Honey-mustard wrap - an effective tool for dealing with problem areas in the hip and abdomen. This is a kind of spa procedure that everyone can do without leaving home and at the same time spending a minimum of money.
Use a honey-mustard wrap for slimming, to fight cellulite and stretch marks, flabbiness of the skin. After all, mustard produces a strong warming effect on the skin, while the vessels expand, the blood circulation is accelerated. Honey improves metabolic processes in the body, increases immunity. In combination with mustard, honey removes excess liquid from the body, cleans pores from toxins and toxins.
In just a few procedures honey-mustard wraps the skin becomes smooth, supple and silky.
Honey-mustard wrap - recipes
There are a large number of recipes for wrapping on the basis of mustard and honey. Each of them is easy to prepare at home:
- First of all, you need to make a mustard part. It contains mustard powder (2 tablespoons), salt (0.5 tsp), sugar (2 tsp) and wine or apple cider vinegar (0.5 tsp). Mix these ingredients thoroughly with the addition of a small amount of warm water and put in a warm place for a day. The consistency of the mixture should resemble sour cream.
- When the mustard is ready, it is necessary to give honey to it at the rate of 1: 2 and apply to problem areas of the body, while the skin should be dry. Top the wrap with food wrap, cover with a towel or wear warm clothes and hold for about 30-40 minutes. At the end of the procedure, rinse the mixture with warm water and apply a favorite cream.
- Also, to the mustard and honey, you can add olive oil at the rate of 2: 2: 1, that is, 2 tablespoons of honey and mustard and one tablespoon of olive oil. This recipe is very popular among lovers of spa treatments.
If there is no possibility or desire to make a mustard mixture, you can take ordinary mustard powder, dilute with warm water until a creamy consistency is formed and put on the skin, cover with food film, cover warm clothes on top of the film or wrapped in a towel. To sustain about 30 minutes, to wash off, a skin to smear with a cream.
In addition to these recipes, there are many other options for preparing mixtures for honey-mustard wrapping. It is possible to add honey and mustard to various oils that will enrich the skin with useful substances and vitamins.
Recommendations for honey-mustard wrapping
When sensitive skin is very easy to get burns from mustard, in this case, its amount in the mixture should be reduced. And even better, before using a small test to avoid an allergic reaction - apply a small amount of the mixture to a small area of the body and wait a few minutes. If there are no reactions, then you can safely embark on a wrap, and if you feel a burning sensation, you need to add less mustard to the mixture.
During the procedure, there will be a slight burning sensation,
Wraps are recommended to be performed every two to three days, the rate is from 10 to 15-20 procedures.
Honey-mustard wraps - contraindications
This procedure, like any other, has its own contraindications. In particular, honey-mustard wrapping can not be used for cardiovascular diseases, varicose veins, thyroid disorders.
Also, it is better to refrain from honey-mustard wraps for pregnant women and those who have problems in gynecology.