Today, everyone knows that almond oil is very useful for the skin, but how to use it correctly - not everyone knows.
This valuable product is made from stone fruit of sweet or bitter almonds with the help of double pressing - cold pressing, because of which its useful properties are practically not lost during processing.
Use of almond oil in cosmetology
Special benefit of almond oil is observed when it is used for the skin, when this substance is a part of masks: if you perform procedures regularly, you can get rid of fine wrinkles, increase skin elasticity and improve its color. Since almond oil has an anti-inflammatory effect, it helps to remove redness from inflammation.
Almond oil for firming face
Mask Recipe with Almond and Grape Seed Oil
To increase the elasticity of the skin, take 2 tbsp. l. white or pink clay, which simultaneously nourishes the skin without drying it, and tightens the contour of the face. Dilute clay 1 tbsp. l. of almond oil, to which add 1 tsp. grape seed oil.
Apply the mask for 15 minutes under a film or cotton napkin to create a compress effect: so the substances are better absorbed into the skin.
Use this mask several times a week after taking a bath, when the pores are opened.
Almond oil from fine wrinkles
Recipe for a nutritious mask with cream, strawberry and almond oil
Take 1 tbsp. l. cream 23% fat, crush a few fruits of strawberries and mix the ingredients with 2 tbsp. l. almond oil.
The mask should be applied to the face and neck for 15-20 minutes. It is advisable to do this during bathing, because the remedy is fat enough and it is problematic to wash it off.
After removing the mask on the face and neck, apply a nourishing cream that will fix the effect of the ingredients.
Almond oil for velvet lips
If the skin of the lips lost its elasticity, then during the week each day, the following procedure should be performed: cleanse the lips with a gel for washing and sponge. Take sugar or oats and rub their lips to get rid of dead skin cells.
After the skin is cleaned, apply the following mask to the lips: mix 3 drops of lemon juice, 1 tsp. almond oil and 1 tsp. honey. This mixture is applied to the lips for 10 minutes, and then rinse with warm water and then moisten the lips with baby cream. The effect of the mask will appear immediately, but to fix it, do several such procedures.
The lemon juice, with the vitamin C contained in it, will help the skin of the lips to become elastic, the honey will tighten the microcracks, and the almond oil will nourish the skin.
Almond oil can be applied and without additional ingredients as a mask on the lips before going to sleep - in this case, the problems of roughness and inelasticity of the skin of the lips will be solved in the morning.
These masks with almond oil are more effective than many special cosmetic products, and their advantage is that they consist only of natural products.
Almond oil from acne
Almond essential oil helps to get rid of redness, because it relieves inflammation.
To achieve a double effect - to cleanse the skin and remove the inflammation, take 1 tbsp. l. green clay and mix it with 1 tsp. almond oil. The mask is applied to the face for 15 minutes under a film, after which it is washed off with a gel for washing and applied to the skin with a cream.
If you perform this procedure every 2 days for a month, you can achieve a significant reduction in the rash, because the clay cleanses the pores of contaminants, and the oil has an anti-inflammatory and weak antibacterial effect, thereby eliminating the conditions for the reproduction of bacteria on the face.