Ways to rejuvenate the face at home

Every woman always wants to remain young and beautiful. But over time, youth passes, the first signs of aging appear, followed by deeper wrinkles. The beauty industry offers a huge amount of skin care products, cosmetic procedures and vitamins to nourish the skin. But in search of natural, effective and inexpensive lifting products, we turn to folk recipes and methods of self-rejuvenation of the face.

Causes of wrinkles

It is impossible to completely get rid of the problem of the appearance of wrinkles, but it is possible to delay skin aging. And doing this is much easier than smoothing out the wrinkles that have already appeared. Wrinkles and their premature appearance are not only a cosmetic defect, but also an indicator of problems in the body. It is important to approach their prevention and elimination comprehensively, since the causes of aging do not always lie in the characteristics of the skin. The following factors can cause the appearance of wrinkles and premature skin aging:

• excess weight and sudden weight loss: under the pressure of excess fat, the skin sags, the muscles of the face weaken, and with a sharp weight loss, the oval of the face does not have time to stiffen according to new forms;
• bad habits - alcohol and smoking lead to dehydration of the skin and inhibit metabolic processes, while the elasticity of the skin weakens, the complexion worsens;
• unhealthy lifestyle: unbalanced diet, stress, lack of physical activity and proper rest strain the body, which cannot but affect the condition of the skin;
• use of low-quality cosmetics - cosmetics may contain poor-quality or critical synthetic components 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 consequently is 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;
• face structure: malocclusion, weak chin can cause wrinkles.

Features of lifting care

A complex of anti-aging procedures cannot be common to all the fair sex. Cosmetic care depends on the specific age, skin type and type of wrinkles you are facing. There are two main types of wrinkles:

• mimic (or dynamic) - appears first in our life; each person has his own way of expressing emotions on the face, and facial wrinkles occur in the areas of active contraction of the facial muscles;
• static (age, gravitational) - a person meets them already in adulthood; such wrinkles appear regardless of the characteristics of facial expressions: the skin ages, the production of collagen decreases, the elasticity is lost, the oval sags. Under the influence of gravity, loose skin tends to fall out and ptosis of the face occurs.

The first wrinkles, caused by active facial expressions or insufficient care, can appear as early as 25 years old.

Ways to deal with wrinkles according to age

Over the course of life, our face undergoes a number of changes, as a result of which wrinkles of various depths appear:

1. First of all, we are faced with superficial wrinkles, a fine network that has affected the upper layer of the skin. They appear at the age of 25-30, so prevention should be started as soon as possible. At this time, it is important to provide the skin with sufficient nutrition, avoid stress, bad habits, and observe sleep and wakefulness. The network of superficial wrinkles can be removed with peeling, relaxing face massages and moisturizing cosmetics.

   The premature appearance of wrinkles should be feared primarily by owners of dry skin. Dehydration is one of the reasons for the appearance of the first wrinkles, which in the future will be difficult to smooth out. However, even oily and normal skin needs proper care, along with a thorough cleansing.

   

   Superficial wrinkles occur not only due to active facial expressions, but also due to the loss of moisture in the skin.

2. Superficial wrinkles can later develop into medium-deep ones, caused by a violation of collagen production, at the age of 40-55. During this period, the synthesis of collagen, 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 meticulous care: cleanse the skin of the face, use moisturizing and lifting products. A serious integrated approach is required to eliminate medium-depth wrinkles.

3. In the formation of deep wrinkles, in addition to the layers of the epidermis, subcutaneous fat participates. The degree of manifestation of these wrinkles depends on the environment, care and genetic predisposition. Over time, the quality of the leather begins to deteriorate and the oval begins to sag. These defects usually appear at the age of 55-65. Means designed to supply dehydrated skin with nutrients and collagen do not penetrate into the deeper layers of the dermis and therefore are not very effective. Therefore, to all the already applied procedures, it is worth adding massages, facial gymnastics and special devices for rejuvenation. In the fight against deep wrinkles, hardware cosmetology and plastic surgery come to the rescue.

For every age there is its most effective cure. But when you exceed a certain age limit, you should not abandon all previous cosmetic procedures - add new ones and such an integrated approach will lead to a better result.

General recommendations for preserving youth

Over time, the skin fades, so our task is to delay the onset of this unpleasant phenomenon. The recommendations for prolonging youth are similar to those for maintaining health in general:

• eat moderately and balanced;
• Playing 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. The main recommendation for preserving youth at any age is to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

To maintain radiant skin and a taut oval face, cleansing, nourishing and firming products and procedures are also needed.

To protect your face from the appearance of a second chin, take a comfortable orthopedic pillow to sleep, do not read while lying down, and observe your posture. A low tilted head causes a skin fold to form, which later turns into a cosmetic defect.

Anti-aging care at home

Home cosmetic procedures can involve both the use of ready-made products (store-bought), and a purely natural approach, with hand-made creams and masks. You should not choose only one thing, categorically rejecting the other, as both of these directions are good in the struggle for youth. So, to help in home rejuvenation come:

• shop and handmade cosmetics: moisturizing, nourishing, lifting creams, scrubs, masks, tonics, selected on the basis of age and skin type; all this will support the freshness and elasticity of your face. Skin care cosmetics will help in the fight against the first wrinkles at the age of 25-30 and will slow down the appearance of the signs of age at the age of 40 and beyond;
• Facial Gymnastics and Massage: Improving blood circulation and strengthening facial muscles is an excellent prevention and elimination of wrinkles. At 35 the metabolic processes slow down and it is no longer enough to act with creams on the superficial layer of the skin. Gymnastics accelerates blood circulation, cells are saturated with oxygen, and wrinkles are smoothed from the inside;
• hardware cosmetology - progress does not stand still, so you can carry out a professional cosmetology procedure yourself with the help of special devices. 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 both with injection procedures in the salon and plastic surgery, and with home cosmetic devices;
• exotic method of rejuvenation: Achatina snails. The mucus of these mollusks contains a large amount of substances that restore and nourish the skin. With this procedure, superficial wrinkles disappear and deeper ones are smoothed out. The snail will be useful both in the 30s and in the 50s.

Homemade scrubs and masks for wrinkles at 25–35 years

The delicate skin of the face must be maintained and nourished with vitamins, gently cleansed and hydrated. The stores offer a variety of scrubs, moisturizing and nourishing creams, masks, lotions, among which you can find products suitable for your 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 phase of cosmetic care is cleansing, which we perform with a scrub. By removing dead particles from the epidermis, we even out the skin tone and ensure better penetration of nutrients into the deeper layers of the skin. In addition, the scrub allows you to eliminate superficial wrinkles. The scrub has a creamy base with exfoliating particles. There are many variations of the composition for peeling, and here are some of them:

• oat and olive scrub for combination skin type:
  • chop 1 tbsp. L. oatmeal in a blender or coffee grinder;
  • mix with 2 tbsp. L. olive oil;
  • add 3 drops of rose oil;
  • mix ingredients until smooth. Crushed oatmeal gently cleanses the skin, gives elasticity, smoothes fine wrinkles and fights inflammation, while rose oil eliminates age spots and tones
  
• yogurt and coffee scrub for oily skin:
  • 1 tsp ground coffee mixed with 1 tbsp. L. low-fat yogurt;
  • add 3 drops of rosemary essential oil. Low-fat yogurt nourishes the skin and gives a matte radiance, coffee has a tonic effect, rosemary ether increases blood circulation and promotes cell renewal
  
• fruit scrub for dry skin:
  • grate a quarter of an apple;
  • mix the resulting mass with mashed potatoes from half a banana;
  • add 1 tbsp. L. crushed oatmeal;
  • pour 1 tbsp. L. lean kefir;
  • mix all the ingredients. The banana pulp will soften and nourish the skin, the apple will lighten the face and even out the color.
  

For owners of normal and oily skin, it is recommended to carry out such washing 3 times a week, for girls with dry and sensitive skin, reduce the procedure to 1-2 times a week. Makeup must first be removed from the face. As for creams, you can enrich your favorite store-bought product by adding 2-3 drops of essential oil. The lifting, smoothing, toning and softening oils are the esters of rosemary, sandalwood, geranium and lavender. They eliminate free radicals, smooth fine wrinkles, saturate the skin with nutrients. Special nourishing masks are also designed to maintain the skin tone of the face. They smooth out small wrinkles and even out the skin texture. Here are the recipes for some masks:

• gelatin lifting mask:
  • 3 teaspoons mix gelatin with a quarter cup of milk and leave to swell;
  • bring the resulting mixture in a water bath to a state of homogeneous (but not boiled) viscous mass;
  • add 2 tbsp. L. liquid honey and 3 tsp. glycerin and mix well. Apply the cooled mixture with a brush on the face along the massage lines in several layers. Leave on for 15 minutes and rinse with a damp cotton swab. Gelatin is the same collagen: it gives the skin softness, velvety and elasticity
  
• seaweed mask:
  • 2 tbsp. L. pour algae powder with water (half a cup) 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. The algae mask has lymphatic, anti-edematous and rejuvenating properties.
  
• clay mask:
  • fresh cabbage leaf pour 6 tbsp. L. hot hot cream and leave for 8 minutes;
  • chop the leaf and mix with the cream;
  • add 1 tbsp. L. honey and red clay;
  • bring the mixture to homogeneity. Apply the cooled composition to the skin and keep on for 20 minutes, then rinse with water. The clay mask has a pronounced tightening effect and is suitable for people over the age of 40.
  

The masks should be applied all over the face with the exception of the area around the eyes and lips. A contraindication to the use of home cosmetics may be individual intolerance to the components that make up the composition.

Rejuvenation with Achatina snails at 25-50 years

There is a rather exotic method of facelift for the most daring and not very picky - with the help of snail mucus. During the procedure, Achatina snails are planted on the face, which, slowly moving along the skin, perform peeling, massage and leave traces of mucus. It is the secret secreted by the molluscs that has the main rejuvenating function. The mucus of Achatina snails contains:

• allantoin, which regenerates the skin and fights radicals;
• natural sunscreen that protects against harmful UV rays;
• vitamins A, C, E, soften, moisturize and nourish the skin;
• glycolic acid, which cleans dead cells;
• natural elastin, which improves skin turgor;
• natural collagen, stimulating the synthesis of its own collagen and increasing the elasticity of the skin.

In salons, the Achatina rejuvenation procedure is quite expensive. But snails can be bought and grown at home. They need an aquarium with a volume of at least 10 liters with soil on the bottom, which must be changed periodically. Mollusk pups are fed 1-2 times a day, adults - a couple of times a week. Snails feed on cucumbers, zucchini, cabbage leaves, apples.

Before the massage, the skin should be cleansed, then take a horizontal position and gently apply it to the face of the mollusk. 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 mucus is left on the face for another 15 minutes, then washed off with water. Next, a moisturizer is applied. A contraindication to the procedure is individual intolerance to snail mucus (allergy). Snails easily cope with fine wrinkles, smooth medium and deep ones 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. In no case should you work with leeches alone. This procedure is performed only by a qualified specialist.

Massage and gymnastics for wrinkles at 35–55 years

Unfortunately, wrinkles not only affect the surface of the skin, but also deform the deeper layers of the dermis. Therefore, an effective fight against medium wrinkles at the age of 35-50 is an effect on the skin folds from the inside, since the nutrients from masks and creams practically do not penetrate the skin. Massages and facial exercises 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 gymnastics or facial massage:

• first carefully study the technique of correct massage and facial massage lines to avoid unpleasant consequences;
• the procedure should be carried out using oil or cream (but not on dry skin);
• classic massage begins with light stroking of the skin in the direction of the massage lines;
• after "warming" the face, light pressure should be applied to the skin; You have to complete the procedure by tapping with your fingertips on the face.

All massage movements must be clean and light so as not to injure the skin.

Before doing facial gymnastics, it is better to consult a beautician, as inept actions can provoke the appearance of new facial wrinkles.

Hardware cosmetology at 45-60 years old

The most effective for medium deep and deep wrinkles is the use of special cosmetic devices. Their action also extends to the deep layers of the dermis, which provides a noticeable positive effect. The devices are distinguished by the type of effect on the skin. Contraindications for the use of the devices are inflammation and skin lesions, neoplasms in the affected area, blood clotting disorders, colds, sinusitis, infectious diseases, gold and platinum reinforcement, pregnancy.

Table: types of devices for rejuvenation and their action

Types of devices for rejuvenation	Action
CARRIED	Normalization of blood flow, natural collagen production
Powered by microcurrent	Restoration of facial muscles
Galvanic	Firming of the epidermis
Laser	Renewal of the superficial layers of the epidermis, elimination of dead skin particles

Reviews

Keeping skin young and healthy is not only in the power of professional cosmetologists. With a mindful attitude to your body, proper nutrition and proper care, competently combining grandma's recipes for natural remedies with new techniques, drugs and anti-aging devices, you will keep your face young and radiant for many years.