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 Natural citrus masks and tonics will give cheerfulness of your skin and cheer up!
About the amazing properties of citrus fruit has been known since ancient times. Even before our era in China have been known therapeutic properties of lemon, which was called "limung", meaning "medicinal". Used lemon as a remedy for wound healing, and pulmonary diseases. In the XI century orange juice used to produce medicines Avicenna. An indispensable cure many dangerous diseases were considered the fruit of the lemon and the Arab countries.
Citrus fruits have long been used in cosmetics. First, their leaves, flowers and fruits are rich in essential oils. Produced from citrus flavor oils, are added to creams and lotions as perfumes.
The citrus fruits contain:
- Thiamin (vitamin B1);
- Riboflavin (vitamin B2);
- Ascorbic acid (vitamin C);
- Tocopherol (vitamin E);
- Nicotinic acid (vitamin PP).
Lime
Lemon - the fruit of the lemon tree. Fruits contain citric acid (7-8.1%), sugar (2-3, 5%), vitamins A, B15, B2, C and F, a colorant, flavanonovye glycosides (hesperidin, eriotsitrin, eridiktiol) having P vitamin activity . Seeds and fruits include essential oils and bitter substance limonene; branches and leaves - an essential oil (0, 1-0, 25%). The bark contains glycoside tsitronitina - tsitronin.
The cosmetic purposes lemon used as hair conditioners, creams, lotions, lotions and for making masks for the care of the different types of skin.
Natural composition of lemon
- Lemon finely chopped, pour a glass of vodka, insist 10 days. Infusion impregnate layer of cotton or gauze and apply on face. After 15 - 20 minutes. remove the mask, but the person does not wash. For oily skin tightens pores and smooths wrinkles.
- Stir 1 egg yolk with 1 teaspoon of milk and a few drops of lemon juice. Apply on face for 20 minutes, then rinse.
- Lubricate the face with a fat cream and apply it thinly cut slices of lemon. The mask should be placed on the face is not more than 10 minutes. Remove the lemon and rinse with cold water.
- 25 g of yeast, mix with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. To this mixture, add 1 tablespoon of milk, stir well and apply the mixture on the face with a cotton swab. After 20 minutes, remove the mask with warm water and make a cold compress.
- Juice of one lemon mixed with 2 teaspoons of honey. Apply on your face for a minute, wash off with cold water.
- Mix the whipped to a froth protein of an egg, and a tea spoon of lemon juice. The mask is applied on the face for 15-20 minutes and then wash off with warm, then cold water. Suitable for oily, porous skin with wrinkles and age spots, as well as faded, sagging skin.
- Lemon zest plastic grate on grater, pour 100 grams of alcohol, strain through cheesecloth, add 1 cup of sour cream or cream, 1 beaten egg white and 1 teaspoon of glycerin. Apply to face and after 15-20 minutes remove with a cotton swab.
- In a tablespoon of honey add 5-10 drops of lemon juice. The resulting slurry is applied for 10-15 minutes. Wash mild with cool water. If you want to increase the viscosity of the mask, add oatmeal.
- Rub a 1 yolk with unrefined vegetable oil (preferably corn), then add 1/2 teaspoon of water and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Put on the face layer (layer 3) is held on the skin to dry, then remove the swab dipped in warm water; After the face mask is rinsed with warm, then cool water and put nourishing cream. The number of masks on the course - 6-10.
- For the prevention of wrinkles to take an equal amount of lemon juice, carrot juice, yogurt, rice flour, mix well. Keep on the face for 20-25 minutes. It is desirable to do 2-3 times a week.
- 1 teaspoon fat cream combine with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, adding it dropwise and half teaspoon sour cream or mayonnaise. The resulting mixture was put on face for 20-25 minutes, remove with a spatula, and then wipe the face with a cotton swab moistened with lotion.
Orange
Orange - the fruit of orange trees, native to China. Oranges contain 5 types of fruit acids, 14 vitamins, 3 types of mineral substances, various enzymes, and moreover, grape and fruit sugar. But the main advantage of orange, like all citrus fruits - is vitamin C. In 150 grams of orange contains 80 mg of ascorbic acid, which cover the daily requirement for vitamin C.
Interesting!
Orange juice is perfect to care for oily and porous skin.
Natural compounds from orange
- Peeled and finely chopped orange mash with a wooden spoon. The resulting slurry is applied to the face, neck, chest, shoulders, and cover with gauze. After 15 minutes wash the mask with boiled water and lubricate the skin cream. This mask refreshes and nourishes the skin.
- 2 tablespoons fat cottage cheese mixed with the juice of half an orange and 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil. Apply the mixture on your face for 15-20 minutes. This mask nourishes, smoothes and gives elasticity to the skin.
- 1 spoon to dissolve the yeast in a mixture of orange juice and water until the consistency of thick cream. Apply on face for 15-20 minutes. This mask narrows enlarged pores and removes shine.
- Squeeze the juice of one orange. In a cup of fresh juice, add one egg yolk, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of alcohol camphor. Mix the components until a homogeneous composition.
- Cook 1 tablespoon shredded orange peel and almond kernels. Mix the powder and diluted with warm water until the consistency of sour cream. The mask is easy massage movements applied to the skin. After half an hour rinse with lukewarm boiled water. This mask smooths fine lines.
Grapefruit
Grapefruit is known for its rejuvenating properties, its composition is reminiscent of lemons and oranges, contains vitamins A, B, C, D, P. With the masks of a grapefruit can fight with freckles, lighten dark spots, fight wrinkles, grapefruit refreshes the skin, recommended in the care of oily and combination skin.
Natural compounds from grapefruit
- Stogrammovuyu pack of yeast divided into 5-6 pieces, and then one of them to stretch with 1 dessert spoon of grapefruit juice. Cooked mask apply on face, hold 20 minutes, rinse with warm water and apply cream.
- Take 2 tablespoons of grapefruit juice and mix with 1 tablespoon yogurt and 1 tablespoon of rice flour. The prepared mass is applied evenly on the face and wash off after 20 minutes. With regular implementation of such a mask prevents the occurrence of a grid of wrinkles, skin becomes smoother, it slows down the process of decay.
- Grapefruit average value of peel and films, mash and add a cup of sour milk. Put in the fridge for an hour. Then put a lot on face and neck for 30 minutes. Mask rinse with warm water.
- To mashed egg yolk add a tablespoon of grapefruit juice, a teaspoon of vegetable oil, all beat up and add a spoonful of sour cream. For the density we can put a crumb of bread, pre-soaked in milk. The mixture is applied to the face for 15-20 minutes, then wash the face and smeared with cream. After 10 minutes, remove the excess cream with a paper towel.
Mandarin
Like other citrus, mandarin - an ancient citrus. Pulp mandarin is about 65% of the weight of the fruit. In the pulp tangerine contains pectin, glycosides (main glycoside mandarin - tanzheritin), mineral salts, essential oils, vitamins C, P, B1, B2, provitamin A, vitamin D, which has antirachitic action, and vitamin K, which can provide the elasticity of blood vessels.
Interesting!
Fresh juice or slices of tangerine peel is able to heal the skin and nails are affected by fungus, this should be repeatedly rubbed into the affected areas.
Natural formulations of mandarin
- Purify Mandarin and squeeze the juice out of it. Moistened cotton swab in it or wipe your face be soaked in the juice of a thin layer of cotton wool or cloth made of several layers of gauze and applied to the face and neck for 15-20 minutes. After removing the mask skin rubbed with a damp and then a dry cotton swab. The frequency of procedures - 2-3 times a week. Course - 15-20 masks.
- The dried tangerine peel crushed into powder, 1 teaspoon of this powder mixed with 1 teaspoon of egg yolk and 1 teaspoon of sour cream. Apply mask on face and neck for 20 minutes.
- Hair Mask. Take juice of 2 tangerines, add 10 drops of lemon balm oil and 1 tablespoon dry mustard and mix. The resulting mass is put on the entire length of the hair after 20 minutes wash the head with shampoo.
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