Rubbing your face with ice is a good micromassage that improves blood circulation, skin tone, its firmness and elasticity, activates metabolism, strengthens muscles, removes unnecessary substances from tissues. And this is largely the secret of youth. After exposure to cold, deep vessels begin to expand and the surface ones contract, and metabolic processes intensify.
You can start cryotherapy procedures from a young age, so as not to allow the skin to fade and maintain its elasticity. However, it should be remembered that rubbing with ice is not suitable for everyone. It is not recommended to do this with severe irritations and inflammatory processes on the skin.
Face wipe ice (or cosmetic ice) has a beneficial effect on skin condition. There are quite a few recipes that help to cope with various problems: wrinkles, open pores, circles under the eyes, grayness or excessive pallor of the skin.
You can make ice at home. It does not require excessive effort and time. First of all, you need a decoction or infusion of herbs and molds for ice. Wipe your face with a frozen broth twice a day.
The easiest option for all cases is frozen mineral water without gases. If herbs are brewed, then it must be done with boiling water, insisted for several hours, filtered and then poured into molds and frozen.
Ice for a face from broths and juices can be stored for no more than five days. Do not use tap water for its preparation, it is advisable to take mineral or purified (filtered).
During the procedure, you can not supercool the skin. Contact with cold should not last more than five seconds for one area. After cryomassage, it is not recommended to immediately wipe your face with a towel. First, the healing composition with useful trace elements and vitamins should be almost completely absorbed into the skin, and after that the residues can be soaked with a napkin.
As a cosmetic product, ice for the face is mostly positive. However, not everyone believes that the cold is useful specifically for such procedures, because the skin is too delicate. Nevertheless, cosmetologists do not advise anyone to refuse the procedure.
Ice for skin rejuvenation
A good remedy for skin rejuvenation is ice made from green tea and lemon juice diluted 1: 1. You can use a decoction of dandelions and mint for the same purpose.
Skin whitening ice
You can get rid of age spots with the help of ice from calendula, strawberry, grapefruit, cucumber juice or a parsley broth.
Ice for face with normal skin
The following herbs are best suited for this type of skin : mint, plantain, valerian, yarrow, violet, dill, sage and St. John's wort. You can collect herbs yourself, you can purchase at a pharmacy (it is better to buy filter bags).
Ice from undiluted juice of watermelon, strawberries, apricot, grapes and peach also copes well with the task of maintaining skin in perfect condition.
Ice for face with dry skin
In this case, red berries (hawthorn and mountain ash) are most suitable. To prepare ice, two tablespoons of berries are poured with water (boiled), insisted for two hours, only after that you can put the decoction in molds in the freezer. Decoctions of linden, rose petals, hops, parsley, lemon balm, dandelions and dill are also effective.
Ice for face with oily skin
This type of skin is characterized by problems such as enlarged pores, black spots, acne, and shine. Decoctions of chamomile, yarrow, chicory, coltsfoot, wormwood, birch leaves, peony, lily, horsetail, calendula and hypericum help to cope with this. You can brew several herbs at the same time, and not just separately.
Acne Relief Ice
Acne can be reduced and even completely eliminated with ice made with salt. A glass of boiled water needs a tablespoon of salt. An effective remedy is ice from a decoction of chamomile or sage, as well as with aloe juice.
Ice to get rid of circles under the eyes
The most effective way to combat “bruises” is ice made from milk diluted in half with water. It also helps to cope with the problem of parsley decoction.
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