How to make a face lotion at home

To carefully clean the skin from contaminants and refresh, real beauties have special tools in their arsenal - these are tonic and face lotions. You can make a cosmetic product yourself, given the peculiarities of the skin. Such a lotion will not harm the skin, because it does not have harmful substances and preservatives.

About the benefits of home cosmetics

Now on sale you can meet a huge selection of various facial care products and body. Thousands of jars with bright stickers and inscriptions, diverse design - you only need to decide to buy one tool and try to believe inscriptions on the package. But is it possible to expect a miracle from such cosmetics? Perhaps this is only an advertising move, the ability to promote a new company in the market of sales. The cost of foams, lotions, tonic and other facial and body care products are usually available. There are options and more expensive, but here the sellers are counting on the fact that every product there is its own buyer. Of course, we all want to be beautiful and buy expensive cosmetics, but why overpay, if you can make a face lotion at home. The benefit from this fund will be much more, because you cook it yourself, from proven and high-quality components, considering your skin type.

And you knew that in translation from the ancient Roman language, the word "lotion" means "washing, ablution." The lotions prepared with their own hands can include various components: it is like traditional alcohol tinctures, as well as alkaline, acidic or aqueous. In addition, it is allowed to use alcohol-containing liquids with decoction of herbs, just herbal infusions and even juices.

Why you should trust homemade face lotion:

• the agent carefully and carefully will help clean the skin from contaminants;
• remove excess fat;
• will help calm irritated skin;
• will remove the tension, traces of fatigue;
• remove dead cells;
• will help narrow the pores;
• excellent disinfectant;
• solve skin imperfections: to remove rashes, reduce the inflammatory process, improve the complexion, and also help avoid premature aging.

As you can see, the reasons are enough to try to independently make for yourself your favorite quality tool for skin cleaning. You just need to decide on the skin type to choose a suitable recipe.

How to make a lotion for skin face

As you already understood, the main task of the lotions for the face made by the personally made is an effective cleansing of the skin. This is the main thing, but also a number of other important tasks: this is the improvement of the skin, moisturizing and nutrition. As a result of integrated care, you will get a great result: healthy, shining, well-groomed skin without cosmetic defects.

Let's make the famous cucumber face lotion. This tool did our great-grandmothers and shared recipes with their daughters and passed the granddaughters. The lotion is simply unique, it rejuvenates the skin, effectively cleans and even whiten. In cucumber there are vitamins: a, with, pp and group B, there are enzymes, trace elements, as well as protein. Therefore, such a rich composition will help clean the skin, make it smooth, get rid of imperfections. This universal recipe, lotion can be used for skin at any age. It suits both dry and fat / combined face skin.

The recipe for the creation of lotion is extremely simple:

• prepare 5 fresh cucumbers. They must be young, desirable grown in a garden without chemicals;
• cucumbers need to be washed and grate on the grater, using the side with medium notches. Skin do not remove;
• now prepare a glass jar (500 ml), fold the cucumber flesh in the jar, add a part-time glass of vodka (200 ml, vodka should be taken without additives, dyes and flavors);
• close the jar with a dense cover, put in a dark place. It is desirable that the bank with the future lotion is in a cool place. Ideal - in the storage room or in the cellar. We leave the lotion to be for 10 days;
• from time to time (you can every 3-4 days), it is advisable to shake the jar;
• after 10 days, it is necessary to strain the infusion, the resulting lotion is shifted into the glass container and store in the refrigerator.

Such a lotion infused on vodka is ideal for fatty and combined skin. Holders of dry skin are allowed to add a little lotion to make a home mask.

Features of the use of domestic lotions

Recipes for cooking lotions at home are very much to choose the appropriate option, which will help solve the imperfections of your skin, it is necessary to understand the main action of each means.

These recommendations will help you become better:

1. Take your skin type. So you can not do if the girlfriend cooked the lotion itself, and she liked him, then on her advice you want to get the same result. No, you need to always take into account your skin type. So, for skin holders with rashes and fat / combined, lotion is prepared on an alcohol-containing basis. For dry skin owners, such a lotion can be destroyed.
2. Lotions on alcohol are more suitable for oily skin, ideal application scheme: twice a day, in the morning and evening. If the skin is allocated a lot of skin salts and glitters during the day, then you can use lotion and 3 times a day. Wipe a cotton swab all the face.
3. Combined skin requires a different approach, it is important to designate a zone with increased skin production and process only these sections. As a rule, it is a T-zone: forehead, chin, nose and nose wings, if required, then nasolabial folds.
4. If you need to clean sensitive or dry skin, then the moisturizing bases for the preparation of lotion are suitable for you: it is oils (both vegetable and essential), fruits and vegetables (exceptionally fresh), as well as high fatty dairy products. In such lotion there should be no alcohol, then you can count on a good skin power effect, as well as cleansing and moisturizing.
5. After you connect all the components together, you need to mix them and move them into the glass container. Ideal if there is a bottle or a jar of dark glass. It is necessary to insist the lotion in a dark and cool place, given the peculiarities of cooking (from 2 days and more).
6. Before using home lotion, you need to shake it well.
7. How to use: Shake the lotion, apply a little on your cotton disk, clean your face, considering what skin needs to be wiped only on massage lines.
8. How often use: 2 or 3 times a day. Cosmetologists strongly recommend wipe the face with a cotton disk in the morning after washing and in the evening before bedtime, you need to wash the skin at least water.
9. The course of use is no more than 3 months, then you need to take a break for 3-4 weeks and then go to another tool (prepare skin lotion from other components).
10. Store home lotion only need in the refrigerator! If you prepare a means on an alcohol-containing basis, then the shelf life is 14 days, based on juices and vegetable purees / bravery - no more than 3 days, herbal tinctures - 7 days.

How to make a face lotion

Check out the recipes for the preparation of face lotions, taking into account the peculiarities of the skin.

How to cook bold leather lotion:

1. It will take the juice of grapefruit, only we use the non-store, but we do it yourself. It is necessary to squeeze out of half the purified grapefruit juice, strain through the sieve and then mix with lemon juice. Juice also squeeze fresh, immediately after cooking grapefruit juice. It will take grapefruit juice 150 ml and 20 ml of vodka and lemon juice.
2. Second option: take strawberry juice (also fresh) - 150 ml, if strawberries are rare in your edges, use fresh strawberries. Also prepare vodka - an incomplete glass (200 ml), without additives. Components Mix, pour into a glass bottle, put in a dark place. It is necessary to insist for 4 weeks. Every 5 days need to take a lotion.
3. 1-2 cucumber (can and more, depending on what size) shredt. You can cut into small cubes or grate on the grater. Fold the cucumber mass into the glass floor-liter jar (for 1/4), pour apple vinegar to the top itself. Close the lid and put insist on 7 days in a dark place. Before use you need to strain.

Facial Lotion - This recipe can be called "gold". Suitable for any skin, tones and nourishes. The only drawback will have to make such a lotion every day. It will take fresh cucumber juice - 2 tbsp., 1 cup of mineral wegem waters. Both components are mixed and the lotion is ready for use! It is possible to irrigate the face with such a cosmetic agent in the morning and if necessary during the day. Well suits both fat / combined skin and for moisturizing sensitive and dry.

How to make a cosmetic cleansing agent for normal skin:

• 1 yolk;
• any fruit juice - 1 sec.;
• mixture of essential oil with basic (olive, corn, etc.) - 2 tsp.

The mixture is prepared immediately in the glass convenient for storage capacity and is ready for use on the same day. How to use: applied on face with a thin layer using a cotton disk, leave up to dry. The next layer is applied over the first. In the process of application, you will see that a foam is formed on the skin - the person needs to be massaged by light movements along the lines from 2 to 3 minutes, then wash off the water temperature lotion, can be cooled.

Moisturizing face lotion

To preserve the youth of our skin, it is necessary to care for it correctly. If the first wrinkles appeared, then this is the signal of our body that the skin is not sufficiently moistened. The skin takes the necessary nutrients from deeper layers and pulls collagen reserves. If it continues further, then soon wrinkles will become more and more. Naturally, fighting them every year is harder and harder. What to do? There is a way out, make your own moisturizing lotion and treat yourself your favorite.

Recipes of home cosmetics:

1. With olive oil - food and moisturizing in one bottle. Convenient, economically and make such a lotion you can quickly and independently. It will take 2 tsp. Olive oils and 1 cup of beard Melissa. It is done like this: per 250 ml of water Put 3 tbsp. Dry Melissa, insist for 20 minutes, then strain. Both components (oil and herbal decoction) are mixed, you do not need to insist. Skin wipe in the morning and in the evening.
2. Honey lotion is also an excellent means for humidifiers of dry skin. We need to take 2 tsp. Honey (liquid or melt in a water bath), prepare a decoction from rose petals: hot water 1 cup, 2 tbsp. Dry petals. It insists 2 hours in a dark place. As soon as it is ready pink infusion, mix it with liquid honey. All, lotion is ready. You can wipe the skin 2 times a day: traditionally in the morning and before bedtime.

Facial lotion

Skin cleansing is the basis of beautiful and healthy skin. Cleaning the skin is needed at any age, even for mature skin needed the correct care.

Popular recipes:

1. Propolis-based lotions are a find for the skin "aged" with problems. Cooking lotion: Melt propolis so that it is liquid, put the juice of parsley (it blends well with the skin, especially helps with pigmentation), add honey (all in equal proportions). Such a casczyce mixture will need 1 tbsp., Dissolve it in a glass of water.
2. Great recipe for oily skin: 1 tbsp. Dry field chewing and 1 cup of white dry wine. Fill the grass, mix, leave for 3 weeks. Glass jar put in a dark and dry place.
3. Ideal for dry skin: Cream - 125 ml, 1 yolk, 2-3 drops of lemon oil, neroli and pink, 50 ml of vodka, juice of halves of lemon. If the cream of the house did not turn out, replace the sour cream, then the nerol oil should be excluded. Components are mixed in a convenient package. Lotion is immediately ready for use, it cleans well, and at the same time moisturizes and whitches the skin.

How to make face lotion from acne

If you have oily skin, there are rashes, it is not to do without alcohol-containing components: it can be pharmacy tincture (calendula, scarlet, sea buckthorn). If you do a lotion based on vodka, then it will help to get rid of acne if with brandy, it is better to use black beauties who have rashes. If the skin is pale, then white wine must be present in the lotion as the main alcohol-containing component.

Here is a basic recipe that is suitable for girls with any skin type. Only you must independently use 1 alcohol-containing component: vodka, alcohol tincture with herbs or wine.

How to get rid of acne:

• tincture calendula - 2 tbsp.;
• green tea - a strong welding (or a broth of the Zverbaoy) 2 tbsp.;
• grape juice - 2 tbsp.

All components are mixed, the lotion can immediately be used. Application of face lotion: twice a day.

And this lotion is more suitable for problem skin with extended capillaries. Ideal to use in the cold season.

It will take:

• aloe extract (sold in pharmacies) - 2 tbsp;
• oak bark - strong hot broth 150 ml;
• yeast - 1 tsp.

Lotion removes redness, well cleans the skin from rashes and pimples.

Acid Face Lotion

When need to get rid of excessive salinity of skin and acne, salicylic acid comes to the rescue. It effectively cleanses the skin from pimples, acne and black dots. Depending on the type of skin, the percentage of acid may vary.

How to prepare a lotion for problem skin with acid:

1. A solution of pharmacy salicylic acid - 100 ml, boiled water - 1 cup, dry calendula flowers - 1 tbsp.
2. Flowers pour acid, insist for a day.
3. The liquid is filtering through the corticle or fold into several layers of gauze.
4. We mix only 1 tbsp. Solution with 250 ml of boiled water.
5. This is a lotion that will help get rid of acne, as well as pimples.

If the skin is sensitive:

• levomycetin tablets - 5 pcs.;
• salicylic acid - 1 tsp;
• boric alcohol - 1 tsp;
• sulfur - 1 tsp;
• alcohol 70% - 200 ml.

Tablets are crushed into powder, add liquid components. Lotion Store in a cool place, before use you need to take a pretty shabby. Apply to the skin 1-2 times a day.

Lotion, slowing down aging processes:

• vodka - 250 ml;
• cucumber juice freshly squeezed - 1 tbsp.;
• freshly squeezed strawberry juice - 1/3 cup;
• salicylic acid - 0.5 cl.

Lotion wipe the skin and do not forget about the neck - the daily use of such a means will help to smooth out minor wrinkles.