Every woman wants to always remain young and beautiful.But over time, youth fades, the first signs of aging appear, followed by deeper wrinkles.The beauty industry offers a large number of care products, cosmetic procedures and vitamins to nourish the skin.But in search of natural, effective and cheap lifting products, we turn to popular recipes and methods of self-rejuvenation of the face.
Causes of wrinkles
It is impossible to completely get rid of the problem of wrinkles, but you can delay skin aging.And doing this is much easier than smoothing out wrinkles that have already appeared.Wrinkles and their early appearance are not only a cosmetic defect, but also an indicator of problems in the body.It is important to take a comprehensive approach to their prevention and elimination, since the causes of aging do not always lie in the characteristics of the skin.The following factors can provoke the appearance of wrinkles and premature aging of the skin:
- excess weight and sudden weight loss: under the pressure of excess fat, the skin sags, facial muscles weaken, and with sudden weight loss, the oval of the face does not have time to tighten in accordance with the new shape;
- bad habits: alcohol and smoking lead to dehydration of the skin and inhibit metabolic processes, while the elasticity of the skin weakens and the complexion deteriorates;
- unhealthy lifestyle: unbalanced diet, stress, lack of physical activity and proper rest tire the body, which cannot but affect the condition of the skin;
- using low-quality cosmetics: cosmetics may contain low-quality or critical synthetic ingredients that will not benefit your face;
- unfavorable ecology: the skin absorbs harmful substances contained in the air, is exposed to an aggressive environment (frost and sunlight) and as a result becomes dehydrated;
- health problems: wrinkles can only be a symptom of a more serious disease and hormonal disorders;
- genetic predisposition: to know what awaits your face in the future, take a closer look at the faces of your older relatives;
- Facial structure: Improper bite, weak chin can cause wrinkles.
Features of care for the lift
A set of anti-aging procedures cannot be common for all representatives of the fair sex.Cosmetic care depends on the specific age, skin type and type of wrinkles to be treated.
There are two main types of wrinkles:
- imitative (or dynamic) - appear first in our life;each person has his own way of expressing emotions on his face, and facial wrinkles appear in areas of active contraction of facial muscles;
- static (age-related, gravitational) - a person encounters them already in adulthood;Such wrinkles appear regardless of facial features: the skin ages, collagen production decreases, elasticity is lost, and the oval decreases.Under the influence of gravity, loose skin tends downwards and facial ptosis appears.
The first wrinkles, caused by active facial expressions or insufficient care, can appear as early as 25 years.
Ways to fight wrinkles depending on age
Those with dry skin should be especially concerned about the premature appearance of wrinkles.Dehydration is one of the reasons for the appearance of the first wrinkles, which will be difficult to smooth out in the future.However, oily and normal skin also needs proper care, along with thorough cleansing.
During our life, our face goes through a series of changes, as a result of which wrinkles of different depths appear:
- First, we face superficial wrinkles - a thin web that touches the top layer of the skin.They appear at the age of 25-30 years, so prevention should start as soon as possible.At this time, it is important to provide the skin with sufficient nutrition, avoid stress, bad habits and maintain sleep and wakefulness.The network of surface wrinkles can be removed with peeling, relaxing facial massage and moisturizing cosmetics.
- Superficial wrinkles can later develop into medium-deep wrinkles, caused by impaired collagen production, at the age of 40-55.During this period, the process of collagen synthesis, the main substance responsible for skin elasticity, slows down.The skin begins to lose elasticity.At this stage, it is important to combine a healthy lifestyle with careful care: clean the skin of the face, use moisturizers and lifting products.
- In addition to the layers of the epidermis, the subcutaneous fatty tissue participates in the formation of deep wrinkles.The rate at which such wrinkles appear depends on environmental conditions, care and genetic predisposition.Over time, the quality of the skin begins to deteriorate, and the oval begins to decrease.Typically, these defects appear at the age of 55-65 years.Products designed to provide dehydrated skin with nutrients and collagen do not penetrate the deep layers of the dermis and are therefore not very effective.Therefore, to all the procedures already used, it is worth adding massage, facial gymnastics and special equipment for rejuvenation.
Each age has its own most effective care.But when you pass a certain age, you should not abandon all previous cosmetic procedures - add new ones to them, and such an integrated approach will lead to better results.
General recommendations for preserving youth
Over time, the skin fades, so our task is to delay the appearance of this unpleasant phenomenon.Recommendations for prolonging youth are similar to advice for maintaining health in general:
- eat in a moderate and balanced way;
- play sports;
- drink enough water (at least 1.5 liters per day);
- get enough sleep (sleep should last at least 6 hours);
- Eliminate cigarettes and alcohol from your life.
To maintain radiant skin and a toned face, cleansing, nourishing, tightening products and procedures are also necessary.
To protect your face from the appearance of a double chin, choose a comfortable orthopedic pillow for sleeping, do not read while lying down and watch your posture.A low bent head provokes the formation of a skin fold, which will later turn into a cosmetic defect.
Anti-aging care at home
Home cosmetology procedures can include the use of ready-made (store-bought) products and a purely natural approach, with hand-made creams and masks.You should not choose only one thing, categorically rejecting the other, since both of these directions are good in the fight for youth.
So here are some people who come to help with the renovation of the house:
- Shop-bought and handmade cosmetics: moisturizing, nourishing, lifting creams, scrubs, masks, tonics, selected according to your age and skin type;all this will preserve the freshness and elasticity of your face.Skin care cosmetics will help fight the first wrinkles at the age of 25-30 and slow the appearance of signs of aging at the age of 40 and beyond;
- gymnastics and facial massage: improving blood circulation and strengthening facial muscles is a great prevention and way to eliminate wrinkles.At the age of 35, metabolic processes slow down and applying creams to the top layer of the skin is no longer enough.Gymnastics accelerates blood circulation, cells are saturated with oxygen and wrinkles are softened from the inside;
- Cosmetology hardware: progress does not stand still, so you can perform a professional cosmetic procedure yourself using special equipment.Over the years, even with careful care, the quality of the skin deteriorates, medium and deep wrinkles appear and the face sags.The problem of aging after 45 years is solved either by injection procedures in the salon and plastic surgery, or by home cosmetic devices;
- exotic method of rejuvenation: Achatina snails.The mucus of these molluscs contains a large amount of substances that restore and nourish the skin.With this procedure, surface wrinkles disappear and deeper ones are softened.Snail therapy will be beneficial at both 30 and 50.
Homemade scrubs and masks for wrinkles at the age of 25-35
The delicate facial skin needs to be supported and nourished with vitamins, cleansed and moisturized delicately.The stores offer a variety of scrubs, moisturizing and nourishing creams, masks, lotions, among which you can find suitable products according to skin type, age and taste preferences.However, to be completely sure of the composition of the product, it is much easier and cheaper to prepare it yourself.
The first stage in cosmetic care is cleaning, which we do with a scrub.By removing the dead particles of the epidermis, we even out the skin tone and ensure better penetration of nutrients into the deeper layers of the skin.In addition, cleaning allows you to get rid of surface wrinkles.The scrub has a creamy base with exfoliating particles.There are many variations of the composition of the peeling, and here are some of them:
Scrub with olive oat for combination skin type:
- cut 1 tbsp.l.oatmeal in a blender or coffee grinder;
- mix with 2 tbsp.l.olive oil;
- add 3 drops of rose oil;
- mix the ingredients until they are smooth;
Crushed oatmeal gently cleanses the skin, adds elasticity, smoothes fine lines and fights inflammation, while rosehip oil eliminates age spots and tones
Yogurt-coffee scrub for oily skin:
- 1 spoon.Mix ground coffee with 1 tbsp.l.low-fat yogurt;
- add 3 drops of rosemary essential oil;
Low-fat yogurt nourishes the skin and gives it a matte glow, coffee has a tonic effect, rosemary ether increases blood circulation and promotes cell renewal
Fruit scrub for dry skin:
- grate a quarter of the apple;
- mix the resulting mass with puree from half a banana;
- add 1 tbsp.l.chopped oatmeal;
- pour 1 tbsp.l.low-fat kefir;
- mix all the ingredients.
Those with normal to oily skin are recommended to do this scrub 3 times a week;girls with dry and sensitive skin should reduce the procedure to 1-2 times a week.First you need to remove the makeup from your face.
As for creams, you can enrich your favorite store-bought product by adding 2-3 drops of essential oil.Astringent, emollient, toning, emollient oils are rosemary, sandalwood, geranium and lavender esters.They eliminate free radicals, smooth fine wrinkles and saturate the skin with nutrients.
Special nourishing masks are also designed to maintain facial skin tone.They will smooth out small wrinkles and even out the texture of the skin.Here are the recipes for some masks:
Gelatin lifting mask:
- 3 spoons.mix the gelatin with a quarter of a glass of milk and leave it until it swells;
- bring the resulting mixture in a water bath to a homogeneous viscous mass (but not boiled);
- add 2 tbsp.l.liquid honey and 3 tbsp.glycerin and mix thoroughly.
- Apply the cooled mixture to your face using a brush along the massage lines in several layers.Leave it for 15 minutes and rinse with wet cotton;
Algae mask:
- 2 tablespoons.l.pour kelp powder with water (half a glass) and leave for half an hour;
- add 1 tbsp to the mixture.l.grated ginger, olive oil and milk;
- Bring the composition to homogeneity.Apply the mask for 20-25 minutes, then rinse with water.
Clay mask:
- fresh cabbage leaves pour 6 tbsp.l.hot heavy cream and leave for 8 minutes;
- chop the leaf and mix with cream;
- add 1 tbsp.l.honey and red clay;
- Bring the mixture until smooth.Apply the cooled mixture to the skin and leave it for 20 minutes, then rinse with water.
The mask should be applied to the entire face, except for the area around the eyes and lips.A contraindication to the use of home cosmetics can be individual intolerance to the ingredients included in the composition.
Rejuvenation with Achatina snails at the age of 25-50 years
There is a rather exotic method of facial rejuvenation for the bravest and bravest - using snail mucus.During the procedure, Achatina snails are placed on the face, which slowly move over the skin, perform peeling, massage and leave traces of mucus.The secret secreted by the molluscs has the main rejuvenating function.
The mucus of Achatina snails contains:
- allantoin, which regenerates the skin and fights radicals;
- natural solar filter that protects against harmful UV radiation;
- vitamins A, C, E, softening, moisturizing and nourishing of the skin;
- glycolic acid, which removes dead cells;
- natural elastin, which improves skin turgor;
- natural collagen, stimulating your collagen synthesis and increasing skin elasticity.
In salons, the Achatina rejuvenation procedure is quite expensive.But snails can be bought and raised at home.They need an aquarium with a volume of at least 10 liters with soil at the bottom, which must be changed periodically.Baby molluscs are fed 1-2 times a day, adults - several times a week.Snails feed on cucumbers, zucchini, cabbage leaves and apples.
Before the massage, the skin should be cleaned, then take a horizontal position and carefully place the mollusk on the face.A massage session lasts from 30 minutes to 1 hour.At the end of the procedure, the snail is returned to the aquarium and the mucous membrane is left on the face for another 15 minutes, then washed with water.After that, apply a moisturizer.A contraindication for the procedure is individual intolerance to snail mucus (allergy).
Snails easily cope with small wrinkles, soften medium and deep wrinkles and prevent the appearance of new cosmetic defects, so the procedure is useful for both young and more mature women.
Do not confuse snail massage with hirudotherapy, which is also used in anti-aging cosmetology.Under no circumstances should you work with leeches yourself.This procedure is performed only by a qualified specialist.
Massage and gymnastics for wrinkles at the age of 35-55
Unfortunately, wrinkles affect not only the surface of the skin, but also deform the deeper layers of the dermis.Therefore, an effective fight against average wrinkles at the age of 35-50 is an effect on skin folds from the inside, since nutrients from masks and creams practically do not penetrate the skin.
Facial massage and gymnastics improve blood circulation and improve metabolic processes in the epidermis.Thanks to this, the skin cells are saturated with oxygen, the facial muscles are toned and the sagging of the oval disappears.
General recommendations for performing gymnastics or facial massage:
- first carefully study the correct massage technique and facial massage lines to avoid unpleasant consequences;
- the procedure should be performed using oil or cream (but not on dry skin);
- classic massage begins with light strokes of the skin in the direction of the massage lines;
- after "warming up" the face, you should switch to gentle pressure on the skin;You should finish the procedure by touching your fingertips to your face.
Before doing facial gymnastics, it is better to consult a cosmetologist, as improper actions can provoke the appearance of new facial wrinkles.
Hardware cosmetology at the age of 45-60
The most effective treatment for medium and deep wrinkles is the use of special cosmetic devices.Their action also extends to the deep layers of the dermis, which gives a visible positive effect.Devices are distinguished by the type of effect on the skin.
Contraindications for the use of devices are skin inflammations and lesions, neoplasms in the affected area, blood coagulation disorders, colds, sinusitis, infectious diseases, reinforcement with gold and platinum, pregnancy.
Table: types of regeneration equipment and their effect
| Types of equipment for renewal | action |
|---|---|
| LEDs | Normalization of blood circulation, production of natural collagen |
| Powered by microcurrent | Restoration of facial muscles |
| Galvanic | Tightness of the epidermis |
| Laser | Renewal of the surface layers of the epidermis, elimination of dead skin particles |
Not only professional cosmetologists can keep the skin young and healthy.By taking good care of your body, proper nutrition and proper care, and wisely combining your grandmother's recipes for natural remedies with new anti-aging techniques, drugs and equipment, you will preserve the youth and radiance of your face for many years.