lift is provided by using the following types of masks based on available components. Already after several procedures, you can notice a significant rejuvenation of the skin, which has become more elastic.
Jelly:
- Three teaspoons of gelatin are poured into 50 ml of cold milk.
- Let it swell.
- An hour later, over low heat, the milk-gelatin mass dissolves until the crystals are completely dissolved, avoiding boiling.
- Remove from the stove, cool briefly.
- Mixed with honey and glycerin, take 3 teaspoons each.
- After applying the entire volume of the resulting mass in layers, it is kept for 15 minutes, and then carefully removed with a damp cotton swab.
Ginger:
- Ginger root is crushed with a fine grater.
- Squeeze a teaspoon of juice.
- Mix with the pulp of half a banana, previously mashed into a pulp.
- Add a tablespoon of fresh applesauce.
- In addition, a teaspoon of olive oil and an equal amount of fresh lemon juice are introduced.
- The mass is brought to homogeneity by thorough stirring with a wooden spatula.
- Spread on décolleté, neck and face. After 25 minutes of exposure, rinse with warm water.
Egg yolk:
- The yolks are separated, placed in a ceramic bowl.
- Add honey and corn oil - two teaspoons each.
- For five minutes, thoroughly grind the components with a wooden spatula.
- Keep the composition on the skin for 15 minutes.
It is recommended to conduct a course of 20 sessions, making 3 masks per week. The series is repeated three times a year. Good for dry and normal skin.
For oily skin
Oily skin requires the use of cosmetics that aim to get a lifting effect while removing excess oily skin. You can use the following options:
- When whipping fresh protein, add a tablespoon of lemon juice. Hold the composition until it is completely dry. When washing, a cleansing lotion is used.
- Fresh cucumber juice is added to two tablespoons of pharmaceutical clay, stirring the product into sour cream. Introduce protein and 3 drops of lemon juice.
- One teaspoon of gelatin is poured with three tablespoons of water at room temperature. After 30 minutes, the mixture was heated to dissolve the crystals. Add a tablespoon of yogurt and plenty of flour to get the consistency of sour cream.
Around the eyes
As the delicate skin of the eyelids quickly loses its elasticity, the corners of the eyes begin to sag. This area requires special care. In a variety of traditional medicines, there is a choice of cosmetic formulations that focus on caring for the skin around the eyes.
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Benefits of massage
If you combine the procedure with a toning mask and a simple massage, then a faster effect is guaranteed. It is possible to smooth out wrinkles and make the contours more defined.
It is recommended to lightly pinch the skin before applying the prepared composition, observing the direction of the massage lines. Particular attention is paid to the oval. The movement is directed to the earlobe from the middle of the chin. The neck is massaged with light stroking movements.
Contraindications
When practicing the lifting procedure at home, several contraindications should be considered, which include:
- acute dermatological or vascular disease;
- age less than 30 years;
- individual intolerance to the components of the mask;
- recovery period after plastic surgery.
Do not use tightening compounds if there are skin lesions in the form of incisions, purulent wounds.
With the right selection of a lifting mask, after several procedures, a fresh appearance of the skin is observed. If you have regular sessions, you can quickly remove wrinkles, leaving your face smooth, firm and well-groomed.