Cranberries in cosmetology: for skin, face and hair

Cranberries in cosmetology are used, mainly, in the form of alternative skin care products.

Cranberry helps to saturate the skin with vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances. Useful berry promotes the improvement of complexion, and also tightens the skin, gives it firmness, softness and healthy appearance.

The berry struggles and various skin problems. For example, peeling and redness of the skin, dryness and coarsening, acne, enlarged pores and unpleasant greasy shine of the face - all this is eliminated by cranberry means.

Cosmetological problems with hair, also were described a little above in the corresponding section. Cranberry masks give the hair a healthy shine and vitality, give volume and help eliminate the fatiness of the scalp.

Here is an example of a lotion for oily skin that can be used daily for women and girls with a similar type of skin.

On a fine grater the average lemon grows. Then everything is poured in one glass of vodka. The mixture is poured into glassware and left to stand for seven days in a secluded, dark place. After that the product is filtered and one glass of fresh juice of cranberries and a half of a glass of boiled chilled water are added to it. All is thoroughly mixed, in the mixture is added glycerin in the amount of one tablespoon, then the mixture is stirred again. Prepared lotion should be used every day, rubbing their face before going to bed.

Oily skin of the face will be put in order by the following simple recipe. Cranberry is taken in the necessary quantities, it is pounded, and then this gruel is superimposed on the cleansed skin of the face. The mask lasts for fifteen minutes, after which it is washed off with warm water. For the effect to be long and noticeable, the procedure should be performed every other day for ten to fifteen sessions.

To provide the skin with vitamins and give it firmness, cosmetologists recommend to put on the face napkins made of gauze, which are impregnated with cranberry juice. The procedure is carried out for fifteen minutes, and if the juice has dried earlier, the napkin should be moistened and again put on the skin of the face.

Acne rash in the form of small pinkish pimples is neutralized by a mask of cranberries, which is applied every day. In this case, you need to keep the mask on your face for an hour.

The drug is prepared as follows. Fresh cranberry juice is taken, diluted with boiled water. At first, the juice ratio of juice to water should be one to three, and then after a few days - one to two, and at the end of the course - one to one. The mask is used until the problems disappear. And it is applied with the help of gauze, folded in several layers, which is wetted in the liquid as the fabric dries. After that, the face is rinsed with boiled water at room temperature and a suitable moisturizing cream is applied.

Cranberries for the skin

Cranberries for the skin are used, primarily in the form of facial masks. This was discussed above in the corresponding section.

It should be noted that the cranberry has the ability to slow down the aging process of the skin due to its ability to strengthen collagen fibers in tissues. As a result, the skin returns elasticity and vitality. Cranberries also help to rejuvenate the skin of the face thanks to the antioxidant and mild exfoliating effect.

Cranberry saturates the skin with vitamins and minerals. This "make-up" provides a healthy complexion, freshness and radiance of the skin, and some ladies return a pleasant blush.

In addition, the berry perfectly whitens the skin of the face, narrows the dilated pores, struggles with acne and fatty shine of the skin of the face.

The recipe for a simple compress that can be used in everyday practice is as follows. Cranberry juice is taken and diluted with water in equal proportions. After that, the clean gauze in several layers is dipped in the drug and is applied to the face for fifteen minutes. You can also use cranberry compress for other skin areas on the body. The main thing is, after the compress, apply a moisturizing or nourishing cream to the moist skin.

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Cranberries for the face

No matter how modern cosmetics itself advertises (and in many cases is fair), natural means of maintaining the beauty of the face at any time will be in demand and effective.

Cranberries for the face are a storehouse of vitamins and antioxidants, minerals, acids and pectins. Such rich properties of berries contribute to the strengthening of the skin, allows you to maintain skin tone, slow the aging process and rejuvenate the face. In addition to this, cranberry masks relieve fatigue and saturate the skin with useful substances.

Combined and oily skin of the face needs cranberries, as in a medicine to treat acne and rashes from acne. It helps the berry to cope with both enlarged pores, as well as redness and irritation of the skin.

And finally, the cranberry has bleaching qualities that can be useful for those who wish to lighten the skin and get a more refined look.

Masks made of cranberries

The recipe for a universal mask of cranberries, which can be useful to all lovers of alternative medicine:

• a teaspoon of cranberry juice, two teaspoons of sour cream and one chicken yolk are mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained;
• The facial skin is cleansed and a mask is applied on it, which keeps on the face for twenty minutes;
• then the mask should be washed off and applied to the skin with a moisturizing cream;
• if there is a desire to achieve the best effect, then after washing and before applying the cream on your face, you can put a compress of brewed green tea;
• The procedure should be carried out regularly, two to three times a week for two months so that the effect is noticeable: the skin will become more elastic and soft, and will also acquire a fresh and radiant appearance.

Masks of cranberries are used, mainly to cope with the problems of oily skin.

Mask No. 1 for narrowing the pores of the face and eliminating the greasy shine of the skin

Preparation:

• two teaspoons of cranberries must be thoroughly crushed and mixed with one clear protein;
• as a result, a thick mass should be obtained;
• if this did not happen, you can add a little wheat flour to the mixture for the mask;
• then the mask should be applied to the face and held for ten to fifteen minutes;
• after the procedure, the mask should be washed off with water at room temperature and apply a cream that has the properties of skin moisturizing.

Mask No. 2 for clarifying oily skin of the face

Preparation:

• everything is done, as in the previous case, but only after the mixing of the ingredients is completed, one teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice is added to the mask mixture;
• The mask is applied to the cleansed face and lasts for ten to fifteen minutes, and then washed off with cool water;
• after which a moisturizing cream suitable for this type of skin should be applied to the skin of the face.

Mask # 3 for oily skin with drying effect

Preparation:

• take one tablespoon of wheat flour (also suitable for potato or rice);
• flour should be diluted in freshly squeezed juice from cranberry berries to a creamy condition;
• this mass should be applied to the skin of the face and left for ten to fifteen minutes;
• After that, the mask is washed off with cold water, and a moisturizing cream is applied to the skin.

Mask No. 4 for drying oily skin

Preparation:

• You can use cranberries or other berries and fruits;
• from the raw material you need to extract juice: cranberry juice should take one tablespoon, and juice from other fruits or berries - two tablespoons;
• the resulting juice is mixed with freshly prepared grape juice (alternatively, you can take two or three large berries of this fruit);
• in the juice mixture is added half a tablespoon of apple rubbed on a fine grater;
• then a table spoon of baby powder or powdered milk is poured into the received mass;
• the mass must be mixed thoroughly;
• if for some reason the mask preparation is too thick, then it can be diluted to the desired consistency with the help of grape or cranberry juice;
• Then the mask is applied to the face and lasts ten or fifteen minutes;
• after which it must be washed off with cool water and a moisturizer applied to the face.

Cranberry oil for face

Cranberry seed oil has unique qualities. It contains in its composition Omega-3, Omega-6, Omega-9 fatty acids. In addition, in the oil of cranberries are contained in a large number of tocopherols, tocotrienols, phytosterols, phospholipids and vitamin A.

According to cosmetologists, cranberry oil can moisten the face skin so well that any other oil can not cope with this task. Also, cranberry seed oil protects the lipid skin barrier and retains moisture in the skin, which helps prevent the formation of large and small wrinkles.

Cranberry oil for the face should be used as follows: add a few drops to face creams, as well as lotions for mature and dry skin.

For various problems with the face skin, for example, peeling and spots of eczema, it is useful to apply a certain amount of oil to the irritated area of the face. So it is necessary to act three times a day until the problem disappears completely.

Cranberries for hair

To make hair healthy and beautiful, you can use cranberries. For this, the juice is squeezed out of the berry, which is added to the masks. For the same purpose, you can also use crushed cranberries, which after pressing are added to the mask. The berries of cranberries should be well ripened, otherwise, there will be no proper effect.

• Recipe # 1 - cranberry, as an assistant in increasing the volume of hair and giving them shine

Take three tablespoons of cranberries, which you need to stretch and squeeze. A few twigs of parsley are crushed and mixed with cranberries and olive oil, taken in the amount of one tablespoon. The mask is rubbed into the roots of the hair, as well as along the entire length of the scalp on the head. After that, the hair is covered with a polyethylene film for thirty minutes, and then washed with shampoo. In some cases it is useful to add honey to the mask to achieve a greater strengthening effect. The mask is suitable for any type of hair.

• Recipe No. 2 - cranberries with dull and lifeless hair

You need to mix cranberry and lemon juice, as well as olive oil. Ingredients should be taken in the proportion of three parts + two parts + five parts (or tablespoons). The mixture is heated with a water bath and warmly rubbed into the hair, strand behind the strand. The mask should be kept on the head for five to seven minutes, then massage the skin well and wash it off with a shampoo. The duration of the procedure is one and a half (two) months, one - twice a week. The mask gives strength and shine to tired hair.

• Recipe № 3 - cranberry for oily hair

Three tablespoons of cranberries, which need to be mashed, mix with sea buckthorn oil in the amount of a tablespoon. There is added one tablespoon of honey. All carefully mixed, applied to the hair (rubbed into the roots of the hair) and left for twenty-five minutes. After that, the mask needs to be washed off with a shampoo for greasy hair.

Cranberries from nits

Cranberries from nits help in the form of freshly prepared juice, which has the effect of peeling off the nits from the hair. After that, they can be boldly combed with a comb or comb.

The procedure for using cranberry juice for these purposes is as follows:

• Preparing cranberry juice with a juicer or simply by kneading berries and squeezing the juice through gauze.
• Then the juice is rubbed into the roots of the hair and scalp.
• Then you can apply combing the nits.
• The procedure should be applied for a week, in combination with combing. And only in this case it is possible to completely eliminate nits in the hair.

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