Homemade oatmeal face masks

Every woman wants to always be young and beautiful, but not everyone has the opportunity to resort to salon care procedures and purchase branded cosmetics. In this case, regular oatmeal can be a good help. For many decades, women have been preparing masks and peels from it, which cope with a wide variety of skin defects. It is affordable, inexpensive and most importantly - a very effective tool for maintaining beauty.

Oatmeal is a completely natural product, which is a real storehouse of vitamins and useful macro- and micronutrients. Due to the targeted action of nutrients, it affects the structure of the skin in the most beneficial way.

The composition of flakes includes beta-glucan - this is one of the most powerful stimulants of the regenerative function of the skin. It is this substance that is responsible for saturation with moisture, protecting the skin from sunlight and the formation of the necessary collagen and glycoproteins in it. The result of this component is an increase in turgor and elasticity and smoothing of small wrinkles. Beta-glucan is widely used in the cosmetic industry, but only from oatmeal can it be obtained practically for nothing.

The product is full of minerals and vitamins that make the dermis very fresh and velvety.So, thiamine reduces dryness, stimulates tissue repair and gives it the necessary elasticity.

Retinol, more familiar to consumers as vitamin A, promotes the complete healing of a variety of microcracks and injuries to the skin. Ascorbic acid makes even the most flabby skin more toned and young. Tocopherol effectively neutralizes any adverse effects of radicals and suppresses inflammatory processes.

B vitamins prevent the formation of age spots and maintain a natural level of hydration.

Magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and calcium, as well as fluorine and iodine, improve the appearance of the skin, slow down age-related changes and reduce the severity of large wrinkles and get rid of small ones.

Amino acids in the structure of the product tighten, exfoliate and generally make the face more radiant and fresh, and in addition, eliminate acne.

Also, cereal contains a significant content of trace elements such as iron, calcium, chromium, silicon, zinc. They are extremely important for the skin due to the fact that they restore its structure and tone, remove acne, and refresh the tone of the face.

Oatmeal will be useful in the following problems with dermis:

• tendency to acne rashes;
• oily sheen;
• low turgor and lack of elasticity;
• dryness;
• faded skin color.

Nutrition and deep hydration is achieved due to the large number of micronutrients that are included in the structure of flakes. A full metabolism is maintained in the skin, and in addition, it is saturated with important minerals and vitamins.

Oatmeal peeling masks are effective, but at the same time gently remove the upper keratinized layer of cells, as well as soften and moisturize, while stimulating the launch of regeneration processes.

The tool significantly increases the protection of the integument, particles of flakes have a light massage effect, which strengthens the walls of blood vessels, reduces swelling and eliminates any stagnation.

Using oatmeal allows you to clean contaminated pores, reduce black spots on the face, and also normalize the production of sebum.

The tool is suitable for adolescents - it allows you to reduce the acne that is characteristic of the puberty period, it helps the owners of dry skin to moisturize it, and with oily skin, on the contrary, it reduces shine. For combination skin, oatmeal is ideal as a nutritious remedy, and for women in adulthood, it returns youth by tightening the oval of the face and reducing wrinkles.

It should be noted that dry "Hercules" does not cause any allergic reaction. To make a home care product, you just need to fill it with water, let it swell and apply it on a previously cleansed face. However, quite often flakes are used in combination with other components. In most cases, the use of a product with honey, fruits, sour milk, salt can enhance the cosmetic effect, but sometimes fillers lead to a rash and redness. Be careful if you are allergic to certain foods. You should not make cosmetic masks from cereal with honey, and if you use red spots when using strawberries, do not make a “hercules” mask with this berry.

In addition, oat peels should be discarded if wounds, scratches, severe irritations or numerous ulcers are found on the skin. Then it makes sense to first treat the skin with medicines, and after resolving the problems, switch to folk masks based on "hercules".

When compiling and applying care products from "Hercules" at home, there are rules.

Before applying the mask, it is necessary to cleanse the face, remove all residues of decorative cosmetics and steam out the skin. There are two ways to do this. The easiest way is to apply a hot compress to your face - for this, flannel or terry cloth should be moistened in warm water and applied to the skin for a couple of minutes. If desired, you can resort to a steam bath. Such preparation significantly increases the absorbing feature of the skin integument, but it should be borne in mind that for women with dilated vessels and enhanced facial hair growth, this stage of preparation should be skipped and limited to standard methods - tonic and foam.

To prepare a cosmetic product based on oatmeal, flakes should be poured in advance with hot water and left for 4-5 minutes - during this time they will get wet, swell and absorb water, therefore, the effect of the composition will increase.

For people with dry skin, oatmeal is useful, however, one must act with great care - the skin should be protected by applying a thin layer of oily cream, and the eyelids should be avoided altogether. The mask should be applied only with clean hands in light circular movements.

Remember that in all good measure. Even the best masks from natural products should not be applied every day, moreover, every other day they are also useless. Of fundamental importance is not the frequency of nursing events, but their regularity. In order to achieve a noticeable effect, it is enough to do one peeling per week with oily skin or one nourishing mask with dry skin. The main thing is to do this every week, and not from time to time.

Oatmeal in the structure of masks can be applied not only to the face, but also to the neck and décolleté. It is no secret that these very places give the woman the true age as well as possible, and therefore it is necessary to look after them very carefully. But remember that for the neckline you need a mask that has nourishing and moisturizing properties, even if you applied a cleansing scrub to your face.

As already mentioned, the easiest option for applying a mask of flakes is to fill them with hot water, steam and gently apply to the face.

However, many cosmetologists recommend replacing such a mask with washing - you just need to wash your face with steamed oats, and then rinse with cool water and apply the usual care product. Such washing is carried out 3-4 times a year with a course of 20 procedures before bedtime. The result is noticeable after a couple of weeks - the complexion is evened out, the skin becomes more well-groomed and radiant.

To enhance the effect of flakes, they are used in combination with many other components.

To prepare such funds, you need 1 spoonful of cereal, 1 capsule of vitamin E, 4 tablets of aspirin and water.

Flakes are crushed in a coffee grinder or blender, poured with water and left for 15-20 minutes. It is necessary to add vitamin and crushed aspirin to the resulting porridge, mix everything thoroughly and put on a previously cleaned face with a very thin layer. As soon as the composition begins to dry out, it is necessary to rinse it off with cool water and apply cream to the skin.

This tool shows high efficiency with contaminated pores and black spots.A mask is good to do once every 7 days. After just a few procedures, the skin will become more even and healthy.

For this composition, take oatmeal, lemon juice and sour cream 1 tablespoon, mix and apply to the skin, massaging it with light pressure of the fingertips for 10-15 minutes. You can strengthen such a mask with an egg. After the specified time, the composition is washed off with cool water.

Regular use of such a mask with massage elements allows you to get rid of the keratinized layer of the skin, saturate the young cells with moisture and nutrients.

To combat acne, several effective compounds are used.

1. Take a spoonful of chamomile and lemon balm and pour boiling water over it. The cooked infusion needs to be steamed "Hercules" and kept in a water bath for 5-7 minutes. A warm mass is applied to clean skin, leaving free areas near the eyes, and covered with a soft cloth. Wash off after 20 minutes.
2. It relieves inflammation, acne oatmeal mask with fresh aloe juice and floral honey. To do this, take all the ingredients in the same proportions, add a couple of drops of lemon juice and a little salt, mix and apply on the face with light movements. The mask is left on the face for a quarter of an hour, then washed off with a cotton swab dipped in plain water or a decoction of pharmacy chamomile. Such a mask perfectly dries, has a nourishing and healing property.
3. On the basis of oatmeal, yogurt and honey, a skincare product for problem skin type is still being prepared. The ingredients are mixed and applied to the face, left for half an hour, and then washed off in two stages - first with warm water and then cold. Such a procedure not only relieves inflammation and exfoliates, but also enhances skin immunity, stimulates enhanced cell regeneration.
4. For owners of dry and severely inflamed skin, an oatmeal mask with baking soda is optimal. In this case, all components are mixed in equal proportions and slightly diluted with water to form a rather steep mass. It should be gently rubbed into the skin and left to soak for 15-25 minutes.

A couple of times a week it is worth making an ordinary mask of kefir and oatmeal. Kefir can be replaced with yogurt, whey or other lactic acid product. The components are thoroughly mixed and applied to the face, covering with a hot cloth.

This composition can be enhanced by adding a little iodized salt. If the skin is tender, it is better to do without it - you will notice the result almost immediately - the pores become more narrowed, the oily sheen disappears and a healthy glow appears.

A mask from ground flakes mixed with cosmetic clay helps well. The powders must be mixed and steamed with water, after which the mass must be applied to clean skin. Such a composition completely removes sebum.

Oatmeal is indispensable for combating age-related skin changes, it removes small wrinkles and smooths large ones, applied to tighten the contour.

To prepare the composition for mature skin, you must mix in equal parts honey, hot milk, orange juice and cereal, crushed into flour. Such a mixture must be infused for 15 minutes, only after that it should be applied to the face for 15-20 minutes. The mask is highly effective, it nourishes the cells of the epidermis and visibly rejuvenates. However, people who are prone to allergies, it is better to use a different composition. For example, a mixture of cereal with avocado pulp and warm milk. This composition moisturizes well, gives a pleasant delicate shade to the skin and reduces wrinkles.

If you do not have the opportunity to purchase avocados, you can use a banana - this exotic fruit is available to everyone. To prepare the mask, you should steam the flakes with milk and mix them with banana puree, in the absence of allergies, you can add a little honey or cottage cheese with peach butter. The composition must be thoroughly mixed and applied to the skin for 15 minutes. Such a mixture is good for eliminating traces of fatigue and reducing sagging skin.

Hercules is often used to make scrubs and peels, and the composition of the mixture may vary depending on the type of skin.

For normal skin, as well as dry and mixed, oatmeal is mixed with cornflakes and a little sugar is added, diluted with vegetable oil to a pulp state and massaged with the mixture for about three minutes.

For owners of oily skin, the cereal is mixed with rice and ground into flour in a coffee grinder, a little kefir is added to form a creamy mass, and a careful peeling is done.

Another remedy for oily skin is made up of oatmeal and flour with the addition of a couple of drops of lemon juice. All this is diluted with water and this composition is scrubbed cleansed face.

Baths with oatmeal are very effective. This procedure softens, moisturizes the skin and relieves inflammation. Such an additive is especially effective with severe itching (for example, after insect bites or with chickenpox), or with the appearance of irritations and skin rashes (in this case, the flakes are combined with starch).

Flakes do not dry the skin, leave a pleasant aroma and make up a gamut of positive emotions.

With the help of oatmeal, you can lighten the skin of your hands, make it more silky and velvet, and at the same time strengthen your nails. For this, the cereal is mixed with lemon juice and the resulting slurry is applied to the hands, intensively massaging for 10 minutes. After this, the mixture should be washed off with warm water and apply a greasy cream.

Oats in the bath can be combined with other components:

• with lavender flowers or lavender oil;
• milk
• sea ​​salt.

To prepare such a bath, oatmeal and all additional ingredients are placed in a gauze or canvas bag, tied and dipped in a warm bath, after a few minutes the active substances disperse in the water, and the procedure becomes not only pleasant, but also useful.

And, of course, one can not help but mention the beneficial effects of oatmeal on the scalp and hair. The oatmeal infusion is most effective - for this, cereals, ground into flour, are poured with boiling water and left for 8-9 hours in a thermos. The resulting infusion is filtered through several layers of gauze and rinsed with hair immediately after washing.

Among the reviews on the use of oatmeal as a cosmetic product, positive prevail. Women describe the high effectiveness of hercules-based care products and their effectiveness. With regular application of these masks, you can get rid of most skin problems.

Teenagers and young women note the high effectiveness of the compounds in the fight against acne and black spots, which so often upset girls. They indicate that the skin calms down significantly, its color improves, and the structure is smoothed.

For ladies of advanced years, the tool helps to combat pronounced age-related changes and, in particular, with wrinkles. As a result of the use of compounds, the dermis becomes more toned and radiant.

Among the advantages of oatmeal, its availability and the ability to make an excellent cosmetic product on its own at home are indicated. Women have the opportunity to significantly save the family budget.

However, all users note that masks should be done strictly according to the prescription, otherwise you can get the exact opposite effect. It is important to keep in mind that often the components of the masks can cause individual intolerance, so any composition should first be tested for a possible allergic reaction - for this, women are advised to apply the composition to a small area of ​​the skin, and if after 10 minutes there are no redness or swelling, then Feel free to apply the mask in accordance with the technology.

Oatmeal is not only a food product, but also an effective care product that can help against a variety of problems. It cleanses the dermis, tones, nourishes, moisturizes, improves complexion, relieves inflammation and reduces age-related changes.

See how to make an oatmeal mask in the next video.