Despite the fact that women in Arab countries hide their faces and bodies from prying eyes, real legends are made about their fabulous beauty. These discreet and mysterious women with luxurious dark hair, velvety skin and bottomless eyes carefully keep their beauty secrets, passing them on from generation to generation.
How do these modest women manage to look so luxurious? What secret knowledge do they have? Despite all the mystery, we still learned some recipes for the beauty of Arab women.
Hair dyes
Arab women do not recognize modern dyes: just like a hundred years ago, oriental beauties prefer natural henna. Fortunately, lavsonia leaves (it is from them that henna is prepared) grow in abundance in eastern countries. And if you add basma (another natural dye) to henna, your hair color will become deep black. By the way, colorless henna is perfect as a strengthening hair mask.
Black eyes
Eyes are the only “weapon” available to an Arab woman, because the beauty hides all other parts of her body under national clothing - an abaya. The girls draw the famous eastern arrows using antimony. In addition to its decorative properties, antimony perfectly strengthens eyebrows and eyelashes and makes hair color brighter. Today, antimony is produced by many cosmetic brands, both in the form of eyeliner and in natural powder.
The secret of Arab beauties is their bright black eyes.
For representatives of the beautiful population of the East, eyes are like a mirror of a woman’s soul and beauty, since they are forced to hide everything else from the eyes of others due to their religion. With the help of black, pronounced eyes, an oriental woman can charm any man.
To make their eyes expressive, oriental princesses use antimony - this is a natural product that allows you to color the hair of your eyebrows and eyelashes, while strengthening them thanks to its components. At the moment, many cosmetic brands produce antimony, making eyeliner from this product, but you can buy it as a powder.
Eyebrows and eyelashes
In the East, thick, almost fused eyebrows and endlessly long fluffy eyelashes are considered the standard of beauty. Therefore, since childhood, all Arab girls actively use natural usma oil to stimulate the growth of eyelashes and eyebrows, which can awaken even “sleeping” bulbs. We tested the product on ourselves: after a month of use, eyelashes become longer and eyebrows become thicker.
Thick eyebrows and long eyelashes are one of the main secrets of Arab beauties
For Eastern men, the owner of chic thick eyebrows and pronounced eyelashes is considered an example of female beauty. From an early age, Arab beauties do everything possible to make their eyebrows thick and attractive.
They have a special secret for stimulating the growth of both eyebrows and eyelashes - this is usma oil. It is very effective and has the power to awaken a bulb that was not functioning previously. Research and experiments have been conducted on the effectiveness of this remedy. A month later, a colossal result was noticed. After 30 days, eyebrows become significantly thicker, and eyelashes become fluffy and long. It's definitely worth using this product.
Facial care
To cleanse the skin of the face, oriental beauties use a natural tonic - rose water. It can easily replace micellar water. The product has a calming effect, relieves inflammation and redness of the skin.
While European girls strive for a golden tan at any time of the year, oriental beauties, on the contrary, try to whiten their skin. For this they use a natural bleach - citric acid. If you want fresh and glowing skin, wipe your face with lemon juice. And one more beauty trick from oriental beauties: the soft side of a lemon peel can be an excellent scrub.
As you probably already guessed, Arab girls also prefer natural face masks. The most popular ingredient in “homemade masks” is turmeric. Making such a mask yourself is easy and simple: mix 2 tbsp. flour, a pinch of turmeric, 2 tbsp. rose water and the same amount of milk. Apply the resulting paste to your face, hold for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Secrets of Eastern women
Eastern beauties have long been considered gentle, passionate and beautiful women, whose eyes captivate, whose body enchants, and whose lips thirst for kisses. For a long time, the richest of them bathed in donkey milk and endlessly rubbed themselves with essential oils, honey, juicy fruits and fragrant flowers. From generation to generation, beauties of the East passed down recipes on how to maintain a charming appearance.
We are amazed by the health of Eastern women with their ideal forms, peach complexion, and silky hair. To adopt the Eastern culture of grooming, it is important to remember: Eastern women have always used only natural ingredients for grooming.
Drinking coffee in the East is a wonderful, integral tradition. Since ancient times, roasted coffee beans have enchanted people with the beauty of their color and subtle aroma, the charm of which even those who do not drink the drink cannot deny.
Coffee has given people energy and strength for thousands of years. The followers of the Prophet Mohammed called it “the wine of Islam” and achieved bliss without touching the forbidden fruits of fermented wine berries. The first beauties of great civilizations used baths of hot coffee beans, various ointments prepared from coffee cherries and their seeds, and believed that all this would bring them eternal youth and beauty.
Coffee cleansing body scrub • Take 100g of ground coffee, pour boiling water over it (just a little) so that you get a thick paste and leave for 15 minutes. in a sealed container. Then add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the coffee porridge. You can take olive, almond, grape seed oil. Then add essential oils that have an anti-cellulite effect: grapefruit, orange, eucalyptus, cypress, rosemary, juniper, bergamot, cinnamon. You can add 8-10 drops of essential oil to this amount of mixture. And finally, mix everything well. The mixture can be stored in the refrigerator. Use 2-3 times a week after a hot bath: apply to damp, steamed skin and massage for 5-10 minutes. Then rinse off under strong water. It is good to use a contrast shower (hot water alternates with cold).
• Dried coffee grounds are used as a body scrub. Rub the body steamed in the shower either with clean coffee grounds or mix it with shower gel. Massage for 5-10 minutes, rinse off. After the first procedure, the skin becomes soft and smooth. Regular use of coffee body scrub makes the skin smooth and elastic, reduces the appearance of cellulite.
• The weightless texture of the body scrub with honey and natural ground coffee gently and effectively, without causing irritation, exfoliates and removes dead cells, stimulates blood circulation, and promotes gradual rejuvenation of the skin. To do this, you need to mix ground coffee with honey 1:1.
In the past, women made a paste from golden turmeric and applied it to their faces at home when they were not required to work in the fields. They knew that it kept the skin smooth and soft, although they had no idea that the active ingredients in turmeric had the “antioxidant” properties that experts talk about today, which protect the skin from negative environmental influences.
Turmeric (the root of a plant from the ginger family, rich in essential oils) in crushed form can be added to cosmetic masks - turmeric root has an antibacterial and cleansing effect. Perfectly cleanses the face and gives a slight lifting effect to the turmeric mask. It is advisable to do it in a course of 10 masks, 2 times a week. Mix turmeric with honey, 1:1, in the ratio of a teaspoon.
Now let's talk about dried fruits
Please note that the healing substances in dry fruits are contained in higher concentrations, so they should be consumed in moderation. Dry figs primarily strengthen hair. But to achieve the desired effect, a fig mask must be done daily for a month. Grind 2-3 dry figs with a knife or in a meat grinder. Pour 1 glass of milk into a separate enamel bowl, put the figs in the milk, mix everything thoroughly and put on the fire, closing the lid. When the mixture boils, reduce the heat to low and bring the mixture to a low simmer until a homogeneous mass (mush) forms. Then cool the mixture. Before washing your hair, divide your hair into strands and apply the resulting mixture to the roots, and distribute the remainder along the entire length of the hair. Tie your head with plastic wrap and on top with a terry towel or woolen scarf. After an hour, wash your hair with a mild shampoo suitable for your hair type.
Or another option (raisin mask), which will also effectively help against hair loss. To do this, take a handful of raisins (preferably light ones). Place in an enamel bowl and pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Cover tightly and cook for 10-15 minutes over low heat, then let sit for 2 hours to allow the raisins to swell. Then strain the broth into a separate bowl - the liquid will be useful for preparing the mask. Rub the raisins to make a paste and place in a ceramic bowl. Add 1 yolk, 1 tsp. liquid honey, 1 tsp. any vegetable oil, 1/2 tsp. salt (dissolve salt in raisin broth). Mix everything thoroughly. If the mixture turns out to be very thick, add a little broth and stir. Before washing your hair, follow the same procedure as in the first recipe. Only after 40-50 minutes, wash your hair with a mild shampoo for your hair type, and then rinse with acidified water (1 teaspoon of citric acid per bowl of water). It is advisable to do this mask once a week for 1.5 months.
Dried fruits are unusually rich in so-called beauty vitamins. Masks made from dried apricots, raisins, and prunes give a wonderful and quick effect. The skin becomes beautiful, smooth, elastic, and acquires a beautiful shade.
Fig mask. Ripe fruit cleanses and refreshes the skin. It is useful to massage your face and neck with cut berries. After the massage, rinse your face with cool water.
Peach masks are suitable for any skin. For dry, thin, aging skin, masks made from the pulp of two peaches and a teaspoon of lemon juice are useful.
• The peach is peeled and the juice is squeezed out. A gauze napkin or a layer of cotton wool soaked in juice is applied to a previously cleansed face (for dry skin, lubricate it with nourishing cream, cream or sour cream). The mask is applied for 15-20 minutes. As the napkin dries during this time, it should be additionally moistened with juice. After removing the mask, wipe the face with a dry cotton swab. The course of procedures is 15-20, 2-3 times a week. Suitable for dry and normal skin.
• Peach mask with oatmeal. To a tablespoon of oatmeal (or oatmeal crushed in a coffee grinder), add the juice of 1 peach and raw milk until a paste is obtained, stir well. The paste is applied to the face and neck for 20-30 minutes, then washed off with cold water. Used for saggy, aging, greasy skin. The mask tones and cleanses it.
For skin prone to pigmentation and freckles.
Two tablespoons of uncandied honey are mixed with pre-filtered lemon juice. Gauze is soaked in the mixture and applied to the face for 15-20 minutes. During this time, the napkins are changed 2-3 times. Wash off with warm water. The course consists of 15-20 masks, which should be done 1-2 times a week. The mixture will be stored in the refrigerator for a week.
An almond mask has more delicate whitening properties. Half a glass of almonds is poured with 1 glass of boiling water, after 3-5 minutes the water is drained, and the almonds are scrolled through a meat grinder. Add the juice of half a lemon and a tablespoon of boiled water to the resulting slurry. Everything is ground to a homogeneous mass. Masks are made 2 times a week. The course consists of 30-40 masks.
Externally, pomegranate juice is recommended to be used for cosmetic purposes - to whiten facial skin, eliminate age spots, freckles and acne. Pomegranate juice masks are very good for oily skin.
Feijoa is a small green oblong sweet and sour fruit with the aroma of strawberry and pineapple. The pulp is tender, with a slight strawberry flavor. The amount of iodine in feijoa is many times greater than that of many other plant products. It is useful to wipe your face with fruit juice.
Persimmons contain 2 times more dietary fiber and beneficial microelements than apples. It also contains a lot of antioxidants. Persimmon fruits contain large amounts of water, ash, proteins, carbohydrates, organic acids, and tannins. This fruit is also rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron, as well as vitamins A, C and P.
In addition to ordinary persimmons, there are also kings. Thanks to their color, they received a second name - chocolate persimmon.
• Grind the pulp of one ripe persimmon into a paste, add starch or oatmeal to bind. Apply on face for 10 - 15 minutes. The mask is suitable for any skin type.
• For aging facial skin, mix crushed persimmon pulp with cream or milk in equal proportions and apply for 15 - 20 minutes.
Tangerine mask. Peel the tangerine and squeeze the juice out of it. Wipe the skin of the face with a cotton wool soaked in it or soak a thin layer of cotton wool or a napkin made of several layers of gauze in the juice and apply it to the face and neck for 15-20 minutes. After removing the mask, wipe the skin first with a damp and then with a dry cotton swab. The frequency of procedures is 2-3 times a week. Course 15-20 masks. Can be used on any skin.
Eastern women love to use juicy vegetables when caring for their beauty.
Sweet pepper mask. Grate half the pepper on a plastic grater and apply to cleansed skin for 30 minutes, paying special attention to areas with age spots. Rinse off with cool water and apply nourishing cream.
Speaking about the secrets of the East, one cannot fail to mention henna (alcane leaves) and basma (indigo leaves). They are the best natural dyes.
Henna is a natural dye obtained from the leaves of the cinchona tree. It contains many essential oils and tannins, so its effect on hair is not only harmless, but, on the contrary, extremely beneficial: it strengthens and heals hair and gives it shine. In the East, even men who want to prevent baldness dye their hair with it. In addition, henna covers gray hair well. It is advisable to carry out painting once every two months.
Henna is also useful for strengthening nails. In this case, you need to soak your nails in the henna solution for half an hour. True, after this you will have to walk around with orange fingertips for a week.
Hair coloring with henna
Dilute henna with boiling water until it becomes thick sour cream. There should be no lumps left in the henna. If you want to achieve a deep brown shade on dark hair, add a tablespoon of instant coffee to your henna. And if you are attracted to purple tones, dilute henna not in water, but in beetroot juice.
The dye should be applied to dry, clean hair. Be careful not to get henna on your skin. If this happens, remove it immediately using damp cotton wool soaked in vegetable oil.
Leave the dye on your hair for about 1 hour, then rinse with warm water. The hair should be rinsed until the water flowing from it becomes absolutely clear.
Using henna alone will dye your hair a reddish-red color. In order to get a pleasant bronze shade, you need to add 1 part basma to 2 parts of henna. A mixture of equal amounts of henna and basma will dye your hair black.
To obtain more varied nuances of red color, combine henna with 3-4 teaspoons of cocoa (mahogany shade), four teaspoons of coffee (reddish-brown tone), chamomile infusion - 1 tablespoon per 1/2 cup of water (bright golden color ). When dyeing dry hair, it is better to dilute the dye not with water, but with kefir or curdled milk at room temperature. You can give a beautiful golden hue to blond hair using chamomile decoction (200 g per 2 cups of boiling water, leave for an hour, strain).
When dyed with onion peels, the hair acquires a golden tone (boil 50 g of onion peels in 200 g of water for 20 minutes, cool and strain the broth).
A light brown tint can be given to oily and normal hair with a decoction of rhubarb (leaves and root): 200 g of rhubarb is boiled in 0.5 liters of white wine or a mixture of water and vinegar (about half a glass) until half the original volume is obtained. Wipe your hair with these decoctions using a damp swab daily until you achieve the desired color. Hair grows by about 5-10 mm per month and therefore the roots of regrown hair need to be dyed once every 3-4 weeks.
Laurels for the face. This product will help cleanse your face, make it very soft, and also rejuvenate your neck. And most importantly, it is very easy to make. To do this, take 200 g of bay leaf and boil it in 100 g of water. Let it brew for a while and use it: wipe your face and neck with a swab. After a few days of regular rubbing, your face will become much softer and brighter.
Lavender mask. Recommended for normal skin with age spots or freckles. The mask contains: lanolin - 20 g, vegetable oil - 5 g, lavender oil - 5 g, borax - 0.5 g, water - 40 ml. Mix lanolin and oil, gradually adding water in which borax is dissolved. Beat the mixture, adding lavender oil, and beat again until a white homogeneous mass is formed. Use the mask 1-2 times a week for 1-1.5 months. Repeat the course after 2-2.5 months.
After washing, it is useful to lubricate your hands with special water: take equal parts of glycerin and rose water (or rose petal infusion) and add 10 drops of ammonia.
To keep your body skin soft and supple, rub yourself with olive oil and then take a bath. You can also recommend mixing 400 g of rose petals with 1/2 liter of oil. Leave for 1 week, then strain. Add 3 tbsp to the bath. spoons of tincture.
Body care
What is oriental culture without a hammam! Wet baths (also known as Turkish baths) are very beneficial for health, and therefore oriental beauties do not deny themselves the pleasure of steaming in the hammam. Thanks to this, all excess dirt is removed from the body through the pores, and the skin becomes smooth and velvety. In addition, oriental beauties always take natural body scrubs with them to the bathhouse. The most popular recipe is a scrub made from coffee grounds. You can use pure coffee grounds or mix them with shower gel. You will see, after the first procedure your skin will become soft and perfectly smooth.
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What attracts you to the East? Of course it's a mystery! And one of the most important mysteries is the beauty of eastern women, which is unusual for the Slavic eye. Cat-shaped eyes, dark skin. It is matte and has no shine at all. Luxurious black hair - smooth as silk, or curly, falling in a luxurious wave.
And the makeup of oriental beauties is a real art. And they learn it from childhood. They are taught not only how to properly paint their eyes and how to draw their eyebrows evenly. An Eastern woman perceives her body as the main wealth that should be cherished and pampered.
Ladies in the East do not hide any of their secrets; they willingly share them. The main motto is: “Being beautiful and well-groomed is a woman’s main duty!” And there is no need to say that for the most part these ladies do not work, that they sit at home all day, so they have a lot of time for themselves. As soon as you hear these words, immediately remember your maternity leave. Did you spend a lot of vacation there? So don't listen to anyone! Just make time for self-care, at least a little, but definitely for yourself and every day.
So, the secrets of oriental women. Of course, you need to start with nutrition. A meal in the East is a sacred rite. You can’t rush, chew on the go and eat anything. Let me make a reservation right away that being overweight in the East is not a vice. There is no need to fight it. She is welcome. Therefore, we will not give recipes for nutritious oriental dishes. Let’s just remember that in order to have thick hair and strong nails, you need to eat two nuts, two apples, 100 grams of cottage cheese, a little meat and a piece of poultry or fish every day. Do not overeat sweets and do not eat at all at night. That is, the last meal should be two hours before bedtime. And before going to bed, it is best to walk a little - and you will have a sound sleep, and there will be no stagnation in the intestines. And be sure to drink at least a liter of green tea a day. For ladies who are losing weight, green tea removes toxins from the body and helps to lose extra pounds.
By the way, about sleep. Every beauty knows that sleep is the main condition not only for excellent health, but also for a good complexion, so sleep at least 7 - 8 hours a day.
Our body needs daily scrub or massage. Morning or evening - it doesn't matter. The main thing is that the scrub is light and does not injure the skin. The best, according to oriental beauties, is made from drunk coffee. Coffee grounds are mixed with vegetable oil in the proportion of 1 part oil and 3 parts coffee. The oil can be olive, almond, rose or sunflower. An excellent scrub is obtained by grinding the shells of apricot kernels. Mix with butter or heavy cream, rub the skin with light circular movements, let it absorb and wash off after 5-10 minutes.
Another recipe for a natural scrub from the most famous oriental beauty. Cleopatra used sea salt and heavy heavy cream. This mixture was rubbed all over the body, and after 10 minutes it was washed off with warm water.
Every week we do a general body massage. It's good if a specialist does this. And if there is no massage therapist, then we learn how to properly rub the entire body with a hard washcloth or sponge. Don’t forget to use a nourishing body cream after water treatments in the cool season, and a moisturizing cream when it’s warm.
Eastern women dye their luxurious hair only with natural dyes. All shades of red color can be achieved using henna. Basma paints it black. You can become brown-haired by mixing henna, basma and a teaspoon of instant coffee. And if your hair is weakened and you are not ready to change the color, then there is colorless henna. And there is also a recipe as old as the world. Mix yogurt with honey and egg white, apply to hair, leave for 1 hour. We wash it off. In the East they do this without even using shampoo, because yogurt and honey lather and wash the hair well.
In the East, nails are also covered with henna. This procedure strengthens the nail plate, and the nails stop breaking and peeling. After this, no aggressive nail polishes are scary.
To maintain youth, you need special nutrition for your facial skin. Masks with different types of clay cope well with this task. Take 2 tbsp. l. white clay, dilute it with 2 tbsp. l. warm milk. Then add 1 tbsp. liquid honey and squeeze out 1 tsp. lime juice. Stir and apply to a clean face. Leave for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water and apply nourishing cream. Remember that this mask should be done in the evening and only 2 times a week. And do not apply any masks under your eyes!
In general, masks should be made from seasonal products. In spring and summer, grind the apricot, add 1 tsp to it. cream and half a teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply the mixture to your face and wash off after 30 minutes.
All parts of the body have been taken care of, now you can do your makeup.
Here, the canons of beauty vary, therefore, depending on the region, eyebrows can be thin and arched, fused at the bridge of the nose or plucked into a thin line. We also line our eyes differently, and we paint our lips the way it’s fashionable in our country. But the main thing has already been done. Did you want to be well-groomed and sleek, like oriental beauties? So we will! And there are many beauty secrets, the main thing is to want to use them. Oct 27, 2014tigress…s
Perfumery
You might be surprised: even the richest Arab women, who have access to selective perfumes, still prefer natural scents created from traditional oriental essential oils. The favorite ingredients of oriental beauties are musk, sandalwood, vanilla, jasmine and rose. All Arabic perfumes are created exclusively on an oil basis without the use of alcohol, so the scents are persistent and “long-lasting”.
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