Medicinal plants are available in many cosmetic products that can be purchased in stores, but in this case they retain their useful properties for a short time. Due to this, the creams and masks are less effective after a while. At home, you can make decoctions, infusions and masks and use herbs for the skin in its natural form.
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 facial skin. The plant contains rubber substances, vitamins of groups A, B, C, E, PP, organic acids, resins, sterols and saponins.
The most effective are facial rejuvenating cosmetic procedures using dandelion masks and cosmetic ice.
- Anti-aging maskTo prepare this mask, take 5 ml, 1 avocado, 5 g of starch and dandelion juice. Make avocado puree and then mix all the ingredients. The resulting mass should be applied to a pre-steamed face, leave for 30 minutes and then rinse with cool water. The mask can be applied twice a week. After several applications, deep and small wrinkles on the skin are noticeably 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 distilled water, 5 ml of hazelnut oil. All ingredients should be mixed together, poured into molds and sent to the freezer. It is necessary to wipe your face with the prepared cubes, it is recommended to do it in the evening, the skin of the face should be cleaned of make-up first. The procedure should be performed in 10-day sessions, the course of treatment should not exceed 3 times a year.
rosemary
Rosemary can be a good substitute for any lifting agent, because 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.
Rosemary is often used in the form of essential oil, which can be purchased in most beauty stores and pharmacies. To make cosmetics at home, the plant must be grown by ourselves, because it is rarely found on the shelves of shops and pharmacies in its natural form.
- Rejuvenating mask. To prepare the mask, you need to puree half a banana, then add 50 ml of avocado oil and rosemary infusion or decoction. The amount of decoction or infusion should be calculated, taking into account that the finished mask should look like a thick cream for consistency. The product can be applied 2-3 times a week, after which the skin becomes more elastic and wrinkles are smoothed.
- decoction. To prepare a decoction, you need to take 20 g of dried rosemary leaves, pour 200 ml of boiling water and put in a water bath for 15-20 minutes. The finished broth should be filtered before use. Take 50 ml 2 times a day.
- Infusion. The remedy is made from 50 g of plant leaves, pour a glass of boiling water and infuse for 3-4 hours, it is recommended to do it in a thermos or wrap the container in something with infusion. hot. The infusion should be filtered after the appointed time.
It is important! Rosemarin decoctions and infusions can also be used in the form of compresses or cosmetic ice.
chamomile
Chamomile contains many valuable vitamins, trace elements and organic acids. All this together helps to rejuvenate, moisturize and whiten the skin, making it more supple and elastic. The most effective result in cosmetology can be achieved by using chamomile decoctions and infusions.
- decoction. To prepare the product you need to pour dried chamomile flowers - 25 grams in a glass of warm boiled water and put in a water bath for half an hour. The prepared broth should be filtered and, if necessary, diluted with boiled water. A tool to wipe the skin of the face and décolleté. After application, facial wrinkles are significantly reduced and smoothed.
- Infusion. To prepare the infusion of chamomile need to pour a tablespoon of dried and crushed herb in a glass of boiling water and insist half an hour. The finished product should be filtered and wipe the skin with it as in the previous recipe.
sage
The use of sage for cosmetic purposes will help to cleanse the skin and keep it young for a long time. The plant contains anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic substances, so sage is widely used in cosmetology.
- Facial infusion. The finished sage infusion can be used in addition to lotions or tonics, as well as in the form of compresses and lotions for the face. To prepare the sage infusion, pour 3 tablespoons of dry raw material in a glass of boiling water and insist in a thermos for 2 hours. The resulting infusion should be cooled, filtered, placed in the refrigerator and used as needed. You can make cosmetic cubes without this infusion - pour into molds and put in the freezer and wipe your face with them in the morning and evening.
- decoction. A decoction of sage has a beneficial effect on the skin, rejuvenates and tones it. To prepare it, pour three tablespoons of sage in boiling water and boil for another 15 minutes. The resulting product should be cooled once a day, filtered and washed with it.
There are many medicinal plants in nature that can be used effectively for cosmetic purposes. The main thing is not to harm the plant used, but to get the maximum benefit from the application.