Facial and body care is a popular procedure for both men and women. In the modern world of fashion and beauty, all means are aimed at restoring and maintaining youthful skin. There are many new technologies and various procedures using modern means, but many women still use proven "grandmother" recipes.
What is cosmetic wax?
In the scientific world, wax is a mixture of simple lipids of natural or synthetic origin. Glycerin is not included in natural beeswax - this substance is added to the lipid mixture to soften, dilute and reduce its density. As a matter of fact, in cosmetology the usual beeswax is used, in which glycerin and some other substances are added. For example, many manufacturing companies saturate the product with a lot of vitamins, minerals or add herbs.
Useful properties of beeswax
Beeswax is produced by the glands of honey bees, and they build honeycombs from it. Such a substance is rich in nutrients that can soften and moisturize tissues. The composition of the wax includes honey, which means that it is rich in vitamins and minerals. The lipid composition of the substance promotes skin rejuvenation, activation of regeneration processes.
Application
At present, they are trying to apply the wonderful properties of beeswax in almost every area of life. It makes candles, figurines, medications and medicines, is added to some products and is widely used in cosmetology. Cosmetic beeswax is so common in our time that it can be found on almost every women's table. In various beauty salons, you will be offered many nutrition and skin rejuvenation procedures using bee products.
Contraindications to the use of beeswax
People with allergic reactions to any bee products should refrain from a miracle cure. You should also be careful for people prone to various reactions to natural substances.
If you purchase a mask or other cosmetic product in a store or pharmacy, make sure that you do not include products that you are allergic to.
The salon should also clarify all the nuances regarding your health in order to avoid undesirable consequences after cosmetic procedures.
Cosmetic Wax
Few people know that honey and various bee products were used in ancient times to care for face and neck skin.
Beeswax can help cope with acne on the skin, as well as other inflammatory elements. For this, the substance must be unrefined (yellow in color), because only in this form it retains a large amount of vitamin A. If expensive procedures in the salon are not suitable for you, then at home you can prepare an excellent remedy for acne on the face. To do this, mix cosmetic wax 10 grams (bee), heated to body temperature, with 5 ml of grapefruit juice (preferably freshly squeezed) and 5 grams of white coal. This mass should be applied to pre-cleansed skin for 15-20 minutes.
For intensive hydration, add to 10 g of beeswax 5 grams of olive oil and starch. It is best to apply the mask before bedtime for 10-15 minutes, so the face will be able to relax and enjoy the beneficial properties of wax even more.
To restore tired and sagging skin, you can add vitamin E, sour cream and rose ester to the lipid mixture. This will help give your skin a radiant look and a light pink scent.
If you add chamomile broth and ginger to cosmetic wax, you will get an excellent cleanser.
Many women know that if you add vitamin C, ascorutin to wax heated with olive oil or jojoba, you will get an irreplaceable mask in the cold season. This is maximum nutrition and hydration at the same time.
Carrot mask perfectly nourishes the skin and gives it a natural shade of light tan. To do this, add the juice of freshly squeezed carrots to the melted wax, possibly with pulp. For a more intense diet, it is recommended to add olive oil, a couple of drops.
If you mix sour cream, carrot, potato and lemon juice and add this mixture to warm beeswax, you will get a great remedy for the face from bad weather. And if at home there is lanolin and wheat germ oil, then you can give your skin the maximum saturation with nutrients.
Hair Mask Recipes
There is an opinion that hair is a dead structure, which is simply impossible to restore. However, it is still possible to add luxurious shine and silkiness with the help of masks. Cosmetic wax as part of special hair products gives them softness, elasticity and shine. This tool works on the principle of sealing hair flakes.
Cosmetic hair wax can be used to prepare the mask: in a water bath, melt 5 g of wax (with long hair you can take more), then add coconut oil and 5 drops of orange essential oil to it. Mix all this and apply to the hair along the entire length or only to the ends for 20-30 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with warm running water.
You can add olive oil to the wax along with essential from ylang-ylang. Such a mask will replace an intensive moisturizing balm.
A sufficiently complex and multi-component mask for split ends can make your hair healthy and beautiful at any time of the year. To do this, in a separate container, you need to mix castor and coconut oil, wax, flax seed oil and palm oil, argan oil, vitamins A and E. All the ingredients that make up this fudge for the tips specifically target damaged hair to restore it.
Depilation
It's no secret that women have been using bee products for quite a long time to remove excess body hair. Depilation procedures using means that include cosmetic wax have become quite popular.
Today, many cosmetics manufacturers offer ready-made wax-based hair removal products in various interpretations: strips, ribbons, as well as substance in jars with special spatulas and fabric strips.
For those who want to make cosmetic wax for hair removal at home, there are many recipes. For example, we mix 350 grams of honey and 100 ml of water into which we squeeze the juice of half a lemon. We begin to cook this mixture until the honey becomes liquid, and then add another 100 ml of water and boil again, stirring constantly. When the wax is cooked, it will look like a thick syrup, this mixture must be cooled to the required temperature and used as intended. As fragrances, you can add your favorite essential oils drop by drop.
Remember, to remove the wax, the hair length must be at least 5 mm, otherwise the procedure will be useless.
Hand Mask Recipes
Many nail service masters offer their customers waxing procedures. This is a fairly fashionable and useful treatment for brushes, helping to preserve youthful skin, and also contributing to maximum hydration.
Cosmetic wax for hands can be easily made at home. We add vitamins A and E to the wax, aloe extract, as well as coconut or jojoba oil, olive oil can be. We apply on previously cleansed skin scrub brush for 15-20 minutes. It is best to wear cosmetic gloves for maximum effect.
Basic principles of wax preparation
Before you create a mask for your face, body or hair from wax, you need to prepare it. Not everyone knows how to use cosmetic wax correctly. Do not use plastic or glassware for this substance. It is better to prefer aluminum, stainless steel or wood. Warm up the wax in a water bath - other methods destroy all the nutrients in it.
If the recipe requires a solid wax consistency, then it should be grated or mashed in gauze. The finished mask must be applied to cleansed skin for 15-30 minutes - this time is enough, because it begins to act immediately after application.