Homemade white clay hair masks

How does the sun affect us?

It is difficult to overestimate the benefits of the sun for the skin - ultraviolet radiation kills bacteria. Thus, it prevents the appearance of acne and accelerates the healing of wounds and scratches. Blood vessels dilate, blood flow to the skin improves - it becomes more elastic, the tone is evened out.

But when there is too much sun, it turns from a friend into a worst enemy - then positive changes in the body are replaced by sharply negative ones. A sign that the body is oversaturated with the sun appears primarily on the skin. Pigment spots and tanning are the first signs. Pigment spots are areas of the skin where melanin production is impaired. They appear after excessive tanning. People with fair skin most often suffer from them.

A protective reaction to ultraviolet radiation - tanning, freckles - does not suit everyone. And not everyone likes it. The fashion for bronze color is passing, more and more people prefer white skin.

To obtain a lightening effect, the skin is treated with various acids. They are weak - so as not to damage the skin, but strong enough to remove the upper cells - those that have been exposed to the sun - and leave the lower cells that are naturally light.

Many products that we usually call “food” have a beneficial effect on the skin. Whitening face masks can be prepared from lemon, parsley, white clay, strawberries, raspberries, cucumber and many other common foods.

Whitening face masks with lemon

Lemon juice contains a large amount of citric acid, which has astringent properties and whitens the skin, evening out its tone. The vitamin C present in lemon juice will help your skin remain glowing and soft after using a whitening mask. Lemon tightens pores, removes excess oil and smoothes wrinkles.

To make lemon masks, you must use only freshly squeezed juice. If you don’t have a juicer, you shouldn’t give up such an effective product. Cut the lemon into small cubes and squeeze the juice out of each. It takes no more than five minutes.

Lemon juice can be used for washing, because it will not only lighten the skin and give it an even color, but also cleanse it of bacteria, dirt and excess sebum.

Lemon and spinach mask

Whitening face mask with lemon and spinach is very easy to prepare. Necessary:

boil a few spinach leaves in a glass of water,
Thoroughly clean the broth from the leaves.
let the broth cool completely,
add one tablespoon of lemon juice,
Wash several times and do not rinse with water for 15 minutes.

Lemon and cucumber mask

Lemon and cucumber whitening mask is not suitable for very dry skin. To prepare you need:

peel and puree a large cucumber,
cut the lemon into small pieces and carefully squeeze the juice out of each,
the resulting cucumber puree and lemon juice must be mixed until smooth,
Apply the prepared mixture to the skin for 20-25 minutes,
rinse with slightly warm water.

Lemon, honey and cucumber mask

The properties of honey complement the effects of lemon well. To prepare this mask you need:

mix one tablespoon of honey and one lemon juice,
apply to skin for 25 minutes,
rinse with warm water.

After skin whitening, you can use moisturizers, and it is also very important to use sunscreen, because citric acid temporarily weakens the skin's resistance to ultraviolet radiation.

Properties of white clay for the face

The main difference between white clay and other types of cosmetic clay is its remarkable ability to dry and cleanse the skin well.
White clay particles perfectly absorb moisture, impurities from pores and sebum. That is why such clay is very widely used in dermatology and cosmetology. It is even included in baby powders, and this, first of all, indicates its safety for our skin.

White clay also enhances the effect of bactericidal agents , so it is used to prepare anti-inflammatory ointments and creams. It is also widely used in decorative cosmetics (powder, dry deodorants, antiperspirants).

But white clay is most actively used to prepare cleansing scrubs and face masks.

Parsley masks

Most people think of parsley as just a garnish for dishes, but it can be used for much better purposes. Parsley is rich in vitamins A, C and E. Vitamin A accelerates wound healing and activates cell renewal. Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant and is also necessary for the secretion of collagen, which is responsible for the elasticity of the skin. Vitamin E is also an antioxidant and protects against premature skin aging. Parsley also contains ascorbic and nicotinic acids, which help lighten the skin from age spots.

Very often, parsley is used to combat dark circles, bags under the eyes and wrinkles.

How to prepare whitening face masks from parsley? See the three most effective recipes

Parsley mask:

chop the parsley leaves and stems and cover with water,
bring to a boil and cool completely,
wash your face and do not rinse with water.

This infusion lightens age spots, gives an even skin tone and makes it healthier.

Parsley and dandelion mask:

finely chop the stems and leaves of parsley and dandelions,
pour cold boiled water and leave for a day,
You can wash your face with this infusion every day, especially in the spring.
After washing, do not immediately rinse with plain water - wait 15 minutes.

Parsley and sour cream mask:

This mask combines the whitening properties of parsley and cucumber, as well as the healing properties of sour cream. For preparation:

finely chop the parsley and cucumber (you should get a puree),
add thick sour cream to the puree (the mass should be thick enough to stick to the skin),
Apply a thick layer to the skin and do not wash off for 20 minutes.

Removing wrinkles

There are at least three white clay masks for wrinkles. For the first one you will need:

Linden inflorescences.
Chamomile flowers.
Sage flowers.
Lavender flowers.
White clay.

A classic decoction is prepared from the flowers. Usually take a tablespoon of each flower and pour in enough boiling water. All this should brew for an hour.

The infused broth is mixed with clay until it reaches a consistency reminiscent of sour cream. When the mask has been on your face for 20 minutes, you need to carefully wash it off and moisturize your skin generously with cream.

For the second mask, in addition to clay, use:

Goat milk.
Natural honey.

What’s remarkable is that you need to take a tablespoon of everything and mix thoroughly. The resulting mixture is heated in a water bath so that the honey completely melts. Bringing the mixture to a boil is strictly prohibited.

Once cooled to room temperature, the mask is applied to the face no more than once a week. The result of its use becomes obvious after just a few procedures.

In addition to its anti-aging effect, a mask with goat milk and honey brightens the skin. By doing it, you can get rid of not only wrinkles, but also age spots.

If we talk about rejuvenation, then in another mask with white clay for the face, honey, any raw milk and five drops of lemon juice are used. The preparation of this mask occurs in several stages.

Milk is mixed with clay, adjusting the density.
Next add honey and mix everything thoroughly.
When the honey is completely dissolved, add lemon juice and apply the resulting product to your face.

You need to keep this mask for 20 minutes and rinse it off with water at room temperature. The effect will be immediately after applying the cream.

This mask is suitable exclusively for those with oily skin.

Whitening white clay masks

Clay has been known for its beneficial properties for many hundreds of years. It perfectly removes excess oil, toxins and dead cells from pores. Clay masks improve blood circulation, thereby evening out skin tone. Clay removes dead cells, brightening the skin. The complexion improves, the skin becomes healthier, the contours of the face become more toned and the skin pores become smaller.

White clay is the most common of all types of clay. Its action is gentle but effective.

Clay can be bought at the pharmacy in the form of a dry powder or in the form of a ready-made mask. For our purposes we need powder.

How to prepare a whitening white clay mask?

A white clay mask cleanses and brightens the skin. To prepare, you need to mix two tablespoons of white clay and one tablespoon of water. Apply the mixture to your face until dry. This mask not only brightens the skin, but also prevents the appearance of acne.
You can slightly change the effect of the mask described above by adding milk, lemon juice, papaya juice, grape juice, viburnum juice, chamomile or parsley decoction instead of water. All these ingredients brighten and heal the skin.

As before applying any other mask, the skin must be cleansed. Apply clay with clean hands or a special brush. When the clay mask is on your face, do not talk, smile, or eat under any circumstances. This causes the skin to stretch and wrinkles to appear. The clay mask should not be allowed to dry completely. You can lightly moisten it with water or wash it off as soon as it begins to tighten the skin. If you wait for the stone crust, the skin will dry out and after washing off it will itch and hurt. After the procedure, you can use moisturizing creams.

White clay for oily skin

Thanks to its antiseptic and drying properties, kaolin can be a real salvation for women with oily skin, who often suffer from inflammation and acne on the face. With regular use, this substance not only gets rid of acne, but also normalizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands.

Purifying and whitening mask

A simple face mask made of white clay and hydrogen peroxide will help remove annoying blackheads and pimples, eliminating greasy shine for a long time. This chemical, which can be purchased at pharmacies, is famous for its antibacterial and disinfectant properties, invaluable for problem skin.

You will need:

40 grams of white clay;
half a lemon;
20 ml hydrogen peroxide.

Preparation

Pour cosmetic clay into a suitable container.
Squeeze the juice from half a fresh lemon (you should have about 20-30 ml).
Pour lemon juice and peroxide into kaolin, mix the ingredients and apply the mask.
After 20 minutes, wash well and lubricate your face with cream.

Regular use of the mask cleanses the skin, evens out its tone and makes the face brighter.

Anti-inflammatory for mature skin

A healing mixture for age-related problem skin, which can relieve you of frequent inflammations, is made on the basis of kaolin and infusion of dried linden and nettle, sold in pharmacies.

Another component of the mask that you need to go to the pharmacy for is vitamin E (tocopherol). In combination with medicinal plants and clay, it will have a rejuvenating and protective effect, especially valuable for a face with obvious signs of aging. Vitamin E has two forms of release: capsules with a volume of 100 to 400 mg and bottles of solution containing 5, 10 or 30% tocopherol. For cosmetic masks, it is optimal to purchase capsules, since the concentration of vitamin E in them is 50%.

You will need:

10 grams of dried nettle;
10 grams of dried linden;
20 ml boiling water;
3 ml vitamin E;
20 grams of white clay.

Preparation

Pour boiling water over the linden and nettles and leave to steep for half an hour.
Strain the finished infusion and cool until slightly warm.
Place the clay in a glass container, pour in the liquid, add tocopherol and stir thoroughly.
Apply the mask and rinse with water after 20 minutes.

As a result of the procedure, the face quickly acquires a healthy, rejuvenated appearance.

Anti-acne recipe

In the fight against acne, even expensive industrially produced cosmetics are often powerless. To combat this problem, try making a homemade mask using white clay and tea tree essential oil. This natural drug, famous for its bactericidal and antifungal properties, effectively reduces inflammation and prevents the appearance of new rashes.

Tea tree oil is obtained by distillation or cold pressing from the leaves and branches of an Australian plant called melaleuca. The price of the drug is quite high and it is advisable to go to a pharmacy to purchase it so as not to run into a fake. High-quality oil has a light yellow color and a light, pleasant aroma reminiscent of nutmeg. Be sure to read the label carefully: the product must contain more than 30% terpineol and no more than 15% cineole. The most effective is considered to be a substance containing at least 30% diterpenes.

You will need:

20 grams of white clay;
20 grams of sour cream with 10% fat content;
3 drops of tea tree oil.

Preparation

Place low-fat sour cream in a bowl for the mask.
Add white clay in small portions and mix the substances until smooth.
Add tea tree oil to the mixture.
Stir everything again and apply on your face for a quarter of an hour.

This home remedy is good because it not only helps to cope with acne, but also eliminates the spots left on the skin after healed acne.

Whitening cucumber masks

Cucumber has natural skin healing and brightening properties. Its pulp also moisturizes the skin very well, tightens pores and cleanses them. Cucumber masks are used to lighten age spots and tan, they help fight redness and irritation from sunburn. Cucumber juice is suitable for all skin types; it is used to combat acne, freckles, and excessive tanning.

The most valuable thing for us in a cucumber is its juice. Therefore, you can simply cut it into thin pieces and apply it to the skin for thirty minutes. You can grate it or grind it in a blender. Cucumber without additional ingredients perfectly brightens and cleanses the skin.

Cucumber and lemon mask

A whitening mask made from cucumber and lemon is considered one of the most effective. To prepare it you need:

grate a whole cucumber on a fine grater,
mix it with one tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice,
Apply the mask for 15-20 minutes,
rinse with warm water.

After this, it is better to use sunscreen, because lightening the skin makes it temporarily more vulnerable to ultraviolet radiation.

The combination of cucumber and lemon can be used in other ways:

cut the cucumber into thin slices and leave in a glass of lemon juice for an hour.
Wipe your face with the soaked slices, or leave on the skin for 15 minutes,
After the procedure, everything should be washed off with warm water.

To prepare a cleanser, you need to add a water infusion of chamomile to the mixture of cucumber and lemon described above. It also has a strong lightening effect and is used in shampoos for blonde hair. Our mothers and grandmothers used chamomile infusion when they wanted to lighten their hair or skin.

Technology of working with white clay

The light powder is usually dissolved in water at room temperature and various components are added to it. What exactly goes into the future mask depends on what goal you want to achieve. All ingredients are mixed exclusively in non-metallic containers so as not to lose any beneficial properties.

A white clay face mask should not be used immediately after mixing the ingredients. It should sit and swell. In some cases, it just needs to cool down.

As for the white clay powder for the face itself, reviews often emphasize that it must be purchased at a pharmacy or specialty store. The mixture should be uniform in both consistency and color. There should be no lumps or debris.

Masks made from strawberries, raspberries and cherries

These red berries are useful not only internally, but also externally. They have a strong beneficial effect on the skin, because they contain many beneficial substances. These berries also contain a lot of acids that brighten the skin.

Perhaps those who covered themselves with cherry juice in childhood were surprised when they washed it off and only a white mark remained on the skin in the place where the stain was. It's all because of the acids, which remove dead cells and intensively lighten their upper layer.

Recipes for brightening berry masks

Summer berry mask: Mix strawberries, raspberries and cherries into a puree and apply to the skin for 10-15 minutes. This mask kills bacteria, removes excess sebum and greatly brightens the skin. The juice of these berries quickly whitens age spots and tans. The mask should not be rubbed into the skin, because raspberry and strawberry seeds can leave small scratches and cause redness.

Berry juice and white clay mask: The juice of any of these berries can be mixed with white clay to create a more effective mask. Apply the mixture to the skin in a thick layer and wait until it dries. Rinse with warm water and apply moisturizer.

Recommendations for using clay masks

Most often, lovers of natural remedies are interested in questions about how long to keep a clay mask on the face and what the course of application should be.

How long does it take to remove the mask?

Homemade clay masks do not last long on the skin. 10-15 minutes is enough for the ingredients to start working. But if you leave the mask on for longer, you can dry out your skin. As a result, redness and peeling appear on it.

Trust your feelings. If you feel severe discomfort and skin tightness, this clay may not be suitable for you. Cosmetologists advise removing the mask until it is completely dry.

Hydrogen peroxide masks

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has antibacterial properties, accelerates the healing of wounds and scratches, cleanses and brightens the skin. This is an excellent remedy for pimples and blackheads. Even hair is lightened with hydrogen peroxide - but the effect of this liquid is very aggressive, after such lightening it weakens and breaks.

You can buy this product at any pharmacy; it is best to take the one with the minimum concentration.

When using hydrogen peroxide, you must remember that this is a very aggressive product and is not suitable for sensitive and irritated skin. Even a mask for oily skin only needs a few drops.

Whitening mask with milk and hydrogen peroxide

mix two tablespoons of milk and three tablespoons of boiled oatmeal,
add 5 drops of peroxide,
mix everything until smooth,
apply to skin for 15 minutes,

Whitening mask made from cottage cheese and hydrogen peroxide

Important to remember!

take 50 grams of cottage cheese and one egg,
mix them until smooth,
add 5 drops of hydrogen peroxide,
Apply for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water.

All whitening masks slightly weaken the protective properties of the skin. No wonder, because they remove dead cells and act with acid on the top layer of skin cells. This is not a bad thing - this is the essence of a brightening mask.

However, the skin after brightening masks is more tender. The procedure is best done in the evening to minimize exposure to ultraviolet radiation and under no circumstances stay in the sun for too long the next day. It is best to use sunscreen.

You can use products purchased on store shelves, or visit expensive spa salons. But there are always home methods. I hope that after reading this article, you have come to the conclusion that there is no need to waste money. Almost all “store-bought,” “pharmacy,” and “salon” face lightening products are very easy to prepare at home.

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Benefits of white clay for hair

The natural white mineral is called kaolin and is effectively used for external care. This happens due to the unique composition and balanced effect of white clay on the body. Its beneficial properties are directly related to the abundance of microelements in the composition. Each of them has its own effect on the treatment and healing of curls.

The composition of white clay includes in abundance:

silicon about fifty percent of the composition;
aluminum occupies approximately twenty percent;
to a greater or lesser extent, the product contains iron, potassium, calcium, sodium and manganese.

White clay has been used in cosmetology since ancient times. It was found that silicon promotes the proper production of sebum, has cleansing properties, and promotes the growth and healing of strands. Aluminum has a drying effect. Zinc, nitrogen and magnesium, which predominate in the mineral, help cleanse the skin and saturate it with oxygen, which promotes active growth and gets rid of dandruff. The healing properties of clay make it a universal home care product.

Contraindications for use

Many ladies prefer to make cosmetics at home. We must not forget that, along with benefits, some remedies can also cause harm. There are no significant contraindications for the use of mineral substances, but there may be some restrictions:

Clay should be used with caution if you have asthma.
to avoid allergic reactions, you must first do a test on the wrist or behind the ear;
For chronic liver and kidney diseases, a doctor's recommendation is necessary.

Cosmetic white clay has an active formula. Its particles penetrate deep into the skin, so if you have allergic reactions, it is better not to use it.

How to use white clay for hair

It is necessary to use white clay for hair in cases of damaged hair, dandruff, or as a health remedy. It is imperative to follow simple rules for preparing products in order to turn the powerful power of the mineral into a useful direction.

How to use clay at home correctly:

Solutions must be prepared before each use, without leaving them for future use;
For stirring, use only glass and ceramic dishes;
It is recommended to dilute the powder with mineral water or a fortified herbal decoction;
The mushy consistency is optimal;
One of the prerequisites is the creation of a thermal effect;
The procedure time most often does not exceed one hour;
When rinsing off, you don’t need to use special products; clay has a cleansing effect;
It is necessary to use a balm to avoid drying out your curls.

Hair treatment with white clay will be successful if you strictly follow the recipes of cosmetic products and do not use substitutes.