Sensitive Skin
Prepare a fresh infusion of chamomile or calendula tea daily (using two teaspoons of the herb per cup of water), let it cool slightly, then add 5 drops of liquid propolis to a quarter cup of tea. Rinse your clean face with it and let the liquid dry on your skin. Repeat the process 3 times a day.
Equally effective in combating skin allergies is a mixture of fresh pollen (one teaspoon) with 50 ml of water, which you can use to moisten your face several times a day. In the evening, after washing, apply a calendula cream.
Acne-Prone Skin
1 teaspoon of salt
50 ml of calendula tea
Preparation and usage:
Dissolve the salt in the calendula tea and apply compresses in the evening before bed on the areas with pimples. Do not rinse until morning. It leaves the skin elastic and hydrated, making it excellent against acne.
Dry Skin
The following masks are very easy to prepare by mixing the ingredients. Apply to a clean face and leave on for 15 minutes.
One egg yolk + one teaspoon of honey + one tablespoon of olive oil
One egg yolk + one teaspoon of olive oil + a few drops of lemon juice
One teaspoon of cream or sour cream + 2 ripe fresh strawberries
One teaspoon of honey + 25g of brewer’s yeast
One teaspoon of honey + 3 teaspoons of bran + one teaspoon of glycerin
Oily Skin
Cucumber juice
Wash your face every morning and evening with cucumber juice. (Use a cotton pad.) Cucumber juice is easily obtained from a grated cucumber squeezed through a cloth.
Tonic lotion with apple juice
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of apple juice
1 teaspoon of lime juice
Preparation and usage:
Mix the ingredients, apply the lotion, and let it act for 20 minutes. It is an excellent tonic for the skin and prevents oiliness.
Astringent lotion from vine leaves
Ingredients:
2 fresh vine leaves
200 ml of water
Preparation and usage:
Boil the vine leaves for 5 minutes. Let it infuse for another 10 minutes, then strain. You can pour this preparation into a spray bottle and use it throughout the day. It has astringent and tonic effects.
For oily skin, you can also use oranges. Apply thin slices of orange to your face. Let them act for an hour while lying down and relaxing. Rinse with mineral water or, even better, with rainwater.
Masks Against Blackheads
Mask with sugar and lemon
Ingredients:
2-3 teaspoons of granulated sugar
Juice from half a lemon
Preparation:
Mix the sugar with the lemon juice. Let it dissolve a bit, then massage the areas with enlarged pores. Let the mixture act for 5 minutes, then rinse.
Mask with aspirin
Ingredients:
6 aspirin tablets
1 teaspoon of warm water
Preparation and usage:
The powder obtained by crushing the aspirin tablets is mixed with warm water. Take it on your finger and gently rub it on the blackheads. Leave it on the skin for 5-8 minutes, then wash with cotton pads. Do treatments for 10 days (every other day). After a 7-day break, repeat.
Masks for All Skin Types
With cucumbers:
Wash a cucumber well, then slice it. Place the slices on your face and, on top of them, two large damp gauze pads to prevent the vegetable from drying out. Stay like this for 25 minutes. Don’t forget your neck!
With melon:
Ingredients:
Ripe melon
2 tablespoons of sunflower oil
Preparation and usage:
Peel the melon and put a few pieces of the flesh along with the seeds in a blender. Add the oil. Apply the mixture to your face and let it act for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water and pat your face dry with a towel.
