To make a cosmetic treatment complete, face masks and face packs cannot be missing. They do not replace the general skin care, but support and complement it.
What are face masks good for?
There are numerous recipes for face masks and face packs that you can make yourself. However, there is no such thing as a universal mask that is suitable for every skin. Its effect is versatile. It includes the elimination of used substances and dandruff, increased blood circulation in the skin, regulation of sweat and sebum secretion, normalization of skin tension, prevention of wrinkles and much more. You can also use effect masks. But the latter only to want – if necessary – to look good quickly once. There are numerous recipes for face masks and face packs that you can make yourself. However, there is no such thing as a universal mask that is suitable for every skin. People’s skin conditions are so different that every woman and man must try to find the recipe that suits them themselves. Of course, no one will use a drying mask for a dry skin, or a blood circulation-enhancing one for a skin with a strong blood supply. Those who are hypersensitive to any fruits or vegetables, for example strawberries, tomatoes, etc., will of course not make a mask from them. It is more difficult to find the most suitable among the beneficial means.
Definition face mask and pack
Most often, the terms “face mask” and “face pack” are confused. Before I tell them the appropriate recipes, I would like to explain these terms. A face mask is mixed cold or warm, applied thinly to the skin and must dry there firmly, so that it becomes impermeable to air. This causes a stronger blood circulation of the skin and a faster removal of waste products. As a result, the skin becomes taut and smooth. A pack, on the other hand, must be applied warm to hot in a thick layer. It must not dry and should be kept as moist as possible. Since it is permeable to air, it does not cause tension on the skin and is often better tolerated. The water content of the pack increases the moisture factor of the skin, which is especially important for older people. The face pack should be left on for twenty minutes and is removed with a spatula. One washes the face with warm water and connects a cold compress.
Make face mask and pack yourself
You can make a face mask or face pack at will almost from any stirred spread. With a mask you apply little of the mass, with a pack you apply a lot. The aim of both is to stimulate blood circulation and relax the skin. A face mask can only work properly if, while it is drying, you lie down, elevate your legs, close your eyes and cover them with cotton swabs soaked in boric water. For this purpose, three-percent boric water is used, which must be at room temperature. The mask should be left on for about ten to fifteen minutes and then washed off with lukewarm water. It is highly recommended to make a compress beforehand to take the tension out of the face. The effect of the face mask can last for one to two days. It is advisable not to do it more often than once a week. However, for blemished, oily and large-pored skin, you can do it twice a week initially.
Wax masks and skin types
The application of face masks and face packs is done according to the principle of split lines, so always from the chin to the ear and so on. The upper lip is brushed with, because especially in women it begins to curl at a certain age and needs more attention. A special position among the masks is occupied by the wax or kerosene mask. It is heated to sixty to seventy degrees and applied to the skin at a fairly high temperature. These high temperatures are not tolerated by many skin types. Therefore, this mask should never be used on skin that is already well perfused. The effect of the wax mask is that the skin underneath starts to sweat, the pores open and the substances added to the mask are absorbed. After removing the face mask, there is a pleasant warm feeling on the skin and redness, which is due to increased blood circulation, but soon disappears if the skin is normal.Only the beautician can apply this wax mask, because even the slightest turn of the face stretches the facial muscles. If they now coat this area with the wax, the muscles are kept in the stretched state under the face mask, because the mass solidifies immediately after application. So instead of tightening the muscles, they expand them. Only when done properly can a cleansing, circulation-enhancing and tightening effect be achieved. Please do not make the mistake of working while you have a face mask on your face. Also, do not let anyone watch. I would advise married women to apply a mask or pack to their husbands at the same time, I know that men are very amenable to this. This way they do not expose themselves to ridicule in any way.
Proper use of face masks
The application of face masks and face packs is done according to the principle of split lines, so always from the chin to the ear and so on. The upper lip is brushed with, because especially in women, it begins to curl at a certain age and needs more attention. The front part of the neck and possibly the décolleté must also be included in the mask treatment. Only the eye area remains free. Here, the face mask is intentionally left out because the skin is so thin in these areas that the first wrinkles appear there, which would contract even more under the mask. This part of the skin gets enough nutrients of the face mask or face pack from the surrounding blood vessels. Now, what utensils do we need for the mask treatment? This time there are only a few, because it only includes a small plastic bowl and a flat brush about two centimeters wide. Get the small items right away for their cosmetics, so they always have them handy. Much more headache will make them first the face mask recipes, but you will see, even this is not so bad. We must always first have a base for the face mask porridge, a binder, so to speak, so that the mask does not run off the face. Healing earth, almond bran, oat flour, oat flakes, bean flour or soy flour are suitable for this. The necessary ingredients are then added to the binder. For now, I would like to give them the recipe of the face mask, which is probably tolerated by any skin and does not cause any harm .
Egg mask makes the skin younger
You can make two fundamentally different face masks from one egg, the egg yolk mask and the egg white mask. It is the egg mask. We can make two fundamentally different face masks from one egg, the egg yolk mask and the egg white mask. Therefore, we divide the egg, take only the yolk in our small bowl and mix it well with the brush. If the yolk is very large, we only need to take half of it. Frugality has never hurt anyone. The egg yolk mask is a nourishing building mask and can be made at any time. It cleanses and smoothes the skin at the same time. You feel very refreshed afterwards, which is often not the case with wax masks. It also has the advantage that it lasts a very long time and the effect comes later. Since the egg develops into a living being, it is easy to imagine that its active ingredients are also good for the skin. Among other things, the yolk contains vitamin A in its pure state, which is important for the skin. Once we have the yolk nicely mixed, we take a teaspoonful of oatmeal to it and mix everything as if we were making a cake. Now we can add various ingredients, but they are not absolutely necessary, because the yolk itself contains enough nutrients. If you want, you can add ten drops of lemon juice, which contains vitamin C, and the acid has an astringent and whitening effect; then five to ten drops of olive or sunflower oil, which makes it smooth. You can also add a spoonful of honey, which invigorates the skin more. All this we mix well, and the face mask is ready to spread. After it has been applied, you can rub it off your face with your hands. It goes off the skin very well, and washing is then easier.
Protein mask for young and firm skin.
The egg white mask has a different effect, it is a pure effect mask and can be taken at the last moment before a party. It refreshes, tightens the skin very much and makes it softer, smoother and younger, but only for a short time. This face mask is appropriate for impure and oily skin, because it contains a lot of sulfur. But if you have used it as an effect mask, the next day you need to grease the skin especially well.Again, we take just a little egg white and beat it to a foam with a brush or fork. Then we add a little oatmeal or other binder, also ten to fifteen drops of lemon juice. This mass is applied, and we let it dry firmly. The skin becomes very taut, because the egg white is very sticky. We wash off the face mask with lukewarm water and rinse with cold water. You look good for the evening and certainly feel very comfortable in your skin. You can also rub off the egg white mask with your hands when it has become quite hard. Especially for impure, large-pored, leather or sports skin, you can use it like this as an abrasive mask. Finally, I would like to remind them to protect their hair with an elastic bandage before applying the face mask, clean the face and neck area well and then follow it with a small massage with grease. You can also apply an egg yolk mask before the massage, so that the substances come directly to the skin and are absorbed by it. You now have the instructions for a face mask or pack, including the recipe. Try it once for yourself.
