Mask of cottage cheese

Mask of cottage cheese is a well-known alternative cosmetic product with moisturizing, softening and refreshing effects.

Cottage cheese is a natural product that can become not only an excellent source of calcium for the body, but also serve as the main ingredient of a variety of masks for all skin types.

The use of cottage cheese for the skin

Cottage cheese is a storehouse of vitamins, the amount of which varies depending on the degree of fat content of the product (see table below, the values of the amount of substances are indicated in milligrams / 100 grams of the product).

The name of the vitamin	Kind of cottage cheese
	Low-fat	Bold	Fatty	Grainy
A	0.01	0.08	0.02	0.08
IN 1	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.04
AT 2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
AT 3	0.2	-	0.3	-
AT 6	0.2	-	0.1	-
AT 9	40	-	35	-
AT 12	1.3	-	1	-
FROM	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
H	7.6	-	5.1	-
E	-	-	0.4	-
PP	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4

Of them, vitamins A, C, E and PP are the most popular in cosmetology, which can be easily checked by you at the first visit to the cosmetics store. Vitamin A softens the skin, vitamin C removes redness and irritation of the skin, and stimulates the production of collagen, vitamin PP protects the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet, and vitamin E is known for its antioxidant properties. With external application, the latter reduces the visibility of scars, helps to reduce the amount of free radicals that cause wrinkles. However, for objectivity it is worth noting that the vitamins contained in curd give a full-fledged positive effect only if, in addition to external application of the vitamin-containing product, they also take inwardly useful substances.

Cottage cheese also contains such minerals necessary for skin health, like calcium and magnesium.

Due to the composition of this sour milk product, the mask of cottage cheese is a very useful cosmetic remedy, the recipe of which should be taken into account to each of the fair sex.

Mask of cottage cheese for the face

Before going directly to the well-known recipes for variations of curds for face, I would like to dwell on some important recommendations for their preparation and use.

1. The best curd for cosmetic use is a cottage cheese cooked on its own or bought on the market, as they say, "home". We advise you to buy from a "trusted" seller, and if there is none, choose the product carefully. Pay attention to the color of the cottage cheese: it should be homogeneous, white or have a light creamy shade. If the cottage cheese is gray, with a blue color, or if veins of pink color are visible in it, - pass by: it is spoiled. Do not hesitate to ask to try the product: a light sour testifies to freshness, strong acid or sweetness - that cottage cheese has been stale on the counter. The fresh curd smells like a tender creamy sour, but in no way is it abrupt.
2. In addition, when buying cottage cheese, pay attention to its fat content. It is necessary to be guided by the principle: the fatter the skin, the less the fat content of the cottage cheese. For dry skin - fatty cottage cheese, for fatty - skim, and for normal, respectively - bold.
3. If the experience of cooking and applying a homemade mask of cottage cheese is new for you - a product or an already prepared mixture is first better tested on the skin of the wrist, excluding an allergic reaction.
4. Prepare the mixture immediately before use.
5. Before application - remove makeup and dust.
6. Apply a mask of cottage cheese, like any other, moving from the back of the nose to the temples, from the upper lip to the lobes of the ears, from the chin to the temples.
7. When the mask is applied, you need to mark the time, lie on the bed or sofa. The pillow is better to remove, and put a roller under the legs - this will improve the flow of blood. You have 15-20 minutes, which only belong to you: try to relax and think about something good.
8. After removing the curd mask by washing the contrasting temperature with water, massage your face. Apply on it, suitable for your skin type, cream.

Contraindications masks from cottage cheese for the face do not have. The only thing to consider is the type of skin: you need to choose the ingredients taking into account the tasks that the mask should solve.

Mask of cottage cheese from acne

Each of us had at least once in my life had to deal with the problem of acne on the face. Someone was luckier, and acne remained only in the memories of a young age with its raging hormones. But there are also those to whom they continue to spoil life, appearing "according to the law of meanness" before important events in life when it is necessary to appear before the world in all its glory. How to be in this case? Of course, to engage in a determined struggle.

There are many methods of treating acne. If they are caused by temporary factors, they are shallow in nature and have a small localization, you can get rid of them by preparing a mask at home. One effective alternative means is a mask of cottage cheese.

When the window is spring, there is fresh sorrel for sale, you can prepare the following recipe. A tablespoon of cottage cheese (hereinafter referred to as st.l.) is mixed with chopped sorrel, add protein and honey - one teaspoon (hereinafter - tsp). It should be held on the face for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with water.

There is another variation of the mask from cottage cheese from acne. It will take: Art. L. Low-fat cottage cheese and tsp. Lemon juice. Apply a thick layer of the mixture to the skin. Wash off after 15-20 minutes, warm with clean water.

Mask for the face of cottage cheese and honey

The miraculous influence of honey on the skin has been known for a long time. Among its useful properties include:

1. Humidification. Fruit sugars, contained in honey, bind and hold the liquid.
2. Antiseptic effect.
3. Skin softening.

Recipes of beauty, which includes honey, contribute to the return of youth and the elasticity of the skin, give it a healthy and well-groomed appearance.

Probably, every woman knows about making honey and milk baths of the ancient Egyptian ruler Cleopatra. Of course, it is difficult to imagine a modern representative of the weaker sex who regularly bathes in milk and honey. But to take note of the cosmetology techniques known to mankind long ago, and adapt them to the current conditions of life - it is quite real.

For example, you can prepare the following skin care products at home:

1. A mask of cottage cheese and honey. For its preparation, art. L. Cottage cheese, 2 tbsp. L. Warm milk, tsp. Honey and lemon juice. They need to be mixed, put on the face.
2. Mask of cottage cheese, honey and strawberry puree. They also need to be carefully mixed in such a ratio: one st. L. Milk and honey on ch. L. Strawberry puree. Then add half a spoonful of olive oil and apply on the face.

Both this and the other mask of cottage cheese should be kept on the face for no more than 20 minutes, and then rinse with water, using a contrasting method of washing.

Such masks have contraindications in case you are allergic to honey (or strawberry). To check up possibility of allergic reaction it is possible, having put on a little a mask on a wrist and having waited 20 minutes.

Mask from sour cream and cottage cheese

Due to its composition, sour cream has a beneficial effect on the condition of our skin. It saves from unpleasant sensations with sunburn, softens, moisturizes and whitens the skin.

Sour cream and cottage cheese are the basis of several masks for different skin types. At home, it is not difficult to prepare one of the following recipes.

1. Whitening mask with a scrubbing effect: 1 tbsp. L. Sour cream, 1 tbsp. L. Cottage cheese and 1 tsp. Sea salt - mixed and applied to the skin for 5-7 minutes.
2. Nourishing mask: mix the cottage cheese, sour cream, olive oil and carrot juice in an equal proportion. Keep on skin for 15 minutes.
3. Softening mask from cottage cheese and sour cream. There are two variations of the recipe. The first: 2 tbsp. L. Cottage cheese or sour cream - 1 tsp. Honey, 10 drops of lemon juice and a pinch of salt. The second: 2 tbsp. L. Fatty cottage cheese mix with finely chopped parsley. The action time is 15 minutes.
4. Mask for aging skin: 1 tbsp. L. Fat cottage cheese and 1 tbsp. L. Mix sour cream with 1 tsp. Juice or with chopped parsley, 1 tsp. Lemon juice and a half teaspoon. Olive oil.
5. Toning mask. You need: 1 tbsp. L. Cottage cheese, 2 tbsp. L. Sour cream and 1 tsp. Table salt.

These masks can be alternated, using once a week, or to use the most suitable recipe for your skin type.

Mask with cottage cheese and egg

Useful properties of eggs for face and hair are known for a long time. The composition of alternative means can include both the whole egg, and, protein or yolk, - separately. The protein has a drying effect and perfectly tightens the pores, and the yolk - nourishes and moisturizes the skin. In addition to chicken eggs, you can also use quail in home cosmetology.

For dry skin, prone to peeling, a mask of the following ingredients is suitable: cottage cheese (1 tbsp.), Vegetable oil (2 tsp), one egg. For cosmetic purposes it is better to use unrefined sunflower oil: it moisturizes dry skin, has softening and regenerating qualities and smoothes fine wrinkles.

For any type of skin, a mask of cottage cheese (2 tbsp.) And the following components: 2 yolks, 1 tbsp. L. Cold pressed olive oil, 1 tsp. Cognac. Curd you need to grind and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Then apply the mask to the skin of the face, neck and décolleté zone. Hold for 10 minutes, then apply the mask also under the eyes, leave everything for 5 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. If after the procedure you have a little mixture left, put it in a closed form in the refrigerator. The next day, repeat the manipulation. The mask can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. To ensure that the effect of the procedure was noticeable, you need to repeat it within five days - the skin will be smoothed out, become softer, and the amount of fine wrinkles will decrease.

Mask for hair from cottage cheese

Above much has been said about the benefits of cottage cheese for the skin, - it is fair to note that this sour-milk product, thanks to its composition, is also perfectly suitable for hair care.

There are a lot of recipes for masks from cottage cheese for hair. Below are the most famous of them, which are easy to prepare at home.

One of the most popular recipes, called "the mask of Queen Cleopatra" on the Internet, is a mixture of low-fat cottage cheese and fruit puree. Fruit puree can be prepared with a blender of fruits, which is at hand, without forgetting to check whether you have any allergies to them. For dry hair suitable: avocado, apricot, melon, mandarin; for fatty: pear, red currant, raspberries, and for normal - orange, grapes, kiwi and peach. A modern version of this mask also involves the addition of collagen, which can be bought at the pharmacy. One gram of substance costs an average of 5 hryvnia; for the preparation of a mask, 1-5 grams is required - depending on the length. The mask should be prepared as follows: low-fat cottage cheese (2 tablespoons), fruit puree (1 tbsp.) And collagen mix thoroughly. Then the resulting mass should be rubbed into the scalp in a circular motion, massaging the roots, the remainder - spread over the entire length of the hair. Keep this mask of cottage cheese is 20 minutes, after which it must be washed off with warm water with shampoo.

If the hair has lost its luster and needs urgent strengthening, take on the mask a mask of cottage cheese (3 tablespoons) and cocoa powder (2 tsp). They need to be mixed by adding a little warm water. The resulting mass is applied to the hair and kept for an hour. In order to increase the effectiveness of the procedure - wrap the hair with a warm towel. It is recommended to wash off with warm, purified water and shampoo.

Moisturizing hair mask can be made from cottage cheese and milk. To begin with, you need to warm up a little 100 ml of milk, then mix it with 3 tbsp. Spoons of cottage cheese. Apply the mass to the hair and leave for 30 minutes. Rinse with warm, purified water.

The dryness of the hair will help to get rid of the mask of cottage cheese (3 tablespoons), honey and olive oil (by the same amount): they must be mixed thoroughly, applied to the roots, and then along the entire length of the hair. You do not need to cover your head. After waiting half an hour, - rinse with water with shampoo.

As a rule, the result after such procedures does not make you wait long. If it is not particularly noticeable - do not get discouraged. Try to repeat the manipulations during the next hair wash. Remember, home masks are most effective when used regularly.

Mask of cottage cheese for the eyes

Since the skin of the eyelids is very sensitive and tender, with masks you need to be careful. Therefore, the mask is applied through the cheesecloth. To wash off it is recommended by decoction from herbs: chemist's chamomile or parsley, a decoction of lime color is also suitable. Wipe the skin better with a napkin, light movements. Ingredients that are part of masks from curds for the eyelids should be fresh, and the masks themselves - prepared immediately before application.

Let's get acquainted with several simple recipes:

1. Mask of cottage cheese from dark circles under the eyes: wrapped in gauze curd you just need to hold for 10 minutes. Then wipe the skin with an ice cube. Repeat the procedure is recommended at least 2 times a week. This will improve blood circulation in small vessels and return the natural color to the skin around the eyes.
2. Honey and curd mask. 3 tsp. Triturated with a spoonful of honey until creamy. Carefully cover the area around the eyes, leave the mass for 15 minutes. Gently clean the skin with a cotton sponge, moistened beforehand in cold milk.
3. Rowan mask of cottage cheese. A tablespoon of berries is ground to the state of gruel, mixed with a spoon of ground cottage cheese, egg yolk and honey. When the mass becomes uniform, wrap it with a piece of gauze and attach it to your eyes. The duration of the mask is 15-20 minutes.

Regular use of such masks from cottage cheese activates blood circulation and restores its elasticity to the skin around the eyes.

Reviews of masks from cottage cheese

For those who still doubt whether it is worth trying such a natural beauty product as a mask from cottage cheese, and how much more effective it is than its factory "colleagues", we will give you feedback.

"Unfortunately, many girls instead of available means, prefer to use ready-made cosmetics, which is crammed with almost the entire table of Mendeleev and is very harmful to health. Personally, I have long been using masks from cottage cheese on alternative recipes. Everything is natural and very effective. When cooking, I add olive oil, there are many valuable substances in it. I advise everyone to use what nature gives! "

"Yeah, not always at home conditions are created for making a mask. First, we need to find free time for this, and prepare the products in advance, but then, as usual, at the last moment, something does not happen. It's easier to buy a ready-made mask in the store. At least in reserve. "

"From the very childhood I watched with interest for my mother, as she every berry and various fruits, vegetables, herbs, honey and cottage cheese put on the face, neck, and neck. Itself I do or make rejuvenating masks from cottage cheese with pleasure, it is better anything is not present! It does not take much time, and the effect is stunning. I do at least once a week. "

"From a very early age, I began to dye my hair. For a long time she did this at home with ammonium paints. Hair turned, sorry, in the "patch". In the photograph from the school graduation, I have a tight braid, because it was impossible to do something beautiful. Then I cut my hair short and stopped dying my hair (only toning was no more), I promised myself that I would never admit such a state of hair. Once or twice a week for almost six months I make masks from cottage cheese and cocoa! Simply I mix them on the eye, I add vodichku, I put or render on hair, I wrap a head a towel and half an hour I am engaged in the affairs. If my hair knew how to speak, they would have said thank you. Although, I already see their gratitude! ".

Of course, the choice is yours. From myself I can only add that in preparing the material I tried the simplest of the described means, focusing on the content of my refrigerator. Both cottage cheese and milk were available. Olive oil, usually used by me only as a dressing for spring vitamin salads, and honey were also at hand. "Witchcraft" began. Mixing, grinding and subsequent application of the usual products in not completely familiar purposes. Not that I'd never used alternative beauty recipes before, but to tell you the truth, I did it no more than five times in my whole life. The result was pleased. "A mask of cottage cheese and honey," I answered with a smile today to a colleague's question: "Do you look great, was you at a cosmetologist?"