A mandatory item in the skin care program is moisturizing, regardless of age and skin type. Dry skin without proper care quickly grows old, becomes irritated, peels off and fades. Oily skin, due to the activity of the sebaceous glands has a thicker upper layer, which prevents the full saturation of cells with moisture and nutrients. In order to maintain all the dignity of normal skin, you also need to regularly moisturize it. Of course, there is no doubt that wetting is necessary for aging skin.
Daily moisturizing consists in the use of a moisturizer, tonic, lotion, and gel. But in addition, every week, you need to additionally moisturize the skin with useful masks that restore the water balance of the skin, penetrating into deep layers, saturated with moisture every cell. To restore the skin after the winter and summer period, it is recommended to use intensively moisturizing face masks, since it is at this time of year that the skin is exposed to the strongest influence of the environment. It is necessary to restore the water balance in a short time and bring your face in order.
Cosmetic companies offer a wide range of such masks for different skin types. In the composition of the best moisturizing face masks there are active ingredients that intensely saturate the skin with moisture, as well as substances that promote the penetration of active components into the deeper layers of the skin.
People's moisturizing facial masks can also perform miracles, of course, provided they are regularly used. Moreover, the mask, prepared from natural ingredients, has a complex effect, and besides moisturizing it nourishes and cleanses the skin. To find the best moisturizing face mask, you should try different recipes, noting how these or other products affect the skin condition.
Moisturizing home face masks with oily skin
- whisk 2 egg whites, add 1st. l. honey and, if desired, 0.5 teaspoon of olive oil. Grind the oat flakes and 2 tbsp. l. of the powder obtained, add to the mixture. Apply the mask for 20 minutes, and should be washed in two stages - a warm and cold compress;
- Pre-cleaned skin, cover with cucumber skin, after 10-15 minutes of skin remove and wipe the skin with cucumber lotion or parsley infusion.
Recipes for moisturizing facial masks with normal skin
- Wipe the face with fresh grapefruit juice. Flesh the grapefruit and chop the egg yolk. Add 1-3 drops of hyaluronic acid and mix thoroughly. The mask is applied for 20 minutes and rinsed off with warm water;
- cook two tablespoons of oatmeal on milk, let it cool down a little. Add a spoonful of honey and apply on the skin for 15-20 minutes.
Moisturizing face masks for dry, sensitive and fading skin
As you know, this type of skin needs the most thorough and intensive moistening. Masks are recommended to be done three times a week, with courses of 15 masks, with breaks between courses of 1-1.5 months.
- mix 1 tsp. honey with 2 tbsp. l. oatmeal cooked in milk. Add a teaspoon of almond oil, 1-3 drops of hyaluronic acid and mix thoroughly. Apply the mask for 15 minutes, and then rinse with warm water;
- 1 tsp. dry milk dilution with warm water until the consistency of thick cream. Add 1 tsp. honey. The mask should be applied for 20 minutes and rinsed off with warm water;
- mix 1 tbsp. l. honey, 2 tbsp. l. almond or olive oil and 1 yolk. Apply the mask for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water;
- mix the yolk with 1 tbsp. l. cream, add 1 tbsp. l. fresh carrot juice and 1-3 drops of hyaluronic acid. Apply for 20 minutes, and then remove the mask with a cotton swab dipped in warmed olive oil, then rinse the skin with cool water;
- carefully whisk 1 tbsp. l. cream, 1 tbsp. l. fresh cucumber juice, 20 drops of rose water.
Apply the mask for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water, and wipe the skin with a cotton swab dipped in rose water.
Recipe for a moisturizing home face mask for emergency skin improvement
Pound 100 grams of sour cream with one yolk, add crushed lemon peel and mix thoroughly. The mixture is tightly closed and let it brew for 15 minutes, then add a teaspoon of vegetable oil suitable for the skin type (olive, almond, peach, flaxseed) into the mask. Apply the mask in a thick layer, and hold until it starts to dry, after which you should wash with thermal, thawed, purified or mineral water.