One of the effective ways to get rid of wrinkles is flour. This simple and affordable product helps slow down the development of age-related changes, smooth out wrinkles and tighten the shape of the face.
You will need very little time to care for your skin using flour masks at home. And as a result of this simple procedure, the face, neck and décolleté will be saturated with nutrients that are rich in oatmeal, rye, wheat, rice, flax, pea, chickpea or corn flour.
Anti-aging masks made from flour improve metabolism in all layers of the skin, accelerate the restoration of the structure of collagen and elastin fibers, the skin, and remove harmful substances from cells.
These compositions also have anti-inflammatory properties and help regulate the functioning of the sebaceous glands, which is so important for caring for problem skin.
About the benefits of flour in cosmetology
The flour contains a huge complex of natural vitamins; each mask made on the basis of a certain type of flour has its own effect on the skin. That is why it is important to choose a variety that is suitable for your type. With flour masks you can:
- Get rid of oily face. The flour mask will dry out the epidermis in problem areas, tighten pores and normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands.
- Eliminate fine wrinkles and skin defects. After using flour masks, you will notice that the skin has acquired elasticity and the contour of the face has noticeably tightened.
- Cure acne and pimples. Flour has cleansing properties, penetrates well into pores and removes skin irritations.
- Restore freshness to your complexion. A flour-based mask tones the skin, gives the skin radiance, smoothness and a healthy appearance. In addition, the epidermis will become more resistant to the influence of external irritants, and its texture will be more even.
Where to get quality flour
Flour is a product obtained by grinding grains. It contains a large amount of nutrients:
- starch;
- proteins;
- enzymes;
- fiber;
- thiamine;
- nicotinic acid;
- lactoflavin;
- tocopherol;
- pyridoxine;
- retinol;
- minerals.
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Saturation of epidermal cells with vitamins leads to an acceleration of metabolism. As a result, the synthesis of hyaluronic acid, elastin, and fibrillar protein is enhanced. These components increase the elasticity of the skin, as a result of which wrinkles are smoothed out and facial porosity is reduced.
To increase the effectiveness of homemade masks, special attention is paid to the choice of rye flour. For cosmetic purposes, use a product of any of three types:
- Higher. Made from the kernel of grain. Flour is rich in carbohydrates, but almost devoid of microelements. Suitable for caring for sensitive skin with dullness, flaking and dehydration.
- First. Contains a large amount of starch, which has moisture-retaining properties. Suitable for combating dehydration.
- Second. Flour is made from whole grains. It contains a lot of bran, so it has exfoliating properties. Used to prepare scrubbing face masks.
To preserve maximum vitamins in flour, it is stored in dry glass containers at temperatures up to 25°C.
Flour can be bought in a supermarket, taking into account several criteria:
- Package. In paper bags, flour products retain their beneficial properties longer.
- Freshness. For cosmetic purposes, it is not advisable to buy “young” flour that was made less than 1 month ago.
- Color. A bluish tint indicates the presence of unripe or weedy grains in the composition, a reddish tint indicates a large amount of bran.
Premium flour contains almost no nutrients. But baking powder and bleaching components are often added to its composition. It is ideal for combating freckles and age spots.
Rules for applying flour masks
To achieve the desired result, procedures using flour masks must be carried out correctly. There are few recommendations, but each of them is important to achieve the effect.
- Mix flour and liquid well. The mixture tends to form lumps, and you need the ideal consistency of the material to work with.
- Don’t abandon the procedure, complete the course you started. Only in this case will a flour-based mask become an effective treatment for dermatological problems. You will notice the first results quickly, after just a couple of uses, but this is not a reason to end the course.
- Do not overuse the procedure. It is enough to apply the mask 1-2 times a week.
- Correctly determine your facial skin type and choose the type of flour suitable for its treatment.
Benefits of rice water
As soon as you boil the rice for a side dish, do not pour out the water. When washing, it can replace ordinary water. What are the benefits of rice water? It perfectly nourishes, tones, softens, penetrating deeply into the epidermis.
How to make rice water
There are three options:
- Boil the rice grains, drain the broth;
- In the evening, pour two tablespoons of grains with warm water;
- Two tbsp. pour grains into 6th tbsp. l. water, boil, wrap and leave for an hour. You will get a very healthy fermented liquid
Rice tonic
Rice water prepared using the third method will make a miraculous tonic. Store it in the refrigerator, but no more than 4 days. Use to wipe your face twice a day. A natural tonic will enrich the dermis with minerals, vitamins, and give it a fresh look.
Rejuvenating washbasin
Prepare another magical remedy from the decoction: 4 tbsp. l. liquid, 1 tbsp. l. sugar and flour.
Mix the mixture well and leave overnight. In the morning, apply to your face and leave for a quarter of an hour. This is an excellent remedy for rejuvenating the dermis.
How to choose flour for your skin type
- The best option for dry skin would be a mask made from rice or oatmeal.
- Oily skin will be transformed by the components of wheat flour.
- Pea flour effectively fights dermatological problems and wrinkles.
- Rye flour is suitable for aging skin in need of rejuvenation.
- The components of flaxseed flour have a positive effect on cleansing pores and activating blood circulation, and are useful for dry or mature skin.
- A corn flour mask is quite versatile, helps treat acne, works as a scrub, cleanses the skin of dead cells, and also perfectly tightens the facial contour.
Rice mask for dry skin
Dry skin is good because there are almost no pimples on it and no oily sheen is visible. But with age, it can become covered with fine wrinkles. A soft homemade mask will help to avoid this phenomenon: pour a little milk into the cooked rice, add a spoonful of banana puree. Apply a homogeneous mixture to the face. After 20 minutes, wash with rice water.
A composition of 1 tbsp will deeply moisturize the epidermis. boiled grains, with 2 spirulina tablets, 5 drops of olive oil. Crush the tablets, mix with grains, grind with a blender, add oil, mix.
From sour cream, boiled cereal and honey, taken 1 tbsp. spoon, you can get a rejuvenating mixture for dry dermis. This mask will have an anti-age effect.
Flour mask recipes
Classic mask with wheat flour
You only need two ingredients here. Flour can be diluted with cool water or warm milk. The resulting dough must be kneaded well until the lumps completely disappear.
Flour mask with egg
Dissolve dry yeast (half a teaspoon will be enough) in 100 ml of warm milk. Beat the egg and add it to the rest of the ingredients. At the end of cooking, add just enough wheat flour to bring the mixture to a dough. The procedure with this mask is suitable for permanent and regular facial skin care.
Flour peeling
To prepare the peeling you need 2 tablespoons of wheat or rice flour. Stir in 1 teaspoon of crushed nuts and 1 tablespoon of low-fat sour cream. You can make nut crumbs yourself using a coffee grinder, preferably using almonds or walnuts.
Oatmeal mask
This complex mixture has a beneficial effect on dry skin types. Mix 2 tablespoons of oatmeal with yolk, 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of honey. If you don't have oat flour on hand, you can replace it with rice flour.
Soda mask with flour
Works ideally with problematic facial skin. Any type of flour is suitable for the base of the mask. Mix 2 tablespoons of flour with a teaspoon of soda and add water until thick. Do not use this mask if you have open wounds on your face. The procedure is also not recommended for use on sensitive skin.
Creamy mask with flour
This recipe also allows you to make a mixture from any type of flour. For 2 tablespoons of flour you will need 3 tablespoons of cream, the thicker it is, the better. This mask has a rejuvenating effect, so it is recommended for older women.
Honey mask with flour
As a base, you can take 2 tablespoons of flour of your choice, add whipped egg white and mix everything with a teaspoon of honey. The result of this procedure is a fresh complexion, lack of oily shine and a tightened contour.
Refreshing flour mask
If you need to quickly tone your face, this express mask is the ideal solution! To prepare it you will need grated carrots, yolk and 1 tablespoon of buckwheat flour. Mix the ingredients, apply to the skin and restore its blooming appearance in 20 minutes.
Apple flour mask
Squeeze the juice of 1 apple (it is very important to do this immediately before application, the juice must be fresh) and add 2 tablespoons of wheat flour. Stress and lack of sleep leave an imprint of fatigue on your skin, this express mask will help restore the epidermis and return it to a healthy state.
Rules for using face masks
Always prepare your face for the procedure - cleanse the skin with foam, gel, tonic or milk, and then rinse with warm water. If there are no contraindications, you can additionally use a scrub.
Before applying the mask, you can steam your skin a little - apply a hot compress to your face for 3-5 minutes. This will improve the absorption of nutrients from the mask.
Apply the composition with your fingers or a sponge along the massage lines. Move from bottom to top, starting from the chin area, then from the chin area to the earlobes, from the corners of the lips to the ears. Then apply the mask from the middle of the forehead - to the hairline and temples. Additionally, apply the composition to the skin of the neck and décolleté. Apply nourishing eyelid cream to the area around the eyes and lips.
Keep the mask on your face for 20-30 minutes for oily skin and 15-20 minutes for dry skin. Don't touch your face with your hands, don't talk, and try to relax.
After the procedure, rinse off the composition first with warm and then cool water. Don't use soap.
Apply a soothing and moisturizing cream or serum to your face.
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Facial flour: reviews
Flour masks are popular for several reasons. Firstly, the cost of such a procedure is very low, secondly, such masks are very easy to prepare, and thirdly, with regular use they give a wonderful effect that can be compared even with salon procedures. As we said at the very beginning, the main thing is to choose your own flour and your own recipe, which will be accepted by the skin with a bang.
Evaluating the reviews of women who have personally experienced such procedures, we can conclude that their effectiveness is really high. Otherwise, the mask has no effect, but this is more a problem of making the wrong choice. If one type of flour doesn’t suit you, try another, just don’t give up. It makes sense to test products from different manufacturers, but it is much better to prepare the original component yourself, if possible.
Rice flour for face
In the East, from time immemorial, rice has been the main ingredient for the beauty of local women. They are famous for their youth, which has not left them for many years. Among them, it’s not difficult to find women over 50 years old who don’t look older than 30. In addition to constantly eating rice internally, women tend to carry out regular mask procedures with rice flour.
Despite the fact that rice is a modest cereal product, it is what many cosmetic brands, including L'Occitane, use in the preparation of their products. It is generally accepted that rice flour helps get rid of acne, age spots, give skin tone and elasticity, and also eliminate many other aesthetic problems. To protect the delicate skin of the face from copious amounts of decorative cosmetics, geisha still use rice powder, which copes with the task perfectly.
Let's take a closer look at the advantages of rice flour.
Rice contains ceramides, which are very similar in composition to those found in the human body. Their task is to protect the skin from aggressive external factors, maintain optimal levels of collagen production, and maintain youth and elasticity. Expensive anti-aging creams contain just this component.
Rice is famous for the presence of ferulic acid, allantoin and tyrosine in it - all of them are characterized as substances that naturally whiten the skin and eliminate redness. The first two also protect the skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Allantoin promotes rapid cell regeneration and helps quickly eliminate sunburn. In some Asian countries, rice masks are widely used even by men, in order to prevent severe tanning and other harm when working in the fields under the rays of the hot sun.
Rice flour perfectly absorbs excess sebum, due to which it perfectly mattifies and protects against acne. In addition, a mask made from such flour also acts as a scrub, as it removes rough skin particles, gently exfoliating, the skin becomes as if renewed.
Here are some tips that may come in handy when working with a rice mask:
- Rice flour is purchased at a regular grocery store and is inexpensive, which makes this “drug” even more attractive. However, if it’s not difficult for you, then it’s better to cook it at home by grinding the rice in a coffee grinder or blender. To do this, soak the rice for five to seven hours in cool water, then drain the liquid and dry the grains with a towel to remove any excess liquid. Grind it while it is still wet, then the procedure will not be problematic. Dry the resulting mass completely in a dry frying pan and low heat.
- Before applying the mask to your face, thoroughly cleanse your skin, and it is better to steam it.
- The advantage of masks with rice flour is that it has no contraindications and is suitable for any skin type, including very sensitive and problematic ones.
- The optimal number of procedures per week is two. The duration of the procedure itself is 20 minutes for all rice masks. After a month's course, give your skin a break so that it does not get used to the composition.
Well, now let’s move on to the fun part - recipes for masks with rice flour.
- Anti-aging. A couple of tablespoons of rice flour + the white of one egg + a tablespoon of glycerin. Combine all ingredients and spread over face, neck and décolleté. Wait until the composition is completely dry and rinse with cool water.
- But this mask helps get rid of acne and blackheads. A couple of large spoons of rice flour + a large spoon of liquid honey (if you only have solid honey, then first melt it in a water bath) + two large spoons of aloe juice. Mix everything until a homogeneous mass is formed and rub the composition into the skin for a couple of minutes. Then leave it on your face for ten minutes and rinse off. This unusual way of using a mask helps to get rid of not only acne, but also scars and scars.
- This mask wonderfully whitens the skin, which means it will remove pigmentation and signs of post-acne. A couple of tablespoons of rice flour + four tablespoons of lemon juice. Mix everything and apply the resulting paste to your face for about a quarter of an hour. Visible results come differently for everyone, but on average it takes one to two months.
- Scrub mask. Half a glass of rice flour + a quarter glass of sugar + four tablespoons of liquid honey + milk. Mix everything, a porridge will form. Apply it on your face and gently massage along the massage lines for a while. Rinse off with cool water.
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