When you search for the best homemade skin care, you will be overwhelmed with so many facial masks that contain all the materials present on planet earth. Almost all of them are good for your skin in general, but the questions you searched for like the specific recipe for a certain age or condition, the appropriate ingredients, the frequency of use are not answered leaving you confused even more than before you read. You have got the golden nuggets and you are asked to make your own jewels.
In this hub, you will read about the needs of the skin at different ages, and the optimal ingredients needed by the skin at different situations, consequently we will rank masks according to their utility, ease of use, and content.
The skin is composed of many layers and tissues, and each of them needs certain requirements according to age.
The first requirement for all the cells and tissues is energy, and this is supplied by sugars in honey and fruits, and medium chain triglycerides present in milk and coconut oil.
Certain vitamins play an essential part in the health and integrity of the skin, like vitamin A which acts like a hormone on the skin cells , vitamin B complex which is necessary for all the metabolic processes when the cells are active, and vitamin E which acts - as far as we know- as anti-oxidant to guard against the harmful effects of oxidants.
An important component of cell membranes is Lecithin (phospholipid) present in Egg yolk and vegetable oils.
Fruit acids (alpha hydroxy acids) requirement appears with age, when the superficial layer of dead cells is required to be shed off more quickly, and this is done by fruit acids when they reduce the stickiness of the cement material that holds the dead keratinized cells on the surface of skin.
There are some phytochemicals (present in plants) that have specific effects on enzymes of the skin cells, and will be discussed separately.
You guessed it, the better masks for your skin are those that supply energy, vitamins, and membrane components, more than doing any thing else.
1- Heavy Cream Easy-To-Use Facial Mask
Ingredients :
• Heavy Cream ( Milk Cream )...................... 1 Tablespoon
• Honey ....................................................... 1 Tablespoon
• Baking Soda ............................................. 1 gram
Method : - Mix the baking soda with the cream until it acquires the consistency of men's shaving foam - Add honey and mix, smooth the skin of face and neck for 20 minutes
This is the quickest mask to prepare it has also the quickest effect, since it contains medium chain fatty acids in the free form, sugars, vitamins (specially vitamin A), minerals and trace elements. It will leave your skin very smooth.
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