What are the benefits of grapes for the skin?
Thanks to the active substances, fresh grapes for the face are a real elixir of beauty. In the composition you can find:
- many organic acids: malic, citric, tartaric, etc.;
- mineral salts of potassium, as well as phosphorus, calcium, etc.;
- vitamins of groups B, A, C, P and vitamin PP;
- tannins and wax.
Organic acids help restore cells and also cleanse and whiten the skin. Vitamins improve complexion and make the skin more elastic. Because of the wax in the mask, grapes help retain moisture.
Benefits for the face
Grape berries contain vitamins, organic acids and beneficial microelements that can nourish the deep layers of the epidermis and fight dull color and fading dermis. You can prepare a mask from this product at home without spending a lot of time and effort. For greater effectiveness, you should regularly use the grape composition for skin care. The course is conducted once every 3 days for a month. Then you need to take a break for 30 days.
Only proper preparation and use of the grape mixture will give a positive result. In addition to pulp, you can use juice and seeds. You can buy grape seed oil at the pharmacy. Grind the product using a blender, squeeze the juice through cheesecloth or a sieve with fine holes. The mask is applied to cleansed skin. For oily or problematic types, it is better to take a steam bath. To do this, you need to moisten a terry towel in hot water and place it on your face, leave for 10-15 minutes. Depending on the ingredients, the mixture should remain on the face for 10 to 30 minutes. To tone, you should wash off the mask with a warm decoction of medicinal herbs or lightly brewed green tea.
The main feature of grapes is the content of powerful natural antioxidants in the berries, which prolong the life of epidermal cells. Polyphenol stimulates the production of elastin and collagen, which will protect the skin from free radicals that tend to accelerate its aging.
To prepare a homemade mixture, it is recommended to use wine grape varieties.
Grape seeds
This ingredient contains a strong antioxidant that has a lifting effect. A seed mask will increase the elasticity and protective functions of the dermis. It will be able to stop the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation, narrow pores, and normalize the processes of sebum production. The wound-healing property of the seeds will help fight age-related changes: whiten the dermis, reducing the visibility of large areas of age spots. The mixture can reduce the percentage of rashes and relieve redness.
A cosmetic mixture of grape seeds is recommended for all skin types and all ages.
Pulp
For fading dermis, green berries are better, since red and black ones can affect its color. These varieties are more suitable for young skin. The vitamins A, C, E contained in the composition, as well as organic acids, regenerate the growth of dermal cells, slow down aging, and stimulate collagen production. A mask made from berry pulp fights acne and pimples , normalizes the secretion of sebaceous glands, and improves all metabolic processes. Smoothes the appearance of age spots, deeply moisturizes cells, and fights flaking.
To use the mask all year round, the pulp of the berries can be frozen.
What is important to know before applying the mask
To maximize the benefits of the procedure, the nutrient is always applied only to skin that has been cleansed and slightly steamed with a towel for 15-30 minutes, and then gently blotted with a napkin or rinsed off with water. Separate recipes are used for the skin in the area around the eyes, because the skin in this area is more delicate and thin.
Attention! Before using a new recipe on your face, you should always test its effect on a small area, for example, apply it to your wrist and wait an hour or two after washing off. This precaution will help avoid allergic reactions.
Recipes
There are various recipes for grape masks, from the simplest, one-component, to complex, consisting of several ingredients. It is necessary to choose an option taking into account existing skin problems.
Classic
The simplest option is masks made from berry juice. To carry it out, there is no need to prepare anything, just cut a few berries and wipe your skin with them. You can use this version of the grape mask against wrinkles around the eyes. But when applying the juice to your eyelids, you need to be careful and not stretch the thin skin.
About 20 minutes after application, you should wash your face and use your usual cream.
You can combine a grape mask and cryotherapy. To do this, you need to prepare grape juice in any available way and pour it into ice molds. Freeze the juice and use it to wipe your face. It is necessary to move the ice cube along the massage lines. A quarter of an hour after using the ice you need to wash your face.
With oatmeal
To prepare this composition you will need regular oatmeal. Choose in the store those that need to be cooked for at least 20 minutes; a product that is recommended to simply be poured with boiling water will not work.
The flakes need to be ground using a blender or coffee grinder; you don’t need to make the product look like powder, it’s better if small grains remain. We will need two tablespoons of these ground flakes. They need to be filled with fresh juice squeezed from grapes. You need to take enough juice to get a mass of sour cream consistency. Now you need to leave the mixture for a few minutes so that the flakes swell.
Meanwhile, separate the egg white from the yolk. Beat the whites, adding half a teaspoon of the finest salt, then mix with a dessert spoon of unrefined vegetable oil. Now all that remains is to combine both prepared mixtures. Apply to moisturized facial skin and rinse after twenty minutes.
With potato starch
A grape mask with the addition of potato starch will help tighten your skin and reduce the number of wrinkles. For this composition, it is recommended to use crushed berry pulp. A few pieces need to be ground and then mixed with starch. Add the second ingredient gradually, achieving the desired consistency of the composition. The result should be a mass reminiscent of sour cream in thickness. Wash off after half an hour with warm water, then use cosmetic ice.
If the skin is very oily and prone to pimples, then it is recommended to add a little (about a teaspoon) of juice squeezed from lemon to the composition described above. This mask also perfectly whitens the skin.
Honey
Grape juice in combination with natural honey is a powerful rejuvenating agent. Take all the ingredients (except for the yolk) in a tablespoon.
It is necessary to make a water bath and heat honey and vegetable oil in it, both of these ingredients must be mixed until smooth. Then add the beaten yolk and grape juice into a warm but not hot mixture and grind. This composition is applied using a foam sponge. After the first applied layer has dried, it is necessary to apply a second one. Continue this way until the prepared mixture runs out.
It is recommended to wash off the composition using the same sponge, moistening it in a warm decoction of chamomile or sage.
Smetannaya
Thick village sour cream is ideal for preparing this composition. But you can also take an industrially produced product, choosing sour cream with a fat content of 20% or higher. The fermented milk product and mashed berries are mixed in equal volumes and mashed. Apply for 20 minutes. This composition is recommended for normal or dry skin. If your skin is prone to oily skin, you should use natural yogurt instead of sour cream.
Dairy
This is a very effective composition that is suitable for preventing the formation of wrinkles and eliminating existing ones. You need to mix fresh grape juice with an equal amount of milk.
In this liquid you need to moisten gauze, folded in 5-6 layers and apply it to your face. You need to cut holes on the folded gauze so that the area around the eyes and lips remain open. You need to keep this fabric mask for about half an hour, after which you wash your face with water.
With essential oils
This composition not only fights wrinkles, but also effectively relieves irritation and flaking. For preparation you will need esters:
- tea tree;
- chamomile;
- sandalwood;
- ylang-ylang.
Take all these oils one drop at a time and mix with a quarter cup of chopped berries. The berries must be blended in a blender along with the peel and seeds. Apply the composition for half an hour.
Curd
This composition nourishes and smoothes wrinkles well; it can also be used for the area under the eyes. It contains only two ingredients – cottage cheese and grape juice.
Both products must be fresh, just prepared. Cottage cheese should be prepared from homemade milk mixed with a small amount of kefir. Fresh cottage cheese must be well squeezed from the whey and mixed with juice squeezed from grapes. Apply for half an hour.
Banana
A mask made from grapes and banana is suitable for healing and moisturizing the skin. It is necessary to chop the fruits, you will need a spoonful of banana and grape puree, and mix them with an equal volume of liquid honey. You need to keep this composition for a quarter of an hour.
With clay
This option is ideal for combination and oily skin, as it not only smoothes out wrinkles, but also cleanses pores. Two tablespoons of clay (it is recommended to use black or white) are diluted with fresh grape juice until a creamy mass is obtained. Add a couple of drops of lavender essential oil. Keep for about twenty minutes. If the mixture begins to dry out on top, periodically spray your face with water (preferably mineral water) from a spray bottle.
With melon
This composition promotes active exfoliation of the top layer of dead cells, so after the procedure the face looks noticeably fresher. It is necessary to grind the pulp of a melon slice into puree and grind with an equal amount of grape pulp. Add a spoonful of flaxseed oil. If the mass turns out to be liquid, add a little flour. It is necessary that the consistency allows you to apply a thick layer of the mask on your face. You need to wash it off after twenty minutes.
With gelatin
This composition will help replenish collagen deficiency, so your face will be smoother and fresher. Pour 15 grams of gelatin with fresh grape juice (half a glass). Then heat the mixture a little until the gelatin dissolves. Add 10 ml castor oil. Apply the composition using a brush. Wash off after half an hour.
Lifting effect
This is an excellent express remedy that can be used before a date or other important event. It is necessary to mix two parts (one part can be taken as a tablespoon) of mashed grape pulp, one part each of thick, non-acidic sour cream, and fresh carrot juice. You need to gradually add rice flour into this mass until you get a composition whose consistency resembles a cream. Rice flour can be made at home from regular rice by grinding it in a coffee grinder. You need to keep this composition for about half an hour.
Milk-soda scrub
This option is suitable for combination skin. It is necessary to puree the berries so that you get about half a glass of puree. Then mix unrefined vegetable oil (a tablespoon) and baking soda (half a teaspoon) with the berries. Then you need to add flour (oatmeal or wheat) until a thick mass is obtained and dilute with warm milk. Apply the composition in a circular motion along the massage lines. The massage should last at least five minutes. Then you can wash your face.
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From the seeds
You can also prepare a rejuvenating mask from grape seeds. The seeds contain a lot of vitamin E and other beneficial substances. The seeds are ground in a coffee grinder to flour, then mixed with an equal amount of liquid honey. Keep this composition on the skin for 20 minutes.
Which grapes are suitable for masks?
Undoubtedly, the most beneficial for facial skin will be grapes collected with your own hands on your own plot. This way you can be sure that during cultivation you did not overdo it with harmful chemicals and stimulants that accelerate ripening.
When choosing berries, you need to remember that grapes cannot stand long-term storage. This means that the closer to the place of purchase it was grown, the riper it was when harvested. The bunches brought from distant countries were picked completely green, and they did not have time to accumulate all the nutrients.
The grapes for a face mask are chosen based on the purpose of the procedure. For example, dark berries contain coloring substances (pigments), so they are not suitable for bleaching.
Geranium oil
An extract and essential oil are prepared from the flowers of this common plant. In cosmetology, geranium oil is valued for its beneficial properties. The oil has an intense and pleasant aroma due to the high concentration of citronellol and geraniol.
The anti-aging effects of the oil are provided by the constituent components of this product:
- Coumarins are found in large quantities in geranium and provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and healing effects.
- Flavonoids and tannins reduce inflammation and stimulate metabolic and recovery processes.
Geranium essential oil is added to creams or masks in minimal quantities - usually 2-3 drops of the product are enough. The concentration in cosmetics should be less than 1%. Coumarins in large quantities increase sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation. The possibility of allergic reactions cannot be ruled out.
Wine therapy
Hydrotherapy with wine is indicated for both men and women; it relieves nervous and muscle tension very well, strengthens blood vessels, activates blood circulation, improves metabolism in the body, which has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system. Baths with wine nourish, moisturize and soften the skin, improve its structure and color, have a rejuvenating effect, help get rid of cellulite, and increase the body's protective functions.
For wine therapy, hydromassage baths are used, which are filled with sea, thermal or purified tap water at a temperature of 35-38 ° C, and enriched with red wine (1 liter per bath), extracts from grape seeds, skins and leaves, red grape extract, wine yeast , honey , aromatic oils and herbal extracts. They also use a bath with champagne - carbon dioxide dissolved in water in combination with hydromassage increases blood supply to the muscles and skin. This perfectly improves tone.
Before starting wine therapy, it is advisable to exfoliate the skin, combining it with various types of massages, wraps, masks, and facial treatments. Before each wine therapy procedure, you should take a shower. Wine baths are taken no earlier than 1-2 hours after meals and last no more than 25 minutes.
After finishing the pleasant procedure, just pat your body dry with a soft towel, apply a moisturizing or nourishing product with massaging movements, wrap yourself in a terry robe and relax for 20-30 minutes in a calm environment. With soft lighting against the backdrop of pleasant soothing music, tea made from medicinal herbs and grape leaves, or a glass of wine will add a feeling of celebration and harmony.
Be healthy and beautiful!
