Every person from early childhood knows that cottage cheese is very useful for the body, it strengthens bones and overall health. However, not everyone knows that from the cottage cheese you can make beautiful face masks that clean up the skin. Even archaic Greeks used cottage cheese to improve the condition of the skin, and this was more than five thousand years ago.
There are a large number of curd masks, they can be with honey, eggs, avocados, sour cream and other ingredients, all of them help the skin become better. But you need to know for which skin type which mask to use.
Mask for aging skin
This face mask with cottage cheese and honey is suitable for women over 50. The ingredients will positively affect aging skin. The preparation of this mask will take you no more than three minutes. It is necessary to take one teaspoon of honey for one tablespoon of cottage cheese. If the honey is candied, it must be melted in the microwave or in a water bath. Using a fork, mix the cottage cheese thoroughly with honey.
Another mask that helps fading skin well consists of cucumber, olive oil, cottage cheese and milk. Grate the cucumber on a fine grater (about two tablespoons) and transfer in a saucer, put the same amount of cottage cheese. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and a teaspoon of milk. Everything is mixed and applied to the face.
In this case, it is recommended to use home-made cottage cheese, this is due to the fact that the industrial preparation of a dairy product does not always preserve important trace elements. Homemade cottage cheese has everything you need, without impurities and preservatives.
Mask for dry skin
For best results, it is recommended that you clean and steam the face well before applying the mask. The maximum effect will be achieved by repeating the procedure 2-3 times a week.
Fairly good reviews received a mask of cottage cheese for dry skin with avocados. To prepare it, you need to take half an avocado and 25 grams of cottage cheese, kill the products in a blender. Done, the mask can be applied to the face.
Often women use oatmeal mask with cottage cheese against dry skin. To prepare it, you need to mix cottage cheese and olive oil of 20 grams and 30 grams of oatmeal. Such a mask perfectly saturates the skin with moisture and the beneficial substances that make up these products.
Make a lemon-curd mask, it will whiten a little, moisturize the skin and rid it of spots and freckles. It is not at all difficult to make it, in equal proportions mix cottage cheese, lemon juice and olive oil.
Mask for oily skin
Take one medium boiled potato and mash it. Add 20 grams of cottage cheese and butter to the puree, if necessary, you can dilute the mixture with warm milk. Such a face mask made from cottage cheese narrows the pores, removes redness and dries the skin.
In another recipe for the mask, you need to take 50 grams of cottage cheese, 35 grams of orange juice and one protein. Mix all these ingredients and apply a thick layer on the face. Protein has cleansing properties and removes acne, orange juice will make your skin a little drier.
Face whitening masks
When a person has undesirable spots on his face, a slight darkening of the skin, then he needs a whitening mask of cottage cheese for the face. At home, making it is not at all difficult.
Take 100 grams of cottage cheese (a homemade product is recommended) and two yolks. Mix these two ingredients, then add 8-10 drops of hydrogen peroxide and knead everything again. After you put on the mask, watch the time, it should not be kept on your face for more than 15 minutes. If desired, a little honey can be added to this mixture, in which case, in addition to the whitening effect, it will nourish the skin of the face.
A mask of cottage cheese and sour cream for the face also has a good effect . To cook it, you need to mix cottage cheese and sour cream in equal parts. Apply the resulting mixture to the face and décolleté, it is recommended to keep such a mask for no more than 25 minutes. Then everything is washed off and a nourishing cream is applied to the skin.
Wrinkle curd masks
In the life of every woman, the moment comes when her first wrinkles begin to appear. In order not to bring the skin to a deplorable state, it must be carefully taken care of. A mask of cottage cheese and a banana for the face copes well with wrinkles, nourishes and relieves dryness.
Essential Ingredients:
- one banana;
- 70 grams of cottage cheese;
- two yolks;
- 3 teaspoons of honey.
With a blender you need to chop the banana, then add all the other ingredients and grind everything again for several minutes.
Before applying the mask on the face there should be absolutely no makeup, it can be removed with milk or other special means. For best results, you can steam the chamomile in a pan, while the water is still hot, tilt your head to the dishes and cover it with a towel. Thus, the skin can be steamed for several minutes. When the mask is applied to steamed skin, it will be better absorbed and give an excellent result.
A face mask made from cottage cheese with carrots is also quite effective in the fight against hated wrinkles. In equal proportions, you need to mix the grated carrots with homemade cottage cheese. Such a mixture has a good effect on the elasticity of the skin, saturates it with all the necessary trace elements. It is recommended to keep the mask for no more than 20 minutes, then rinse it thoroughly under running water.
Rules for applying masks
To obtain the maximum effect, the skin of the face must be carefully prepared in several stages.
Preparation
There should not be a single gram of makeup on the face, before applying the mask, you need to completely clean the face, for this it is recommended to use all kinds of tonics, lotions.
If a person has dry skin, it will be enough just to wash with plain water. With oily skin, you must use a special foam, if possible, to clean your face or use a scrub.
Cooking mask
Remember that the mask is applied to your face, when using low-quality or stale products instead of a positive cosmetic effect, redness and irritation may occur. The prepared mixture cannot be stored, made, immediately used, the rest - in the trash, do not leave for the future.
Mask application
A face mask from cottage cheese is applied with clean hands or special spatulas. Coating begins with the chin up the face. First you need to season your hair so that they do not cover your face. Then from the chin you need to move towards the ears, from the forehead area the mask is applied to the whiskey. After this procedure, it is recommended to relax and close your eyes. It is necessary to adhere strictly to the recipe and do not overexpose the mask on the face: the average time is within 20-30 minutes. Sometimes it happens that during the procedure a burning sensation, itching or discomfort begins. In this case, immediately wash off the mask under running water. When a person has oily skin, you need to wash off the mask with cold water, when dry - warm. After completing the procedure, treat the skin with the cream that you usually use.
How often can masks be applied?
If you make a curd mask once, the effect will not be immediately noticeable. It is recommended to repeat this procedure 2-3 times a week. Frequent application of the mixture to the face is also not worth it.
What time of day is the maximum effect achieved?
- From 8 to 10 in the morning - the best time for any cosmetic procedures, this applies not only to the curd mask.
- From 10 to 12, the activity of the fatty glands is reduced, a face mask from cottage cheese will give the desired result for people with oily skin.
- From 12 to 15 you can carry out cosmetic procedures, at this time of day the skin is quite well susceptible to various curd masks.
- From 15 to 18, the skin is immune to any kind of procedures, during this period of time the effectiveness of the procedures made is equal to zero.
- From 19 to 23 throughout the human body there is a reduced pain sensitivity, it's time for cleansing procedures.
conclusions
Curd masks are very popular among women, as they can be made at home without the help of specialists in salons. They are suitable for all skin types, you only need to determine on your own which mask is right for you.
To avoid unpleasant situations, you need to strictly monitor the recipe, otherwise redness and itching of the skin of the face may occur.