Every woman wants to stay young and beautiful forever. But over time, youth wears off and the first signs of aging appear, followed by deeper wrinkles. The beauty industry offers a plethora of skincare products, beauty routines and vitamins to nourish the skin. But in search of natural, effective and inexpensive lifting products, we turned to folk recipes and methods of facial self-rejuvenation.
Causes of wrinkles
The problem of wrinkles cannot be completely eliminated, but it can delay the aging of the skin. And doing that is much easier than smoothing out wrinkles that have already appeared. Wrinkles and their early appearance are not only cosmetic defects, but also indicators of physical problems. It is important to prevent and eliminate them in a comprehensive manner, because the cause of aging does not always lie in the characteristics of the skin. The following factors can contribute to the appearance of wrinkles and premature skin aging:
- Overweight and sudden weight loss: under the pressure of excess fat, the skin sags, the facial muscles weaken, and with the dramatic weight loss, the oval shape of the face does not have time to tighten according to its new form;
- Bad living habits: alcohol and smoking lead to dehydration of the skin, inhibiting the metabolic process, at the same time weakening the skin elasticity and deterioration of the complexion;
- Unhealthy lifestyle: unbalanced diet, stress, lack of exercise and proper rest make the body tired and cannot but affect the skin condition;
- Use of inferior cosmetic products: Cosmetics may contain synthetic inferior or key ingredients that are not good for your face;
- Unfavorable ecological environment: the skin absorbs harmful substances from the air, is exposed to aggressive environments (frost and sunlight), and is thus dehydrated;
- Health problems: wrinkles can only be a symptom of more serious diseases and hormonal imbalances;
- Genetic susceptibility: to know what to expect in the future, look closely at the faces of older relatives;
- Facial structure: A malocclusion and a weak jaw can cause wrinkles.
Features of Enhanced Care
A complex anti-aging routine can't be universal for all fair genders. Cosmetic care depends on the specific age, skin type and wrinkle type you have to deal with. There are two main types of wrinkles:
- Mimicry (or dynamic) - first in our lives; each face has its own way of expressing emotions, and facial wrinkles appear where facial muscles actively contract;
- Static (age, gravitational) - a person already encounters them in adulthood; such wrinkles appear regardless of the characteristics of the facial expression: aging skin, reduced collagen production, loss of elasticity, oval sagging. Under the influence of gravity, loose skin tends to sag and sag on the face.
The first wrinkles due to active facial expression or inadequate care can appear as early as age 25.
Ways to tackle wrinkles based on age
Over the course of our life, our face undergoes many changes, resulting in wrinkles of varying depths:
- First, we're faced with superficial wrinkles—a thin web that affects the top layer of skin. They appear between the ages of 25-30, so prevention should start as early as possible. At this time, it is important to provide the skin with adequate nutrition, avoid stress, bad habits, and pay attention to sleep and wakefulness. Superficial wrinkle networks can be removed with exfoliation, relaxing facial massage and moisturizing makeup.
Dry skin owners should be primarily concerned about the premature appearance of wrinkles. Dehydration is one of the reasons that the first wrinkles appear, which will be difficult to smooth in the future. However, oily and normal skin also requires proper care, coupled with thorough cleansing.
Superficial wrinkles appear not only due to active facial expressions, but also due to the loss of moisture from the skin.
- At age 40-55, superficial wrinkles can then develop into medium-to-deep wrinkles due to disruption of collagen production. During this period, the synthesis of collagen, the main substance responsible for skin elasticity, slows down. The skin begins to lose its elasticity. At this stage, it is important to combine a healthy lifestyle with meticulous care: cleansing the facial skin, using moisturizing and lifting products. To get rid of medium to deep wrinkles, a serious and comprehensive approach is required.
- In the formation of deep wrinkles, in addition to the epidermis, subcutaneous fat is also involved. The degree to which this wrinkle manifests depends on the environment, care and genetic predisposition. Over time, the quality of the skin begins to deteriorate and the oval begins to sag. Usually these deficits appear between the ages of 55-65. Methods designed to provide nutrients and collagen to dehydrated skin do not penetrate deeper into the dermis and are therefore not very effective. Therefore, to all the procedures already applied, it is worth adding special equipment for massage, facial gymnastics and rejuvenation. In the fight against deep wrinkles, hardware aesthetics and plastic surgery can help.
The most effective care is available for every age group. But when you're past a certain age limit, you shouldn't abandon all your previous cosmetic procedures - adding new ones, such a comprehensive approach will lead to better results.
General advice on preserving youth
Skin fades over time, so our task is to delay this unpleasant phenomenon. Recommendations for prolonged puberty are similar to those for general health maintenance:
- a moderately balanced diet;
- go exercise;
- drink enough water (at least 1. 5 liters per day);
- Get enough sleep (sleep duration should last at least 6 hours);
- Eliminate cigarettes and alcohol from your life. The main advice for staying youthful at any age is to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
To maintain radiant skin and a firm oval face, cleansing, nourishing, and firming products and procedures are also required.
To protect your face from the appearance of a second chin, sleep with a comfortable orthopedic pillow, don't lie down to read and pay attention to your posture. A low sloping head can cause the formation of skin folds that later become cosmetic defects.
Anti-aging care at home
At-home grooming routines can use either off-the-shelf (store-bought) products or an all-natural approach, using handmade creams and masks. You shouldn't just choose one thing and categorically reject the other, because both directions are good for fighting for youth. So, come and help the family revive:
- Shop and Handmade Cosmetics: Moisturizers, Nourishing, Lifting Creams, Scrubs, Masks, Tonics, selected according to your age and skin type; all of which will support the freshness and elasticity of your face. Skincare cosmetics will help fight the first wrinkles in 25-30 and slow down the signs of aging in 40 and beyond;
- Facial gymnastics and massage: Improve blood circulation and strengthen facial muscles is a good way to prevent and eliminate wrinkles. At the age of 35, the metabolic process slows down and is no longer sufficient to apply creams on the top layer of the skin. Gymnastics accelerate blood circulation, cells are saturated with oxygen, and wrinkles are smoothed from the inside out;
- Hardware grooming: progress doesn't stand still, so you can perform professional grooming procedures yourself with the help of special equipment. Over the years, even with careful care, skin quality can deteriorate, with moderate and deep wrinkles and sagging of the face. Aging problems after the age of 45, either through salon injections and plastic surgery, or through home beauty equipment;
- An exotic approach to revival: Achatina snails. The mucus of these mollusks contains a lot of substances that can restore and nourish the skin. With this procedure, superficial wrinkles disappear and deeper wrinkles are smoothed out. Snail therapy will be useful in 30 and 50 years.
Homemade Scrub and Wrinkle Mask for Ages 25-35
Delicate facial skin needs to be nourished and nourished with vitamins, gently cleansed and moisturized. The store offers a wide range of scrubs, moisturizing and nourishing creams, masks, lotions, and you can find the right product for your skin type, age and taste preferences. However, to be completely sure of the product's ingredients, it's easier and cheaper to prepare it yourself. The first stage of beauty care is cleansing, which we do with scrubs. By removing dead particles from the epidermis, we can even out skin tone and ensure better penetration of nutrients into the deeper layers of the skin. Also, scrubbing can get you rid of superficial wrinkles. The scrub has a creamy base with exfoliating particles. There are many variations in the ingredients used for peeling, here are some of them:
- Olive Oatmeal Scrub for Combination Skin Types:
- Cut 1 tablespoon. l. Put oatmeal in a blender or coffee grinder;
- Mix with 2 tablespoons. l. Olive oil;
- Add 3 drops of rose oil;
- Blend ingredients until smooth. Ground oatmeal gently cleanses skin, imparts elasticity, smoothes fine lines and fights inflammation, while rose oil combats age spots and complexion
- Cons of Yogurt Coffee Scrub for Oily Skin:
- 1 teaspoon ground coffee mixed with 1 tablespoon. l. Low-fat yogurt;
- Add 3 drops of rosemary essential oil. Low-fat yogurt nourishes the skin for a matte glow, coffee is nourishing, and rosemary ether promotes blood circulation and cell renewal
- Fruit Scrubs for Dry Skin:
- Grate a quarter of an apple;
- Mix the resulting material with mashed potatoes of half a banana;
- Add 1 tablespoon. l. Crushed oatmeal;
- Pour in 1 tablespoon. l. Low-fat kefir;
- Mix all ingredients. Banana pulp softens and nourishes the skin, and apples whiten the face and even out the complexion.
For owners with normal and oily skin, this scrub is recommended 3 times a week, for girls with dry and sensitive skin, reduce the procedure to 1-2 times a week. Makeup must be removed from the face first. As for creams, you can enrich your favorite store-bought product by adding 2-3 drops of essential oil. Lifting, smoothing, toning and softening oils are rosemary, sandalwood, geranium and lavender esters. They eliminate free radicals, smooth fine lines and fill the skin with nutrients. The special nourishing mask is also designed to maintain the complexion of the face. They smooth fine wrinkles and even out skin texture. Here are some mask recipes:
- Gelatin Lifting Mask:
- 3 teaspoons gelatin mixed with a quarter cup of milk and allowed to rise;
- Bring the resulting mixture to the state of a homogeneous viscous mass in a water bath (but not boil);
- Add 2 tablespoons. l. Liquid honey and 3 tsp. Glycerin and mix well. Use a brush to apply the cooling mixture to the face in several layers along the massage line. Leave on for 15 minutes, then rinse off with a damp cotton pad. Gelatin is the same collagen: it gives the skin softness, suppleness and elasticity
- Algae Mask:
- 2 tablespoons. l. Pour the kelp powder into water (half a cup) and let it stand for half an hour;
- Add 1 tablespoon to the mixture. l. Grated ginger, olive oil and milk;
- Make the composition uniform. Leave the mask on for 20-25 minutes, then rinse off with water. Kelp Mask has lymphatic drainage, anti-edema and rejuvenating properties.
- Mud Mask:
- Pour in 6 tablespoons of fresh cabbage leaves. l. Heat cream and set aside for 8 minutes;
- Chop the leaves and mix with the cream;
- Add 1 tablespoon. l. Honey and red clay;
- Homogenize the mixture. Apply the cooled composition to the skin and leave on for 20 minutes, then rinse with water. The clay mask has a visible firming effect and is suitable for people over 40 years old.
The mask must be applied to the entire face except the area around the eyes and lips. A contraindication to the use of household cosmetics may be an individual intolerance to the ingredients that make up the composition.
Rejuvenate with Achatina Snails at Age 25-50
For the most daring and most informal, there's a rather exotic approach to facial rejuvenation - with the help of snail mucus. During this procedure, Achatina snails are planted on the face and moved slowly along the skin, peeling, massaging and leaving a trail of mucus. It is the secret secreted by mollusks with major rejuvenating properties. The mucus of Achatina snail contains:
- Allantoin, which regenerates the skin and fights free radicals;
- Natural solar filter, which protects against harmful UV radiation;
- Vitamins A, C, E, soften, moisturize and nourish the skin;
- Glycolic acid, which removes dead cells;
- Natural elastin, which improves skin elasticity;
- Natural collagen, stimulates the synthesis of its own collagen and increases skin elasticity.
In salons, the Achatina revival procedure is very expensive. But snails can be purchased and grown at home. They need an aquarium with a volume of at least 10 liters with soil on the bottom that needs to be replaced regularly. Mollusk pups are fed 1-2 times a day, adults - several times a week. Snails feed on cucumbers, zucchini, cabbage leaves, and apples.
Before massaging, the skin must be cleansed, then take a horizontal position and gently place on the mollusk's face. A massage can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. At the end of the procedure, the snails are returned to the aquarium and the mucus is left on the face for 15 minutes, then washed off with water. Afterwards, apply a moisturizing cream. A contraindication to the procedure is an individual intolerance to snail mucus (allergy). Snails can easily deal with fine wrinkles, smooth medium to deep wrinkles, and prevent the appearance of new cosmetic imperfections, so this procedure is useful for both younger and more mature women.
Don't confuse snail massage with leech therapy, which is also used in anti-aging beauty treatments. Under no circumstances should you handle leeches alone. This procedure should only be performed by qualified specialists.
Wrinkle Massage and Gymnastics for 35-55 Years Old
Unfortunately, wrinkles not only affect the surface of the skin, but also deform the deeper layers of the dermis. So, an effective way to combat wrinkles on the average 35-50 year old is to have an effect on the skin folds from within, as the nutrients in masks and creams don't actually penetrate the skin. Massage and facial exercises improve blood circulation and enhance the metabolic processes of the epidermis. Thanks to this, the skin cells are saturated with oxygen, the facial muscles are tightened, and the sagging of the oval disappears. General advice for gymnastics or facial massage:
- First carefully study the correct massage techniques and facial massage lines to avoid unpleasant consequences;
- The procedure must be performed with oils or creams (but not on dry skin);
- A classic massage begins with a gentle stroke of the skin in the direction of the massage line;
- After "warming up" the face, soft pressure should be applied to the skin; you will need to tap the face with your fingertips to complete the process.
All movements in the massage should be neat and light so as not to damage the skin.
Before doing facial gymnastics, it is best to consult a beautician, as inappropriate movements can trigger the appearance of new facial wrinkles.
45-60 year old hardware beauty
The most effective treatment for medium and deep wrinkles is the use of special cosmetic devices. Their action also extends to the deeper layers of the dermis, providing a clear positive effect. The equipment differs in the type of impact on the skin. Contraindications to the use of the device are inflammation and skin lesions, tumors in the affected area, coagulation disorders, colds, sinusitis, infectious diseases, gold and platinum fortification, pregnancy.
Table: Types of Rejuvenation Equipment and Their Functions
| Types of rejuvenated equipment | action |
|---|---|
| lead | Normalizes blood flow and produces natural collagen |
| Micro-current power supply | Facial Muscle Recovery |
| Galvanic couple | Tighten the epidermis |
| laser | Renews the epidermis surface and eliminates dead skin particles |
Comment
Keeping skin young and healthy is not just within the purview of professional beauticians. Take your body seriously, proper nutrition and proper care, and skillfully combine your grandmother's natural remedies with new anti-aging technologies, medications and devices, and you'll stay young and radiant for years.