Every modern woman is familiar with such a procedure as surface peeling. It allows you to preserve the beauty and freshness of the skin, cleanse and soften it, get rid of various rashes. Peeling in the salon is not available to everyone, so home procedures with the use of well-known aspirin will come to the rescue.
The benefits of aspirin for the skin
Acetylsalicylic acid is used mainly for medical purposes. It has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic properties. The same features of the drug are used in cosmetology. Thanks to aspirin, which penetrates into the deeper layers of the skin, blood circulation is activated, keratinized layers are gently exfoliated, skin integuments become soft, tender, elastic, saturated with moisture, freckles and pigmentation lighten.
The anti-inflammatory properties of the drug can get rid of rashes, reduce enlarged pores, and normalize sebum secretion.
Aspirin peeling is also used to clean up not only the face, but also other parts of the body that need it. The procedure using acetylsalicylic acid perfectly copes with ingrown hairs, as the product penetrates deep into the layers of the skin. By removing dead cells, inflammation of the hair follicles and the appearance of ulcers are prevented.
Pros of home peeling with aspirin:
- carrying out the procedure is not difficult;
- components are affordable;
- no pain;
- the skin is quickly restored.
Precautions and important recommendations
In order for peeling with aspirin to bring only benefit, it is necessary to adhere to some recommendations:
- Apply only to clean skin. All cosmetics must be washed off beforehand. For greater effectiveness, it is advisable to steam the skin before the procedure. Peeling in the cabin is usually done after massage, which further relaxes the skin. You can do this at home.
- Use medical gloves to disinfect. If not, take a cosmetic brush to apply the mixture.
- Carry out the procedure only on wet skin.
- Do not use metal utensils to mix components. With the interaction of aspirin with metal, the formation of toxic substances that adversely affect the skin.
- Carry out the procedure only using a freshly prepared mixture.
- Peeling with aspirin at home for oily and combination skin no more than 1 time per week, for dry - 1 time in two weeks, for normal - 1 time in 10 days. The course is 10 sessions, after which you need to take a break for a month.
- After the procedure, protect the skin from the sun using creams with SPF-30.
Effective Recipes
By combining various components, you can choose the composition for different skin types. There are many time-tested recipes that can improve the condition of the skin.
For the procedure, take regular aspirin in tablets. A soluble form of the drug will not work. Each prescription uses a total of 3 tablets of acetylsalicylic acid. Given how much aspirin costs (min. Price is 72 rubles per pack), such a procedure at home will not be burdensome for your wallet.
Classic tool
To prepare the composition, only aspirin and water (three milliliters) are needed. After dissolving the medicine in a liquid, apply the resulting composition to moisturized skin and gently massage.
After 1-2 minutes, wash and lubricate the skin with cream. This product is suitable for oily and combination skin.
Aspirin peeling for deep cleansing
The tool can be used with any type of skin. To prepare it for the composition described above, you need to add 10 g of honey (it must be thick). A viscous mass is applied to the surface of the skin, slightly driving. Slapping movements are performed until the mass changes color to white or grayish, incorporating the maximum amount of slag. After this, the product is washed off, the skin is smeared with cream.
As users note, after applying the product, the same effect is obtained that gives Korean peeling for the face. The skin becomes smoother, the pores are cleansed, the color improves. And at a price much cheaper than Korean peeling rolls.
Composition for rejuvenation
Such an aspirin peeling for the face stimulates the production of collagen. In addition to aspirin, you need to take:
- 5 ml of water;
- 15 g of thick honey;
- 3 drops of iodine.
Honey is added to aspirin dissolved in water. The mass should be left for 10 minutes, then add iodine and apply to the skin along the massage lines.
During the procedure, you can feel a pleasant warmth, but if you feel a burning sensation, immediately rinse the composition with water.
The product can be used on any type of skin. After the procedure, the face is lubricated with cosmetic oil, which has a calming effect on the skin (for example, peach oil).
For skin tightening
In order to prevent sagging, increase skin elasticity and improve facial contour, a remedy is used for which it is necessary:
- 3 tablets of aspirin;
- 15 g of corn starch;
- 25 ml of water.
Starch must be brewed using hot water to make jelly. It is mixed with acetylsalicylic acid dissolved in water.
The resulting composition is applied to the skin with massage movements. After 5 minutes, it must be washed off with cool water.
If your skin is dry, you can take milk instead of water. The result will be toned skin without wrinkles.
For whitening
This tool brightens pigmentation, whitens the skin. You will need:
- aspirin dissolved in water;
- 1 ampoule of ascorbic acid in the form of a 5% solution;
- 15 g of potato starch;
- 2 tbsp. l cold water.
The components need to be mixed. Apply the resulting mixture to the skin of the face, rinse with cool water after a light massage.
If your skin is dry and sensitive, it is better to dissolve aspirin with kefir, this will additionally moisturize the epidermis.
From rashes
How to make face peeling at home if the skin is oily or combined with acne and comedones? Prepare the composition using the following components:
- aspirin dissolved in water;
- green cosmetic clay - 10 g;
- water - 1 tbsp. l
The resulting composition is treated on the skin for 5 minutes, washed off with warm water, applied tonic.
For dry problem skin, it is better to replace green clay with pink clay, and after the procedure, wipe the face with a moisturizer. After 2-3 hours, you can apply the cream.
Soft peeling with sunflower oil
Due to the presence of sunflower oil in the composition, the product acts gently but effectively, nourishing, moisturizing and cleansing the skin.
For the preparation of 1 tbsp. l water should be mixed with 1 tsp. oil, add the powdered aspirin. Apply on skin for ten minutes and rinse with warm water.
For problem skin after the procedure, mechanical cleansing is carried out using a sponge moistened in a solution of water and lemon juice. Normal and dry skin is oiled with cream.
Sour cream peeling
The tool is used to moisturize and whiten the skin, it eliminates inflammation and swelling. After its application, the stratum corneum gently and imperceptibly exfoliates.
To prepare the composition, aspirin (three tablets) is diluted in sour cream (1 tbsp.), Applied to the face, easily massaged. Wash off after 15 minutes. This mild product has a cumulative effect. The result will be noticeable after several months of regular use.
Aspirin and grape seed oil
To prepare the product you need:
- aspirin - 4 tablets;
- water - 1 tsp;
- grape seed oil - 0.5 tsp.
Grape seed oil is added to the paste obtained from aspirin and water. Apply to skin previously cleansed with milk. Dry skin is treated with olive oil before the procedure, which is removed after 5 minutes with a paper towel. The mass is left on the face for 15 minutes, after which it is washed off with a decoction of chamomile or water, in which a small amount of soda is previously dissolved.
This procedure cleanses the skin, normalizes the sebaceous glands, tightens pores, and relieves various rashes.
Spot peeling
In the presence of blackheads, comedones, greasy plugs, the traditional peeling composition can be applied pointwise to problem areas. The product can withstand no more than five minutes, then rinse and make a compress of chamomile. Apply the procedure once a week.
Aspirin, due to its disinfecting properties, prevents the development of infection and dries the skin.
When to expect the effect of the procedure
Noticeable improvements you will see immediately - the skin is smooth and delicate, even complexion. After two weeks, acne will disappear, after several months of regular procedures, the skin will become noticeably lighter and fresher.
An additional effect of peeling will be the tightening of the contour of the face, reducing the second chin.
Aspirin peeling for feet
Peeling with acetylsalicylic acid is used not only for the skin of the face and décolleté, it is also used to soften the skin of the feet, as well as get rid of fungus and unpleasant foot odor.
Have to take:
- aspirin - 4 tablets;
- juice of one lemon;
- water - 10 ml.
Sequencing:
- Aspirin is ground.
- Lemon juice is mixed with the obtained powder, water is added.
- A paste is applied to previously cleaned feet.
- Wear tight socks.
- After half an hour, the product is washed off with water.
- With pumice, coarsened skin is removed.
Peeling heels at home with aspirin can be repeated once every two weeks.
Contraindications
Aspirin peeling is not carried out:
- during the period of bearing a child and breastfeeding, because the remedy can lead to the appearance of developmental abnormalities in the fetus;
- if there are lesions on the skin, purulent boils;
- if there is a vascular network on the face;
- if blood clotting is reduced;
- with individual sensitivity to the drug;
- after a recent tan, because after the procedure, he may get off;
- if there are sexually transmitted and skin diseases;
- after a recent waxing.
Before you do facial peeling at home, you need to conduct a test for sensitivity to aspirin. For this purpose, a little agent is applied to the skin in the area of the elbow or wrist. You need to wait a while and look at the reaction of the skin. In the absence of negative manifestations, the drug can be used.
Due to the presence of acid in the preparation, aspirin peeling is usually carried out in salons. But if you take into account all the recommendations on the implementation of the procedure and follow them, then you can clean your skin and at home. Regular procedures will relieve rashes, redness, soften and moisturize the skin without significant financial costs.