Now it is fashionable to use natural cosmetics from your own garden or garden. This is quality and reliability. Autumn is the time for apples, which are beneficial for both dry and oily, young and aging skin. Moreover, apples are an affordable product in both summer and winter. Any apple face mask, regardless of the additional ingredients, is beneficial in its own way: the skin after the procedures becomes smooth, silky and radiant.
Useful properties of apple
Apples contain universal substances that:
- heal the skin and make the color brighter;
- fight the first wrinkles;
- reduce oiliness and treat acne;
- moisturize and nourish skin cells;
- lighten age spots with freckles.
But apples are different from each other: the amount of vitamins and microelements is influenced by the variety, ripeness, place where the apple tree is grown and the storage conditions of the fruit. The pulp and juice are used for cosmetic purposes. Even rubbing the skin with a piece of this fruit gives a visible result. And the juice is used as a tonic.
What are the benefits of apples for skin?
Apples are a source of almost all vitamins known to people - retinol (A), group B, ascorbic acid (C), biotin (H), phylloquinone (K). The fruits contain macroelements (magnesium, calcium, chlorine, phosphorus, sulfur, sodium) and microelements (iron, copper, manganese, boron, iodine, cobalt). Such a rich chemical composition makes apples a universal remedy for maintaining the health of the whole body and face.
The use of apple masks has a beneficial effect on the skin:
- metabolism is normalized;
- inflammation, rashes, peeling disappear;
- the skin becomes resistant to changes in temperature and humidity;
- fine wrinkles are smoothed out, a healthy complexion returns, freckles and age spots are whitened;
- dry skin is saturated with moisture, oily face becomes matte and velvety.
Apple face masks: rules of use
Cosmetic compositions are prepared from red and yellow apples, but it is better from green fruits. For dry skin, it is advisable to choose from sweet and sour and sweet varieties, but not sour varieties, which are suitable for oily skin. Before making the composition, the fruit is washed and cleaned (if it is not taken from your own garden).
The mask is not applied to the eyelids and lips, and a skin and body sensitivity test is required.
Before applying the composition, the skin is cleansed and applied, applying an even dense layer in circular massaging movements from the forehead down to the chest - to the shoulders - and back up to the temples.
Apple cosmetic mixtures are not stored: the substances immediately oxidize and lose their usefulness.
Apple mask sessions are done 2 times a week. Course duration is 1-1.5 months. Pigment spots are lightened by daily rubbing with apple plastic.
What fruits are suitable
Only high-quality apples are suitable for masks. They must be fresh, without damage, rot on the surface or inside.
You can make cosmetics from any type of fruit. But experts recommend focusing on your skin type.
For oily epidermis, the most useful masks are made from sour fruits; the ideal base mixture for dry skin is a sweet apple.
Apple masks for dry skin
Sour cream apple face masks
1 recipe. Grated sweet apple is mixed with yolk, rich sour cream and vegetable oil is added (1 spoon each). Apply for 20 minutes. To wash your face, take warm water first, then cool water.
2 recipe. Refresh the composition of applesauce (2 spoons) with sour cream (1 spoon). Wash off after 15 minutes.
Juice cocktail for skin
Mix: apple, carrot, tomato, cabbage, raspberry and plum juices, 20-25 ml each. Moisten cotton pads and place on face for 20-25 minutes, wetting as they dry. Do not wash; use a cotton pad or dry cloth to wipe.
Honey and butter
Mix grated apple and butter (1 spoon each) with honey (1 spoon) and yolk. Apply for 20-30 minutes, then wipe the skin.
For food
Add a spoonful of vegetable oil to the puree of 1 apple. Keep the mixture on your face for 15 minutes, take warm water to wash off.
For hydration
Applesauce and carrot puree are mixed. If desired, add yolk, sour cream, cottage cheese, honey or olive oil.
For cleansing
Grate the apple and add sour cream, then mix with starch (take 1 spoon each). 30 minutes after applying the mask, wash your face.
Apple lotion
Add pure natural still water to fresh apple juice. For a glass of juice, about .5 glasses of water. Wipe after morning and evening washing.
Conclusion
- Masks with apple are suitable for all skin types, they moisturize, nourish, and saturate with vitamins. They will be a real salvation for the skin in the off-season, winter and summer.
- The apple can be used baked or raw; to prepare the mask, it is grated or mashed with a fork. The end result should be a paste.
- Select excipients based on the type; be sure to ensure that there are no allergic reactions. An apple works well on its own, but honey, oils, white or yolk make the composition even more valuable and nutritious. Egg masks are considered one of the most nutritious.
- Homemade apple masks can be used in a comprehensive anti-aging care program; they are great for young skin.
- Sour cream or milk as part of the mass is suitable for dry, fading skin; it will nourish it, restore elasticity, smooth out wrinkles, and tighten the oval. The main thing is to use high-quality products and do not make a reserve of the product, as it quickly deteriorates.
Apple masks for oily skin
Eliminates oily shine
Add potato starch (60 g) and burdock root juice (1 spoon) to applesauce (2 spoons). The mask is applied for 20 minutes. Use cool water to rinse off.
With lemon
Mix 1 apple puree with egg white and 10 drops of lemon juice. Apply for 15 minutes, except for the eye area. To rinse, first take warm, then cold water.
To tighten pores
1 recipe. Beat the egg whites until stiff foam and add a teaspoon of apple juice drop by drop. Apply foam, hold for 20 minutes and rinse.
Recipe 2 (instant results!). Add starch (2 tablespoons) and glycerin (half a teaspoon) to applesauce with whipped egg whites. Apply the mask for 20 minutes, take warm water to wash. For wiping, after washing, take milk or herbal infusion.
To reduce sebum production
Pour milk over the apple and boil, then remove and mash. Add natural olive oil (1 spoon) and whipped egg white. Apply and wash after 30 minutes.
To even out skin tone
Make apple cucumber puree. Add egg white and oatmeal - 1 spoon each. Remove after 15 minutes.
Cleansing
Grind 2 tablespoons of rolled oats, mix with liquid honey and vinegar - take 1 spoon each. Apply on face for 15 minutes. Wash, then apply moisturizer to the skin.
Whitening apple face mask at home
For 10 min. Apply a composition of applesauce mixed with kefir (2 spoons), lemon juice (1 spoon) and flour for thickness. To wash, take cold water.
Masks with apple and sour cream
These home remedies maintain the beauty of normal and dry skin and nourish dry skin. The simplest mask with sour cream looks like this:
pulp of one apple; 10 ml sour cream.
The ingredients are mixed until smooth and applied to the face. You need to keep the mixture for 10-15 minutes.
Another simple recipe for a mask with apple and sour cream, which has moisturizing and whitening properties:
puree one apple; pulp of one cucumber; 10 ml sour cream.
The mask lasts about 15 minutes and is washed off.
Sour cream can be replaced with other dairy products, for example, cottage cheese:
puree one apple; 20 gr. fat cottage cheese.
Mash the cottage cheese with a fork until smooth, mix with fruit puree and apply for 20 minutes.
If your skin is extremely dry and has flaking, then the following mask will solve the problem:
pulp of half an apple; 10 ml peach oil; 10 ml sour cream.
Mix all products well and distribute evenly over your face. After 15 minutes, rinse off.
Universal apple masks for all skin types
Relieve fatigue, restore tone and freshness, nourish
No. 1. A mixture of apple and avocado pulp – equal parts.
No. 2. Apple pulp boiled in milk. Keep for 25 minutes.
No. 3. Equal parts: apple, oatmeal and honey – for 15 minutes.
Against dark circles
Cottage cheese mixed with apple juice (take equal parts) is applied for 5-10 minutes.
Vitamin mask
Mix:
- ascorbic acid – 2 tablets;
- apple - half;
- honey – 1 spoon;
- yolk;
- apple cider vinegar and vegetable oil - a spoonful.
Keep the mask on your face for 30 minutes and wash off with cold water.
Apple face mask for freckles
Add honey (17 g) and ascorbic acid powder to the puree (2 spoons) with seeds. The composition is applied for 25 minutes. to places with accumulations of sun marks.
Apple composition with honey for acne
Oily skin sometimes leads to acne. Both ingredients used in this mask have a powerful antibacterial effect, so they are effective in combating problematic epidermis.
You will need:
- apple (1 pc.);
- honey (4 tbsp).
Prepare and use!
Grate the fruit, add honey to the puree and stir until a thick creamy mass is obtained. Apply the composition to the cleansed epidermis for 10 minutes, then rinse with warm water. The mixture can also be applied pointwise. It is better not to use it on an ongoing basis.
Apple face masks for aging and aging skin
In this case, rejuvenating apple masks increase the elasticity and firmness of the skin.
Carrot-apple
Grate one carrot and one apple each and leave for 25 minutes. Wash and apply moisturizer.
Mask of apples, cottage cheese and chamomile
Boil for 20 minutes. over low heat chamomile (1 spoon of flowers and 1 glass of water). Add 2 tablespoons of apple juice and cottage cheese, 25 grams of sour cream and a spoon of olive oil to the strained broth. Apply for 30 minutes. To remove, take chamomile infusion, then apply cream.
Nourishing apple face mask
Mix the puree of half an apple with honey (35 g), linseed oil (1 spoon) and adding yolk. Apply to cleansed skin and rinse with water.
Tonic
For tone, apply apple puree with ground oats for 25 minutes. wash off, wipe with tonic and lubricate with cream.
Apple masks for wrinkles
No. 1. Baked apple mask. Bake and mash the apple. Add a teaspoon of honey and add 3-4 drops of olive oil. Keep on face for 15-20 minutes, then rinse.
No. 2. The same, but the puree is mixed with yolk and heavy cream (5 g). Keep for 30 minutes.
No. 3. Boil potatoes in their skins, peel and mash. Dilute with water, milk or kefir. Combine with yolk, grated carrots and apple without seeds. Hold for 25 minutes. under a napkin or apply film, then wash.
Whitening apple face mask
Applesauce with kefir or yogurt and ground oatmeal - 1 spoon of all ingredients. Apply for 15 minutes.
There are many recipes to choose from. Every year, beauties add new invented and tested recipes to the list. Conveniently, apples are stored for a long time and can be used until the next harvest.
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Important nuances
Apple masks are suitable for every woman if you choose the other components of the composition correctly. If you don't have time to bother with masks, you can wipe your face with a piece of apple every morning for at least five minutes. Even for such nutrition, your skin will thank you with radiance. Also consider other important points when preparing apple face masks.
- Choose exclusively ripe apples and only domestic ones. Foreign varieties may contain harmful substances.
- If you have oily skin, take sour apples, and if you have dry skin, take sweet ones.
- Prepare applesauce not only from the pulp, but also from the peel, since it contains most of the beneficial substances.
- Before eating the apple, rinse it thoroughly in warm water.
- Prepare apple puree immediately before applying the composition, since after just a few minutes the apple oxidizes and loses most of its beneficial components.
- It is better to use raw apples for masks, since many beneficial properties are lost during heat treatment.
- Before applying the mask, it is better to steam your face in herbal baths. If, for example, you have problem skin, then use a decoction of calendula or chamomile; if you have dry skin, use green tea.
- Upon completion of the procedure, be sure to “close” the pores of the skin by wiping your face with ice cubes. You can freeze apple slices or apple juice diluted with water.
And finally, a few words about contraindications. Apple masks are generally well tolerated, but you still shouldn’t do them if you have inflammation on your face or scratches, for example. Such masks are also not suitable for women with very sensitive skin.
We wish you pleasant procedures and beautiful results!
What is included in apples and how are they useful?
Chemical composition of apple:
- organic acids;
- pectins;
- tannin;
- iron;
- iodine;
- magnesium;
- zinc;
- potassium;
- phosphorus;
- B vitamins (B1, B12, B6, B9);4
- vitamin K;
- vitamin E;
- vitamin C;
- vitamin R.
The benefits of apples as a cosmetic product are obvious: the fruit, rich in vitamins and microelements, nourishes the skin, saturating it with useful substances.
Other positive properties of apples in the light of their use in cosmetology:
- the fruit is suitable for all skin types, unless there are allergies;
- B vitamins have a positive effect on the skin, increase firmness and elasticity;
- with the help of apples you can remove fine wrinkles, cure inflammation and microcracks, and whiten age spots;
- fruit acids contained in the apple act as a chemical peeling, cleansing pores of dirt;
- Regular use of masks will help cure acne.
Acne
Basic rules for preparing masks
In order for the apple mask to bring maximum benefit, it is necessary to take into account the following nuances of preparing the recipes below and their application:
- Use only fresh fruits as raw materials , preferably grown in the same region. Apples brought from afar are chemically treated and, at best, will not bring any benefit, and at worst, they will harm the skin;
- depending on the type of skin, the type of fruit is selected : sweet apples are suitable for dry skin, sour apples are suitable for oily skin;
- Before pureeing, apples must be thoroughly washed and peeled. Puree for masks is used raw (unless otherwise specified in the recipe);
- The mask must be washed off with warm water , unless otherwise indicated in the recipe.
- Homemade apple masks cannot be stored ; use them immediately and throw away any leftovers.
What apples to use for a mask?
Ideally, of course, use fruits grown on your own plot. In this case, there is firm confidence that the apples are definitely environmentally friendly. If this is not possible, as mentioned above, it is better to stick to local fruits.
Homemade apples
