Every woman dreams of young, ageless skin, but the aging process cannot be stopped and tissues lose moisture, becoming less elastic. The body produces collagen and elastin worse, so pigmentation, wrinkles and other cosmetic subtleties appear on the face. Therefore, it is necessary to perform facial rejuvenation after 40 years. Women use many ways to make their skin look younger. These are cosmetics, eating the right foods, massage.
Age-related changes in the face after forty years
During this period, a person's reproductive function worsens and he ages. Time does not spare the face and the "print of time" changes it. In the skin, estrogen is produced worse, which contributes to the restoration of cells. By the age of 40, the first signs of menopause are already beginning to form. The face becomes dry due to changes in the structure of hyaluronic acid. Less moisture and nutrients enter the tissue cells. Over time, the skin under the eyelids becomes thinner, so bruising becomes more pronounced.
In humans, mimic wrinkles become more pronounced due to slow cell renewal, a decrease in the amount of elastin produced. Due to disturbances in the functioning of melanocytes, pigmentation begins, blood supply to tissues worsens. This results in a dull complexion. The skin becomes dry, loose, porous. Couperose appears on the face. Crow's feet, swelling appear in the corners of the eyes. Tissue turgor worsens, the oval of the face seems to blur. The skin can be made young, fresh again, if you follow the rules and take care of your face.
Rejuvenation through the rejection of bad habits
After forty, it is important to monitor your posture so that the oval of the face does not lose shape, the neck does not wrinkle, and the cheeks do not sag. It is not recommended to sunbathe in the sun or go to the solarium once again for a chocolate tan. You can rejuvenate your face by quitting smoking, because the poisons contained in a cigarette prevent beneficial substances from reaching the tissues. Passion for alcoholic beverages also dries the skin, does not allow the absorption of vitamins C and E. The face of coffee lovers, who remove water from the skin with the help of a diuretic drink, also becomes less elastic.
Stress negatively affects the synthesis of collagen and elastin. Women who sleep on their stomachs develop facial wrinkles more quickly. Before going to bed, the room must be ventilated so that the room is humid and the air is fresh. To keep the skin in good shape, you should put humidifiers in the room or spray your face with thermal water from a spray bottle. It is important to sleep at least seven to eight hours a day. With little sleep, the skin ages quickly. You should not wash your face with ordinary toilet soap. It is necessary to use foams, gels with neutral acidity.
Vitamins for rejuvenation
You can not rejuvenate the skin, caring for it only from the outside. It is important that the body receives all the necessary vitamins and minerals. One of the main beauty vitamins is called retinol, which is an antioxidant that protects the body from harmful UV rays and cancer. Vitamin E stops the aging process. It relieves dry skin, eliminates redness, swelling. Vitamin C promotes the elimination of toxins and prevents the face from sagging. With it, the skin will be more shiny and healthy. Equally important is the water regime. This is necessary for the removal of toxins, toxins.
The diet should be low in fried, fatty foods. It is recommended to remove sweets and pickles from the menu. It is preferable to bake food and steam it. Fruits and vegetables are eaten raw. The diet should contain a lot of foods with fatty acids. It is not recommended to buy products containing GMOs and preservatives. Many foods with fiber are added to the menu, which stabilize the work of the gastrointestinal tract. Negatively affects the skin and calorie content of the diet.
For rejuvenation, you should eat celery, broccoli, carrots, include turmeric in the menu. One of the healthiest drinks after forty is green tea. There are a lot of vitamins and useful substances in bananas, oatmeal, grapefruits, chicken meat. It is useful to add kelp, kefir, salmon fish and honey to your diet. Rejuvenates the skin and the use of olive oil. The optimal dosage is four teaspoons per day.
Lifting at home
In order for the skin to be young and healthy after forty, it is recommended to use cosmetics labeled 40+, eat right, drink plenty of water, and give up bad habits. At home, without using expensive procedures in the salon, you can use skin treatment with medical devices, for example, darsonval, galvanizer. You can use masks made from natural ingredients, massages or facial exercises.
masks
These mixtures are prepared and used immediately. They are not recommended to be stored in the refrigerator. The mask quickly loses its effectiveness and deteriorates. Before using it, you need to clean your face from make-up and steam it with a steam bath. The composition is applied with a sponge or brush, smearing along the massage lines. Do not apply the active mixture to the area around the eyes and lips.
The procedure takes no more than 15-20 minutes. After its completion, you should lie down, relaxing and not talking. The mixture is removed with cool water. The face is not wiped, but simply blotted with a napkin or towel. Optimal frequency of application: once or twice a week. Once a month, the composition of the mask changes so that the skin does not get used to it.
Do not include in the mixture those products to which the woman has an allergic reaction. Before the procedure, it is better to do allergy tests by applying a homemade mask to the bend of the elbow or on the wrist. If the skin does not turn red, does not itch, then the mask can be applied.
Seaweed mask recipe
To prepare, you need to take two teaspoons of kelp powder and 250 grams of warm water. Algae should be filled with water, left for a couple of hours to swell. After that, it is squeezed out, the mixture is applied to the face. Such a mask will help make the skin more elastic, give it elasticity. Skin color also improves.
Mask based on honey and egg white
To prepare it, you need to separate the egg into protein and yolk. Half a tablespoon of liquid honey and milk is added to the protein. If desired, milk is replaced by cream. All components of the mask are mixed until smooth and whipped with a whisk. The composition is applied for 20 minutes on the face, and then washed off. It will make the skin fresh, tones it. Protein mask tightens pores.
Mask based on lemon juice and egg yolk
For cooking, a woman needs to take the yolk and half a teaspoon of olive oil. Half a teaspoon of lemon juice, the same amount of aloe and liquid honey are added to the composition. All ingredients are mixed to a homogeneous liquid mass with a fork. After that, the composition is applied to the face. Such a mask will make the color smoother, lighter, regenerates tissues.
Mask with pink (white) clay
To prepare, you should take two teaspoons of white or pink clay powder and mineral water. It includes a teaspoon of peach or almond cosmetic oil and a vitamin E capsule. Clay powder is mixed in mineral water until it becomes liquid sour cream. Cosmetic oil and vitamin E are poured into the mixture. After that, all the ingredients are mixed and applied to the skin of the face. Clay mask has a cleansing, tightening effect.
Honey based mask
The recipe includes two teaspoons of liquid honey and the same amount of olive oil. For application, you will need a piece of gauze approximately equal to the volume of the face. All ingredients must be mixed. They are heated in a water bath until the honey dissolves. Then the composition is slightly cooled and gauze is blotted. After that, gauze is applied to the face. The mixture is applied for 20 minutes. The mask is not washed off, but simply blotted with a napkin. It nourishes the skin of the face, rejuvenating it.
Oatmeal mask
For cooking, take four teaspoons of oatmeal. Additionally, they take 100 grams of boiling water, half a spoonful of liquid honey, the same amount of chopped parsley. You need to take two drops of lavender oil. The flakes are poured with boiling water and allowed to swell. After that, the remaining water is drained. Liquid honey and parsley are mixed into the composition. To give uniformity, all ingredients are additionally crushed in a blender. Then add lavender oil. After that, all the components are thoroughly mixed again and smeared with the composition on the face. This tool helps to exfoliate dead skin cells, the skin becomes more even and smooth.
Rejuvenating mask with gelatin
For this recipe, you will need six teaspoons of chamomile, two - gelatin, half a teaspoon of linseed oil. For swelling, gelatin powder is poured with infused chamomile. Additionally, the powder is mixed and allowed to swell. After that, linseed oil is poured. The mixture is then applied to the skin. It makes the face fresher and more hydrated. The skin becomes elastic.
Yeast mask
For this recipe, you need to take 50 grams of pressed yeast, half a tablespoon of olive oil, 100 ml. water. Yeast is diluted to a mushy distance and olive oil is poured into the composition. The mask must be mixed and can be used. Duration of the procedure: 20 minutes. The composition with yeast tones and tightens the skin.
Recipe with chocolate
This mask tightens and softens the skin. Half a bar of dark chocolate is melted in a water bath. The composition should be slightly cooled, and then used, spreading it on the face.
Anti-aging creams after forty years
Cosmetics cannot stop aging, but they maintain the condition of the skin well and mask imperfections. The cream moisturizes, smoothes wrinkles, but its lifting effect is short-lived. As soon as the makeup is washed off, the face returns to its original state. Despite advertising and innovative technologies, the cream cannot serve as a panacea for aging. Regeneration of collagen fibers can only be from the inside, not from the outside.
Cream with snail mucin
Cosmetic cream labeled Day is designed to eliminate wrinkles. The formula of the product relaxes the muscles and smoothes the face, improves tone. The face begins to shine and becomes elastic.
Anti-Aging Probiotic Cream
This 40+ labeled probiotic contains Bifido Complex and Hyaluronic Acid. The product hydrates the skin. The effectiveness of the cream is up to ten hours after application. The complexion is even.
Cream with collagen
The product contains phytoestrogens. Such cosmetics can be used for day or night use. The oval of the face is made clearer, and the skin is smoother.
Cream with vitamin C
This product has a moisturizing effect, thanks to the retinol included in the composition. It improves the production of collagen fibers. The cream contains vitamin C, which is an antioxidant.
Cream with hyaluronic acid
This is a daily use product to eliminate wrinkles. As part of hyaluronic acid and innovative developments of the manufacturer. The cream moisturizes the face, nourishes the skin. After applying the product, the face becomes more well-groomed and younger.
Compresses for facial rejuvenation
To make the face look younger for longer, women are advised to use hot and contrast compresses. When used, the skin becomes more hydrated, toned and fresh. It is best to do compresses in the evening before going to bed, after the makeup is washed off. For the base, use a flannel or terry towel.
For a contrast compress, cosmetologists recommend using a mixture prepared from one ampoule of vitamin E, two teaspoons of jojoba oil, the same amount of aloe juice, 100 grams of mineral water. Aloe juice should be poured into a glass container and mixed with water in equal proportions. After that, you need to heat the jojoba oil in a water bath.
Vitamin E is poured into the mixture heated to 40 degrees. All ingredients are mixed until smooth. After that, the napkin is moistened, applied to the face for five minutes. Then the compress is removed and repeated for another five minutes. It must be warm. The second napkin is wetted in aloe juice. This compress should be cold. It is applied for five minutes.
In winter, only hot compresses are used. When preparing, use two teaspoons of olive oil, a teaspoon of almonds and the same amount of shea butter. All ingredients are mixed together and heated in a water bath. After that, the mixture is applied to the face. A film, a towel is applied on top of it. The fabric urinates in hot water. After the compress has cooled down, the fabric is wetted again in hot water. Duration of the procedure: 20 minutes.
For oily skin, you need to use a compress with the addition of half a spoon of linseed, peach oil and glycerin. Three drops of sandalwood are added. Glycerin soothes the skin, makes it moist, and eliminates mechanical damage.
All ingredients are recommended to be heated in a water bath, glycerin is poured in. After that, the mixture should be applied to the skin and covered with a film. Then the face is wrapped in a scarf. Duration of the procedure: 30 minutes. The remains of the applied composition are blotted with a napkin.
Massage for rejuvenation
This procedure is carried out in the evening after washing and removing makeup, peeling. Do not massage on dry skin. The face is moisturized with a cosmetic neutral oil, such as wheat germ oil. If desired, you can replace the oil with cream. If you do a rejuvenating massage constantly, then the blood circulation of the tissues increases, the complexion is restored. Massage duration: 15 minutes.
The index finger is placed on the bridge of the nose and massage movements are made to drain the lymph along the nose to the chin. After that, the fingers are folded into the palms and held from the chin to the auricles. Then the palms descend along the side lines of the neck. The movement is repeated three times. After that, you should massage the front wall of the neck with your palms. The movement of the phalanges occurs from the bottom up. The woman should do three repetitions again.
After that, massage movements are performed with the palms from the middle of the face to the sides and the same movements are made from the bottom up so that the skin of the face rises slightly. In this case, you can not press on the face. Then the woman should go to the area around the eyes. First, strokes are performed near the lower eyelid, and patting movements are made on the skin near the upper eyelids.
After that, massage movements are again carried out to drain the lymph. If the oil is completely absorbed, then the oil is added. After that, they make rubbing movements with the middle and index fingers, starting from the chin, gradually rising to the bridge of the nose.
Then the forehead is rubbed in circular motions clockwise, and then in zigzag movements. Number of repetitions: three times. After that, the woman again lowers her hands to her chin and rubs from her chin towards the auricles. Then you should move on to kneading your cheeks with your thumb and forefinger. All movements are made along massage lines.
The masseur, after kneading the face, proceeds to patting. The oil is reapplied. Wrinkles, folds on the forehead, in the nasolabial triangle are stretched with the thumb and forefinger. Then, squeezing and pinching are carried out in these zones. After that, they begin to rub the face from the middle of the chin with two closed fingers. Movements should be from the chin towards the forehead. After that, you need to relax as much as possible, give all the muscles a rest. If the oil is absorbed, then it is applied again.
The fingers are bent, they begin to work with the phalanges. They are placed to the corners of the mouth and massaged in circular and spiral motions. The procedure ends with an exercise for the outflow of lymph - pats over the entire area of the face.