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 I'll be a long time to drive a bike
In the remote grasslands stop him,
Narva bouquet of flowers and gifts
That girl that I love!
(Yuri Antonov)
Summer is in full swing, which means that everything came to life, meadows, edges of forests covered with an abundance of flowering and fragrant variety of herbs, and the time of their collection - right now should be reserved herbal cosmetics for the year ahead. If we are the most famous in the world of cosmetic companies collect natural materials, are proud of this and talk about the plants used in their brochures, then what prevents us to collect ourselves and nasushit same chamomile, St. John's wort, mint. And then in the long winter months and early spring we will use them for the preparation of lotions, masks, tonics and medicinal drinks, inhaling their scent and remember warm summer denёchki. It is important that we collected flowers and herbs were environmentally friendly. So do not collect them within the boundaries of a large industrial city, from roads and railways.
There are a few simple general rules for collecting and drying the vegetable raw materials:
• Leaves, flowers, herbs collected in the period of bud, and during flowering plants, sometimes in the phase of fruiting. The leaves and flowers are dried in the shade under the eaves, in enclosed areas, laying a thin layer. Herbs tied into bunches and hung in a draft in the shade in well-ventilated areas. Wash your plants before drying is impossible.
• For drying plant spread in a thin layer, stirred several times a day (except flowers). Drying was terminated when the leaves and flowers are easily triturated with broken stems characteristic bang roots break but do not bend. Raw materials should retain the green color.
Also, do not forget the moon, and all the parts of the plants that are above the ground (flowers, leaves, buds, stems, twigs), is to collect during its growth. It is believed that during this period they contain more "all good".
 On the contrary: everything is under the ground (roots, tubers), the most useful substances loaded on waning moon.
Dried herbs store in fabric bags, paper bags, boxes, cans.
What herbs and flowers come in handy for cosmetic purposes? First of all, all familiar medicinal chamomile, useful as nettle, St. John's wort, mint, oregano, thyme, linden flowers, roses, echinacea.
Cosmetic products based on dried herbs and flowers
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Tonic Lotion for all skin types.
Chamomile, St. John's wort, linden blossom, mint take one teaspoon. Pour two cups of boiling water. When the infusion has cooled, add five tablespoons of vodka. If your skin is dry and prone to wilt, the amount of alcohol (vodka) to be reduced.
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Evening lotion of St. John's wort, and peppermint.
Two teaspoons of herb St. John's wort and one teaspoon of peppermint pour a glass of (any) dry white wine. For infusion jar is closed and placed in a cool place for 10 days. Periodically, the mixture is shaken. At the end of the process fluid is carefully filtered. This cosmetic product reduces sagging skin, reduces swelling.
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Compress on the broth of dried herbs.
To make it, mix 3 parts lime blossom, chamomile flowers 2 parts, 1 part rose petals, mint leaves 1/2 part. 2 tablespoons of the mixture pour 1 cup boiling water. Impose on clean gauze soaked in the broth.
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The mask of mint for dry skin.
Take 2 table. tablespoons dried mint leaves, pour this amount of water to get mushy mass, heat it in the fire up to 60 degrees. Gruel should be imposed on the person, when it cools down a little bit and keep for 15-20 minutes.
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Decoction of burdock and nettles for hair.
Using infusions of these plants for rinsing, rubbing the roots, hair masks not only strengthens the hair and makes it silky and obedient.
I advise you to stock up on hay from grasses to prepare the bath or, in extreme cases, even micro-baths for arms and legs. These trays do recommend for arthritis (acute or chronic inflammation of the joints), and simple fatigue. Well they help with this common problem, as "bones" on his feet at the base of the thumb. The composition of the hay should be required to include
knotweed (knot-grass).
Collecting, drying herbs and anticipation as we enjoy them cold in the winter, do not forget to apply them fresh.
 Juice of fresh leaves
Calendula
Wipe the skin to remove freckles and giving it freshness. Juice of leaves and flowers
Echinacea
the night smeared face with the pigment spots, freckles, to reduce wrinkles. In summer you can whitening, moisturizing the skin apply lotion
parsley
And can be made from parsley cream. To this 10 grams of young leaf parsley triturated with 20 grams of butter or margarine. The cream is applied to damp skin after washing. Surplus get wet cloth. Cream perfectly removes puffiness and refreshes the skin.
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The mask of mint and thyme.
Mix 1 teaspoon rastёrtoy mint, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1 teaspoon lemon juice 100-120 ml of yogurt (no additives), half a bag of yeast and 2 tablespoons of starch. Apply the mixture on your face for 15 minutes, rinse with warm water. The mask has an astringent, antiseptic, tonic effect.
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Mint mask and dill
. Prepare a herbal mixture by mixing 1 teaspoon of mint, dill, rose petals or rose hips, chamomile, lime color. The mixture pour 2 cups boiling water, and when the infusion has cooled slightly, strain, mass lay on the skin, and put on top of the napkin, which had previously been necessary to moisten in tincture. After 20-30 minutes rinse with warm water, then rinse with cold.
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Mask of plantain
. Grind to a state of pulp fresh plantain leaves. The resulting mass is to be mixed with 1 teaspoon of boiling water and 1 teaspoon of honey. Ready to put a mask on your face and leave on for 15 - 20 minutes, rinse with warm water. This mask is suitable for aging skin and has a regenerating and toning effect.
Do not miss the time, collect, use fresh and dry in the winter useful herbs, flowers, leaves - now for this is the best time! Beauty and health to you and your skin !!!
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