Firming homemade face mask: the best recipes

Tightening masks at different ages help reduce the number of wrinkles and are considered an effective remedy for combating various age-related changes in the dermis.

You can start using such cosmetics after 30 years - they activate natural regeneration processes and increase the protective functions of the skin, which will help maintain the health of the epidermis.

To avoid negative consequences, before using a tightening mask on your own to improve the condition of the facial skin at home, it is recommended that you first familiarize yourself with the rules of use, as well as recipes for different ages and skin types.

Recipes for anti-aging masks

After 40 years, refreshing masks become an integral part of skin care. Along with expensive, advertised products, cosmetologists recommend using simple products that are accessible to every woman.

Natural masks do not contain chemical additives, are environmentally friendly and good for the skin. As a result, the right combination of ingredients helps restore complexion, cell turgor, skin elasticity, and remove swelling.

For women over 30, the mask can have an immediate effect, since their own reserves are still quite large. However, closer to 50, homemade masks need to be combined with professional care.

Egg masks

Egg masks effectively tighten the skin and have a beneficial effect on its appearance. Both the white and the yolk are equally valuable and are used to make masks.

1. Separate the egg yolk from the white. Lightly beat it with a whisk, add 1 tbsp. l. honey and 1 tbsp. l. natural yogurt without additives. Yogurt can be replaced with yogurt and kefir. Mix. After this, apply to cleansed facial skin and leave for 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. It is recommended to make this mask 1-2 times a week.
2. Whisk the egg white, add 1 tsp. lemon juice and 1 tsp. olive oil, stir. The mask not only has a lifting effect, but also dries and whitens the skin.
3. Beat the yolk and add 1 tsp. almond oil and 1/3 tsp. mustard. Mix well. Mustard, as a rule, causes a rush of blood to the skin and has a pronounced tightening effect. Wash off the mask after 20 minutes with warm water. The skin becomes elastic and firm.

Causes of sagging skin

They are now fighting excess weight in many ways, here everyone can choose the most suitable method for themselves. As soon as subcutaneous fat begins to break down, the weight will be lost evenly throughout the body, including on the face. After this, many people are left with saggy skin; there may be several reasons for this outcome:

• Express diets help you lose weight quickly and efficiently, while the skin does not keep up with the sudden weight loss and becomes flabby.
• As a rule, strict diets are based on reducing the foods consumed, that is, the food becomes monotonous. Because of this, the body does not receive enough necessary nutrients, and the skin of the face shows the true picture of a person’s condition on a diet.
• The lack of massage or special physical exercise for the face contributes to the appearance of facial wrinkles and senile folds, that is, the facial muscles also need a certain load.

Symptoms of sagging skin after losing weight are considered normal for almost everyone. When weight decreases quickly, the skin simply does not have time to become as elastic as necessary. But you shouldn’t despair, the consequences of rapid weight loss can be eliminated, and you can do this either at home yourself or use the services of a cosmetologist in a salon.

Oatmeal masks

Homemade oatmeal masks are very popular and beneficial for the skin.

1. Grind 1 tbsp in a coffee grinder. l. oatmeal, add egg white and 2 tbsp. l. warm water, mix well until smooth, beat lightly. Apply to prepared skin of the face and neck, leave for 20-30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
2. Grind 1 tbsp in a coffee grinder. l. oatmeal, add 3 tsp. milk or cream, 1 tsp. liquid honey, mix well. Apply to cleansed, steamed facial skin for 30 minutes. Afterwards, carefully rinse with warm water and apply cream.
3. Mix 1 tbsp. l. oat flour, 1/3 tsp. soda and 2 tbsp. l. warm water. Apply the resulting paste to the skin, leave for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

Gelatin masks

Gelatin is a natural substance that is obtained from animal bones and cartilage. It has a strengthening effect, slows down age-related changes, smoothes out fine wrinkles, and improves skin tone.

1. Add 1 tsp. dry gelatin, pour ½ tbsp. cold water and leave for the time indicated on the package. When the gelatin swells, you need to heat it until it becomes liquid and cool slightly. Finely crush 2 tablets of activated carbon, mix with gelatin and apply to the skin with light massaging movements. Gelatin should not be hot to avoid getting burned! Wait until the mask dries and wash it off with warm water.
2. Pour 1 tsp. “quick” gelatin with milk (in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations), wait for swelling, heat. Add 1 tsp. honey, apply to skin and leave for 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
3. Glycerin (available in pharmacies) can enhance the effect of gelatin. Prepare water jelly, add beaten egg white and 1 tsp. glycerin. Stir and apply to skin for 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
4. Stir 1 tsp into prepared gelatin. liquid honey and ½ tsp. lemon juice. This mask has a tightening effect, as well as whitens and nourishes the skin. Wash off after 20-25 minutes.
5. A gelatin mask with egg and cream will help tighten the oval of the face. To prepare it you need to pour 1 tbsp. l. gelatin 2 tbsp. l. milk, heat until the gelatin dissolves. Cool, add the beaten egg and mix well. Apply to cleansed skin and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water, apply nourishing cream.
6. Pour 1 tsp. dry “quick” gelatin 3 tbsp. l. cold water and leave until it swells. Heat the mass in a water bath, melt 1 tbsp in it. l. high-fat butter, mix and apply to skin. Leave for 40 minutes, remove with a cotton pad soaked in warm milk.

Massagers for home use

It is believed that the use of special devices can improve the condition of the skin. Indeed, numerous massagers and devices for cosmetic procedures presented on our market do a good job with the task assigned to them - rejuvenation. Due to their action:

• microcirculation of the skin improves;
• nutrients from creams and cosmetics penetrate deeper into the skin;
• your own collagen is produced;
• water balance is improved.

There are various devices that can be used to effectively tighten the contour of the face. These include:

Mesoscooter. It is a brush with small plastic, titanium or steel bristles that cause small microtraumas to the skin (pressure on the device is necessary until blood forms). Before the procedure, it is advisable to apply a special cream based on hyaluronic acid. The session must be carried out under extremely sterile conditions, since when the mesoscooter is used on problem areas of the skin, they are injured. The disadvantage of such lifting therapy is severe pain and the presence of a large list of contraindications. The cost of the device is low: 500–1200 rubles.

Myostimulator. It has proven itself positively not only in beauty salons, but also at home. The cost of a good device starts from 30 thousand rubles. Thanks to the effects of microcurrent, the muscle becomes toned, which contributes to a beautiful and even contour. The disadvantage of such devices is a huge list of contraindications (presence of a pacemaker, epilepsy, inflammatory processes on the skin, individual intolerance to current pulses), as well as some pain. Remember, it is forbidden to use muscle stimulants on the neck and throat.

Radiofrequency exposure, or RF lifting. Radiofrequency waves heat the skin, in particular collagen fibers. Due to such stimulation, the skin becomes toned. A good device for such a lift costs about 40–100 thousand rubles, so it is more profitable to carry out a similar procedure in a cosmetologist’s chair.

Ultrasound (abbreviated as ultrasound) or mesoporation. Aimed at collagen production, improving microcirculation, ion therapy and heat treatment using currents and infrared radiation. Devices for home procedures will cost you several thousand rubles. It is best to use the device on moisturized skin.

Important point! When choosing a mesoscooter, be guided by the thickness of the needles and the material from which they are made. Choose a needle diameter of 0.2–0.5 mm. Titanium needles are designed to last up to 6 months, but steel ones are only enough for 10 sessions.

Starch masks

Masks with starch result in a strong Botox effect; they are effective and simple. To make a mask, you need to prepare the starch mass in advance - the base.

To make starch mass, you need:

• pour 1 tbsp. l. starch 100 ml cold water, stir;
• pour in 50 ml of hot water, put on fire and heat (stirring) until the mass becomes thick.

To prepare masks you need to add other ingredients.

1. Mix starch mass with 1 tbsp. l. honey and 2 tbsp. l. rich sour cream, apply to cleansed skin. Leave for 30 minutes, rinse with warm water.
2. Add whipped egg white to the starch base, stir and apply to the skin, rinse after 25-30 minutes with water.
3. Add 2 tbsp to the base solution. l. heavy cream (or sour cream) and 4 tbsp. l. carrot juice, stir, apply to skin and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
4. Mix 2 tbsp. l. starch mass, 1 tbsp. l. banana puree (mash soft banana with a fork), 1 tbsp. l. heavy cream, 1 tsp. honey Apply to face and leave for 20 minutes, rinse with warm milk.

Recommendations

Finally, it’s worth saying that when applying a mask to your face, you shouldn’t forget about your neck and décolleté, because wrinkles manage to appear there too! The smoothing mixture is carefully applied to the skin and covered with gauze or a special cloth. And then you need to lie down. Just lie down and relax. You can turn on pleasant meditative music and just relax for half an hour.

Then the mixture must be carefully washed off the skin without deforming it (do not move it or rub it with your hand). The mixtures are usually washed off with warm water. If the mixture contained fatty components (butter, sour cream), then the water should be warmer, but not hot. Afterwards, carefully pat your face dry with a towel or napkin and apply your favorite cream.

If you need preventive measures, then the smoothing mixture is applied to the face once a week. If you need to eliminate wrinkles, then apply the mixture twice a week for a month. Any smoothing and lifting mixtures increase blood circulation in the skin, which gives an amazing effect of youth and freshness.

Do you want to know the secret to long-lasting skin? Do not wash off in the morning the protective layer that the skin secretes at night. This natural protective layer protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation and environmental aggression. You need to wash your face with soap in the evening, but not after sleep. Always be beautiful!

Spirulina mask

Spirulina is a marine blue-green algae that is actively used in cosmetology due to its properties. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, rejuvenating, tonic effects.

Spirulina preparations (usually in dry form) can be purchased at the pharmacy.

To prepare the mask, you need to mix 2 tbsp. l. milk, egg yolk, a pinch of spirulina, 1 tsp. potato starch. Apply the paste to the skin and leave for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

The healing properties of tightening masks for the face and neck at home

The positive effect of tightening masks is determined by the presence of active substances in the components, which are able to influence blood circulation, penetrating into the deep layers of the skin, and provide adequate access to oxygen and nutrition necessary to stimulate the production of structural proteins, hyaluronic acid and fight harmful free radicals.

The healing properties of tightening masks:

• smoothing out fine wrinkles and reducing deep ones;
• formation of clearer contours of the oval face;
• increasing skin elasticity and firmness.

Homemade tightening masks should include products that can rejuvenate the skin

Table: advantages and disadvantages of homemade masks

Clay mask

Masks with blue cosmetic clay are effective for aging skin. To prepare the mask, you need:

1. Mix equal parts blue clay, vodka and lemon juice. Apply to cleansed, pre-steamed skin, leave for 15 minutes, rinse with water.
2. Mix 1 tbsp. l. blue clay and fat sour cream, add wheat germ oil and bring to a paste consistency. Apply to skin, leave for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. In addition, you can take jojoba, almond, and avocado oil.

Fruit masks

1. Puree strawberries, add 2 tbsp. l. full-fat milk, mashed banana with a fork. In addition, squeeze 2 capsules of vitamin E into the mass. Apply to the skin and leave for 20 minutes.
2. Mix mashed strawberries with beaten egg yolk and olive oil, apply to skin for 30 minutes, rinse with warm water.
3. Peel the kiwi, puree in a blender or mash with a fork. Mix with fat cottage cheese 1:1, add 1 tsp. peach or olive oil, apply to face and leave for 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Reviews

I have never used hydrogel masks. But recently I became interested, especially in pull-ups. The skin on my chin began to sag, I was looking for a good remedy. The store recommended Korean.

The packaging describes in detail how to use. Vitamins, antioxidants, tightening, everything. And the hydrogel, it turns out, simply helps the mask adhere to the face and give it all its usefulness!

I tried it. I really liked it! It feels good on the skin and the effect is immediate. And for a few more days my face is fresh. I will definitely take courses.

Valeria Ukhanova, 44 years old.

Aloe mask

Before preparing aloe-based masks, you need to prepare in advance. To do this, the fleshy bottom sheet needs to be trimmed with a sharp knife, wrapped in foil and kept in the refrigerator for three days.

1. To prepare the mask, you need to mix aloe pulp, honey, glycerin and water in equal parts, add half of one part of oatmeal. Stir to form a thick paste. Apply the mask to cleansed facial skin and leave for 30 minutes.
2. Mix whipped egg white, 1 tbsp. l. aloe juice and 1 tsp. magnesium sulfate (it is sold at the pharmacy). Apply a thick layer to the skin and leave for 20 minutes. After that, rinse with warm milk.
3. Mix aloe pulp with novocaine, apply to the skin, avoiding the area around the eyes, leave for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Indications for use

When a woman crosses the 30-year mark, the production of collagen and elastane slows down in her body, which, in turn, make the skin elastic and firm. After this age, every year you begin to notice the appearance of “crow’s feet” in the eye area, sagging of the upper eyelid, pronounced tear or nasolabial grooves, as well as the formation of a double chin. How to prolong youth and eliminate all these negative manifestations?

You need to start actively caring for yourself, and the sooner the better. There are many different techniques that can restore youth. For example, a facelift using folk remedies, compresses, massage, contrast showers and hardware methods carried out at home.

Aging is different for every woman. In some beauties, pronounced wrinkles form at the age of 40–45, while in others, due to an unhealthy lifestyle and genetic predisposition, they appear already at the age of 25–28. Cosmetologists categorically do not recommend that young beauties undergo rejuvenation procedures (injections of hyaluronic acid, masks, laser and ultrasound effects on the epidermis), because until the age of 25, collagen in the body is produced independently. In their desire to look more beautiful, they ignore the ban and only hook themselves on a cosmetic needle, interfering with natural processes.

Indications for use:

• the presence of wrinkles, which are mainly noticeable on the forehead or around the eyes;
• excessive dryness or oiliness of the skin;
• formation of pigment spots;
• sagging skin, especially in the neck and cheeks;
• dull and uneven skin color.

Contraindications

To perform a facelift at home you need:

• set yourself up for a positive result;
• create sterile conditions;
• carry out the procedure regularly;
• strictly follow the recommendations for the chosen method.

The most important thing: to avoid side effects and not harm the skin, consider the whole range of contraindications.

Face lifting is prohibited:

• for cancer;
• in case of serious inflammatory processes or fungal infections of the skin;
• for hypertension;
• in case of individual intolerance to a particular drug;
• for diseases of the heart, kidneys and liver;
• with a tendency to form hematomas.

Each method has its own contraindications. For example, if you are going to use a mesoscooter, pay attention to hemophilia; when doing a massage, remember if you have had filler injections. The most acceptable method with a minimum number of contraindications are creams and masks. When using them, you need to know for sure whether there is an individual intolerance to the ingredients.

If you are going to apply a cream or mask to your facial skin, do a small allergy test. Place a drop of the suspension on the dermis of the wrist or elbow. Wait 15 minutes. If there is no redness, itching or swelling, you can safely use the product on your face.