Making beautiful buttocks and legs
Beautiful smooth skin is the first impression of our feet. Agree, a plump girl with smooth skin on her legs without a hint of cellulite looks more juicy and appetizing than fat, while a thin girl with orange peel and dry skin will attract much less attention.
What we need to improve our skin:
- Massages to improve blood circulation and prevent cellulite;
- Scrubs for cleaning pores;
- Skin moisturizing creams;
- Tanning in season to get rid of winter blueness of the legs.
Contraindications and age restrictions
Contraindications to shaving legs are:
- severe dryness and high sensitivity of the skin;
- severe varicose veins, trophic ulcers of the lower extremities;
- exacerbation of dermatological pathologies (psoriasis, eczema, neurodermatitis, etc.), acne at the depilation site;
- the presence of a large number of warts and papillomas on the legs;
- malignant skin tumors;
- open wounds and other skin damage;
- irritation after the previous depilation procedure.
Pregnant women, girls with diabetes, bleeding disorders and immune pathologies should use shaving with caution.
Shaving and depilation with cream are the optimal methods of hair removal for girls under 18 years of age. The age of the first depilation is selected individually, depending on the timing of puberty, hair color and thickness, skin tone and other characteristics.
In most cases, cosmetologists recommend starting to shave no earlier than 14-16 years of age.
Eating right and losing excess fat
Without proper nutrition it is impossible to have a beautiful body. Even if you have elastic muscles in your legs and butt, a layer of subcutaneous fat will hide them. Don't go to extremes, but continue to monitor your diet to achieve a beautiful figure.
- Eat in moderation;
- Don’t “eat up” stress and boredom - it’s better to take a walk or read interesting articles about losing weight;
- Try to devote most of your diet to vegetables and fruits;
- Consume carbohydrates in the morning and proteins in the evening. The ideal tomorrow is oatmeal, the ideal dinner is cottage cheese;
- Remember to always have water with you so you can drink more than one and a half liters of water per day.
How to properly care for your feet
We don't care about what we don't see. And women don’t look at their heels as often as they look at their faces. Although the usual everyday foot care, including washing the feet, treating them with pumice and cutting the nails, of course, does everything, but nothing more. But our legs are literally our support and the entire weight of our often very difficult life rests on our feet.
In order to pay your feet a little for this significant support, you can start with a light massage with a special cream for the care of the feet. After this, give yourself about 15 minutes to perform a variety of exercises for the feet in a lying position.
One more thing: at least on weekends, carry out special procedures with steaming in hot water, thoroughly getting rid of dead layers of skin (the main thing is not to use any sharp objects). Then carefully wrap your feet in any moisturizing mask you know, and then, after rinsing again, put them in socks made of pure cotton. On all other days, to alleviate various negative conditions, you can take foot baths with various herbs:
- If you need to refresh tired legs, you should use mint and St. John's wort;
- If you are concerned about excessive sweating of the feet, then extracts from coniferous trees and oak bark are most suitable;
- For cuts and small wounds, you can use chamomile to avoid infection; it will also help overcome swelling of the legs;
- If you have a cold, you need to steam your feet in a mustard solution (1 tablespoon per liter).
See also: Foot care
For very exhausted feet, you can make contrast baths: prepare two basins with very hot (just don’t scald yourself) and very cold water. Move from basin to basin until you come to your senses.
However, it is worth remembering that this is an emergency, and regular foot baths should just be warm. Be gentle with your feet.
In addition, a caring housewife will not abuse her feet by putting them in something uncomfortable and making them suffer. Therefore, you need to carefully select your shoe wardrobe.
But always remember that as soon as your foot care becomes irregular, all the previously obtained effect will disappear, since beauty is something that needs to be invested daily. And this applies not only to the legs. Your entire body, your entire family and your entire life need constant care and enormous investment. Only then can you enjoy what you have.
Disposable or reusable machine
Very often, women use disposable razors for shaving. Moreover, thrifty ladies tend to use them multiple times if they see the integrity of the strip with the auxiliary agent above the blade. Experts say that with a disposable razor you can shave once, and there is no need to pay attention to the remains of an antiseptic or softener.
Repeated hair removal sessions with a disposable razor have a negative impact on the condition of the legs. Moisturizing cosmetics after shaving become ineffective because the skin looks dry, red, and irritated. You cannot use one blade more than 3-4 times, so it is better to buy a reusable machine from a trusted company and not spend money on purchasing a lot of tools, the quality of which is often poor. Take disposable razors on a trip, and at home remove hair from your legs with a reusable razor.
In order not to wonder how to shave your legs without irritation, when choosing a machine, pay attention to the following characteristics:
- Pen. The part should be soft and comfortable. If this is so, the razor will not slip out of your hands and will not injure your skin.
- Head shape. The rounded part ensures better contact between the machine and the body and improves shaving quality even with very short hairs.
- Head mount. The floating head follows the curves of the body and reaches hard-to-reach areas covered with “fur”.
Beautiful legs? Easily!
Any woman wants her legs to look attractive, regardless of the time of year, because this not only attracts the attention of men, but strengthens confidence in her own attractiveness.
To achieve this effect, you need to properly and lovingly care not only for the skin of your feet. The secret of attractiveness is quite simple. You need to take care of your feet regularly. The skin of the legs is quite dry, has a tendency to peel and the appearance of small cracks in the epidermis. Therefore, several times a week you need to exfoliate your feet, preferably after taking a bath or shower, and lubricate them with nourishing and moisturizing products designed specifically for feet. Body or face cream may also be suitable, but they will have less effect, since foot products, in addition to moisturizing and nourishing, also have a deodorizing effect, which reduces sweating. In addition, such products help relieve fatigue and have a disinfecting and tonic effect. It is recommended to apply the products with light massage movements.
You don't need to forget about pedicure either. You can visit a salon, or you can do a pedicure yourself. To do this, you need to give your feet a relaxing bath and apply a scrub to them. After this, treat with pumice and trim carefully. After this, work with a nail file and remove the keratinized particles of the epidermis. After this, your feet should be lubricated with moisturizing cream and a light foot massage should be performed. Next, varnish and cream with a deodorizing effect are applied.
You should pay attention to the big toe, heel and balls of the toes, as calluses and corns are most likely to form there. You can remove them in a nail salon if they are very rough or at home if they have just begun to appear. You can use a patch for corns or make a night mask with baked onions or calendula flowers. It will also be useful to use foot deodorant, which is applied to the feet, then put on socks made of natural cotton. There is no need to wear wool socks; they have a warming effect and your feet will sweat.
See also: Care for young skin of teenagers
Milk baths are used to make the skin of the feet velvety. You can replace it with olive oil. Contrasting baths with essential oils or herbal infusions are good for toning. An infusion of calendula flowers will be a good antiseptic.
If you use these simple recommendations and take care of your feet regularly, your skin will be velvety and your feet will delight you with their attractiveness.
Instructions for performing the procedure
The cause of irritation within 1-2 days after depilation is most often a violation of the rules for its implementation. In the absence of hypersensitivity to mechanical stress, side effects should subside within a few hours.
Proper preparation and gentle shaving reduce the risk of cuts and skin inflammation. Post-depilation care helps slow down hair growth and reduces the risk of ingrown hairs.
Practical recommendations
To ensure safe and effective depilation, the following recommendations must be followed:
- do not shave your legs after a cold shower, and when the temperature in the bathroom is low, periodically rinse your legs with warm water to prevent goosebumps from appearing on the skin;
- avoid shaving immediately after steaming your legs, because increased blood flow provokes swelling of the legs, which hides the lower part of the hairs;
- do not shave on dry skin: be sure to use shaving gel, foam or mousse, which lifts the hairs towards the movement of the razor;
- after depilation, apply products (lotions, creams) that soothe irritation and slow down hair growth;
- do not use soap (including those with a cream component) instead of foam or gel, as it provokes severe dryness of the skin;
- regularly use soft scrubs to exfoliate the stratum corneum, but only after the skin has healed;
- do not use razors with worn-out soap strips, rusty or dull blades, as well as other people’s shaving accessories;
- regularly change the working head or disposable machine.
Preparation
To prepare for shaving you need:
- take a hot shower, lightly steaming the skin;
- rub your feet with a washcloth or do a soft exfoliation to remove the top layer of the epidermis;
- wait a few minutes to avoid injury to the treated skin and reduce the impact of swelling.
During the break between preparation and depilation, you can prepare everything necessary for the procedure: herbal decoctions and healing ointments, a soft towel, a container of water for washing the machine, gel, mousse or shaving foam, an antiseptic solution and antibacterial powder.
Before shaving, the machine is treated with boiling water.
To exfoliate the skin, you can use both store-bought scrubs and homemade peeling mixtures. Coarsely ground oatmeal or almonds, coffee grounds, coconut flakes, citrus zest, baking soda, salt and sugar are used as abrasives in home remedies.
Proper shaving technique
After cleansing and preparing the skin, you can begin depilating your legs:
- Apply mousse, foam or shaving gel to the depilation area. Distribute it with soft circular movements and leave for 2-3 minutes.
- After rinsing the razor with boiling water, press it to the skin and shave off hairs in an area of no more than 3-4 cm. Shaving with long strips speeds up the process, but reduces its effectiveness and forces you to re-pass it over an already treated area, irritating and damaging the skin.
- It is recommended to razor according to hair growth. When using good foam or gel, this method is no less effective than shaving against hair growth, but dramatically reduces the risk of injury and shortens healing time.
- At one stage, each area is processed once. If necessary, you can repeat the entire procedure: apply shaving gel or foam to the leg, treatment is carried out no earlier than after 2-4 minutes. If hairs regularly remain on the depilation site, the instrument should be replaced.
- After processing each section of several centimeters in length, it is necessary to rinse the machine with warm water. At the end of depilation of 1 shin, you need to repeat rinsing with boiling water and move on to shaving the knee and, if necessary, the thigh.
- After shaving, you should thoroughly rinse off the foam or gel. Cleansers (soap, shower gel or mousse) are not used.
The epidermis, irritated after the procedure, does not tolerate mechanical stress well, so it is recommended not to wipe the water off your feet, but to gently blot it. There is no need to wipe your legs and thighs dry: healing and caring products are applied to slightly damp skin.
Follow-up skin care
To prolong the effect of depilation and relieve unpleasant symptoms, you need to properly care for your skin:
- Immediately after shaving, apply a hair growth inhibitor to the skin. To relieve irritation, you can use any natural moisturizing lotion with 2-3 drops of mint essential oil per 100 ml.
- For sensitive skin prone to inflammation, a cosmetic moisturizer is not enough. In case of severe inflammation, you need to apply a cream or foam to the skin that accelerates regeneration (Bepanten, Boro-Plus, Panthenol, etc.). You can also use home remedies that contain tea tree oil, calendula oil, and other herbal oils that have anti-inflammatory properties.
- If there are cuts, you need to treat the damage with an antiseptic solution and sprinkle with antibacterial powder. Drying the wound will help the cut heal faster and relieve inflammation.
- Once the skin has healed, you can scrub the skin again to prevent ingrown hair edges.