DIY anti-wrinkle masks at home

It is not necessary to visit beauty salons every month to look well-groomed and attractive. You can get rid of wrinkles and improve your skin condition at home.

DIY masks with natural ingredients are the best anti-aging products.

Recipes from improvised means

Nature and our refrigerator are a storehouse of beauty and health. Effective masks can be made not only from pharmaceutical ingredients, but also from fruits, vegetables, berries, herbs, essential oils, and honey.

With the help of homemade cosmetics, you can smooth out the first, superficial wrinkles, facial folds, and even make deep age-related imperfections less noticeable. Anti-wrinkle masks based on egg whites or yolks are especially popular.

For example, a protein recipe for oily skin:

• protein – 1 pc. ;
• sour cream – 1 tbsp. l. ;
• freshly squeezed lemon juice – 1 tsp.

Mix all ingredients and apply the mask evenly on your face for 20 minutes. It is necessary to rinse off with warm, non-hot water. Egg white has the ability to deeply cleanse and dry the skin.

Yolk recipe for dry skin:

• yolk – 1 pc. ;
• fresh liquid honey – 1 tsp;
• olive oil – 1 tsp.

First, you need to cleanse your face with a scrub, and only then apply the honey-egg mixture. You can keep this mask for no more than 10-15 minutes, rinse with warm water. After the procedure, it is advisable to apply a moisturizer.

DIY anti-wrinkle face masks can be used up to 4 times a week. Additionally, yolks and whites improve complexion and nourish the skin with vitamins and microelements.

Recipes with pharmaceutical ingredients

There are a huge number of masks for smoothing wrinkles and rejuvenating based on pharmaceutical ingredients. The following are considered effective and safe:

• succinic acid,
• mumiyo,
• sodium alginate,
• acetylsalicylic acid,
• gelatin,
• glycerol,
• clay of various colors,
• propolis,
• fish fat.

So, a mask with succinic acid will help restore firmness, elasticity and a healthy appearance to the skin, as well as remove swelling and small scars. The preparation method is simple:

• Crumble 1 tablet of succinic acid and frozen mummy.
• Add almond oil (1 tsp), alternatively, jojoba oil.
• Mix everything thoroughly until the powder is completely dissolved in the oil.
• Apply the mask to your face with a special cosmetic brush.
• After 20 minutes, rinse with running or mineral water.

Also among pharmaceutical products, acetylsalicylic acid is especially popular. Homemade face masks with acetylsalicylic acid in combination with clay can improve blood circulation, restore the epidermis, and get rid of not only wrinkles, but also acne.

Mask recipe:

• Grind 6 tablets of acetylsalicylic acid to a powder.
• Dissolve the powder in 5-10 ml of non-hot water.
• Add blue or pink cosmetic clay (1 tsp).
• Add light liquid honey (0. 5 tsp).
• Mix all ingredients thoroughly. You should get a plastic mass.

A clay mask with acetylsalicylic acid can be kept on the face for no longer than 15 minutes. During this time, it will have time to dry, and then it can be washed off.

Recipes with essential oils

The best anti-wrinkle masks are masks with essential oils, after which you won’t have to wait long for results. The first changes will be noticeable after just a few procedures.

Recipe with aloe and geranium oil:

• Mix aloe gel (1 tsp), avocado oil (1 tsp), geranium essential oil (5 drops), vitamin E (5 drops).
• Apply the mask in a thick layer to the skin of the face, including the area around the eyes.
• In 15 minutes, part of the composition will be absorbed. Residues will need to be removed with a dry cloth.
• Additionally, you can wipe your face with chamomile infusion.

A mask with almond oil, which was used by women of Ancient Egypt, is also very useful. The recipe is simple:

• Add rose essential oil (up to 3 drops) to warm almond oil (1 tsp). Mix everything thoroughly.
• Apply the oil mask to your face using massage movements.
• No need to rinse off. The composition will be completely absorbed within 30-40 minutes.

A nourishing mask with coconut oil or essential cocoa butter will help to smooth out wrinkles above the upper lip, as well as improve the condition of the lips themselves.

Product based recipes

If you don’t have various oils and pharmaceuticals on hand, you can look for the ingredients for the mask in the refrigerator. Product-based recipes are more suitable for shallow, first wrinkles that form before age 35.

Masks with vegetables

Homemade anti-wrinkle masks with vegetables quickly refresh, tone the skin, and relieve fatigue. For example, you can often find cucumbers, carrots, potatoes, and pumpkin on hand. Cucumber masks always give quick and gorgeous results.

Recipe with whitening effect:

• Peel fresh cucumber and potatoes. Grind until pureed.
• Pour the released cucumber and potato juices into a separate container.
• Add 3 drops of olive oil to the vegetable puree. To stir thoroughly. The mask is ready.
• Pour the vegetable juice into an ice tray and put it in the freezer.

The mask can be used for any skin type, including being applied to the lips and eyelids. The best time for the procedure is the morning after waking up and the evening before bed.

Vegetable ice is intended to consolidate the result. A light massage with an ice cube will help relieve swelling and restore the skin's elasticity and fresh appearance.

Masks with fruits

Fruit masks against wrinkles have proven themselves well. At home, you can prepare healthy mixtures from bananas, apples, peaches, grapefruit, and lemon.

Attention!Recipes containing citrus fruits should be approached with caution: they are only suitable for oily skin that is not prone to allergic reactions.

The best nutritional mask with banana is considered:

1. Mash 50 g of ripe banana.
2. Add fresh herb honey (1 tsp).
3. Add 30% heavy cream (1 tsp).
4. Mix all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.
5. Apply to facial skin for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Banana perfectly moisturizes, nourishes with vitamins C and E, which, in turn, slow down the aging process of skin cells.

Masks with berries

Berries are the most valuable gifts of nature, living cosmetics that perfectly tones, nourishes, moisturizes and refreshes, and acts as an antioxidant. You can prepare a lifting mask to smooth your face from strawberries:

1. Mash ripe large strawberries (5 pcs. ).
2. Add 0. 5 tsp. honey and peach oil.
3. Add 5 drops of vitamins A and E. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
4. If the mixture turns out to be too watery, the excess liquid can be drained.
5. You can keep the mask on your face for no more than 20 minutes. Rinse off with running or micellar water.

You can also get rid of wrinkles at home using gooseberries.

Recipe for a rejuvenating mask: using a blender, combine a handful of ripe berries, one tablespoon each of full-fat sour cream and 9% cottage cheese, 10 ml of shea essential oil. Spread the resulting mixture evenly on a cosmetic napkin, which you then cover your face with.

It is recommended to wash off the remnants of the mask in a contrasting way, i. e. first with warm water, then cold, and then warm again.

Herbal masks

Herbal masks are especially loved by men, because in addition to eliminating wrinkles, they also perfectly remove oily shine, swelling, and relieve inflammation after shaving. The simplest smoothing face mask can be prepared using parsley:

• Squeeze the juice from two bunches of parsley.
• Add milk to the juice (if your skin is oily) or sour cream (if your skin is dry). The amount of parsley juice and dairy product should be approximately the same.
• You can apply the mask not only to the face, but also to the eyelids and lips.
• After 15 minutes, wash with warm water.

Instead of milk and sour cream, you can also use full-fat kefir or natural yogurt without additives.

Masks against the first age-related changes

The first age-related changes are easier to deal with than deep wrinkles. Gelatin, as a source of collagen, is responsible for the elasticity and firmness of the skin and prevents the formation of rough creases and folds.

You will have to put in some effort and spend time, since making an anti-wrinkle mask from gelatin is not so easy:

• Pour 1 tsp. gelatin with chilled herbal decoction (30 ml). You can use a decoction of chamomile, string, sage or calendula.
• After 40 minutes, when the gelatin swells, the resulting mass must be heated in a water bath. Don't boil!
• Add a little oatmeal to the warm mixture so that it becomes thick and viscosity for easy use.
• Apply the finished mask to your face for no more than 20 minutes.
• You can remove the mask using a dry cloth, and then wash with cool water.

Gelatin face mask against wrinkles is the most effective and safe remedy for women under 40 years old.

Proven recipes to get rid of deep wrinkles

A mask with propolis is an ideal remedy for deep wrinkles, which also has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agents.

If you are not allergic to bee products, you can prepare the following smoothing mask:

1. Combine coconut oil (1 tbsp) with 2 g of crushed propolis.
2. Heat the mixture in the microwave or in a water bath for 1 minute. Let cool.
3. Apply the resulting mask to clean skin for 20 minutes.
4. Wash off with a decoction of chamomile or oregano.

If your friendship with honey products does not work out, then you should pay attention to a more harmless cream face mask, which can also be prepared at home.

You only need 3 ingredients: rich baby cream, vitamins A and E. Method of preparation and use:

• Mix vitamins (0. 5 tsp each) with baby cream (2 tbsp). Mix thoroughly.
• Apply a thick, even layer to the face for 20 minutes.
• Some of the vitamin cream will be absorbed, and some will need to be removed with a dry soft cloth.

You can use this mask 3-4 times a week for a month. The first results will be noticeable after the first week of use.

How to choose a mask depending on age and skin type?

Anti-aging masks should contain the elements the skin lacks. You can understand what exactly the body lacks either by taking tests or by obvious symptoms, including skin type.

If the skin is oily, then it needs compounds that narrow the pores, dry it out, and normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands. If you have a dry skin type, then you need ingredients with a moisturizing and anti-inflammatory effect.

The safety of a new anti-wrinkle mask can be tested first not on the face, but on another part of the body. If after a day no allergic reactions appear on the skin, then you can try applying the product to your face.

Until the age of 35, it is better to use fruit, vegetable, and milk masks. After 40 years, you should pay attention to base and essential oils, additional powder or liquid vitamins, and various natural activators.

How to prepare and apply?

Any, even the best anti-wrinkle mask must be applied to a previously cleansed face. To do this, you can use a soft scrub or regular tonic. Also, do not forget about other rules:

• It is better to prepare the mask in a glass container. It is strictly not recommended to use metal ones.
• It is better to use the mask immediately after preparation (unless otherwise indicated in the recipe). You should not store ready-made mixtures for a long time; they lose their beneficial properties.
• Masks that do not require rinsing are more effective when applied with massage movements.
• Lifting masks should be used with caution in cases of severe obesity and after plastic surgery.
• After the procedure, you should not immediately go out into the hot sun or frost.
• You must carefully read the recipe instructions, because not all masks can be used for the skin around the eyes and lips.

Conclusion

Homemade anti-wrinkle masks are considered the safest and most affordable option. Preparation will not take much time, and the positive effect will not be long in coming.