Useful properties of calendula for the face, hair and heels. How to wipe your face with acne calendula?

The article will give the best cosmetic recipes based on calendula colors.

Calendula has long been used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes. It has an antiseptic and anti -inflammatory effect, has a soft healing property and has a pleasant smell.

• The calendula received its qualities due to the fact that it includes valuable essential oils, acids and resins
• The most valuable calendula flowers are the most valuable for useful substances, but also use stems and leaves
• Calendula is a rather unpretentious plant. It grows in temperate latitudes
• Calendula flowers are used in fresh and dry form. Of them tinctures, decoctions and essential oils are made
• Calendula extract is widely used in modern cosmetology, as a component of the face and body creams, shampoos and all kinds of other means
• Calendula does not provoke allergies and is suitable for sensitive skin

Beneficial properties of calendula for the skin and body against acne

• The calendula flowers contain many substances that contribute to the removal of inflammation and disinfect
• As a rule, in the treatment of acne and acne, a decoction of calendula or alcohol tincture is used
• Also, calendula is part of many agents to combat acne
• Calendula tincture promotes wound healing, narrows pores and disinfects the skin. However, it dry the skin and is not very suitable for people with a dry skin type
• For a softer effect, calendula essential oil is used. It is not recommended to use it in its pure form. Usually, it is mixed with oil base (olive, peach or almond)

Recipes with acne calendula

Shirt. This recipe will help to steam the skin of the face and prepare it for further procedures. We will need to prepare the bath:

• 2 tablespoons of dried flowers calendula and 2 cups of water
• Pour flowers with water and boil
• After boiling, turn off the decoction, tilt the face above it and cover with a towel on top

The procedure is done for 5 - 10 minutes.

Calendula tincture. We will need:

• Spoon of wheat flour, spoonful of alcohol tincture of calendula, spoonful of natural honey and water
• All ingredients need to be mixed before the consistency of sour cream
• Apply to a cleaned face for 10 minutes, wash off warm water

This tool levens complexion, narrows the pores and dries inflammation.

Therapeutic compress for the face. This tool is completely natural and suitable for all skin types. We will need:

• Spoon of calendula flowers, chamomile flowers, birch buds
• Pour all the ingredients with a glass of water and bring to a boil, then cool to a warm state
• We take cotton pads or a piece of cotton fabric, moisten in the solution and apply on the problem areas of the face
• We lie with a compress for about 15 minutes

How to wipe your face with a calendula?

Calendula tincture is one of the most powerful remedies in combating acne. It is sold in a pharmacy or you can do it yourself.
You can make a homemade calendula tincture With a slight alcohol content. To do this, we need:

• 25 grams of dried flowers calendula and 100 g of vodka
• If the flowers are in inflorescences, then chop them
• Pour vodka and leave in a dark place for a week, periodically mixing
• After a week we filter the tincture, removing flowers

This tincture can be wiped with your face twice a day - in the morning and evening.

Pharmacy tincture It contains a greater concentration of alcohol and it is recommended to be used pointwise.
Also, it can be mixed with a decoction of herbs or a cosmetic lotion.

The tincture of calendula relieves acne and narrows the pores, and also helps to align the complexion

The use of the essential oil of the calendula for the face

Calendula oil It acts more gently than tincture. That is why it is also used for dry skin.
Once a week you can arrange a nutrient mask to your face. For this:

• in the oil-linen (for example, olive oil) you need to add a couple of drops of calendula oil and vitamin E.
• Apply the mixture to the skin of the face and neck.
• Leave for an hour, and then get the rest with a napkin

Calendula oil is added to home creams, lotions, lip balms.

The use of tinctures, oils and broth calendula for hair: masks, rinsing

Calendula is an indispensable tool for almost all types of hair. It refreshes the hair and normalizes the production of skin fat, stimulates hair growth and prevents dandruff.

Masks, rinses and hair shampoos are prepared from calendula. Some of the recipes can be embodied at home on your own.

A decoction of calendula flowers for rinsing hair.

• Pour a tablespoon of flowers with a liter of water and boil.
• Then we filter, cool and rinse the hair with the resulting decoction after washing

Hair mask against excessive fat content.

• Mix the egg protein with a teaspoon of tincture of calendula and a spoon of honey.
• Apply the mixture to the roots of the hair for 20 minutes, then wash off with warm water

Garbed oil and calendula tincture mask Perfectly stimulates hair growth. For her, we will need:

• 2 tablespoons of burdock oil, 1 spoon of olive oil and 1 spoon of tincture of calendula.
• All ingredients need to be thoroughly mixed and applied to the roots of the hair for 30 minutes.
• Blaze hair with a film and towel

Castor oil and tincture calendula for hair

Castor oil is extremely useful for hair, it nourishes hair follicles and stimulates the growth of new hair

Calendula mask and castor oil. We need:

• Tablespoon of castor oil, spoon of honey, spoon of tincture of calendula
• Mix all ingredients and apply to hair roots
• Wrap your head and hold the mask for 30 minutes
• Then wash off the shampoo

The use of chamomile with calendula

Chamomile and calendula perfectly complement each other. Both of these products are excellent antiseptics with a lot of other useful properties.
We will prepare cosmetic ice from calendula and chamomile. To do this, we need:

• 1 tablespoon of a mixture of chamomile and calendula flowers, a glass of water and ice molds
• Pour flowers with water and boil
• Cool the decoction, filter and pour it into molds
• We are waiting for freezing

Cosmetic ice is used daily in the morning, it improves complexion, relieves swelling, stimulates blood circulation.

Due to the fact that the ice is made from a decoction of herbs, it carries and anti -inflammatory effects, relieves redness and reduces acne

Calendula and vitamin A for heels

Calendula helps to make the skin softer, and thanks to the antiseptic properties heals microcracks.
We need to make a home -made leg cream:

• Children's cream, calendula ointment and liquid vitamin A.
• All ingredients can be purchased at the pharmacy
• Mix all the ingredients of 1 teaspoon
• We steam the legs, clean the heel with pumice. Then we apply our cream and put on socks

This procedure is best done at night. In the morning the legs will be soft and tender

Acne and hair calendula: reviews

• »I love home cosmetics. They are better than store cosmetics cope with skin problems. One of my favorite means is the tincture of calendula. If acne appears, I point the product pointily at night. Pimples are less noticeable in the morning "
  Oksana, 32 years old
• "Due to the fact that the tincture of the calendula on an alcohol -based calendula, it stimulates hair growth. I add it to almost all masks, even purchased. Hair really grows faster "
  Svetlana, 24 years old
• »Calendula and chamomile are my favorite healing herbs. I buy almost all cosmetics, where there are extracts of these herbs. It is important for me that these products act softly and do not dry the skin "
  Elena, 38 years old

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