Recipes for making face masks from red currant berries. DIY cosmetics at home. You have harvested red currants and are just wondering where to put them? The jams are cooked, the compotes are closed, it remains to devote a little time to yourself, your beloved … Let's start preparing the masks!
Red currants are known for their miraculous properties. At first, in Russia, it was used as a remedy for many diseases. There were much more red currant bushes than black ones. It was then that black became a more widespread culture.
But now is not about that. In addition to the therapeutic effect on the body, red currant has found wide application in the field of cosmetology. In combination with other components, masks for the face, hair and body are made from it. They have a cleansing, restorative effect, as they are based on natural ingredients. So, in the composition of the usual currant mask are vitamins B1, B2, B3, ascorbic acid, "beauty vitamin" E, as well as useful microelements. Some recipes use cosmetic clay (white, black). Somewhere you need to add oatmeal or wheat flour to thicken - don't worry, they are very good for the skin. For example, oatmeal is not only the number one weight loss product, but also an excellent base for a mask. There are many ways to rejuvenate your face using red currants, but we will reveal to you the secrets of the most effective mask recipes that have been invented by the beautiful half of humanity since ancient times.
Read about the benefits and harm of red currants
Red currant masks, recipes:
1. Refreshing and nourishing mask
Crush red currants in the amount of 1 tablespoon and mix it with fresh kefir (2 tablespoons). Spread on face and rinse off after 15 minutes. The skin will look much fresher and will acquire an even tone.
2. Moisturizing face mask
We take fresh cottage cheese and mix it with natural honey (a teaspoon of each). Add red currant juice (2 tsp) to the delicious mixture. You should get a thick mask, which we apply on the face. The effect will not be long in coming - after a few times of application, the face will acquire a radiant appearance, it will look healthy and young.
3. For shrinking pores
To get rid of the pores, you need to make juice from the berries. Stir it with wheat flour (1 tsp is enough) to a normal consistency. Apply the mixture to your face in a thin layer, hold for a quarter of an hour. After several procedures, the pores are narrowed and the face is smoother.
4. Vitamin mask
The mask is based on fresh red currant juice. Mix it with boiled water (1: 1). Soak a cotton pad in diluted juice and wipe your skin. Rinse off after a quarter of an hour and dry slightly with a soft towel. The mask will help remove oily face, moisturize the dermis and vitaminize it.
You can add cosmetic clay (1 tsp) to freshly squeezed red currant juice. Such a mask must be kept for 20 minutes, after which it must be gently washed off. The effect is deep cleansing of the skin layers.
5. Whitening mask from red currant
Mix half a glass of red currant juice with the same amount of fresh milk. We moisten a layer of cotton wool in this solution (not thick and not thin), apply it on the face like a mask and cover with a damp towel. After 20 minutes, remove from the face, dry it slightly (but do not rinse it off), then moisturize the face with a nourishing cream.
6. Mask for oily skin
Mineral water is considered a source of youth and health. If you mix it with red currant juice, you get a healing mixture - a real storehouse of vitamins for the face and body. A few drops of fresh lemon juice are added to it for the whitening effect. The mixture is poured into molds and frozen in the freezer. Then every morning they rub their face with these cubes. They perfectly refresh, cleanse and tone oily skin.
7. Red currants and yeast
Such an unusual way of making a red currant mask is based on the use of ordinary baker's yeast (20 g) and red berry juice (1 tsp). Stir the ingredients, then leave the cup in a bowl of hot water for a couple of minutes (under heat). Apply in a thin layer and leave for 15 minutes. It is necessary to wash off not with plain water, but with infusion of black tea. Moisturize dry skin with a cream.
Be beautiful with currant masks - use these wonderful gifts of nature!
