Massage oil and massage: theory, recipes, practice

What is it needed for

A good quality cream can make the skin elastic, smooth out wrinkles, give it elasticity and a healthy color. You need to take care of your body skin (arms, legs, face, neck) after 25 years: this will significantly slow down the aging process and sagging skin.

Homemade cosmetics are a worthy alternative to branded cosmetics. It helps to care for the skin of the body, helps maintain health, youth, and beauty of the skin, saturating cells with vitamins and nutrients.

Cream prepared at home has a number of advantages over store-bought products.

• It contains no preservatives or parabens. This product is safe and does not cause allergies or skin irritation. It is prepared exclusively from natural and healthy ingredients, selected for a specific case (for stretch marks, cellulite, for massage, tightening, for dry skin, for lifting, moisturizing, nourishing epidermal cells).
• It has an affordable price: many components of the home remedy are always on hand (butter, sour cream, honey, propolis, egg yolk, etc.). Others can be purchased for little money. Such cosmetics are a budget option, and the benefits from them are often much greater than from a store-bought cream.
• Thanks to fresh natural ingredients, the cream will have a targeted effect on the cells of the dermis, providing maximum positive effect.
• It’s not difficult to make homemade cream and it won’t take much time. This process is creative and fun. By changing the components of the mixture, you can choose a product for skin with specific characteristics (for overly moist, oily, dry skin, combination). The number of components included in the recipe can be adjusted by selecting the most suitable option.
• As a rule, home remedies are not addictive. They have a cumulative effect and require course use to achieve the most positive result. Creating a homemade cosmetic product will make caring for your body skin enjoyable and useful.
• In addition to the cosmetic effect, using certain ingredients, you can make a product with medicinal properties that helps get rid of skin diseases (fungal infections, rashes, irritation, cracks, sunburn, chapping and frostbite).
• The consistency of homemade mixtures is different and depends on the purpose (the soufflé is light and airy, the moisturizing series is liquid, the nourishing cream is thicker).
• To create home cosmetics, you do not need to invest in expensive equipment . You can use existing kitchen containers as containers for preparing the product.

The only drawback of a homemade cosmetic product is the relatively short period of use.

Since there are no preservatives in the homemade cream, it quickly deteriorates and should be stored in a cool, dark place (refrigerator). Such preparations are prepared in small portions, before use, if necessary, preparing the desired mixture.

Homemade body cream is an alternative to expensive cosmetics. The main advantage of a self-cooking product is safety, effectiveness, and the ability to independently select ingredients. Depending on the components used, the homemade cream nourishes, moisturizes, tones, rejuvenates, and fights cellulite.

Our beauty is in our hands

We will not talk about them, but about those who love themselves, glow with the consciousness of their beauty, and take care of themselves in every possible way. And now she does not have such an opportunity and is confused or desperate from the steadily shrinking family budget, the inability to buy the usual expensive products to care for her body, or visit a cosmetologist. Because of this, they become despondent, envy those who did not lose this opportunity, and, even worse, they stop taking care of themselves and suffer morally.

Cheer up gentlemen and ladies! Most likely, more ladies, but gentlemen who take care of themselves are worthy of praise and respect. Much more respect than those males who consider shaving, washing (okay, if regularly) to take care of their bodies, and trimming their nails if they get in the way.

In this article I will talk about face and body creams that work just as well as expensive ones and are easy to prepare and use.

Ingredients for homemade cream

The cosmetic product, prepared at home, has a rich, safe composition.

1. The basic base is lanolin, glycerin, petroleum jelly, beeswax, oils, margarine, lard.
2. Juices of berries, vegetables, fruits, extracts, and plant extracts are used as nutritional components.
3. Activate processes in cells, improve the penetration of active ingredients - chocolate, cocoa, citrus fruits.
4. Essential oils create a pleasant smell, soothe, tone, and relieve inflammation.
5. The universal component is honey. Can be used in any type of cream.

A homemade disposable cosmetic product may contain sour cream, cream, kefir, cottage cheese, and eggs.

Moisturizing body cream

Glycerin, beeswax, oils, petroleum jelly, margarine are used as a base. Additional components saturate the skin with useful microelements, vitamins, and activate metabolic processes.

Preparation consists of mixing the ingredients, bringing to a homogeneous consistency in a water bath if necessary. The recipes are varied. You can add the desired components at your own discretion. The effect is noticeable after the first use; with regular use, the skin always looks well-groomed and protected.

• Cucumber. A medium-sized vegetable is peeled and grated on a fine grater. 5 g beeswax mixed with 45 ml

  
  almond oil, heat. Add cucumber pulp and 45 ml of hot water. Leave on the stove for 30 minutes, stirring constantly. After cooling, beat with a mixer until smooth. The prepared portion is enough to treat the body once. It makes no sense to cook anymore, since the beneficial properties of the cucumber are lost.

• Strawberry. Press 40 ml of juice from fresh berries. Add 0.5 teaspoons of glycerin. Mix well, add 0.5 teaspoon of oatmeal. To treat the whole body, the amount of ingredients is increased proportionally. It is recommended to use the product daily. Instead of strawberries, you can use raspberries or any berry. Each of them contains a huge amount of useful compounds, acids, microelements, and vitamins.
• Pink. Turn 4 buds of fresh roses into pulp. Melt 12 g beeswax, 17 g margarine. Add 5 drops of oily vitamin E, essential oil of rose, lotus, lavender. Stir and combine with the bud pulp. The cream should be applied to the body daily.

A cream with a moisturizing effect increases the protective functions of the skin, prevents moisture loss, and increases the elasticity of the epidermis.

Nourishing cream at home

A deficiency of useful microelements and vitamins leads to a slowdown in cellular processes and a deterioration in appearance. A nourishing cream can stop pathological processes and replenish the lack of substances. The product differs from a moisturizer in its increased content of ingredients with a large supply of vitamins, acids, compounds, micro- and macroelements. The product can be used several times a week.

• Oily floral. Mix 1 tbsp in a container. a spoonful of coconut oil, the same amount of sesame seeds, calendula, 45 g of cocoa butter, 10 g of beeswax. Soften until smooth. Cool slightly, add 0.5 teaspoon of chamomile essential oil. Pour into a glass container with a lid. Store in the refrigerator. Use after water treatments. Soothes the epidermis after sunburn.
• Peach. Excellent for tanned skin, it adds an “appetizing” glow. Combine 100 ml of fresh carrot juice with 1 egg yolk and stir. Melt 1 teaspoon of propolis, separately dissolve 50 ml of peach oil. Mix ingredients at equal temperature. Add juice with egg. Beat with a mixer. It is recommended to use the finished product before bedtime. Leftovers can be stored in a closed glass container in a cool place.
• From rosehip. The product is intended for oily skin types. Grind 15 rosehip buds in a blender. Only petals can be used. Melt 30 g of propolis in the microwave or in a water bath, mix with 20 g of melted margarine. Add 2 capsules of tocopherol, cool. Add rose hips, 4 drops of lotus and rose essential oils into the cooled mass. Beat in a blender. Use before bed every other day.

Peelings with oils

This procedure is necessary in order to exfoliate dead skin cells and make it more receptive to subsequent care, such as body wraps. Plus, peeling perfectly moisturizes and nourishes the skin, and also stimulates blood circulation, which is useful for losing weight and fighting cellulite.

Anti-cellulite scrub with kiwi

Stephanie Gerber, bestselling author >. — Add kiwi, whose fruits contain five times more vitamins C and E than oranges, to the mixture and fight the orange peel >>.

Ingredients: 1 tbsp cane sugar, 1 kiwi, 2 tbsp. poppy seeds, 120 ml grape seeds.

Peel and mash the kiwi until smooth, then mix with sugar. Add poppy seeds to the resulting mixture. Pour in the oil in a thin stream, stirring constantly. Apply the scrub with circular massage movements onto the skin of the body. To enhance the effect of the procedure, leave the applied scrub on the skin for 5-10 minutes. Then rinse with warm water.

Nourishing scrub

Ingredients: 2 tbsp sea salt (coarse and fine), 2 tbsp olive oil or sweet almond oil, 10 drops each of lavender and grapefruit essential oils (you can also use vetiver, lime, ginger, chamomile, ylang-ylang, red tangerine oils), container with a lid.

Fill the container with salt. Slowly pour in the oil to cover the salt. Close the lid and shake the jar. The salt should be saturated with the oil. Add essential oils. Store the prepared mixture in a jar. It will last you a long time. Apply a small amount of scrub to damp body skin while showering, massage in circular motions and rinse with warm water. Dry your body with a towel.

Coffee scrub for cellulite

Ingredients: 1/2 tbsp. fresh coffee beans, 2 tbsp. cane sugar, 60 ml olive oil.

Mix ground coffee beans and sugar. Apply olive oil to areas of the body with signs of cellulite, then rub the dry mixture in circular massage movements. Rinse off with warm water.

Skin firming cream

After 25 years, the skin begins to undergo changes. Metabolic processes slow down, the synthesis of hyaluronic acid, elastin, and collagen decreases. To prolong youth and activate cellular processes, use a cream with a certain composition.

Homemade body cream with a special recipe eliminates sagging, wrinkles, sagging, stretch marks, and cellulite. Returns the skin a healthy appearance, prolongs youth, increases firmness and elasticity.

Coffee grounds for beautiful skin

Activates cellular processes, stimulates the production of important components caffeine. Its effect is enhanced by additional

substances:

List of ingredients:

1. Clay – 150 g;
2. Black tea – 1 bag;
3. Olive oil – 4 tbsp. spoons;
4. Coffee grounds – 4 tbsp. spoons;
5. Hazelnut extract – 10 drops.

Preparation:

1. Boil 250 ml of water and brew a tea bag.
2. Add all the clay gradually and mix with a wooden spatula.
3. Add coffee grounds, olive oil, nut extract.
4. Stir and leave to infuse in a dark place for 30 minutes.

If the mass turns out to be thick, you can add more oil and tea leaves. You cannot use metal tools, since clay loses its properties when in contact with metal.

The skin must first be cleaned. Apply the cream to places where you need to eliminate defects and increase elasticity. Distribute with massage movements. Exposure time – 30 minutes. The cream should dry well. Wash off with warm water. Can be used daily.

Body cream with chocolate

A cosmetic product with the scent of your favorite chocolate has a beneficial effect not only on the skin. The nervous system calms down, the production of the joy hormone increases, a feeling of satisfaction, happiness, and self-confidence appears.

Ingredients:

1. Lanolin – 2 tbsp. spoons;
2. Honey – ¼ cup;
3. Cocoa powder – 0.5 cups or a third of a dark chocolate bar.

Cooking instructions:

Mix ingredients, melt. The remaining product can be stored in a glass jar.

It is recommended to use the cream 1-2 times a week. The product acts in several directions at once:

• Moisturizes;
• Increases protective functions;
• Nourishes;
• Relieves inflammation and irritation;
• Eliminates red spots;
• Increases elasticity;
• Makes the skin soft, supple and silky;
• Evens out the tone.

The homemade product can be used for different skin types. However, it should be borne in mind that chocolate and honey are allergenic products. If the body's reaction to these ingredients is unknown, a test must be performed first. Mix a small amount of honey with chocolate and apply to the elbow. Observe the skin condition for 12 hours. If you experience a rash, itching, burning, or red spots, you should not use the cream.

Citrus body cream

The pleasantly smelling product lifts your mood and improves skin condition. An effective home remedy tones aging skin, eliminates flaking on dry skin, removes shine on oily skin, and intensively nourishes normal epidermis. Suitable for women of all ages with different skin types. The exception is the epidermis, which is prone to allergic manifestations.

Home remedies for hands

Hands require close daily attention, if, of course, there is a desire to see them well-groomed and beautiful. Often, wrinkled and aging skin on the hands does not correspond to a woman’s true age. At the same time, caring for your hands does not require much effort; the main condition in this matter is regularity.

You can enhance the moisturizing effect of the finished day cream by adding 15 - 20 drops of oil-based vitamins A, E and D and 1 tsp. vegetable or olive oils. Or you can work on preparing a homemade cream that will help restore your hands, or rather their skin, softness and smoothness.

Herbal cream

Dry St. John's wort (2 tablespoons), poured boiling water (1/2 cup), leave for about 3 hours. Then add lanolin (50 g) and vegetable oil (1 tsp) into the herbal decoction. Apply on your hands for 20 minutes, rinse off any remaining cream.

Oat cream

Grind the yolk with honey (1 tbsp) and oatmeal (1 tsp). Apply overnight to hands under cotton gloves.

Berry cream

Squeeze the juice from red and white currants (2 tsp), mix with warm olive oil (1 tsp) and fresh sour cream (2 tbsp). Leave on hands for 25 minutes, then rinse with water.

DIY cream: recipe

Here's what you'll need:

– 3/4 cup pure oil

(sweet almond is very suitable, because it is well absorbed and does not leave a greasy film, but you can use any to taste).

– 1 glass of clean water.

– 2 tablespoons of beeswax for hair removal.

Please make sure that the wax is beeswax, because most other types of wax consist of petroleum by-products.

– 30 drops of essential oil

(lavender, ylang-ylang, bergamot and others). Make sure that the oil is essential oil and not aromatic oil, which is synthetic.

– glass container for storing lotion.

Application of cream

Make a test batch, make sure it works and have fun. It can be used as a daytime product, it is absorbed quickly enough, and we remove the excess with a napkin, and as a nighttime product - it does not create a film. The skin breathes and does not swell in the morning.

Of course, use with caution under the eyes. Be sure to check for allergic reactions to components.

I've been using it myself for a long time. I didn’t feel any difference between the creams that were previously affordable and now are not. Before this, the transition from Vichy to L'Oreal was immediately noticeable, you had to go back, or even apply the serum. If you recalculate the cost of the resulting product and how many servings the remaining medications will last you, the result will please you, and a good mood will improve your appearance. Good luck to you.

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ATTENTION:

Traditional medicine recipes are most often used in combination with conventional treatment or as an addition to traditional treatment. Any recipe is good after consultation with a specialist.

DIY body cream

Mix oil and beeswax. Warm up in a water bath. Immediately after the wax melts, turn off the heat. Let cool for no more than 1-2 minutes as the wax hardens quickly.

Add water to the blender and pour in small portions

start mixing it with the resulting mixture of oil and wax.

As you pour the mixture, an emulsion will gradually begin to form, which will usually thicken after three-quarters of the mixture has been mixed. Continue adding the mixture to the water and mixing.

After this, depending on the desired degree of aroma, add a few drops of the selected essential oil to the resulting lotion.

Transfer the cream into a glass container. It can be stored for about 6 months, and it is best to store it in the refrigerator to extend its shelf life.

That's all! It's not as difficult as you thought. Now your skin will be grateful to you for the healing natural cream,

and not for the harsh chemicals present in every purchased cosmetic product. Enjoy!

Solid cream

Making solid body creams with your own hands is not difficult. So, to prepare a natural solid cream yourself, you need to prepare ingredients such as solid cocoa butter (this is the base), shea or mango butter, and other liquid esters. Place 78% cocoa in a water bath and melt it, then add some liquid ethers (2-3 drops) and lastly add 20% shea or mango butter.

You should not change the order in which the ingredients are introduced into the prepared mixture, otherwise white spots may remain on the surface of the tile. Pour the melted “porridge” into a container and wait until it cools. If this does not happen, you can add a little thickener. Often an ingredient such as stearic acid is added (no more than 2%).

It is undesirable to use beeswax in this case, as it will form a light film on the surface of the epidermis.

You can use the resulting product to regularly moisturize your skin.