Since time immemorial, herbal medicines have been used for therapeutic and preventive purposes, as well as to maintain youth, both internally and externally.
It is well known that loss of skin elasticity and aging occurs due to water loss, cell death, and slow recovery.
Herbal medicines for skin rejuvenation are designed, if not for prevention, to slow down all these processes and become a real storehouse of vitamins, trace elements, antioxidants, immunomodulators and sources of moisture.
For maximum effect, it is customary to use herbal preparations.
Used in infusions and decoctions, they regulate the functioning of the entire body and restore healthy skin tone, plumpness and tone in the form of masks, lotions, tonics, creams, peels, scrubs and body washes.
Anti-aging infusions and herbal decoctions
Dried herbs and herbs are best stored in closed paper bags in a dry, dark place.
When soaking or decocting medicine, use boiling water to brew the medicinal materials for a certain period of time, but do not boil or cook!
The resulting beverage is filtered and taken in the prescribed amount in the morning before meals or in the evening after meals.
- Tibetan Collection. Add equal parts chamomile, St. John's wort, birch sprouts, helichrysum with boiling water at a rate of 1 tablespoon per 500 ml of water. The resulting drink is split in half, with honey added, half is consumed before bedtime, and the second - 20 minutes before meals in the morning. For the purpose of rejuvenation, it is recommended to use it every day for 1 month per year.
- Linden, sage, chamomile and horsetail in equal proportions, boiled into a decoction to help maintain hormonal balance. Yes, it is recommended to drink three times a day.
- If you suffer from high blood pressure and are advised to strengthen the walls of your blood vessels, Sudan Rose Petal (Hibiscus) tea will come to the rescue. It also helps maintain tone throughout the body.
- garlic. Few people know that this plant has powerful anti-inflammatory and free radical-fighting properties, and also acts as an excellent anti-aging agent. Its daily use provides lasting rejuvenation.
What herbs do you use to rejuvenate your face?
It's worth noting that anti-aging herbal procedures are actually safe for topical use, as long as individual intolerances are taken into account.
Before taking a rejuvenating herbal bath, you should wash yourself to remove dirt and oil.
- Calendula. This plant has significant antibacterial and antiallergic properties, is used to treat many skin conditions and promotes the production of collagen in the skin, which helps keep it swell. This plant is used both for washing and it is recommended to be added to tea.
- Allantoin, a part of comfrey that promotes the growth and renewal of skin cells, is often added to beauty creams. You can use it as a mask. Her recipe: Chop comfrey leaves, add a teaspoon of sour cream or cream and mix everything. It should be thick and creamy. Apply it to clean skin for 10 minutes, then rinse off.
- Aloe vera has long been believed to have miraculous rejuvenating properties. The plant imparts a healthy glow and smoothness to the skin, enhancing skin cell regeneration and hydration. This is one of the easiest facials to get.
- Astragalus perfectly heals the entire body and also fights its blight. Usually, tea is made from the root of this plant, they drink it, they also wash their face or make ice cubes with it, and then wash their face with it.
- Ginkgo biloba. It contains many amino acids and plant collagen, which are necessary for maintaining skin elasticity. The plant has bactericidal and antifungal properties, making it an excellent natural preservative. Ginkgo biloba leaves can be used to make facial cleansers.
- The following herbs are suitable as a collection for bathing: chamomile (for general disinfection of wounds and micro-cracks); rose petals (for general rejuvenation); clover (smooth skin); tansy (relieve fatigue, swollen legs, improve well-being)feel).
Facial skin rejuvenation with the help of herbs can be used both for the production of expensive cosmetics and for salon beauty.
Women all over the world believe that herbal remedies are the safest.
Given the low levels of useful plant extracts in ready-made product compositions, it is more correct and cheaper to use herbs for rejuvenation in home care.
The only thing to keep in mind is where the herbs are collected: try to collect materials away from highways, never in cities.
- St. John's wort, aloe vera, sea buckthorn, and gooseberry are best for facial rejuvenation - these plants fight free radicals well and also contribute to better cell regeneration. Aloe vera leaf residue, cut and aged in the refrigerator for 10 days, is an order of magnitude more effective than fresh, because during wilting, the plant actively produces a unique biomass that stimulates cell regeneration. A mask made by processing aloe vera leaves into porridge made like this is an excellent anti-aging agent.
- If you have linden, weed flowers and leaves or mint leaves on hand, these ingredients will nourish and hydrate your skin and improve your complexion. Chamomile is often added to such mixtures. Herbs are used from decoctions in the form of cold or hot (warmed to body temperature in a water bath).
- The infusion of calendula, flax, oatmeal and viburnum has a great anti-aging effect, smoothing wrinkles, preventing the appearance of new ones, and also activates skin cells to produce elastin.
- Rowan, wild rose, rhodiola, and parsley are used as tonics for tired skin. The result of their use is freshness and shine.
- For mature skin after 50 years, a mixture of black currant leaves, St. John's wort, mountain ash is suitable. Prepare the decoction according to the conventional method and use it in the form of tonic or compress. Aloe vera, honey and eggs can be added to the extruded sediment, and applied to the facial skin for 15-20 minutes.
- On the basis of butter and horsetail powder, you can prepare a cream for evening use. To do this, combine 30 grams of butter with a few tablespoons of chopped herbs, melt the mixture in the oven, avoid boiling, then cool, use after cleansing your skin before bed, and store in the refrigerator for no more than five days.
Using the herbs nature has given us to rejuvenate the skin and the entire body is the most economical and the most logical way to maintain youth from the inside out.
One just has to remember that as medicines, many plants have both indications and contraindications. Everything has to be scaled!