Eating lemon for food and knowing about its beneficial properties, do we think that we have a unique cosmetic product? Using facial lemon as masks can deal with such troubles as acne, age spots and freckles, age wrinkles and sagging skin. Let's look at the process of the influence of a citrus product on the skin, and also choose for ourselves the most optimal version of a cosmetic product, which we will prepare ourselves.
How does lemon affect the skin?
Tropical citrus fruit contains vitamins (C, A, B, E, P, K), important trace elements (iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc), essential oils, organic acids, volatile, carotene, pectins. If we consider the fetus from the point of view of regular eating, then the positive effect on health, and in particular on strengthening immunity, is enormous. But let's not forget that the skin, hair and nails also need to be nourished from the outside. Therefore, a lemon for the face is seen as an excellent independent cosmetic component. So, the acids that make up the fruit have a gentle whitening and antiseptic effect, and vitamins and minerals nourish the epithelial tissue.
In particular, vitamin C serves not only to strengthen immunity, but also helps to produce elastin and collagen, which is especially valuable in adulthood.
Group A vitamins contain folic acid, which relieves inflammation.
Potassium is able to normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands, and you will forget about the oily sheen and enlarged pores on the face.
Vitamin K copes with skin pigmentation.
Lemon juice as a tonic
The simplest procedure can be used by those who want to get rid of freckles and age spots. Many of us notice how tea lightens when put in a slice of citrus. Knowing this property of the fetus very well, cosmetologists recommend using lemon for the skin as a brightener. If you don’t have time to prepare the masks, you can take advantage of rubbing the skin with lemon juice. It is very practical that no high-tech devices are needed to squeeze citrus; it is enough to cut the fruit in half and squeeze the insides into a cup. If you do not want to see foreign particles in the juice, you can use gauze as a filter. Happy owners of a food processor can squeeze a lemon for their skin along with the zest.
We are patient
Freckles only decorate the girl, but if you still want to get rid of them, then for one application of home tonic this will not work. The same applies to age spots. Lemon for the face is an excellent bleach, but even he is not able to remove spots on the skin in the shortest possible time. Therefore, be patient and act. Important! Do not wipe the skin with this product before going to the solarium or in the open sun. Otherwise, irritation will appear on the face. For the same purpose, you can use lemon essential oil for the face mixed with any other vegetable oil.
How to deal with acne daily?
With such an unpleasant age problem, like acne, it is better to fight pointwise. You need to take a cotton swab, place its tip in a highly concentrated lemon juice, and then cauterize the problem area, after standing for several seconds. Do not do this procedure in the morning, as the skin will look too sore. We agree to fight acne before going to bed, so the skin will have time during the night to “feel” the antiseptic effect and relax.
For those who have little time
We agree that we abuse ready-made face masks only because there is often not enough time for independent preparation of the composition. For those who are always in a hurry and do not have time to devote an extra hour to their beloved, there is a great offer. Combine lemon juice with olive oil - and you will get an excellent nutritional composition that will help smooth out wrinkles that have appeared. Rubbing the face with this mixture twice a day (in the morning and before bedtime), you will notice simply magical transformations.
What skin type is most suitable for face mask with lemon?
It is easy to identify that the main consumers of masks made on the basis of lemon are women with oily skin, with increased pigmentation and wrinkles. There are clear warnings for sensitive, thin, irritated skin.
How often to apply masks?
Lemon for the face is so beneficial and beneficial that in the presence of minor inflammation it is a sin to refuse this component. So, if the skin is sensitive, it is recommended to add neutralizing components to the composition (honey, egg white, sour cream and others). They will not allow the skin to collapse, and only enhance the positive effects of citrus. Also, cosmetologists calculated the frequency with which a face mask with lemon can be used in relation to dry skin. For a month, on average, you can apply lemon composition on dry skin no more than 8-10 times (2 times a week).
Mask with lemon and honey
Now we will present the best options for cosmetic formulations that can be easily prepared at home without the help of professionals. The most popular cosmetics based on citrus fruits include a face mask , honey, lemon containing. To prepare the composition, you will need the following components:
- honey - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- vegetable oil in the same proportion;
- yolk - 1 pc.
This composition is easy to prepare by thoroughly mixing all the components. Apply to clean, dry skin without cooling. The mask is left on the face, and if necessary, on the neck for 20 minutes. Then wash off with cool water and apply a nourishing cream. The composition is suitable for all owners of dry skin, but in case of rashes after use, it is better to refuse such a procedure. Honey and lemon for the face are just perfect and help to prolong youth and beauty.
Cosmetic composition with egg white for deep cleaning
Another recipe for “eternal youth”, prepared at home. Such a face mask (egg, lemon in the composition) will not only deeply and effectively cleanse the skin, but also prevent the appearance of hated wrinkles, and also visibly rejuvenate. Prepare the composition as follows. Egg white is separated from the yolk and beat until a lush, thick foam is formed, then lemon juice is added to the mass and the mass is whipped again before direct application. Reviews of the beauties testify to the amazing effect of the egg-lemon composition after one application. Many did not even suspect that beauty is that simple. The recipe consists of only two components: protein, lemon. A face mask can also be used in the neck and décolleté. However, keeping it on the skin for more than 15 minutes is not recommended.
Very simple soda scrub
At home, you can cook not only masks, but also scrubs (deeply cleansing and exfoliating skin formulations) for washing. And for this you do not need to grind grape and peach seeds. There is a very simple way to prepare such a tool. As a basis, we take the usual cosmetic foam for washing (single serving), add baking soda (which serves as a kind of natural abrasive), as well as a drop of lemon juice. We mix everything thoroughly and wash your face every morning with the help of this simple tool. Such a composition will have a calming effect on the skin, as well as significantly improve the cleansing process and the external condition of the face as a whole.
Mask with lemon and sour cream for a well-groomed appearance
Well-groomed women therefore look dazzling because they are not too lazy to give themselves a little more attention than the other young ladies, pamper themselves and apply various useful components to their faces. Sour cream is one of the most nutritious and healthy lactic acid products. If we are on a diet, we may not eat it with food, but it’s a must. Preparing a mask of a well-groomed woman as follows. We take 100 g of sour cream and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, mix thoroughly and, if possible, use a blender. This will enable the components to better penetrate each other. Apply on face for 20 minutes, then rinse with cool water.
The best acne treatment: mask with lemon and yeast
In order to get rid of acne, you need to prepare the following remedy. Take in equal proportions (one tablespoon) lemon juice and brewer's yeast. Mix the components together and add 3 tablespoons of warm milk, then let the mixture brew for several minutes. This composition, applied to cleansed skin for 20 minutes, will not only relieve inflammation and disinfect pustules, but also cleanse pores of accumulated fat and generally help normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands. If the presented composition does not help completely relieve inflammation, you can alternate it with a mask that contains protein and lemon (for the face). Reviews of young ladies indicate that a protein mask applied to the face twice a week also effectively helps to eliminate acne.
Lemon essential oil for the face: make homemade cream
Many are interested in the question of how to get oil from lemon. To do this, take citrus zest and use the cold pressing method to obtain valuable essential oil. This method of squeezing helps to do without auxiliary elements and preserves all the useful substances and vitamins in the composition of the product. The product can be purchased at pharmacies or specialty stores. Important! In its pure form, lemon oil for the face is not recommended, as we know, it must be mixed with other vegetable oil, and it is even better to prepare homemade cream for the face and body. It is done like this. We take any nutritious (fatty) cream, add vegetable (olive) and lemon oil to it in equal proportions. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth. The pharmacy sells capsules with vitamin E, which can also enrich the resulting homemade cosmetic product.
Conclusion
As you can see, in order to be beautiful and have a healthy, well-groomed appearance, it is not necessary to visit expensive beauty salons. You need to have some knowledge, a lemon on hand, as well as a few minutes of free time.