Whitening masks
Uneven complexion is a common problem but can be dealt with. Whitening face masks help fight age spots, freckles and dark circles under the eyes, thereby restoring a beautiful and healthy look to the skin.
Understanding Whitening Masks
The principle of action of whitening masks is to block the skin pigment melanin. Melanin not only determines skin tone and areas of hyperpigmentation, it also plays an important role in protecting against UV rays from the sun, namely from their harmful spectrum. Therefore, after using whitening face masks, it is imperative to apply sunscreen to the skin before going outside. And it is best to do such masks before bedtime. After the bleaching mask for age spots has already been washed off, a nourishing cream should be applied to the skin.
According to reviews, whitening masks dry the skin to a certain extent, therefore, with dry skin, it is recommended to repeat them no more than 1 time a week, and with oily skin - no more than 2 times. In order to achieve a clear evening of skin color, whitening masks for age spots and freckles must be done regularly.
To combat freckles or hyperpigmentation, you can use both ready-made cosmetics and homemade whitening masks made from handy products.
Whitening mask recipes
A mixture of cottage cheese with hydrogen peroxide whitens the skin well. To prepare this mask, cottage cheese (no more than ¼ of a pack) is kneaded with raw egg yolk, 5 drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide are added to the resulting gruel and mixed again. The whitening mask is applied to the face for 15 minutes. To give the mask a nutritious character, you can add a teaspoon of honey.
Lemon has good skin lightening properties - a well-known homemade whitening mask using lemon juice and honey. To 50 g of honey add 5 drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice and the resulting mixture is applied to the face with a cotton swab. For owners of dry skin, add a spoonful of heavy cream to the mask recipes listed above.
According to reviews, whitening masks using milk have a more gentle whitening effect on the skin of the face. The recipe for masks using milk can include oatmeal, blue or white clay, cognac, etc. You can use both fresh and sour milk - the effect will be equally good.
You can whiten your face with the pulp of fresh cucumbers. They are rubbed on a fine grater and a little skin cream is added to the resulting gruel. It's good to do such a mask at night. The beneficial property of cucumber for the skin is the content of structured water in it. For oily skin, it is recommended to add a few drops of vodka to the mask.
To lighten freckles, you can add parsley root or greens, dandelion root, quince, melon or watermelon to the whitening mask. Whitening masks with strawberries, wild strawberries, currants, viburnum will help get rid of freckles. It is enough to knead them into a gruel and apply on the face for 20 minutes.
Yeast is very beneficial for the health of aging and aging skin. To prepare a whitening mask with yeast, about 1 teaspoon of dry yeast is stirred with a teaspoon of 3% hydrogen peroxide to the consistency of sour cream and applied to the face for 15 - 20 minutes. In addition to lightening, such a mask saturates the skin well with B vitamins.
Additional skin lightening products include rice water ice and grapefruit ice, linden blossom and dandelion flower decoction.
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