A woman strives to look attractive at any age. But over time, the skin on her face loses firmness and elasticity, her color changes. Due to the decrease in the tone of the facial muscles, folds and wrinkles appear. How can you deal with wrinkles that have already appeared? How to rejuvenate the skin of the face? Folk remedies for wrinkles come to the rescue.
Causes of wrinkles
The first wrinkles can appear as early as the age of 20. These are mimic wrinkles that start to appear when we wrinkle our noses, raise our eyebrows and make a face when we talk and laugh. They occur on the bridge of the nose and forehead and also form on both sides of the nose. The mimic wrinkles are horizontal and vertical.
After 35 years, wrinkles around the eyes, the so-called "crow's feet", begin to appear. They first occur in women who often squint. In the same period, creases may appear that go from the wings of the nose to the corners of the mouth, these creases on the face are called "rictus".
Premature wrinkles are formed with a wrong lifestyle: lack of sleep, alcohol addiction, smoking, poor physical activity. Wrinkles often occur with sharp weight loss or, conversely, with rapid weight gain.
To greatly smooth out the wrinkles that have already formed and prevent the appearance of new defects on the face, you can use folk remedies - masks and creams. They are made with simple ingredients found in every home.
Wrinkle masks
- Bread mask. This remedy helps reduce wrinkles around the eyes. Dip the white breadcrumbs in hot olive oil. Apply the resulting gruel on the skin around the eyes for 20 minutes.
- Nourishing mask. Mix the yolk of one egg, ½ teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of oatmeal or chopped oats. Honey prefers a liquid consistency. If the mixture is thick, add the hot milk. Keep your face for 15 minutes.
- Moisturizing mask. This tool moisturizes the skin well, making it more elastic and smooth. For cooking, you need 1 yolk and 1 teaspoon of thick sour cream, hot milk, olive oil and melted honey. Mix all the ingredients well and apply the mixture on your face for 20 minutes.
- Smoothing mask. This mask is effective for sagging skin. Chop the fresh carrots in a blender. Take 1 tablespoon of the resulting carrot puree, add 1 tablespoon of potato starch and 4 tablespoons of curdled milk or sour milk. Mix all the ingredients well and apply the composition to the skin of the face and neck for 20 minutes.
- Vitamin mask with apricot. Mash the pulp of a ripe apricot with a fork. Mix 1 tablespoon of the resulting puree with 1 teaspoon of thick sour cream or cottage cheese. Apply the mask for 25-30 minutes.
- Brewer's yeast mask smoothes wrinkles well and improves the elasticity of the dermis. You will need 1 tablespoon of brewer's yeast and some milk. If you have an oily skin type, it is best not to use milk, but yogurt. Dissolve the brewer's yeast in a small amount of milk to the consistency of thick sour cream. Apply the mask for 15 minutes.
- Strawberry mask. In strawberry season, be sure to make a mask with this beautiful berry. Take 6-7 ripe berries, mash them with a fork and preferably with a wooden spoon or spatula. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil, liquid honey and chamomile decoction. Mix the ingredients well and apply the mask on the face and neck for 30 minutes.
- Potato mask. Grate or chop 1 potato in a blender, after cutting the skin. Mix 2 tablespoons of potato pulp with 2 tablespoons of white wheat flour and 2 teaspoons of warm milk. Apply the mixture on your face for 15 minutes.
- Nettle mask. For the mask, you will need young fresh nettle leaves. Wash them well, chop them in a blender or cut them very finely with a knife. Take 2 tablespoons of the resulting gruel, add 1 teaspoon of liquid honey and olive oil. Apply the mixture for 30 minutes.
- Grape milk mask. Squeeze half a glass of grape juice (better to use red grapes). Add half a glass of warm milk. Dip gauze or thin cotton cloth into the resulting liquid and place it on your face for 15 minutes. After the mask, apply a moisturizer to the skin.
- Milk oat mask. Take 2 tablespoons of oatmeal, 5 tablespoons of warm milk, 1 teaspoon of olive oil and one egg yolk. Mix thoroughly and apply the composition on the face for 30-35 minutes. After the mask, it is recommended to rinse the skin with a herbal decoction of mint and calendula.
Wrinkle creams
You can independently prepare not only a mask, but also a skin rejuvenation cream. So you can be sure that you are using natural cosmetics that do not contain harmful flavors and preservatives.
Butter cream. Butter can be used as a night cream which will help get rid of wrinkles. Apply the softened oil with massaging movements on the face and neck, leave on overnight.
Eye cream. Prepare a decoction of chamomile and lime blossom. Herbs take a teaspoon. Pour 100 ml of boiling water into the dry collection and let it brew. After 30-40 minutes, take 2 tablespoons of the resulting infusion, 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter and 1 teaspoon of castor oil. Blend all the ingredients to obtain a homogeneous mixture. Apply the resulting cream before bedtime on the skin around the eyes. The product can be kept in the refrigerator for no more than 5 days.
Use folk remedies in the fight against wrinkles, do special exercises for the facial muscles, follow proper nutrition and an active lifestyle. Thus your skin will be supple and healthy for a long time.