Every woman always wants to stay young and beautiful. But over time, youth passes, the first signs of aging appear, followed by deeper wrinkles. The beauty industry offers a large number of skin care products, cosmetic procedures and vitamins to nourish the skin. However, in search of natural, effective and cheap lifting products, we turn to folk recipes and methods of self-rejuvenation of the face.
Causes of wrinkles
It is impossible to completely get rid of the problem of the appearance of wrinkles, but it is possible to delay the aging of the skin. It is easier to do this than to smooth out already visible wrinkles. Wrinkles and their early appearance are not only a cosmetic defect, but also an indicator of problems in the body. It is important to take a comprehensive approach to their prevention and elimination, because the causes of aging are not always in the characteristics of the skin. The following factors can cause wrinkles and premature aging of the skin:
- excess weight and sudden weight loss: the skin sags under the pressure of excess fat, the muscles of the face weaken, and with a sharp weight loss, the oval of the face does not have time to stretch according to new forms;
- bad habits: alcohol and smoking cause dehydration of the skin and inhibit metabolic processes, the elasticity of the skin weakens, the skin deteriorates;
- unhealthy lifestyle: unbalanced diet, stress, lack of physical activity and proper rest wear out the body, which cannot affect the condition of the skin;
- use of low-quality cosmetics: cosmetics may contain synthetic low-quality or critical components that will not benefit your face;
- unfavorable ecology: the skin absorbs harmful substances in the air, is exposed to an aggressive environment (frost and sunlight) and becomes dehydrated as a result of all this;
- health problems: wrinkles can only be a sign of more serious diseases and hormonal disorders;
- genetic predisposition: take a closer look at the face of your elderly relatives to know what awaits your face in the future;
- facial structure: malocclusion, weak jaw can cause wrinkles.
Features of lifting care
A complex of anti-aging procedures cannot be common to all the fair sex. Cosmetic care depends on the specific age, skin type and type of wrinkles you have to deal with. There are two main types of wrinkles:
- mimic (or dynamic) - first appears in our life; every person has a way of expressing their emotions on the face, and facial wrinkles appear in areas of active contraction of facial muscles;
- static (age, gravity) - a person already encounters them in adulthood; such wrinkles appear regardless of facial features: the skin ages, collagen production decreases, elasticity is lost, the oval sags. Under the influence of gravity, pale skin tends to fall and ptosis of the face occurs.
The first wrinkles caused by active facial expressions or insufficient care may appear at the age of 25.
Ways to fight wrinkles depending on age
Throughout life, our face undergoes a number of changes, as a result of which wrinkles appear at different depths:
- First, we encounter superficial wrinkles - a thin network that affects the top layer of the skin. They appear at the age of 25-30, so prevention should start as early as possible. At this time, it is important to provide the skin with enough food, avoid stress, bad habits, and observe sleep and wakefulness. A network of superficial wrinkles can be removed with peeling, relaxing face massage and moisturizing cosmetics.
The premature appearance of wrinkles should be feared primarily by owners of dry skin. Dehydration is one of the reasons for the appearance of the first wrinkles, which will be difficult to smooth out in the future. However, oily and normal skin also require proper care along with thorough cleansing.
Superficial wrinkles occur not only as a result of active mimicry, but also as a result of loss of skin moisture.
- Superficial wrinkles can later turn into medium-depth ones caused by impaired collagen production between the ages of 40 and 55. During this period, the synthesis of collagen, which is 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: clean the skin of the face, use moisturizing and lifting products. A serious integrated approach is needed to eliminate moderate to deep wrinkles.
- In addition to the layers of the epidermis, subcutaneous fat is involved in the formation of deep wrinkles. The degree of manifestation of such wrinkles 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 defects appear at the age of 55-65. Means designed to provide nutrients and collagen to dehydrated skin do not penetrate into the deeper layers of the dermis and are therefore not very effective. Therefore, it is worth adding special devices for massage, facial gymnastics and rejuvenation to all the procedures already applied. Hardware cosmetology and plastic surgery help in the fight against deep wrinkles.
It has the most effective care for every age. But when you pass a certain age, you should not abandon all previous cosmetic procedures - add new ones to them, and such an integrated approach will lead to a better result.
General recommendations to preserve youth
Over time, the skin fades, so our task is to delay the onset of this unpleasant phenomenon. Recommendations for prolonging youth are generally similar to recommendations for maintaining health:
- moderate and balanced food;
- to do sport;
- drink enough water (at least 1. 5 liters per day);
- get enough sleep (sleep should last at least 6 hours);
- Eliminate smoking and alcohol from your life. The main recommendation to maintain youth at any age is to follow a healthy lifestyle.
Cleansing, nourishing, firming products and procedures are also necessary to maintain glowing skin and a taut facial oval.
To protect your face from the appearance of a second jaw, take a comfortable orthopedic pillow for sleeping, do not read while lying down and monitor your posture. A tilted head leads to the formation of a skin fold, which later becomes a cosmetic defect.
Anti-aging care at home
Cosmetic procedures at home can include both the use of ready-made (store-bought) products and a purely natural approach with handmade creams and masks. You should not choose only one thing, you should absolutely refuse the other, because both of these directions are good in the struggle of youth. So, come to help rejuvenate at home:
- store and handmade cosmetics: moisturizing, nourishing, lifting creams, scrubs, masks, tonics selected according to your age and skin type; all this will support the freshness and elasticity of your face. Skin care cosmetics will help fight the first wrinkles at the age of 25-30 and slow down the appearance of signs of aging at the age of 40 and beyond;
- facial gymnastics and massage: improving blood circulation and strengthening facial muscles is an excellent prevention and way to eliminate wrinkles. At the age of 35, metabolic processes slow down and it is no longer enough to act on the top layer of the skin with creams. Gymnastics accelerates blood circulation, cells are saturated with oxygen, wrinkles are smoothed from the inside;
- hardware cosmetology: progress does not stand still, so you can perform a professional cosmetology procedure yourself with the help of special devices. Over the years, even with careful care, the quality of the skin deteriorates, medium and deep wrinkles appear, and the face sags. After 45 years, the problem of aging is solved either by salon injection procedures and plastic surgery, or by home cosmetics;
- exotic method of rejuvenation: Achatina snails. The mucus of these mollusks contains a large amount of substances that restore and nourish the skin. With this procedure, surface wrinkles disappear and deeper ones are smoothed. Snail therapy will be useful both after 30 years and after 50 years.
Homemade scrubs and masks for wrinkles aged 25-35
It is necessary to protect delicate facial skin and nourish it with vitamins, gently cleanse and moisturize it. The stores offer different types of scrubs, moisturizing and nourishing creams, masks, lotions, among which you can find products suitable for your skin type, age and taste. However, it's easier and cheaper to make your own to be sure of the product's ingredients. The first stage in cosmetic care is cleansing, which we perform with a scrub. By removing the dead particles of the epidermis, we even out the skin tone and ensure better penetration of nutrients into the deeper layers of the skin. In addition, the scrubbing surface allows you to get rid of wrinkles. The scrub has a creamy base with exfoliating particles. There are many variants of the composition for peeling, and some of them are:
- Olive-Oatmeal Scrub for Combination Skin:
- Chop 1 tbsp. l. oatmeal in a blender or coffee grinder;
- Mix with 2 tbsp. l. olive oil;
- Add 3 drops of rose oil;
- mix the ingredients until smooth. Crushed oatmeal gently cleanses the skin, giving it elasticity, smoothing fine lines and fighting inflammation, while rose oil removes age spots and tones.
- yogurt-coffee scrub for oily skin:
- 1 ch. ground coffee is mixed with 1 tbsp. l. low-fat yogurt;
- Add 3 drops of rosemary essential oil. Low-fat yogurt nourishes the skin and gives a dull glow, coffee has a tonic effect, rosemary essence increases blood circulation and helps renew cells.
- fruit scrub for dry skin:
- grate a quarter of an apple;
- mix the resulting mass with mashed potatoes from half a banana;
- Add 1 tbsp. l. crushed oatmeal;
- Pour 1 tbsp. l. low-fat kefir;
- mix all the ingredients. Banana pulp softens and nourishes the skin, apple whitens the face and evens out its color.
It is recommended to reduce the procedure to 3 times a week for owners of normal and oily skin, and 1-2 times a week for girls with dry and sensitive skin. Make-up 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, emollient oils are rosemary, sandalwood, geranium and lavender essential oils. They eliminate free radicals, smooth fine wrinkles, saturate the skin with nutrients. Special nourishing masks are also designed to maintain the tone of the facial skin. They smooth out small wrinkles and even out skin texture. Here are recipes for some masks:
- gelatin lifting mask:
- 3 timesmix gelatin with a quarter cup of milk and leave to swell;
- bring the resulting mixture to a homogeneous viscous mass in a water bath (but not boiled);
- Add 2 tbsp. l. liquid honey and 3 tsp. glycerin and mix well. Brush the cooled mixture on the face along the massage lines in several layers. Keep it for 15 minutes and wash off with wet cotton pads. Gelatin is the same collagen: it gives the skin softness, velvety and elasticity
- algae mask:
- 2 tbsp. l. pour kelp powder with water (half a glass) and leave for half an hour;
- add to the mixture 1 tbsp. l. roasted ginger, olive oil and milk;
- bring the composition to homogeneity. Apply the mask for 20-25 minutes, then wash it off with water. Kelp mask has lymphatic drainage, anti-edema and rejuvenating properties.
- clay mask:
- pour 6 tablespoons of fresh cabbage leaves. l. hot heavy cream and leave for 8 minutes;
- chop the leaf and mix with cream;
- Add 1 tbsp. l. honey and red clay;
- bring the mixture to homogeneity. Apply the cooled composition on the skin and leave it for 20 minutes, then wash it off with water. The clay mask has a clear firming effect and is suitable for people over 40 years old.
Masks should be applied to the entire face, except around the eyes and lips. A contraindication to the use of home cosmetics may be individual intolerance to the components that make up the composition.
Rejuvenation with Achatina snails at the age of 25-50
For the most daring and careless, there is a rather exotic method of facial rejuvenation - with the help of snail mucus. During the procedure, Achatina snails are planted on the face, they slowly move along the skin, leaving traces of peeling, massage and mucus. It is the secret secreted by molluscs that has the main rejuvenating function. The mucous composition of Achatina snails includes:
- allantoin, which regenerates the skin and fights radicals;
- a natural sun filter that protects against harmful ultraviolet radiation;
- Vitamins A, C, E soften, moisturize and nourish the skin;
- glycolic acid, which removes dead cells;
- natural elastin that improves skin turgor;
- natural collagen stimulates the synthesis of own collagen and increases the elasticity of the skin.
Achatina rejuvenation procedure in salons is quite expensive. However, snails can be bought and bred at home. They need an aquarium with a volume of at least 10 liters with soil at the bottom, which should be changed periodically. Baby molluscs are fed 1-2 times a day, adults - several times a week. Snails feed on cucumbers, pumpkins, cabbage leaves, and apples.
Before the massage, the skin should be cleaned, then take a horizontal position and gently place the mollusk on the face. The massage session lasts from 30 minutes to 1 hour. At the end of the procedure, the snail is returned to the aquarium and the mucus remains on the face for another 15 minutes, then it is washed off with water. After that, moisturizer is applied. Contraindication to the procedure is individual intolerance (allergy) to snail mucus. Snails easily cope with fine wrinkles, smooth medium and deep ones and prevent the appearance of new cosmetic defects, so the procedure is useful for both young and older women.
Do not confuse snail massage with hirudotherapy, which is also used in antiaging cosmetology. In no case should you work with leeches yourself. This procedure is performed only by a qualified specialist.
Massage and gymnastics for wrinkles aged 35-55
Unfortunately, wrinkles do not only affect the surface of the skin, but also deform the deeper layers of the dermis. Therefore, the effective fight against moderate wrinkles at the age of 35-50 affects the skin folds from the inside, because the nutrients from masks and creams practically do not penetrate the skin. Massage and facial exercises improve blood circulation and strengthen metabolic processes in the epidermis. Thanks to this, the skin cells are saturated with oxygen, the facial muscles are toned, and the sagging of the oval disappears. General recommendations for gymnastics or facial massage:
- to avoid unpleasant results, first carefully study the technique of proper face massage and massage lines;
- the procedure should use oil or cream (but not on dry skin);
- classic massage begins with a light stroke of the skin in the direction of the massage lines;
- after "warming up" the face, it is necessary to continue gentle pressure on the skin; You should finish the procedure by hitting your face with your fingertips.
All movements in the massage should be neat and light so as not to damage the skin.
Before doing facial gymnastics, it is better to consult a beautician, because unskillful movements can lead to the appearance of new facial wrinkles.
Apparatus cosmetology 45-60 years old
The most effective for medium and deep wrinkles is the use of special cosmetics. Their action also extends to the deep layers of the dermis, which has a noticeable positive effect. The devices differ in the type of effect on the skin. Contraindications to the use of devices are inflammation and skin lesions, neoplasms in the affected area, blood coagulation disorders, colds, sinusitis, infectious diseases, gold and platinum enhancement, pregnancy.
Table: types of devices for rejuvenation and their action
| Types of devices for rejuvenation | Activity |
|---|---|
| LED | Normalization of blood flow, production of natural collagen |
| Powered by micro current | Restoration of facial muscles |
| Galvanic | Compression of the epidermis |
| laser | Renewal of the surface layers of the epidermis, removal of dead skin particles |
Reviews
Keeping the skin young and healthy is not only for professional beauticians. With a careful attitude to your body, proper nutrition and proper care, skillfully combining grandmother's natural treatment recipes with new anti-aging methods, drugs and devices, you will keep your face young and radiant for many years.