To maintain the beauty of the skin, avoiding that the skin becomes oily and shiny, one should use the correct products in the day to day. Some natural products are excellent for maintaining skin health and can be easily found. Here are 6 homemade recipes that can leave your skin clean and healthy, in the right measure.
1. Homemade scrub with cornmeal
Doing a scrub with cornmeal is a great way to eliminate dead skin cells, facilitating their renewal. To do this, simply:
- Wash your face with cold water, warm soapy water, and with your face still full of foam, dip your fingers in the cornmeal, rubbing it all over your face, pressing more on the forehead, nose and chin. Then rinse with cold water and dry.
Fubá has the ideal consistency for home scrub, as it does not break down and can remove dead cells and excess oil from the skin.
2. Facial mask with clay
The clay facial mask should be applied following the exfoliation because it absorbs all the fat from the skin, also having a calming and regenerating effect on the skin.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of green clay
- 1 cup water
Method of preparation
Mix the ingredients until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. Then apply to the skin and let it act for 10 minutes. To remove, rinse, dry and apply a moisturizing cream for oily skin.
This home treatment should only be done once a week, because if it is done more often, the skin can get even greasier.
Attention : For this treatment it is recommended to buy the green clay in a shop that sells natural or aesthetic products. The clay found in the environment is not recommended because it has microorganisms harmful to the body.
3. Natural Cleansing Tonic
An excellent home remedy for oily skin is the lotion of yogurt, lemon juice and rosemary, which can be used to clean the skin before going to sleep.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons thin natural yogurt,
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice and
- 1 drop of rosemary essential oil.
Method of preparation:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl until a homogeneous paste is obtained. Moistening the face with a cotton ball before applying the lotion is critical.
The next step is to apply the lotion on the face with the tips of the fingers, massaging for a minute and removing the lotion with warm water. The individual with oily skin should repeat this procedure every night before bed.
The ingredients in this homemade lotion form a simple solution to remove excess oil from the skin, leaving it looking more beautiful and healthy.
4. Papaya mask to moisturize
A great homemade mask for oily skin is can be made with just one ingredients, the ripe papaya or an avocado.
Ingredients
- 1/2 papaya or avocado (very ripe)
Method of preparation
Open the papaya, remove the seeds and knead the pulp with a fork. Then wash your face with water and soap for oily skin and then apply the papaya pulp and let it act for about 20 to 30 minutes. Then wash your face with cold or lukewarm water.
5. Homemade oatmeal scrub
Another great home scrub recipe for oily skin can be made with oats and arnica.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons oats
- 6 drops of propolis
- 6 drops of arnica
- 4 tablespoons water
Method of preparation:
Add all ingredients in a bowl and stir well until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. Apply the homemade lotion to the skin, gently massaging with circular motions, let the lotion dry for 20 minutes and remove it under running water.
6. Mask of yogurt and clay
The cucumber facial mask for oily skin is a simple homemade recipe especially indicated for oily skin, because the cucumber cleans and moisturizes the skin, the clay absorbs excess oiliness and the juniper and lavender act by normalizing the production of oil through the skin .
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons nonfat yogurt
- 1 tablespoon of cucumber pulp
- 2 drops of lavender essence
- 1 drop of juniper essence
- 2 teaspoons of clay for cosmetic use
Method of preparation
Mix the yogurt, the cucumber, the lavender and the juniper and only in the end add the clay. Then move on face and leave to act for 15 minutes.
This cucumber facial mask for oily skin should be done 2 times a month or whenever you feel very oily skin.
7. Clay and lavender mask
Another great mask for oily skin can be made with clay and lavender.
Ingredients:
- 10 mg of clay,
- 1 drop of lavender essential oil and
- 1 drop of tea tree essential oil.
Method of preparation:
Put the clay in a container and add the essential oils, mix until you get the desired consistency. Then apply the homemade mask on the face and let it act for about 15 minutes.
The clay when combined with these essential oils absorbs the toxins, impurities and diminishes the oiliness of the skin. This is a great way to keep your skin looking beautiful, young and healthy without spending too much.
Essential care with oily skin
Oily skin favors the appearance of blackheads and pimples on the skin due to the excess of sebum it produces and has a greasy, moist and shiny appearance and therefore it is necessary to take care of the skin so that it stays uniform, smooth and beautiful.
The skin can become oily at any age, however, it is more common in adolescence, and to keep oily skin looked after, one should:
- Wash face at least 2 times a day with cold water;
- Opt for astringent creams, which help control the oiliness of the skin;
- Avoid using moisturizing creams in regions where the skin is oily, but in case it is necessary to prefer oil-free, oil-free products;
- Use oil-free sunscreen, with protection factor greater than 15;
- Avoid makeup, however, if using should make a light makeup, because heavy makeup block the pores, increasing the oiliness of the skin or putting a powdered sunscreen to disguise the imperfections of the skin and regulate the shine.
In addition to these cares, it is important to drink about 2 liters of water a day, even in the cold for the skin to not dry out, avoid greasy foods and eat vegetables, vegetables and fruits in greater quantity.
For a cleaning of oily skin should be applied a hygienizing gel or liquid soap, then rinsing with cold or lukewarm water. Then apply an astringent tonic with the help of cotton or gauze, and finally moisturize the skin with an oil-free moisturizer. Read also: How to treat oily skin.
