We will talk about the most effective and proven anti-wrinkle products for many years - home care procedures, give advice on extra-moisturizing the skin, and also share recommendations on how to properly use this care tool.
The eyes, as well as the entire area around the eyes - this is the area that, unfortunately, is most often able to give out female age, fatigue, stress, chronic lack of sleep. However, it is not always possible to undergo expensive cosmetic procedures in salons. That is why today we decided to consider the most effective and useful masks for the eyelids around the eyes from wrinkles, against bags under the eyes, as well as tightening and moisturizing.
Moisturizing and nourishing formulations that preserve youthful skin
In winter, the epidermis is especially dry and needs much more nutrition and hydration. In this case, the lack of vitamins, and lack of sleep, and many other factors affect. From about the age of 25, most women already have micro-wrinkles, so at any age, the recipes below can be necessary and useful.
Nourishing anti-wrinkle mask with banana
Take a ripe banana and grate a small amount on a fine grater - you only need one teaspoon for one procedure. Add one teaspoon of warm soft butter to this ingredient and mix well with a fork to make a homogeneous gruel. Using a brush or simply with your fingers, apply the mixture to the area around the eyes and leave for 15 minutes, then gently rinse with warm water and apply a moisturizer.
Oil nutritional composition
Mix in equal proportions (1 teaspoon is enough) macadamia nut oil, sea buckthorn and liquid vitamins A and E. In order for the mixture to work, you can slightly warm it in a water bath to a temperature comfortable for the skin of the face. Then soak cotton pads in oil and apply them to your eyes for a quarter of an hour. After you can not rinse, but only remove the remnants with a dry cloth.
Excellent cope with wrinkles around the eyes of avocado and honey. The main condition is that the avocado fruit must be very ripe, soft. It is necessary to take a small amount of this exotic fruit and grind it into gruel or puree using a grater, blender or fork. For one procedure, you will need 1-2 teaspoons of this puree and 1 teaspoon of liquid natural honey - both buckwheat and flower products will do.
Mix these two ingredients together and apply to the area around the eyes. You can go beyond it and also apply leftovers to the forehead and nasolabial folds - areas that are most often affected by the appearance of wrinkles. You can wash off the product after 15-20 minutes.
Due to fruit acids, the mask with mango perfectly tightens and moisturizes the skin. To do this, a ripe fruit is taken and puréed with a blender to the state of gruel. All you need is 1 tablespoon of mango puree. Peeled apple puree is also added to this mixture - about 1 teaspoon. You can also add about 1 teaspoon of natural liquid honey, and for nutritional value - a few drops of almond or any other cosmetic natural oil. The mixture is applied to the desired area, and it can also be applied to the nasolabial area, neck and décolleté. Everything is left on the skin for 20 minutes and then washed off with warm water and moisturized with lotion.
It also perfectly moisturizes the area around the eyes and relieves wrinkles.compress with aloe. The juice of this plant is taken in the amount of two teaspoons and mixed with the contents of two to three capsules of fish oil or Omega-3. You can also add a few drops of vitamin E in liquid form. Cotton sponges are dipped into the resulting mixture and placed on the eye area for a quarter of an hour, after which the remnants are blotted with a dry paper towel.
An excellent nourishing agent and a great alternative to a night cream will benatural vegetable oils:olive, coconut, almond, peach or apricot, grape seed, wheat germ, cocoa, sea buckthorn and others. They must be mixed in equal amounts with liquid vitamins A and E, which are sold at any pharmacy, and stored in a closed bottle or small jar. Apply the mixture in a thin layer on dry skin in the evening, after all makeup is washed off and leave for 15-25 minutes. After that, you should blot the remnants with a dry paper towel or cotton pad and do not wash your face.
To moisturize aging tissues, it will be an excellent tool.homemade aloe vera lotion. The extract of this plant in liquid form can be bought at a pharmacy, or you can simply squeeze aloe juice from a leaf of a houseplant. It must be poured into a vial and mixed with ordinary mineral water in a ratio of 1 to 1. With this composition, you can wipe your face 2-3 times a day. You can store the lotion for up to 7 days both in the refrigerator and at room temperature.
Masks for the skin around the eyes against wrinkles and bags
Since ancient times, women have known that potato starch relieves swelling very well and helps in the fight against wrinkles. In addition, due to the substances contained in this vegetable, there is a slight lightening of the tissue, so it is also an excellent tool in the fight against age spots. To do this, the vegetable is rubbed on a fine grater, and then some fatty component is added in a ratio of 1 to 1 - natural vegetable oils, such as almond or pumpkin, as well as fat sour cream or soft butter, are suitable for this purpose. Such a composition is applied to the face in a fairly thick layer and kept for about 20 minutes, after which it is washed off with warm water.
If the skin is not too dry, you can make fruit masks. For example, apricot and its fruit acids are excellent in the fight against wrinkles. For application, the pulp of a ripe fruit is taken (for one time it will be enough to take half of the medium fruit) and mashed with a blender. Then, in the resulting slurry, you can add any fermented milk product - fermented baked milk, kefir, sour cream, yogurt or acidophilus in the amount of one tablespoon. The ingredients are thoroughly mixed, and the composition is applied to the area around the eyes for an average of 15–25 minutes, after which it is thoroughly washed off with warm water.
Gelatin mask is recognized as another effective fight against wrinkles. The fact is that gelatin contains a large amount of animal protein, and with it - natural collagen, which is responsible for skin tightening. How to make it at home:
- Take one teaspoon of gelatin powder and pour 6 tablespoons of good mineral water. Leave the mixture to swell for a quarter of an hour, putting in the refrigerator.
- Then heat it in a water bath or microwave until the mixture is completely dissolved.
- When the mixture has cooled down a bit, add 2-3 teaspoons of full-fat milk to it, as well as half a spoonful of sea buckthorn oil.
- Apply the product around the eyes in a thin layer and it is better to do this with a cosmetic brush.
- Leave the ingredients on the skin for 10-20 minutes, but as soon as the tightening effect is too noticeable, rinse with water.
- If the gelatin cannot be washed off immediately, in no case do not tear it off, just put a towel soaked in warm water on this area, after a few minutes the substance will again become liquid and succumb to washing.
Another mask for wrinkles around the eyes at home is using oatmeal. Among other things, it has tonic properties and can not only smooth out wrinkles, but also refresh the look. To do this, take one tablespoon of oatmeal and grind finely in a coffee grinder, but not to the state of flour. After that, fill the ingredient with warm water or milk so that a slurry is obtained, but not too liquid, and for a greater effect, you can also use a few drops of natural oil. Apply the resulting composition to the area around the eyes for 10-20 minutes and rinse thoroughly with water, avoiding contact with mucous membranes.
How to apply masks correctly
Before using new ingredients, tissues should be checked for possible allergic reactions by applying a small amount of the prepared mixture to the crook of the elbow and holding it for at least 10-15 minutes in this area. If no redness or itching occurs, the product can be applied to the face.
When choosing a recipe, it is advisable to determine your skin type: for too oily, it is better to refrain from using masks with an excessive amount of natural oils, for dry ones, you should not use too drying and tightening ingredients, such as gelatin.
Before applying the product to the face, you should clean your face of makeup and any impurities. A product that you always use is suitable here: a cleansing lotion or serum, milk, liquid soap, tar soap and other products.
Most masks have a cumulative effect, which means that it should be used regularly. Make sure to carry out the procedure at least a couple of times a week, sometimes you can do it more often.
Of course, when using such home remedies around the eyes, it is unacceptable for the products to get on the mucous membrane of the eye itself, so do not apply it too close to the organs of vision.
Do not perform the procedure right before going to bed and immediately after waking up. It's best to wait at least an hour before/after.
After the required exposure time has passed, it should be washed off very carefully and without stretching the delicate skin, otherwise there will definitely not be an effect.
After removing, use your favorite skin care product: a moisturizer or serum, or simply wipe your face with cucumber pulp or an ice cube with chamomile or green tea - this tool helps to close the pores and narrows them.