If you want to know how a person slept, look at his face, because all the negative environmental effects are reflected on him. To make your face look fresh and keep youth for a long time, you need to carefully look after it. Face care is carried out in various ways, including using masks. Facial masks are striking in their variety, they can easily be prepared at home. A very useful face mask made from cherries. How it is useful, in what cases gives a result, how to cook and use - this is what will be discussed.
Cherry face mask : benefits
Cherry is enriched with various vitamins and nutrients:
- organic acids that promote cell regeneration in the inner layers of the skin;
- retinol, reducing the amount of pigmentation;
- folic acid, which serves as a protective barrier to the face from harmful substances in the environment;
- ascorbic and pantothenic acids that can reduce wrinkles;
- riboflavin, responsible for the freshness of the skin;
- potassium, which helps maintain water balance in the skin.
Cherry face mask: reviews
Many women appreciated the benefits of a cherry face mask. Many argue that after applying a mask of cherry, the skin of the face becomes velvet to the touch, small wrinkles are smoothed, enriched with vitamins. Those who have tested the mask on themselves recommend monitoring the time the mask is kept on the face, because the complexion may acquire a blue tint.
Also recommend a mask add other components, such as olive oil or honey. Many people say that very sensitive skin became very dry without adding these products to the mask.
Just delighted with the cherry mask, those who are constantly suffering from acne on the face. They note that they tried a lot of tools, but it was the cherry face mask that helped. It is also recommended to add orange peels to the berry puree, because this helps to reduce the number of blackheads. It is also noted that in winter you can use a mask of frozen berries.
Many girls note the fact that after regular use of the cherry mask, complexion improved and acquired a rosy hue.
How to use a cherry mask
There are several basic rules for applying a cherry mask.
- Cherries should be juicy and fresh.
- The finished cherry face mask is applied immediately after preparation.
- Before using the mask, the face must be cleaned with a scrub.
- Mask components cannot be mixed in a metal cup.
- The mask should remain on the face for no more than 15 minutes.
- After using the cherry mask, wash your face with warm water.
- On the skin of the face, after it is completely dry, it is necessary to apply a greasy cream.
Mask recipes for different skin types
There are a large number of recipes for cherry masks; here are a few examples.
- Cherry mask for dry skin. All bones are first removed from the berries of the cherry. After preparing berry puree, in which you need to add calendula and olive oil for a tablespoon. Calendula is often replaced with honey.
- Cherry mask for oily skin type. Mashed potatoes are made, as in the previous version, after which potato starch or flour is added to it. The mask as a result should be a thick consistency.
- Cherry mask for a combined type of face. Cherry fruits must be pitted and chopped with a blender. A chopped mixture of strawberries and raspberries, as well as kefir and sour cream, all in a tablespoon are added to the finished mass.
Cherry masks to combat skin problems
- Cherry fruit mask for aging skin. A teaspoon of honey, which should be liquid, and juice from viburnum are added to the cherry berry puree. We measure the berry puree with a tablespoon.
- Cherry whitening mask . To make the complexion a little lighter, you need to take about a tablespoon of crushed cherry berries and add in them a teaspoon of yogurt and juice from half a lemon.
- Cherry mask from blackheads. The berries are freed from the seeds, after which a puree is made, which should be 3 teaspoons. 3 teaspoons of small peel of citrus, a teaspoon of aloe juice and potato flour are added to the resulting mass.
- Nutritious cherry mask. To make the cherry mask nutritious, an already beaten chicken egg is added to the berry puree.
- Cherry mask for sensitive skin types. First, cherry puree is made in the amount of a tablespoon, the same amount of milk is added to it, the main thing is that it is fresh. All components must be mixed with a blender. To make the mask thick, it is necessary to add oatmeal, crushed in advance.
- A mask to give freshness to the face. Wash the cherry and remove the seeds from it, then mash it with a blender.
Advantages and disadvantages of cherries for skin
Like any cosmetic product, a face cherry mask has its contraindications and indications for use. Experts recommend using a cherry mask in the following cases:
- if the skin began to peel off;
- with initial signs of withering of the skin;
- if the skin has an oily sheen;
- skin color has become pale, gray or yellow;
- in the presence of pigmentation;
- if the skin needs additional nutrition.
Contraindications to the use of cherry masks:
- any inflammatory processes on the face;
- Fresh scratches or wounds.
A mask of cherries for the face is very popular among the fair sex and has only positive reviews. By adding additional components to the berry puree, you can use a mask for any type of face and use it to solve some problems that bother you. It is best to make a mask from fresh berries, but if it is impossible to get them, for example, in winter, then frozen berries are also suitable, since they retain all the beneficial qualities of cherries. Another plus of such a mask is that it can be prepared at home, and the result will not differ from expensive cosmetic procedures in the salon.