There is butter in any refrigerator. One way or another, we eat this food product every day. But did you know that you can use butter for the face, neck and décolleté, to care for damaged hair and chapped lips? The product, it turns out, has not only excellent gastronomic properties. It can also be used in cosmetology.
In this article we will tell you how to do it to the maximum benefit for you. Is butter cream suitable for any skin? Should it be used in pure form or mixed with other substances? The fact that fats are harmful is a common myth. Let's try to refute it in this essay. At least, we will try to convince you that fat is harmful to the skin. Do you think butter is recommended only for those with dry epidermis? The proverb “wedge by wedge by wedge” is quite applicable to fats.
The benefits of butter in cosmetology
Have you noticed that those who are on diets, after some time complain that their skin becomes dry, sagging, lacking in tone? The thing is the lack of fat in the body. And first of all, butter. Even the harsh nutritionists who help women maintain their wasp waist recognize that the body needs milk fats. After all, oil is a product of processing (buttermilk) of cream. A quality product contains 62 to 85 percent milk fat.
Butter contains B, A, E, C, and PP vitamins. This food product is a real storehouse of healthy minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and calcium. It has essential fatty amino acids, carbohydrates and proteins. Another advantage of butter is that it practically does not cause allergies. If you use the product externally, in cosmetology, even those who have lactose intolerance can use it. Butter is also beneficial for the face - it will produce a noticeable anti-aging effect. It penetrates deep into the layers of the epidermis, giving the skin all its best properties.
Butter in folk cosmetology
Cream milk from cow's milk began in ancient India. This product was called "liquid gold." Why? Because in the hot climate of India, butter was melted so that it did not rancid, and stored in clay pots. "Liquid gold" was offered to the Hindu gods. Especially according to the legends, Krishna liked him. But not only the gastronomic qualities of butter were highly valued.
Indian women took it into service in the fight against split ends of hair. This product protects the skin from sunburn. Many women are firmly convinced that the best face cream is butter. This product is also soap, as it allows you to cleanse the skin of impurities. In addition, butter creates a protective film from the sun and frost. This product nourishes the deep layers of the epidermis, which brings back a fresh complexion, the skin becomes toned, supple and moisturized. In the composition of masks, butter can serve as a soft scrub. It cleanses the skin of dead particles.
Who is suitable
So, the benefits of butter for the face are obvious. This product is truly universal. It does not cause irritation or allergic reactions. However, not all butter is equally beneficial. Owners of oily skin with enlarged pores should use this product to a limited extent. You can lubricate the area around the eyes with oil, and even then at night to avoid oily sheen. In the morning, it is necessary to erase the product residues with a cotton pad. But to all other types of skin (normal, combination and especially dry) butter will only benefit.
Retinol contained in the product will refresh and rejuvenate the face, increase turgor. Beta-carotene produces a healing effect, it relieves irritation. Vitamins - C, A and group B - serve as protection against harmful free radicals, which lead to sagging skin. Folic acid deeply nourishes the inner layers of the dermis, saturates them with moisture, and also removes peeling. Niacin returns a fresh and healthy complexion to the face. This substance also tightens turgor.
Nourishing Night Cream
“I smear my face with butter, and at the age of 40 I look twenty!”, - such reviews can often be read on women's forums. Indeed, if you study the composition of commercially available face creams, you can be horrified. Methyl, ethyl and propyl parabens negatively affect not only the skin, but also the liver, lungs and heart. Supplements such as E214 and E219 can cause cancer and disrupt hormonal balance. And butter - if it is of high quality and not expired - only benefits derma and hair.
The simplest face cream that can be used at home is a pure product without any impurities. But the oil must first be brought to softness. Just let the small piece stand at room temperature for about 10 minutes. When the oil has the consistency of a cream, lubricate it with a previously cleaned face or areas subject to dryness (for combination skin). Soak for 20 minutes. Then cleanse your face with a cotton pad moistened with hot water.
Eye Cream
You can use pure butter for sensitive eyelid skin. We drive the softened product into the area above and under the eyes with a light pat of the fingertips. You can also make homemade cream of butter for the face and eyelids:
- We mix two tablespoons of the chamomile pharmacy and linden flowers and pour half a glass of boiling water.
- Boil this tea for about 10 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- For the cream, mix two tablespoons of the broth, one of the butter and a few drops of castor.
- Beat until fluffy.
- Use at night. The cream can be stored in the refrigerator for up to five days.
Moisturizing masks: recipes
Butter has only one drawback: it is not completely absorbed by the skin. Therefore, if you use a cream from this product, then only at night to wash off the oily film in the morning. But a mask of butter for the face can be used at any time of the day. Depending on the accompanying products, they are divided into moisturizing, exfoliating, vitamin and anti-wrinkle. The following masks help fight dry skin:
- Potato Peel the small tuber, cook, knead in mashed potatoes. Oil flavored (15-20 g). We dilute mashed potatoes with kefir to a consistency in which the mask is conveniently applied to the face.
- Sacred. Pour 40 grams of cereal with hot cream, wait until they swell under the lid. Mix porridge with butter (20 g) and honey (10 g).
- Bread Peel the white loaf. The crumb is soaked in two more melted butter.
We keep all these masks on the skin from 20 minutes to half an hour. Wash off with warm water.
Anti-wrinkle Butter Face Masks
Here are three more recipes for homemade cosmetics that will give your skin smoothness:
- Honey mask. Mix the two ingredients in equal proportions. If the honey is too sugared, we warm it so that it becomes liquid. Apply and stand for 25 minutes.
- Chamomile. A tablespoon of flowers is filled with half a glass of boiling water. We stand for two hours, after which we filter the infusion. A small amount (20 ml) is mixed with 25 grams of oil. Apply the mask to the face and wash off after 20 minutes.
- Yolk. The protein is carefully separated. Mix the yolk with 25 grams of oil and apply on the face. Wash with warm water after half an hour.
Nourishing masks
Do not forget about the vitamins and beneficial substances that butter can give to the skin of the face. To prepare the masks, we take, in addition to the main ingredient, fruits or cottage cheese.
- Walnut The kernels (15 g) are crushed into powder with a blender. Mix the walnut powder with oil (10 g), liquid honey (7 ml) and half the yolk. Apply to face, wash off after 25 minutes.
- Curd. Three peeled cucumber (10 g). Mix with butter and soft cottage cheese (20 grams each). Such a mask should be kept for at least half an hour.
- Fruit. We chop the identical slices of apple, persimmon and banana in a blender. Add 10 grams of butter and 15 milliliters of heavy cream to this fruit puree. With a healing composition on the face, you should rest with a quarter of an hour.
Exfoliating masks
According to women in reviews, butter for the face can serve as a wonderful scrub. Try to melt a small stick of product and mix it with half the amount of semolina. Apply such a mask to your face quickly, until the croup is swollen. Apply to cleansed skin, withstand a quarter of an hour. First, wash with warm water, and then cold.
Here is another recipe. For a tablespoon of oil, pulp of banana and honey, stir until the consistency of the cream. Add a few drops of lemon juice. Apply on face. After half an hour, wash with warm water. Such a mask helps not only fight peeling, but also brightens the skin of the face.