Face masks against wrinkles become a necessity after 60 years. With the onset of menopause, hormonal levels change, and one of the results of this is dry skin. Peeling appears on the face, wrinkles deepen and nasolabial folds become more noticeable.
Despite the fact that it is impossible to completely stop aging, you can slow down the natural processes of aging by using masks made from available natural ingredients, prepared at home.
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The best masks for aging skin
Homemade masks and folk remedies for aging skin with a skin-tightening effect will help you maintain beauty and youth for many years. We offer several recipes.
Recipe 1- Homemade mask for aging facial skin with oatmeal – oatmeal + carrot juice + cream + honey.
Pour 2 tablespoons of oatmeal with 4 tablespoons of warm heavy cream and let the flakes swell. Add 1 tablespoon of fresh carrot juice and 1 teaspoon of honey. Apply to face and neck for 15 minutes. Wash with warm water and lubricate your face with nourishing cream.
Recipe 2 – Mask for aging skin at home – melon + honey + sour cream.
This folk remedy is recommended for normal skin types. Melon perfectly moisturizes and nourishes, returning youth and radiance to the skin.
Mix a couple of tablespoons of ripe melon pulp with 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Apply the resulting mixture to your face for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
Dry skin can simply be wiped with a cloth soaked in melon juice.
Recipe 3 – Zucchini mask for aging facial skin.
The mask is well suited for smoothing wrinkles and softening aging skin. Zucchini is ideal for masks on dry and flaky skin.
Grind the zucchini pulp on a grater. Apply the pulp to gauze and apply it to your face for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water and apply moisturizer.
Recipe 4 – Mask for aging skin at home – avocado + egg yolk + olive oil + milk.
Masks containing avocado are effective for aging skin. Avocado ideally maintains skin firmness and elasticity, evens out wrinkles and improves complexion.
Mash the flesh of 1 ripe avocado with a fork. Mix avocado puree with half a glass of milk, 2 egg yolks and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Apply the mixture to your face for 15 minutes. Wash off the mask with a cotton swab dipped in warm water.
Recipe 5 – Homemade mask for aging facial skin – carrots + olive oil.
Carrots perfectly nourish and moisturize the skin.
Grate 1 carrot on a fine grater. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the resulting puree, stir and apply a thin layer to the skin. After 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Recipe 6 – Mask for aging skin – tomato + starch + vegetable oil.
Recommended for dry skin.
Remove the skin from the tomato and grate it on a fine grater. Add half a teaspoon of starch until a homogeneous paste is obtained and a few drops of vegetable oil. Apply the mask on your face for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
Recipe 7 – Homemade mask for aging facial skin – apple + olive oil + honey.
Take a small yellow apple, peel and grate. Add 3 teaspoons olive oil and honey. Mix and apply to face for 10-15 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
The following recipe helps against wrinkles and tightens the skin of the eyelids:
Place 2 thin apple slices on your eyelids for 7 minutes, then apply your daily eye cream. Fresh apple juice applied to the face for 10 minutes will help get rid of wrinkles on the forehead.
How are they useful?
It is extremely difficult to combat skin aging without the use of active ingredients. Therefore, many creams with a rejuvenating effect have been developed for this fight. But not all of them are guaranteed to give a positive result. Most products contain a fairly large amount of chemicals. On the contrary, products prepared with your own hands are most effective:
- Stimulates the normalization of metabolic processes.
- They have a beneficial effect on the blood supply to the skin.
- Helps restore damaged areas.
- Restores elasticity and makes the skin firmer.
- Even deep wrinkles are smoothed out.
- Moisturize and tone the skin.
- Evens out the relief and makes the complexion healthier.
- They tighten the sagging oval.
- Narrows pores.
- Get rid of pigmentation.
Thus, the use of home cosmetics after 55 years is simply necessary to preserve youth and maintain tone.
Natural masks for aging skin
It is better to apply all tightening masks while lying down, and keep them on your face only while lying down! This is done so that the skin, naturally smoothed out after you lie on your back, remains that way, especially after the action of a lifting mask. If you applied a lifting mask and continued to do your business, be prepared for the fact that the skin, weighted by the mask, will, on the contrary, be pulled down!
Therefore, to get a good tightening effect, ask someone to help you apply the mask when you are lying down, or, if you are making the mask yourself, as soon as it is applied, immediately lie down on a flat surface (without a pillow). Lifting masks can be done no more than 2-3 times a month.
Universal mask for aging, tired skin
Ingredients: 1-1.5 tbsp. spoons of mayonnaise (preferably homemade), 1 teaspoon of honey (light varieties). Before using the mask, make sure you are not allergic to honey or use only mayonnaise. Mix mayonnaise and honey very well (you can use a blender) and apply to the face and neck. Leave for half an hour, rinse. Apply cream as usual.
Firming mask for aging skin
Ingredients: 1-1.5 ripe persimmons, 1 teaspoon of starch (or chopped oatmeal). For this mask, only persimmon pulp is used (the peel is not). It needs to be ground, add starch or oatmeal, mix well (preferably with a wooden or plastic spoon to avoid oxidation of the fruit pulp) and apply to the face and neck. Leave for 15-20 minutes, rinse.
Express mask for aging skin
Ingredients: white of 1 chicken or 2-3 quail eggs, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of chopped lemon peel, 1-1.5 teaspoons of grated almonds. Beat the egg white, add lemon juice, chopped lemon peel, nuts, mix well (with a wooden or plastic spoon), apply to the face. Leave for 10 minutes, rinse with cold water using a cotton swab or pad.
Soothing mask for very oily, aging skin
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. spoon of calendula tincture, 300-400g. filtered boiled water, cotton pads. Dissolve calendula tincture in water, soak cotton pads in the solution, squeeze lightly and cover your face tightly with them, avoiding areas around the eyes and lips. Hold for 15-20 minutes, remove the cotton pads, remove excess moisture with a napkin.
Lifting mask for aging, wrinkled skin
Ingredients: the white of one chicken or 2-3 quail eggs, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, 2-3 drops of mint (menthol) oil, 0.5-1 teaspoon of baby powder (talc). Grind the egg white, add lemon juice, oil, talc and stir until smooth. Apply the resulting mixture to those places on the face where wrinkles are most noticeable. Leave for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water using cotton pads.
A tightening, nourishing mask for aging skin
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of white clay, 1 teaspoon of light honey, a slice of lemon. Before using this mask, make sure that you are not allergic to honey! Mix honey, lemon juice, white clay, apply to face and neck. Leave for half an hour, rinse with cold water, wipe the skin with a slice of lemon. If desired, apply a cold compress to your face.
Lifting mask for sagging, wrinkled skin
Ingredients: 5% alum solution (sold at the pharmacy), the white of 1 chicken or 2-3 quail eggs. Beat egg white, add 3 drops of alum, mix, apply to face. Leave for 15-20 minutes, rinse with cold water.
Benefits of home care
The main secret to maintaining the beauty and youth of facial skin is not always the super-effective ingredients of expensive creams and masks. Everything is much simpler - it’s about regularity and proper skin care. As practice shows, the effect of using expensive jars and tubes is often not based on their miraculous action. And first of all, on the fact that, having spent on these products, women, as a rule, do not neglect regular care. Otherwise, this money will be thrown away.
So if you're motivated to get regular facials, you don't have to spend a lot. Make homemade anti-aging face masks three times a week, and also devote time to other skincare procedures (peelings, compresses, etc.). And you will get results no worse than from using expensive cosmetic brand products.
Applying a gelatin-based mask
To apply a gelatin mask, you will need gauze or bandages, cut into pieces depending on the size of your face. It is better to have an assistant apply the mask to you when you are in a lying position (on a flat surface without a pillow). You need to heat the mask in a water bath to a uniformly viscous state, dip a bandage or gauze into the mask. A long strip of bandage or gauze soaked in the solution is applied tightly so that it wraps around the jawline (under the lower jaw), cheeks, cheekbones and temples. The second strip is placed tightly on the forehead from temple to temple. The third strip is applied to the nose from one ear to the other.
Important! All stripes applied to the face must be smoothed from the center to the periphery! (via “massage” lines)
If after applying the bandages you feel that they are not wet enough, you can apply another layer of mask on top of them. You need to keep the gelatin-based mask on for at least 30 minutes, so that the composition completely thickens on your face. After removing the mask, you need to apply the cream as usual and you can do makeup.
Is it worth using?
Preparing masks at home takes some time, unlike ready-made formulations. Modern cosmetology methods involve various techniques: Botox injections, anti-aging operations or surgical operations.
Despite the fact that modern research in the field of rejuvenation has moved far forward, you should not give up homemade recipes that have been proven for decades. It is important to note that cosmetic procedures are expensive and not every woman can afford them due to their financial situation or there are health contraindications.
Homemade recipes involve the use of only natural ingredients, so there are practically no contraindications. Ordinary recipes that use products available on every table can be supplemented with pharmaceutical drops or by adding a small amount of vitamin drops. Vitamins A and E are especially recommended.
In addition to masks, do not forget about other activities that help achieve maximum effect; it is recommended to pay attention to:
- Regularly massage the facial muscles with circular movements, smoothly, so as not to cause stress to the skin.
- Hardening the skin will help restore elasticity. To do this, it is recommended to periodically wash your face with ice water.
- Eat as many vitamins as possible in your food. In winter, vitamin complexes are suitable.
Taken together, all measures can lead to high results. Such measures will help save money and also avoid surgical intervention.
