The right anti-aging herbs can slow down the aging process of the skin and make a woman years younger. The result becomes noticeable after 1 month of using the plants. Which anti-aging herbs have the most powerful firming effect?
sage
The plant is rich in antioxidants and biologically active substances that smooth out wrinkles and remove age spots. Sage broth slows down the aging process, tones, softens and refreshes the skin, regulates the sebaceous glands. The plant also helps get rid of blackheads, acne, and rosacea - dilated capillaries on the face. The herb is suitable for any type of healthy or problematic skin.
Methods of preparation and application:
- Broth for washing. . . Pour 1. 5 tbsp. sage 1 cup boiling water, then simmer the mixture in a double boiler for 20-30 minutes. Strain the liquid, cool. Wash your face with a decoction in the morning after the main cleansing of the skin.
- Massage mixture. . . Mix 5 ml of sage essential oil and 2 drops of sage essential oil. Perform active movements from the middle of the forehead to the temples, chin and wings from the nose to the ears, then counterclockwise around the eyelids. On the same lines, tap, tap, tap.
- Cosmetic ice cream for toning. . . Pour 7 g of sage grass and 1 g of chamomile flowers with 120 ml of hot water (not boiling water). Insist the product for 1 hour in a sealed container. Add 3 drops of sage essential oil. Stir, filter. Pour into molds, send to the freezer. Use an ice cube to rub your face along the lymphatic flow lines morning and evening.
Oregano
The second name of this herb for youth is oregano. The plant contains biologically active substances, essential oil, ascorbic acid. Oregano cleanses, refreshes the complexion, smoothes wrinkles, relieves inflammation. The plant stimulates the production of collagen, a protein responsible for the elasticity of the skin. Oregano is a good antiseptic, so its broth is used for acne, microcracks or wounds.
Anti-aging recipes for the skin:
- Pour 10 g of oregano with 400 ml of boiling water, cook in a water bath for 10 minutes. Cool, strain. Use the liquid as thermal water, toner, cleanser.
- In 50 ml of the broth prepared according to the above recipe, add 5 ml of grape oil and 8 drops of vitamin A. Pour the liquid into ice cream molds, freeze. Rub the skin with cubes in the evening.
- Pour 5 g of chopped oregano with 100 ml of alcohol. Insist on the mixture for 2 weeks in a dark place. This remedy treats inflammation and acne, enriching antiseptic or tonic ointments. It is not used in its pure form.
- Mix 5 ml of oregano infusion (recipe above), 50 ml of chamomile decoction, 4 drops of sandalwood essential oil. With the tonic obtained, wipe your face morning, evening. It relieves inflammation, whitens the skin, strengthens thin blood vessels.
Turmeric
This spice contains the antioxidant curcumin, which protects against photoaging. The plant protects the tissues from DNA damage, due to which wrinkles become less visible and the skin is more elastic and smoother. Test for an allergic reaction before using the spice.
Anti-aging masks (to be done 1-2 times a week, but no more than 10 procedures):
- Mix ½ tsp. turmeric powder, 1 tbsp. the. honey, 1 drop of lemon essential oil. Apply the mixture to your face and massage for 10 minutes. Let the mask dry completely. Rinse off with cold water.
- Mix 1 tbsp. the. turmeric, honey, milk. Warm up to body temperature. Spread the mask on your face, leave on for a quarter of an hour. Rinse off with lukewarm water, apply a moisturizer.
- Mix 2 parts honey, 1 part turmeric and 2 tbsp. the. plain yogurt or kefir. The exposure time is 15 minutes. This mask improves the complexion, cleanses the skin.
Gotu kola
This anti aging skin herb contains antioxidants, essential oil, magnesium, iron, potassium. The plant stimulates the production of collagen. Dry herb Centella asiatica (the second name of Gotu Kola) can be purchased in specialized stores in Russia. It is crushed and added to masks, used to prepare decoctions, tinctures. Biologically active additives of this plant are on sale much more often. They are taken orally as directed.
Gotu Kola Anti-Aging Powder Recipes:
- Mix 0. 5 cup natural yogurt, 2 tbsp. the. cosmetic clay, 1 tsp. Asian centella, 0. 5 teaspoon yeast extract and the same amount of vegetable oil. Apply the mask to your face for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
- Mix any cream with a good composition (90%), gotu kola (5%) and urea (5%). Use the resulting product as needed.
- Apply pure Centella powder to wet face and massage for 2-3 minutes. This scrub is good for exfoliating dead skin cells.
Guduchi
This anti-aging herb is used in Ayurveda - the popular Indian medicine. For rejuvenation, dried roots and stems, loose powder or extract in capsules are suitable. When ingested, guduchi eliminates toxins, heals the liver, strengthens the immune system, improves metabolism - metabolism. In external application, it relieves acne, tones, soothes the skin.
Guduchi powder in capsules is sold in Ayurvedic stores. The second name of the plant is giloy. It is taken as directed, usually 1 tablet (0, 5-1 g) twice a day with lukewarm water, honey or ghee. The powder from the capsules is added to masks, scrubs, but ingestion is preferable.
Rosemary
The benefits of this plant for the beauty and youth of the face are a protection against photoaging. Ultraviolet light slows cell turnover, which makes the skin drier, pigmented, saggy and wrinkles are formed. Rosemary neutralizes the negative effects of sunlight. The plant contains essential oil, fatty acids, tannins. These components increase the elasticity of the skin, make it soft and hydrated and reduce the effect of toxins.
Application of the anti aging herb for wrinkles:
- Tonic. . . Pour 2 cups of water, 3 tbsp. the. Apple cider vinegar, add 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary. Simmer until the volume of liquid is reduced by half. Cool, strain. Wipe your face with tonic morning, night.
- Compress. . . Mix 20 ml of almond, peach or olive and 3 to 5 drops of rosemary essential oil. Soak a fine cloth or gauze in the product, apply to the face for 15 minutes. Remove the compress, rinse the skin with cold water.
- Collection of rejuvenating herbs with a tightening effect. . . Mix parts of infusions: 1 - rosemary, 3 - chamomile, 2 - mint and 1 part of dry white wine. Leave it for 14 days to ripen, then add 3-5 drops of rosemary essential oil. Wipe the composition on your face 3-4 times a week before bedtime.
Thyme
The second name of this plant is thyme. This anti-aging plant slows the appearance of wrinkles, smooths wrinkles that have already appeared and lightens age spots. This effect is due to the action of B vitamins, carotene, tannins and bitter substances, essential oil.
Recipes to fight the signs of skin aging:
- Decoction. . . Pour 4 tbsp. the. dry the herbs with 1 liter of boiling water, leave in a thermos for 2 hours, strain. Wash your face daily with a decoction of thyme overnight or make cosmetic ice cream.
- Mask. . . Pour 2 tbsp. the. thyme 1 cup boiling water and let stand 1 hour in an airtight container. Strain, add enough starch to half the liquid to make an oatmeal. Apply to the face for 30 minutes, then rinse off with the rest of the infusion.
- Rejuvenating herbal tea. . . Pour 1 tablespoon into a ceramic teapot with a volume of 0. 5 liters. the. thyme, pour boiling water. Cover the dishes for half an hour. Pour 1 cup of drink, add ½ teaspoon to it. grated ginger. When it cools to 60 ° C, add honey to taste. Drink this tea every other day.