We will discuss the most effective and proven anti-wrinkle products for many years - home care procedures, give tips for extra skin hydration, and also share recommendations on how to properly use this care tool.
Eyes, as well as the entire area around the eyes - this is the area that, unfortunately, can most often betray a woman's age, fatigue, stress, chronic lack of sleep. However, it is not always possible to undergo expensive cosmetic procedures in salons. That's why today we decided to consider the most effective and useful masks for the eyelids from wrinkles, against bags under the eyes, as well as for tightening and moisturizing.
Moisturizing and nourishing formulations that preserve the youth of the skin
In winter, the epidermis is especially dry and needs much more nutrition and hydration. In this case, lack of vitamins, lack of sleep, and many other factors also affect it. From about the age of 25, most women already have microwrinkles, 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 get a homogeneous paste. Apply the mixture to the eye area with a brush or simply with your fingers and leave for 15 minutes, then gently rinse with warm water and apply a moisturizer.
Nutritional composition of the oil
Mix in equal proportions (1 teaspoon is enough) macadamia oil, sea buckthorn and liquid vitamins A and E. In order for the mixture to work, you can gently warm it in a water bath to a temperature comfortable for the skin of the face. Then soak cotton pads in the oil and apply them to your eyes for a quarter of an hour. After that, you can't rinse it off, just remove the residue with a dry cloth.
It copes well with wrinkles around the eyes from 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 mash 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 be enough.
Mix these two ingredients and apply to the eye area. You can go beyond that and apply the rest to the forehead and nasolabial folds – the areas most commonly affected by the appearance of wrinkles. You can wash off the product after 15-20 minutes.
Due to the fruit acids, the mask with mango perfectly tightens and moisturizes the skin. To do this, take a ripe fruit and puree it with a blender to a pulp state. All you need is 1 tablespoon of mango puree. Puree of peeled apples is 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 oil or some other cosmetic natural oil. The mixture is applied to the desired area, and can also be applied to the nasolabial region, neck and décolletage. Everything is left on the skin for 20 minutes, then washed off with warm water and moistened with lotion.
It also perfectly moisturizes the area around the eyes and reduces 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 in the obtained mixture and placed on the area around the eyes for a quarter of an hour, after which the remains are wiped off with a dry paper towel.
It will be an excellent nutrient and a great alternative to night creamnatural vegetable oils:olive, coconut, almond, peach or apricot, grape seeds, wheat germ, cocoa, sea buckthorn, etc. 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 to dry skin in the evening, after all makeup has been washed off, and leave for 15-25 minutes. After that, the remains should be wiped off with a dry paper towel or cotton wool and do not wash the face.
It will be an excellent tool for moisturizing aging tissues.homemade aloe vera lotion. You can buy the extract of this plant in liquid form at a pharmacy or simply squeeze aloe juice from a leaf of an indoor plant. It must be poured into a bottle and mixed with ordinary mineral water in a ratio of 1 to 1. You can wipe your face with this composition 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 is an excellent reliever of swelling and helps fight wrinkles. In addition, due to the substances contained in this vegetable, there is a slight lightening of the tissue, so it is an excellent tool in the fight against age spots. To do this, the vegetables are 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 heavy cream or soft butter are suitable for this purpose. Such a composition is applied to the face in a rather 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 (once it will be enough to take half of a medium fruit) and crushed with a blender. Then, you can add any fermented milk product to the obtained porridge - fermented baked milk, kefir, sour cream, yogurt or acidophilus in the amount of one tablespoon. The ingredients are mixed well, and the composition is applied to the area around the eyes for an average of 15-25 minutes, after which it is thoroughly washed with warm water.
Gelatin mask is recognized as another effective fight against wrinkles. The fact is that gelatin contains a large amount of animal proteins, and in addition - natural collagen, which is responsible for tightening the skin. How to make it at home:
- Take one teaspoon of powdered gelatin and pour over 6 tablespoons of good mineral water. Leave the mixture to swell for a quarter of an hour and put it in the refrigerator.
- Then heat it in a water bath or microwave until the mixture is completely dissolved.
- When the mixture cools down a bit, add 2-3 teaspoons of whole milk, as well as half a teaspoon of sea buckthorn oil.
- Apply the product around the eyes in a thin layer, preferably 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, just put a towel soaked in warm water on this place, after a few minutes the substance will become liquid again and amenable to washing.
Another mask for wrinkles around the eyes at home is using oatmeal. Among other things, it has a tonic and can not only smooth out wrinkles, but also refresh the appearance. To do this, take one tablespoon of oatmeal and grind it finely in a coffee grinder, but not to the state of flour. After that, fill the ingredient with warm water or milk so that it becomes a slurry, 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 the mucous membrane.
How to properly apply masks
Before using new ingredients, it is necessary to check the wipes for possible allergic reactions by applying a small amount of the prepared mixture to the bend of the elbow and holding it for at least 10-15 minutes in this area. If there is no redness or itching, the product can be applied to the face.
When choosing a recipe, it is recommended to determine the type of skin: for too oily, it is better to refrain from using masks with an excessive amount of natural oils, for dry skin, you should not use ingredients that dry and tighten too much, such as e. g. gelatin.
Before applying the product to the face, the face should be cleaned of makeup and all impurities. A product that you always use is suitable here: cleansing lotion or serum, milk, liquid soap, tar soap and other products.
Most masks have a cumulative effect, which means that they should be used regularly. Be sure to do the procedure at least a few times a week, sometimes you can do it more often.
Of course, when using such home preparations around the eyes, it is inadmissible for the preparations to reach the mucous membrane of the eye itself, so do not apply them too close to the organs of vision.
Do not perform the procedure immediately before going to bed and immediately after waking up. It is 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 sensitive skin, otherwise the effect will certainly not be there.
After removing, use your favorite skin care product: 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 and narrow the pores.