Alternative remedies for oily skin

People for their centuries-old history have accumulated a huge experience in skin care, often alternative products in their products are used by world-class cosmetic companies. Unfortunately, it costs a lot of money and not everyone is available. What can be used from oily skin in the home?

• Oatmeal is an indispensable product for scrubs due to the fact that it is rich in fatty acids, vitamins E, group B, biotin, zinc, potassium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, amino acids. To give the flakes an easy-to-use form, you need to add any liquid ingredient useful for the skin (cucumber or carrot juice, rosehip oil, olive oil, low-fat warm milk), give the oatmeal a liquid and get wet, apply massage moves to the cleansed face.
• Honey - unique in its medicinal qualities, thanks to its composition, to list them means to name the floor of Mendeleev's table and a lot of vitamins. Honey for oily skin is not used in its pure form, most often it is used as masks in conjunction with other components, for example, with lemon juice, tea green tea, or calendula and aloe juice.
• Kefir - a universal product for the care of any type of face. Masks from it bleach, purify, moisturize the skin. It contains protein, calcium, lacto- and bifidobacteria, which are useful and nutritious for the skin. For oily skin is suitable for more sour kefir. It can be combined with rye bread, lemon juice, chopped oatmeal, rice flour, extracts or herbal decoctions, suitable for fighting black dots, blackheads, inflammations.
• Yolk - concentrated in itself a storehouse of useful substances for skin nutrition: fatty polyunsaturated acids, choline, biotin, niocin, vitamins. Masks with it will remove edema, make the skin more fit and young. By feeding the outer epidermis, small wrinkles are smoothed, the skin heals, the rashes and inflammation disappear. In tandem with other components, its effect only increases: with honey, the skin softens, rejuvenates with olive oil, is toned and bleached with lemon juice, with yogurt feeds on, cleans with clay
• Ice - contrasting temperatures activate metabolic processes, well affect the tone of the skin. The alternation of a short rubbing of the face with an ice cube with washing with warm water will only improve the condition of the oily skin, refresh it, and remove the greasy shine. This procedure in the mornings will give an opportunity for the whole day to look fresh and fit. It is necessary to freeze the mineral or purified water, and only use the upper ice balls, the rest is discarded. It is best to use ice with the addition of broths of medicinal herbs: chamomile, oak bark, sage.
• Lemon is a natural antibiotic and immunostimulant, as well as a perfect whitening, exfoliating, cleanser. Oily skin is suitable for simple rubbing a slice of lemon. It "makes friends" with many ingredients used in masks, scrubs, creams, so it is often present in their composition. Less lemon - its allergenicity, like many citrus, there are no other limitations.
• Herbs - more than once remembered different herbs that participated in the care of oily skin. Having grouped after the direction of their actions, we can sum up:

• affect the work of sebaceous glands: patch, oak, linden, burdock, birch;
• relieve inflammation: St. John's wort, string, lavender, mother-and-stepmother, chamomile;
• moisturize: oregano, thyme;
• clean: nettle, ashberry;
• bleach: parsley, dandelion.

Particular attention in the care of oily skin deserve such plants:

• Calendula - irreplaceable for various rashes on the face, allergies. It calms the skin, relieves inflammation, irritation, moisturizes the skin, cleans it, eliminates excess fat. Such qualities are due to the presence of many essential oils and trace elements. You can use it in cosmetics such as lotion, ice, mask;
• aloe - an unpretentious and unpretentious houseplant has a mass of medicinal properties that can be successfully used to eliminate problems with oily skin of the face without the slightest material costs. More than 200 useful components in properly prepared recipes will come to the aid of the owner of acne, greasy gloss, inflammation and scaling. Healing properties have plants that are more than 3 years old. Before cutting the leaves, you need to stop watering for 10 days, then wash them, dry them and put them in the refrigerator for a week. Juice is obtained by grinding them and wringing them through gauze. Applied for the preparation of lotions, tonics, masks.

Oils for oily skin of the face

It would seem that oils for oily skin are a paradox, but skimmed skin provides a start for a more intensive synthesis of fatty grease, so properly selected oils reduce the activity of the sebaceous glands. There are basic and essential oils. The base is used to dissolve the active substances from which cosmetic preparations are prepared, they are also simply applied to the skin after it has been cleansed and applied to moisturize, nourish and protect the tonic. Proper use of oil involves an allergenicity test. To do this, you first need to lubricate one species with a small area of skin and observe the reaction. Absence of redness and peeling indicates that it is possible to prepare mixtures of proven ingredients.

Essential oils

Essential oils are oils of high concentration. They are derived from plant materials, and the name "ethereal" is due to their volatility. In water they are insoluble, they dissolve in organic compounds: fats, spirits. In its pure form, essential oils are not used, because may cause burns. Suitable for oily skin and used in the manufacture of cosmetics, at home, are:

• olive - numerous vitamins, fatty amino acids, microelements are well absorbed into the skin, do not clog pores, promote cell regeneration. It is one of the few that can be used in its pure form. Before applying to the face, it should be slightly heated. Well suited for cleansing from make-up. Remains of fat are removed after a quarter of an hour with a paper napkin or cotton wool disc. After that, you need to wash yourself with cool water;
• coconut - contains lauric, stearic and other useful fatty acids, as well as vitamins A, B6, B9, PP, beneficial for skin cells. It is used with ready-made facial care products, effectively protects cells from heat, keeps water balance in them. Its bactericidal and antiseptic properties are known to prevent the appearance of acne, which removes irritation and inflammation;
• grape seed - one of the most popular in cosmetology. In addition to many useful vitamins and microelements, it contains vitamin E and linoleic acid, which give the skin firmness, elasticity, youth. For problem skin with acne and acne, this oil is an effective anti-inflammatory agent;
• shek - this is the name of the tree growing in Africa. Oil from its nuts is successfully used for cosmetic purposes, because is important for the skin source of vitamins A, F and E. When applied, it penetrates deep into the skin layers, killing bacteria, removing inflammation, softening comedones and opening pores to remove harmful contents. At home, unrefined oil is suitable. Before going to bed, after cleansing the skin with a lotion or gel, it is necessary to apply it to the face or problem areas and leave it overnight;
• Tea tree - a real remedy in cosmetology. It controls the production of fat with glands, slows down the aging process of the skin, makes it silky, gives a fresh look, a healthy color, eliminates small lesions and pigmented spots, fights rashes, acne. When used, tea tree oil is mixed with other ingredients and is not used in concentrated form. The mixture is applied on massage lines for 15-20 minutes, then washed off with water;
• almond oil is obtained from almonds, it has a high content of vitamin E, due to which it has an antioxidant effect. In addition, it moisturizes and nourishes the skin well, regulates the work of the sebaceous glands;
• Jojoba is a liquid wax obtained by cold pressing of bushes nuts growing in North America. Thanks to the amino acids in the protein it resists inflammation, acne, fatty gloss, all that is accompanied by fatty and problematic skin. A few drops are used to prepare the mixture;
• peach - a hypoallergenic product containing in its composition, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iron, amino acids, vitamins. Humidifies, prevents the aging process, removes inflammation. Effective during cleansing, nourishment, moisturizing. A few drops of warmed-up oil are suitable for masks, creams or cosmetics;
• linseed - in addition to many useful elements in it there are omega-3 fatty acids, which are not synthesized by the body. It is famous not only for healing effect, but also for tightening, smoothing action. You can use directly on the face or prepare mixtures of several components, add to creams;
• apricot - has all the necessary elements that ensure the vital activity of epidermal cells. Prevents the expansion of pores, preventing the entry of pathogens in them, increases the elasticity of the skin, improves tone and color. It is an excellent anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agent;
• sesame - rich in vitamins of group B, vitamins A, E, minerals. This explains its wide application in cosmetology. They can remove cosmetics from the face and even with eyelids, used in the composition of masks, creams, for facial massage. Promotes the elimination of toxins, nourishes and moisturizes the skin, smooths wrinkles.

Decoctions and extracts for oily skin of the face

Of all the herbs that can help with oily skin of the face, broths are prepared for her cleansing. Averaged proportion - a tablespoon of herbs or mixtures of several herbs on a glass of boiling water. The best way to prepare a decoction is to use a thermos bottle. Using a different container, cover and let it sit until it cools. The liquid can be frozen in cubes or wiped it in the mornings and evenings with a cotton swab. Adding vodka or other alcohol-containing compounds is not necessary, because they dry the skin, thereby stimulating an additional synthesis of fat.

 for oily skin of the face

Extracts of plants are widely used in cosmetology, including for oily skin. They carry the term "phytocosmetics" and have gained popularity thanks to their natural basis. In the production of such cosmetics, extracts, extracts, phytohormones, preservatives, aromatic fragrances of medicinal herbs are used. They effectively moisturize, nourish the skin, give cosmetic preparations a subtle aroma of plants, prevent the reproduction of bacteria and fungi. Extracts are also used for making home cosmetics. Which of them are suitable for oily skin of the face? Extracts of elder, calendula, hawthorn, St. John's wort, horsetail disinfect the skin; chamomile, dog rose, sage relieve inflammation; strawberries, melons eliminate the keratinized layers of the epidermis and moisturize; mints improve blood circulation; Aloe Vera improves skin tone. This is not a complete list of extracts successfully used for skin care.

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Soda

Soda is successfully used in cosmetology for the preparation of scrubs and masks.

The abrasivity of this substance, sodium, carbon, oxygen and hydrogen in its composition allow deep penetration into the pores and purify them. To smooth the action of a firm consistency on the skin, softening ingredients are added: egg, flour, honey, yoghurt. Before applying to the face, soda is bred in a small amount of purified or mineral water without gas and the necessary ingredient is introduced. Possible options are: to enhance the purification - salt, remove inflammation - flour or hydrogen peroxide, nutrition - oatmeal, rejuvenation - honey or orange juice. The prepared mass is rubbed lightly into the peeled and steamed skin (scrub) or left for 10 minutes as a mask, then washed off. The procedure should not be performed more often than once a week.

Glycerol

Glycerin is a chemical element that is used to make cosmetic products, mainly for delicate and sensitive skin. It accelerates the metabolism in the upper layers of the skin, intensively moisturizes it. In its pure form it does not apply. Since its use is possible in conjunction with other elements, and oily skin also requires moistening, the glycerin mixed with water for oily skin of the face will also work in combination, for example, with gelatin, clay, and egg. It can be lotions, tonics, scrubs, masks.

Mumie

Mumiyo - mountain tar, rich in organic and inorganic substances. Along with medicine, it is widely used in cosmetology. Its effectiveness consists in purifying the skin of the face from toxins and toxins, increasing its regeneration and producing collagen, and antibacterial action. In order not to bother with dissolving mummies, you can buy it in a pharmacy in tablets or extract of resin in a liquid form. Diluting boiled water, milk, combining with any components suitable for oily skin (egg, lemon juice, decoction of herbs, honey, plant oils, ready-made remedy), you can prepare a scrub, mask, wiping. The application of the mummy should not be a one-off event, but should be conducted in courses of 10 days. Masks are applied once a week.

Green tea

Green tea belongs to weakly fermented teas, so it retains most of what nature has invested in this plant: iodine, iron, copper, zinc, calcium, theine, vitamins A, C, B group. This is a recognized powerful antioxidant struggling with free radicals, and therefore standing on guard of youth and beauty. With the help of welding, you can daily wipe the skin, even clean it from cosmetics, more concentrated to pinpoint acne and blackheads, freezing, wiping with ice to enhance the tone of the face, use to make masks.

Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide for oily face skin is used as an antiseptic and bleaching agent. Such qualities are due to the fact that when it gets on the skin, peroxide breaks up into oxygen and water, i.e. There is an oxidation reaction that adversely affects diseased cells, however, as well as healthy ones. Therefore, use the drug with great caution, using only solutions. Masks with hydrogen peroxide are applied no more than 1-2 times a week, using several drops of a weak 3% solution in combination with other components, and can be added to the tonic (5 drops per 50 ml). To combat acne, the solution is applied pointwise to the problem areas. After about five minutes, it is washed off with water and a new layer is applied, and so on several times.

Soaps for oily skin of the face

There are enough cosmetics available for face cleaning, so it's best to use them. If someone prefers soap (usually men do not want to bother with different procedures), then preference should be given to soap for oily skin without alkali. You can buy both solid and liquid, but necessarily with natural ingredients, glycerin, face cream. Now very popular homemade soap on a natural basis with the addition of all the necessary individual ingredients. The whole technology of its preparation can be found on the Internet.

• Tar soap

In the name of soap lies its main component - tar, which is a well-known antiseptic. It also contains salts of fatty acids, which help improve blood flow and oxygen nutrition of skin cells. The use of tar soap with oily skin helps fight acne, comedones, inflammations and other her problems. Its action is akin to the peeling procedure, it narrows the pores, normalizes the work of the sebaceous glands. Do not rub the skin with a bar. It is enough to wet, rub their palms, and then make light circular movements in the face with their hands. A more gentle option is to add a soapy foam to kaolin or a beaten egg. And yet its daily application can dry the skin, besides, tar is allergic, so it is best to use it in periodic sessions.

Clay for oily skin

Some types of clay are successfully used in cosmetology, due to their composition of minerals, which favorably affect cellular processes. One of them is black clay. Masks from her dry fat skin, oppress inflammatory foci, purify the skin of comedones, improve blood circulation, produce the effect of lifting, thereby rejuvenating the face. Similar to the action and white clay. Coalin in its composition has a curative effect: it fights against fungi and bacteria, removes contaminants, promotes the production of collagen, which is necessary for the elasticity of the skin, anesthetizes it in the presence of inflamed acne, whitens. Masks made of clay for oily skin are very simple to prepare and use, as mentioned above. We add that the clay powder can be bought at the pharmacy. It is diluted with slightly warm water immediately before application to the face. In this composition, you can add any skin-friendly ingredient (herbal infusions, dairy products, honey, oatmeal, aloe juice, etc.). The mask should not be kept for more than 20 minutes, then rinse with water and apply a cream. By resorting to this inexpensive and effective procedure once a week, every woman will feel and appreciate the result.