Rejuvenating and firming face masks

In this article, we will take a look at the best firming and anti-age face masks.

But first, let's stick to the basic principles of applying different masks on the face:

• Masks that have a nourishing effect should be done an hour and a half before bedtime, and tightening masks are better before 12 days.
• The remnants of the mask are first washed off with warm water. After everything is washed, you have to rinse your face with cold water to narrow the pores.
• When the mask is washed with tapping movements, remove excess moisture from the face with a towel and apply moisturizer.
• Before applying the prepared mask on the face, do an allergy test on the back of the hand.
• Get a brush to apply the mask on your face, it will allow you to apply the mask smoothly and comfortably on the skin.
• It is necessary to wash off impurities and get rid of traces of cosmetics on the face before applying the mask.

If you want your skin to be irresistible, then you need to understand that you can’t do without internal or external care. What you eat and drink directly affects both your well-being and your skin condition.

Try to give preference to real food and drink at least 1, 5-2 liters of clean water a day. In case of violation of the balance of water and salt in the body, your skin will never become smooth and radiant.

The combination of proper nutrition, proper water consumption and good skin care will transform it and make it more beautiful, firmer, nourished and radiant.

Don't forget to pamper your face with these masks at least once a week and you will surely like the result. This mask is very suitable for girls older than 30, it will help refresh the facial skin, smooth out wrinkles and make the skin shiny. Well, let's go!

Rejuvenating cocoa mask

Cocoa powder is an excellent natural facial skin care product. You can buy cocoa powder in any supermarket and some chain stores.

Keep in mind that you only need plain cocoa powder to prepare cocoa drinks, not a dry mixture with sugar!

Why is cocoa valuable? It contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals:

• Iron (performs hematopoietic function, increases hemoglobin);
• potassium (prevents cramps, removes excess water from the body and removes swelling);
• Vitamin A (protects the skin from the effects of negative environmental factors);
nicotinic acid;
• Folic acid (helps the body accelerate tissue regeneration and regenerate the skin);
• Proteins;
• Essential fatty acids;

Cocoa face masks are suitable for any skin, but don't forget point 4, which talks about possible allergic reactions.

Cooking components

• One teaspoon of cocoa powder;
• One bag of green tea;
• Half a teaspoon of honey (absolutely any will be good);
• Well, and, of course, boiling water to boil everything (you just can't dissolve cocoa powder in cold water);
• If you want to add a whitening effect to the mask, add half a teaspoon of lemon juice.

In this mask, cocoa powder works with green tea rich in antioxidants. After all, antioxidants are the ones that protect the cells of our body from the harmful effects of the environment and prevent diseases, inflammation and premature aging of the body, so thanks to green tea, the effect of the mask is significantly enhanced.

Now, in a deep cup, you need to shake the green tea out of the bag.
Pour a teaspoon of cocoa there. Only after all this slowly add boiling water to the cup and stir the contents. It needs to be poured until everything turns into porridge, now you can add honey there.

Beware, if you are allergic to honey, you cannot add it.

Massage the resulting slurry on your face to ensure that everything is well absorbed. The mask should stay on your face for a total of 20-25 minutes.
After the procedure, apply a moisturizer suitable for your skin.

Below we present homemade masks that allow you to achieve skin tightening. If you apply them continuously, then the effect will not be worse than Botox-based injections.

Masks based on chicken egg whites, edible gelatin, baker's yeast or starch have a strong tightening and rejuvenating effect.

Chicken egg protein mask

This mask contains only one ingredient -egg white. You need to break the egg into a plate, separate the egg whites from the yolk and just beat the remaining pure white.

Everything, you can now log in. Remember that you must first clean it before applying the mask on your face.

Add efficiency

If you want to add a nourishing effect to a protein mask, you must add:

• Half a teaspoon of honey;
• A tablespoon of oatmeal or oatmeal (will help achieve a scrubbing effect when masking the mask).

To achieve a moisturizing or whitening effect, you need to add:

• One teaspoon of sour cream for hydrating effect;
• Or half a teaspoon of lemon juice for whitening.

Apply the mask to the skin as always, along the massage lines, but avoid the area near the eyes. It will also be good to apply this mask on the skin of the neck.

It should be applied according to the principle of layers:

1. Apply the first layer of the mask;
2. Wait for it to absorb;
3. Then apply another coat;
4. Also wait for it to absorb;
5. And apply a third coat.

That's it, now you need to leave the mask on your face for 20-25 minutes.

When the mask is completely applied to the skin, then you need to relax and try to completely exclude all facial expressions.

After the required time has elapsed, rinse the remnants of the mask from the face with warm water and then wash with cold, this is necessary in order to narrow the pores of the face.

A good way to narrow pores is to wipe your face with frozen herbal tea after washing. The decoction will help soothe the skin after the procedure, normalize blood circulation and give it freshness.

By the way, you can do this mask every three days if you want to achieve an express facelift.

Starch mask for tightening the contour of the face

This type of face mask causes great admiration in girls. After all, the result of using such a mask exceeds all expectations, and its preparation is as simple as peeling pears. The effect of such a mask is just "Wow", because after the procedure the skin becomes very beautiful and taut.

Cooking components

• One tablespoon of starch;
• Spoon of bee honey;
• One tablespoon sour cream;
• Boiled water.

Take a tablespoon of starch and pour it into a metal cup and add boiled water there so that the result is like condensed milk.
Now mix it all well and slowly put it on the stove. During heating, be sure to stir this mixture until it thickens.

Now turn off the stove and let the mixture cool. Once all this has cooled, feel free to add the sour cream and honey and mix well.
Apply the obtained mask on the previously cleansed face and neck and leave for 15-25 minutes.

For extra nutrition, you can add carrot porridge to this mask by rubbing it on a fine grater or mixing it into a porridge.

The mask will take effect after the first application. This is a good express option for those days when you need to be irresistible.

Rice-based face mask with aging effect

This face mask is similar in composition to a starch mask. In fact, rice also contains starch.
In terms of its efficiency and final result, it is not inferior to the previous mask.

Cooking components

• One tablespoon of cooked rice;
• One teaspoon of bee honey;
• One tablespoon of milk.

First of all, to prepare this mask, you need to cook rice and heat milk. Add a spoonful of rice, a spoonful of honey and a spoonful of milk to one plate. Mix all this thoroughly and crush the rice in the milk until it becomes mushy. Now you can apply the mask on the previously cleansed face and leave it on for 15-20 minutes.
After the mask dries on your face, you can wash it.

Gelatin Rejuvenation Mask

Gelatin mask will help improve the condition of the skin and make it firm and velvety. It is very popular with women.

If you want to add a detoxifying effect to the pores of the face in addition to the rejuvenating effect, then you can add 2-3 tablets of activated charcoal to the ingredients.
It will help absorb impurities accumulated in the pores of the face.

Cooking components

• One tablespoon of gelatin;
• One tablespoon of milk;
• Protein from one chicken egg.

Pour the gelatin into a bowl. Now pour the milk in there. Once the main ingredients are in one bowl, dissolve them. You need to get a thick creamy base in a state where you need to add the beaten egg whites. Stir well and allow to cool to a comfortable temperature.

Clean the face and open it with steam to reveal the pores of the face. This is necessary to enhance the effect of the mask. Now that your face is ready, you can safely apply the mask to the entire face, including the area around the eyes. Now lie down and relax for 20-25 minutes. and let the mask do its thing.

For the best effect, when the mask is completely applied to the skin, try to completely remove all facial expressions from the face.