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Cleaning the face with gelatin for black dots
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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Daily facial skin care products are not enough to maintain good skin condition. Cleansers, toners, various moisturizing, nourishing creams, masks are necessary for the skin, but you cannot ignore periodic more thorough cleansing. Modern beauty salons are equipped with various devices that can eliminate skin defects, but in the frantic pace of life it is not always possible to find time for them and they are not cheap. At home, it can be combined with other useful things. There are various ways to clean your face and one of them is facial cleansing with gelatin.
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Indications for the procedure
Why is gelatin chosen as a cleaning agent? It is made from animal connective tissue and is 85% protein - collagen, which has a high degree of penetration into the skin and participates in the metabolic processes of its cells. The elasticity, flexibility, and smoothness of the facial relief depend on it. Due to its viscosity and ability to tighten the skin, it promotes exfoliation of keratinized particles, refreshes and tones the skin, makes it smooth and velvety. Other indications for gelatin cleaning are blackheads - comedones, acne, other damage, excessive secretion of sebum. The gelatin mask is most suitable for mature aging skin.
Preparation
Any facial cleansing is always preceded by preparation for the procedure. It consists of removing makeup and cleaning the surface from dust and other contaminants using familiar products suitable for the skin type. It is also important to steam the face over a steam bath for 5-10 minutes. To open the pores better, you need to use herbs or essential oils. The face is patted dry with a soft towel and a mask is immediately applied.
Technique gelatin facials
Before applying a gelatin cleansing mask, you need to prepare it. To do this, dilute the gelatin with water or herbal decoction at room temperature in a ratio of 1:5. After it swells, place the vessel in a water bath and stir until a homogeneous mass is obtained, but in no case bring it to a boil. The cleaning technique involves applying several layers one on top of the other. This must be done quickly. Cooled gelatin is applied to the skin from the bottom up, avoiding the area around the eyes, allowed to dry and the procedure is repeated. There should be many layers so that the mask is dense. Talking, laughing, grimacing is prohibited. After the gelatin has completely hardened, it must be removed, starting from the edges to the center of the face.
Facial cleansing with activated charcoal and gelatin
The gelatin mask can be supplemented with other ingredients at the stage when it is already removed from the water bath. Activated carbon effectively helps in cleansing and rejuvenating the face. This component provides deeper cleansing by breaking down dirt, it dries the skin, tightens it, reducing pores, smoothes, soothes irritations. For cleaning, you will need a teaspoon or 3 sheets of gelatin, a tablet of activated carbon, two teaspoons of water or milk. The carbon is ground into powder and added to the prepared gelatin mass. The frequency of the procedure is once a week. To achieve tangible results, you will need at least a month and a half.
Consequences after the procedure
Failure to maintain the required temperature of the mask mixture can lead to undesirable consequences and complications in the form of a burn. Otherwise, gelatin is harmless, it can be safely used and, thanks to its unique properties, it will bring a noticeable positive result.
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Reviews
Women who cleanse their faces with gelatin are happy with this recipe. Reviews note its economy, simplicity, speed (the whole procedure takes an average of 30 minutes), and effectiveness. After it, the skin is soft, silky, smooth, the face contour is more pronounced, pigment spots or freckles are not so noticeable, the complexion improves, and wrinkles become less deep.