Dry facial skin is most common in women.over 40 years. This is due to the fact that over time, the sebaceous glands that provide natural hydration and nutrition to the skin slow down significantly and the skin loses its natural protection. Due to this, the production of collagen, which is responsible for the elasticity and smoothness of the skin, decreases. Skin hydration is also affected by factors such as diet, stress, digestive disorders, lack or absence of vitamins and minerals, and disorders of the endocrine glands. Yes, external factors also have a negative impact on the skin - wind, sun, sea water, working near hot stoves, etc. Even dry skin in young women looks elastic, matte, there are no wrinkles on it, and pores are invisible. But if you touch such skin, you can feel some dryness. The driest areas of the face, as a rule, are the temples and cheeks, while the forehead, chin, nose, and nasolabial folds are often shiny. Usually this type of skin is called beautiful, but this beauty is temporary. Dry skin hates washing with water, even if you wash with very oily soap. Even the most ordinary face cleaning becomes a serious test for such skin. Gradually, the attractiveness of the skin is lost. Dry skin is rough, not very elastic, its pattern is expressed much more sharply than in normal or oily skin. Often, dry skin is also very sensitive to wind and sun, temperature changes, various cosmetics, and does not tolerate even a small amount of water. From washing with water, the skin begins to "burn" and become covered with red spots. Therefore, caring for dry skin requires special attention. If you take care of your skin correctly, you can prolong its attractiveness and youth for many years. Often, women with dry skin strive to improve the condition of the skin by washing more often, which frees the skin from peeling for a short time and returns an attractive appearance. But frequent washing, on the contrary, leads to the fact that subsequently the skin will not be able to tolerate water at all. Dry skin should not be washed with water often. And this is especially not recommended before going outside. Also, you should not often use cosmetics containing alcohol, as well as various powders, bleaching creams and whitewash. Facial cleansing should also be done without the use of various peels and scrubs. If washing is required, it is better to use only soft water at room temperature, since both hot and cold water contribute to the skin becoming flabby and wrinkles appearing. Air treatments are useful for dry skin, especially in a humid, mild climate. Sunbathing is also useful, but only in small quantities and only early in the morning. If you are going to take a bath, sauna, pool, river or shower, then you should first apply a cream for dry skin, vegetable oil or any other fat to your face: unsalted butter, sour cream or lard.
In brief about care of a dry skin
To keep your skin young longer, you need to follow a few simple tips:
Evening care for dry skin
Skin care in the evening is no less important than in the morning.In no case should you go to bed with the remains of daytime cosmetics. It is necessary to use several types of cleansing, which should be alternated. This way, the skin will receive much more nutrition and will not get used to any specific products. You can use similar morning methods of cleansing dry facial skin, only after cleansing you need to apply a rich night cream. In the evening, special attention should be paid to toning the skin, because it is at night that the skin's recovery processes accelerate, and it is at night that useful nourishing creams are applied. And tonics help improve blood microcirculation, due to which more oxygen enters the skin, and cosmetic care products begin to be absorbed more effectively. It is better if the cleanser, toner, and cream - all cosmetics - are from the same cosmetic line. The products will complement each other and the skin will receive the highest quality nutrition and care. When it comes to caring for dry facial skin, it would be a good idea to remember folk recipes, as they are able to provide the skin with the necessary nutrition and hydration no less effectively than store-bought cosmetics. We will talk about folk remedies further.
Traditional recipes of tonics, masks and creams
Even our great-grandmothers knew about the benefits of manyhomemade food products for facial skin. So why don't we also take folk recipes into account? There are a variety of face masks for dry skin, which not only perfectly cleanse the skin, but also nourish it with a huge amount of vitamins and minerals. And making such a useful mask is very simple - just look in the refrigerator, you will probably find most of the ingredients for making this or that mask there. And tonics with creams are not difficult to make, since folk recipes in most cases are simple to prepare and contain, but they are very beneficial. Natural cosmetics are often the best. So, let's take it in order. As we have already said, tonics are an integral part of proper skin care. Here are some recipes for tonics for dry skin:
- Strawberry
A tonic is prepared from 1 tbsp.mashed strawberries, which are mixed in 1 tbsp. soft cold water, after which the mixture should be filtered through cheesecloth or cotton wool and add (if available) 0.5 tsp. glycerin. This tonic perfectly tones, cleanses and nourishes the skin. By the way: if you think that you simply need cleansing, such a tonic will definitely come in handy. And the vitamins contained in it will certainly please your skin.
- Herbal infusion
To prepare this tonic you should:use one of the herbs - elder flowers, linden blossom, chamomile or sage. The tonic is prepared as follows: pour 1 cup of boiling water over a handful of herbs and leave for 10 minutes, then strain and cool the infusion. Such tonics cleanse and soften the skin, relieve irritation.
- Floral
Pour boiling water (200 grams) over 2 tablespoons of rose, poppy, jasmine, linden and chamomile petals, leave for an hour, then strain.
- Poppy
Pour 2 tbsp with one glass of boiling water.poppy seeds or 10 petals of a fresh flower, leave for 1 hour and strain. Rinse your face with the infusion instead of washing. A toner is indispensable if your face has been cleansed.
- Egg
Grind 1 egg yolk with vegetable oil and gradually add 250 grams of milk or cream.
- Honey
Mix 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon glycerin, 1 tablespoon.alcohol, 70 ml of water and 2-3 g of borax. This tonic should only be stored in the refrigerator. A mask for dry skin, as recently mentioned, is an excellent source of nutrients for the skin. There are an incredible number of mask recipes, but we will consider only the most accessible and most popular. Masks should be washed off with soft, warm or room temperature water. So:
- Honey-and-egg
Mix 1 yolk, 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of sunflower oil thoroughly and apply to the skin of the face for 15-20 minutes. By the way, not only wonderful skin moisturizing, but also good cleaning.
- Yellow
Mix the yolk of one raw egg with 1 teaspoon of cream and apply for 15-20 minutes.
- Curd
Grind 1 tbsp. of cottage cheese with 1 tbsp. of sour cream and 0.5 tsp. of salt. Apply to the skin of the face for 15-20 minutes. Such a mask is very effective in cases where there are signs of inflammation on the skin.
- Yeast
Grind 20 g of yeast with 1 tbsp. of milk and 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil. Apply for 15-20 minutes. This mask is also suitable for those women who need facial cleansing.
- Cucumber
Grate 2 fresh cucumbers and a little sour cream on a fine grater and apply the mixture to your face for 20-25 minutes. This mask not only moisturizes your skin, but also whitens it perfectly.
- Apple-protein
Peel 1 fresh apple, grate it on a fine grater and mix with the white of one egg. Apply the mask for 20 minutes.
- Mask-biostimulator
Mix 2 tablespoons of honey with 1 tablespoon of aloe juice and apply for 10-15 minutes. Skin regeneration processes are stimulated very effectively. In addition, the skin receives the vitamins it needs.
- Carrot-grapefruit
Mix the pulp or juice of 1 grapefruit with 1 tsp.sour cream, 1 teaspoon of carrot juice and 1 tablespoon of rice flour. Apply the mask to the face, décolleté and neck for half an hour. This mask should not be overused, as it deeply cleanses the skin of the face.
Creams for dry skin
After the mask for dry skin of the face andtoning, you should apply nourishing creams. Folk recipes also offer a lot of types of creams for dry facial skin. Let's consider the 3 most popular and effective creams:
- Yellow and creamy cream
Mix 100 grams of cream with 1 yolk, juice of half a lemon and 1 teaspoon of cognac, balsam or vodka. This cream can only be stored in the refrigerator and for no longer than 7 days.
- Yolk-cream sour cream
Mix the juice of half a lemon, 100 grams of sour cream, 1 egg yolk and store in the refrigerator for no more than 7 days. Then all the vitamins in this cream will simply be destroyed.
- Nutritious cream
To prepare the cream you will need: 0.5 tbsp.frozen or fresh strawberry or wild strawberry juice, 1 dessert spoon of lanolin and oatmeal powder or flour. Dissolve the lanolin in a boiling water bath, add the oatmeal powder and beat, gradually adding the berry juice. Creams can be left on the face for no more than two hours, after which the remains of the creams should be removed with soft napkins. But there are exceptions: the cream can be left on overnight, but it should be applied with a cotton pad soaked in warm water with patting movements. So, we figured out that if you have dry skin, folk recipes are quite capable of providing proper care. We hope that you will not have problems with skin care, and you will always look young and beautiful! And natural cosmetics and vitamins will definitely help you with this. We advise you to read:
