Natural hair and body care products

General rules and stages of care

In order for the covers of your body to sparkle with health and elasticity, you must follow only 4 rules:

• get enough sleep;
• Healthy food;
• exercise;
• take proper care of your body.

And the last point also includes several mandatory steps; the exclusion of at least one of them has consequences in the form of a deterioration in the condition of the epidermis:

1. cleansing;
2. moisture saturation;
3. exfoliation;
4. nutrition.

It is difficult to include massage and anti-cellulite measures in the series of these stages, because they are necessary individually or in combination at any age. Massage can also be aimed at eliminating the “orange peel”, but it is always needed to tone the skin and muscles, to maintain weight, shape and well-being.

What not to do when caring for your body and face

Under no circumstances should you use moisturizer less than 20 minutes before going outside. Especially if the weather is cold and windy. This is very important, so you should not neglect this rule.

Since the moisture contained in the cream will cool and cause significant harm to the skin. Surely everyone remembers what can happen to your lips if you lick them outside in cold weather.

Therefore, if you cannot use the cream 20 minutes before going outside, then it is better to abandon it altogether. All you need to do is lubricate your lips with balm.

Care

Cleansing of the body is carried out regularly in the shower - in accordance with the requirements of normal hygiene. To do this, use gels or soaps suitable for your skin type. Of course, most people choose shower gels according to their taste - smell and consistency, rarely thinking about the fact that they need to pay attention to their specific skin type. Although the majority of shower cosmetics are universal in their purpose, it is still better to select them taking into account the characteristics of your epidermis.

The following procedures will be useful for effective and deeper cleansing:

• weekly visit to the steam room;
• wraps;
• exfoliation using scrubs (at home you can use honey, coffee, cinnamon, salt, clay, fruit).

Moisturizing body skin

Many people skip this stage, believing that normal and oily skin is already sufficiently moisturized, while dry skin can be really dry if you wash it every day. But in reality, this opinion is wrong, because the epidermis receives very little moisture from clean water. For real hydration, it must penetrate into the deep layers. For this purpose, special products are used - milk and body creams. Of course, masks made from natural ingredients are also applicable, and you can easily prepare them at home.

Exfoliation

This mandatory stage in body skin care at home should be carried out once a week. Twice every 7 days is allowed only if necessary, but is generally not recommended by specialists. Although exfoliation is a cleansing procedure, not everyone does it regularly. But the older we get, the more difficult it is for the skin itself to get rid of dead cells. Therefore, you need to do it yourself.

Typically, scrubs are used directly during the shower to remove dead skin cells from the epidermis. Apply abrasive agents to the heated skin and rub them into the skin with massaging movements. By washing the scrub off your body, you will also wash away all the dead cells that prevent the skin from renewing itself normally and receiving enough air and nutrition.

The use of honey, mustard, coffee, salt and a number of essential oils during the exfoliation process helps to simultaneously fight cellulite, since many of these products significantly improve blood circulation, starting the process of breaking down solid subcutaneous fat. Namely, it is the cause of the formation of “orange peel”.

Nourish your body skin at home

This stage is as important as nutrition for facial skin. The youthfulness, elasticity of the skin, its ability to regenerate and absorb vital oxygen depend on the efficiency of the supply of useful substances to the cells of the epidermis.

In order to saturate the cells with useful substances, nourishing creams, masks, and wraps are used. If creams can be applied daily, since they contain a minimum of those elements that the epidermis needs, then masks and wraps are done in courses of 10-14 days or weekly. Typically, such products include components rich in vitamins and minerals.

This must be done daily

To ensure that the skin is in constant tone and does not show imperfections such as dryness, flaking, roughness, the following daily procedures should be carried out.

Start your day with simple physical exercises that will stimulate blood flow in the capillaries. Consequently, the skin will receive more nutrition and remain young longer. We complete our daily exercises with a daily shower. Use soap and shower gel only if you have normal or oily skin. If your skin is dry, replace regular soap with baby soap or special creams and oils.

Hot water dries out your skin, so turn on warm water in the bath or shower while using a washcloth or fuzzy mitt. If you start moving through the body from your toes, making circular movements, this will stimulate metabolic processes and exfoliate dead skin cells. This renewal of the skin is an indispensable attribute of proper daily skin care.

If you are taking a bath, add certain essential oils to the water, which will have a positive effect on both the skin and the body as a whole. A bath with the addition of sea salt will keep the skin in excellent tone.

To keep your skin in good condition, you need to deep clean it. Cleaning can be done at home using peeling or by visiting a Russian bathhouse. Beat yourself with a broom made of birch branches in a Russian bath, bask in the hot but dry air of a Finnish sauna, enjoy the wet steam of a Turkish hammam - and the condition of your body skin will be the envy of many.

Special conditions for caring for body skin at home

1. Breasts are one of the most sensitive areas of a woman. There is thin skin here that requires completely different care than the rest of the body. The condition of the breast also worsens after breastfeeding, especially after the birth of several children. Therefore, it is important to pay special attention to this area.

For cleansing, you should take only warm or even slightly cool water, which will increase tone and make the breast skin more elastic. Rubbing with ice with aloe juice or herbal decoctions will be useful. Also, the breasts should be lubricated with a cream with moisturizing ingredients.

To care for the skin of the breast, use masks with ingredients such as oatmeal, cottage cheese, vegetables, fruits, decoctions of chamomile, linden, and sage.

2. The neck is also distinguished by rather thin skin, and it is this that most often reveals the age of its owner. To keep this area youthful, use only cool water for washing, regular massages, only mild cleansers, and periodic masks to nourish the epidermis.

3. Caring for the skin of the body is of particular importance for pregnant women, because at this time a lot changes in the body:

• age spots appear;
• Stretch marks may form, especially on the abdomen and chest;
• the skin becomes thinner and more flabby;
• may change the type of epidermis - sebum production will increase or, conversely, dryness will worsen;
• cellulite forms.

The problems are aggravated by the fact that only safe, that is, completely natural, products can be used. However, you can prepare many useful creams, masks and tonics for skin care at home. You should handle essential oils with care, because they can provoke uterine contractions, dizziness, and changes in blood circulation due to their concentrated effects.

Products for caring for the epidermis of a pregnant woman are usually based on depanthenol, as well as solutions of vitamins E and A. You can use cocoa butter, which is necessary to maintain the elasticity of the integument.

Body care - main assistants

As mentioned above, taking care of your body is not only important, but also pleasant; this activity allows you to enjoy every moment that you spend alone with yourself. But there are girls who make some mistakes in this matter, which can cause a number of complex problems. That is why it is worth familiarizing yourself with some rules that will definitely help you and will not have a detrimental effect on your health.

1. You need to watch your diet. An incorrect diet (for example, excessive use of fats and carbohydrates in food) leads to weight gain and contributes to the malfunction of the sebaceous glands, and this is not very good for skin health. In order to lose unnecessary pounds, you need to start exerting physical activity on yourself (sports activities or dancing).
2. You should buy clothes only from high-quality fabrics, as synthetic materials can cause skin rashes and also provoke an allergic reaction. Clothes must be worn in accordance with the time of year.
3. It is advisable to take a contrast shower daily. Such systematic cleansing of the skin from greasy skin is the most important component of proper skin care.
4. In order to enhance the cleansing effect during the above procedures, we can recommend additional cleansing with scrubs. In this case, great attention should be paid to the areas of the elbows, heels and knees. This action may well help cleanse the pores of sebaceous accumulations, residual dirt and dust, and the effect will not be long in coming. Almost immediately, the skin will become softer and smoother, and will also be able to absorb air without difficulty. But to prevent the skin from peeling after this, it is necessary to treat it with moisturizing creams or gels specially designed for this purpose. Also, under no circumstances should you forget to dry your skin with a towel after a shower, otherwise pathogenic bacteria will begin to multiply in the droplets remaining on the body.
5. As you begin to take care of your body, don't forget that every part of it needs attention. Therefore, you need to select products for your arms, legs, bikini area and the whole body with special care.
6. If you have recently started having any skin problems, then you need to start eliminating them immediately so as not to make them worse. To get rid of such problems, not only ready-made cosmetic preparations can be suitable, but also preparations made with your own hands at home. However, if you cannot cope with the problems on your own, you need to seek the help of specialists.

Why care is so important

In youth, almost no one thinks about what the skin of the body might look like at 30 years old if you don’t take care of it, not to mention its condition at 40 and 50 years old. At 20, it seems like you have everything you need to stay fit and young. What a surprise it will be if the skin nevertheless becomes flabby, flabby, and signs of cellulite appear? To avoid this, you need to start taking care of your body when you are young.

The first factor in the health and youth of the epidermis is exercise. If you are not a professional, not a dancer and do not devote all your time to active movement, then fitness 2-3 times a week is essential. You shouldn’t believe the popular belief that these are exercises for fat people: fitness energizes you, tones muscle tissue, improves blood circulation and makes you live and breathe real oxygen, not dust in your office. In response to such activities, the skin acquires a completely different tone, because blood flows even to the most distant cells.

You can and should help your epidermis stay healthy at home. In any case, the skin needs to be maintained: cleansed, moisturized, nourished with vitamins and minerals. Without this, the epidermis quickly loses moisture, which leads to premature aging. Timely exfoliation stimulates the renewal and production of natural collagen.

How to care for your body and face at the dressing table

When choosing a cream, there is no need to try to purchase well-known brands. It is important that the skin feels comfortable after applying it. If after using the product you feel some discomfort.

For example, the cream is too oily, or the skin under its layer “does not breathe,” then it is better to avoid such a product.

You can purchase a light baby cream to use as a day cream, and a thicker one for night use.

You can prepare a simple and very effective remedy:

• buy any baby cream and vitamins A and E in capsules;
• take a container from the used cream;
• place cream in it;
• add 2-3 capsules of vitamins to the jar and mix.

Natural body scrubs: ways to prepare them at home

A scrub is a necessary tool for exfoliating dead skin layers, penetrating into the skin layers and smoothing out various skin irregularities, including stretch marks. When you constantly use scrubs on your skin, it in turn becomes smoother, more elastic, firmer, and acquires a healthy color. There is an enhanced oxygen enrichment of your entire body. Salt and sugar have long been used by women as scrubs at home. Sugar, as a rule, unlike salt, is less aggressive and can be used as an exfoliant for the lips and even the scalp. Scrubs will not only cleanse the skin, but also moisturize and nourish very well. It is advisable to apply body scrubs during your shower, but you shouldn’t get too carried away. Apply an exfoliant no more than 1-2 times a week. First, we steam the skin of the body to open the pores and then begin applying the products.

No. 1 Salt scrub

We will need:

• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons warmed olive oil

Be sure to mix all the ingredients and apply to our skin as quickly as possible, this is done so that the sugar does not have time to melt in the oil. In this case, the skin should be steamed and moist. Olive oil will serve as a very powerful moisturizer when you rinse off the scrub.

After the scrub, the skin becomes incredibly velvety, silky and very soft.

No. 2 Anti-cellulite coffee scrub

Caffeine is famous for its vasodilating effect, improves blood circulation, and generally speeds up metabolic processes, including, of course, the breakdown of fats. Caffeine is a strong antioxidant and helps remove excess fluid. The skin after this procedure becomes tightened and smooth. We will need the following ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons ground coffee
• 3 tablespoons olive oil or any other
• 0.5 tablespoons honey
• 2 essential oils that you like (5 drops each)

Mix all ingredients thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained. The scrub should be applied to a clean body while showering. For convenience and safety of your hands, you can wear gloves. We massage the skin thoroughly, paying special attention to the areas: thighs, buttocks and abdomen. Massage the skin with circular movements for 10-15 minutes from bottom to top and then rinse off the product.

How to properly and why it is so important to take care of your body after sunbathing

It is important to take care of your body skin after sunbathing. The ultraviolet rays of the sun have too aggressive an effect on the skin. Tanning in a solarium does even more harm, since the rays there are concentrated and artificial. But this does not mean that you cannot expose your body to rays and vitamin D at all. You need to do this wisely.

If you did not avoid overheating or simply did not have time to apply the cream, you should immediately take measures to resuscitate the skin of the body. For this, panthenol is used to relieve burns from rays, moisturizing and softening, as well as regeneration products created specifically for restoring the epidermis after tanning.

Caring for different parts of the body

How to properly care for your body in the neck, décolleté and chest area? Contrasting douches combined with a light massage help maintain thin skin tone. Oil compresses can prevent the appearance of wrinkles on the neck.

The décolleté mask from Monica Bellucci also provides excellent anti-aging results. Mix 2 heaping tablespoons of fresh cottage cheese with 10–15 ml of heavy cream and the juice of half an orange. Apply a thick layer of the product to the chest (except for the nipple area), lying on your back. After 15 minutes, rinse off the mask with cool water. The frequency of the procedure is once a week.

How to care for the skin on your arms and legs? Once a week, while taking a shower or bath, your feet should be steamed and keratinized particles should be removed from the soles with a pumice stone or a special brush. To improve blood circulation, soapy feet can be massaged with a hard washcloth-mitten. If there are cracks on the soles of your feet, they can be disinfected with a slice of lemon. After all hygiene procedures, the skin of the feet is lubricated with a rich cream.

You can make herbal and salt baths for your hands. A curd mask helps soften the skin of your hands and cuticles. Mix 2 heaping tablespoons of full-fat cottage cheese with 15 ml of strong green tea. Add 15 ml olive oil and lemon zest. Apply the mask to the skin of your hands and nails, put on cellophane and cotton gloves. After 20–30 minutes, rinse off the composition with warm water.

Simple ingredients for body skin care

Many girls and women use pharmacy or store-bought compositions, but you can prepare them yourself and sometimes even better. Then you will know exactly all the ingredients, you do not use preservatives or other active substances. The composition will contain exclusively useful and necessary components.

• To relieve irritation and moisturize, you can use a mixture of honey, citrus juice and any essential oil.
• For the same purpose, milk and cucumber juice can be used for oily skin.
• To soften the epidermis, products based on lime juice are used. To prepare such tonics and creams, you can take 1 tbsp. l. of this juice and mix it with a similar amount of glycerin and rose water or with crushed oatmeal and warm milk.
• Rose milk, which you can prepare yourself, greatly helps in softening and moisturizing the skin. To do this, soak a glass of rose petals in milk. After about 2.5 hours, the mixture is filtered.

Natural facial cleanser:

• White clay – 1 teaspoon
• Pink clay – 1 teaspoon
• Chamomile decoction - 2 tbsp. spoons
• Roses ef. oil - 4-5 drops
• Peach seed oil or jojoba oil - 1 teaspoon

Pour warm or hot chamomile decoction into the clay. Separately, dissolve rose essential oil in jojoba or peach kernel oil. Mix everything in a cosmetic bowl for masks. Wear a special bandage for masks and apply this product carefully with a brush to the face, avoiding the area around the eyes, and also apply to the neck. Lie down and stand for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse with warm water, wipe with natural tonic and moisturize with a good eco-cream.

Clay removes toxins, cleanses and tightens pores, and fights the sebaceous glands. Chamomile is an antiseptic. Rose essential oil is the most luxurious and best hair and skin care product. Jojoba or peach seed oil lightly nourishes the skin.

This product is very suitable for oily skin. Especially in the T-zone of the face, it also perfectly fights acne, blackheads and uneven complexion.