How to get perfect facial skin in a week at home. 20 steps towards perfect facial skin

You are what you eat. Our diet, our table habits directly affect our health, well-being and the way we look. A healthy, varied diet makes a person happy. He is cheerful, energetic and fit. How much does what we put on our plate affect our lives? Directly.

For example, a girl with problem skin will often feel insecure and constantly think about her problem.
Instead of imagining and realizing her dreams, she will spend this time to find effective cosmetics that will reduce her suffering. But the right cosmetics are not always able to deal with imperfections in your figure or skin condition. They can be good helpers, but often the problem is hidden in a completely different place. And we are only struggling with its consequences: having cured one thing, we immediately get another. In order to really achieve results, you need to choose the right goal.

Properly selected diet and eating habits will quickly help you regain beautiful and healthy skin. In addition, a healthy diet will affect the state of the entire body: the digestive system, hematopoiesis, nervous system, how we feel and feel, and will return energy and clarity to the head.

Nutritionist and dermatologist Karen Fisher in her book “Detox Plan. What to eat to look beautiful and be healthy"

has developed a very detailed action plan for each type of skin disease. But there are 8 basic rules that will help not only those who have skin problems, but also everyone who wants to relieve their body and learn proper eating habits.

We recommend reading the book, but in the meantime we’ll tell you the same rules for the skin!

Rule 1: Maintain acid-base balance

In order for the skin to remain healthy, you need to take care of the health and balance of the gastrointestinal tract. You can start by adding plenty of greens to your diet, which alkalize the body. It's simple - the body needs to be a little alkalized. If it does not receive the elements necessary for this with food, after a while it will have no choice but to take them from within. The skin won't like it either - without minerals it won't have enough nutrition, which will lead to wrinkles, dryness, dullness and other problems.

Now our diet is dominated by acids, which does not have a very good effect on human health. To check how acidic your body is, you can find out your pH balance by donating blood or buying special litmus strips for saliva.

Consuming enough water and green foods helps normalize your acid-base balance.

Cosmetology procedures

• Mechanical skin cleaning. This procedure is classic; it can be used to cleanse pores of impurities and remove sebum. The specialist removes dead skin cells and comedones, and for this he uses special tools. As soon as the skin is restored, it becomes smoother and cleaner. The result is a healthy and bright look;
• Biorevitalization. This is a course that consists of hardware procedures. Its goal is to improve skin health. After such procedures, wrinkles and age spots become smaller, the skin is tightened and smoothed. As a result, the skin tone is evened out and takes on a natural look;
• Peeling. This is a procedure during which dead epidermal cells are removed. For this purpose, products containing beneficial acids are used. The skin becomes smooth, has a radiant appearance, and is easier to apply makeup on.

Rule 2: Moisturize the skin

• The right fats help keep your skin healthy and looking good. Unfortunately, we do not always eat healthy foods.
• Cakes, pastries, chips, margarine, meat, dairy products and similar “treats” only make the situation worse.
• Oils that contain omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids will have the best effect on the condition of our body. And they will help deal with some skin problems, such as eczema or inflammation.

What products will be useful in this case? Flaxseed oil, corn oil, walnuts, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds. If you eat meat products, it is better to choose healthy fish recipes rather than heavy red and white meats.

Cosmetical tools

• Foundation. This is a cream that can even out the tone of the face. They come in different types, some are more delicate and others are denser. If we talk about the foundation palette, there are more than 10 shades, starting with porcelain and ending with chocolate. The main thing is to choose products that do not make the skin too dry;
• Makeup base. This is a base that is applied after cream and before applying foundation. The surface of the skin is leveled with the help of the foundation, so the shade becomes equal, and it seems that the skin is perfect;
• Corrector. In makeup, it is an additional tool. This is a paste and quite dense, which can have any shade. The corrector is applied to the skin point by point to those areas that are problematic. Thus, a person can easily disguise the veins of capillaries and redness;
• Concealer. This is a foundation pencil that can lighten the skin. With its help, dark circles that are located under the eyes, as well as marks left after acne, are ideally masked.

Rule 3: Eat less

Constant snacking accelerates the aging process, as Karen Fisher writes in her book. But if you don’t overeat, the production of youth hormones increases, and we remain beautiful and healthy.

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Reducing the caloric content of the diet by 30% leads to many pleasant consequences: blood sugar levels decrease, skin aging slows down, and the fat layer decreases. True, eating less is not a temporary measure, but a permanent one, for life. It seems that it is not so simple. But in fact, it’s enough just to replace part of the side dish with a salad or give up dessert.

Another useful rule: reduce the number of snacks. It may turn out that they constitute the extra 30% of your diet.

Important note: we reduce the number of calories, but under no circumstances starve - this will only do harm.

It is worth taking care of the quality of the products themselves: replace fast carbohydrates (cookies, white bread, chips, etc.) with slow carbohydrates (rice, hummus, grains), and monitor the abundance of foods with complete protein in the diet (from vegetable protein - this chickpeas, and animals - eggs, chicken breast).

For healthy skin, it will be useful to include anti-aging products in your diet: with collagen, hyaluron and minerals.

Don't drink while eating

The liquid should be taken 30 minutes before or after a meal (even 60 minutes after a meal!). The biggest mistake is drinking while eating. You can't do this! This habit leads to dilution of digestive juices and slowdown of metabolism.

There is scientific evidence that if you drink it half an hour before meals, you can lose 30% weight in just three months.

Therefore, if you do not want to disrupt the functioning of the digestive system and dream of losing weight without much effort, drink a lot, but not during meals.

Rule 4: Sleep more

When we sleep, the body rests, recovers and produces large amounts of hormones. One of them is melatonin. It affects the production of female hormones, controls the cycle and protects our youth.

In order to fall asleep quickly, you can come up with a special nightly ritual (for example, apply aromatic oil to your body before going to bed), be sure to close the book, turn off the tablet and put away the phone some time before bed.

The quality of sleep is influenced by what and how we eat, and how we spend our day. Eat more alkalizing foods and live your day actively and fully.

Possible causes of problems

The causes of skin problems can be varied. They can even consist of simple lack of hygiene. Some of them involve serious health problems. The main causes of problems:

• Poor nutrition.
• Hormonal problems.
• Improper skin care.
• Bad habits.
• Problems with the gastrointestinal tract.

If, despite all efforts, you cannot cope with skin problems for a long time, you should definitely consult a specialist and examine your body.

Rule 5: Sweat a lot

Sports and an active life help cleanse and restore the body. During physical activity, the lymphatic system and blood cleanse the body of harmful substances.

If we move little, then toxins continue to accumulate and accumulate, which cannot but affect our well-being, skin condition and health in general.

Walking, cycling, and sports accelerate the movement of lymph. It, in turn, cleanses the body tissues and delivers nutrients and oxygen to the skin, which is why it is important to exercise if we want to get rid of grayish skin color and several skin conditions (like rosacea).

Ideally, it is recommended to exercise several times a week, go to a bathhouse or sauna and swim in salt water. If sports are not your thing, start with just 15 minutes a day and gradually increase the duration of exercise.

What you should never do

• Give up bad habits. That's why they are called harmful, because they harm your beauty without bringing any benefit. By getting rid of them, you will get fresh breath, a beautiful complexion, clean hands, as well as an individual, incomparable aroma.
• Drink less coffee and strong black tea. It is better to give preference to green, but instead of sugar, add a spoonful of honey - this will be quite enough. Chocolate is also not a friend for beauty; it is better to completely exclude the product.
• Watch your facial expressions - those who constantly grimace will soon develop skin wrinkles and creases. Facial expressions should be restrained, there is no need to frown or wrinkle your forehead, it is better to smile more often.

• During the day, try to train yourself not to touch your face with your hands. If there is such a need, then do it with a disposable napkin or a clean scarf.
• Avoid sweet, fatty, spicy, fried, smoked, salty or pickled foods. Always remember that these products are harmful for beauty. Think about what you could replace them with and try to exclude them from your usual diet.
• Excessive passion for innovations in hair styling, dyes, chemical compositions, straighteners, varnishes - all this spoils the beauty of the hairstyle irreparably. Try to use what nature has given for good. If you have curly hair, think about what hairstyles you can make with it. It is useless to fight with nature - she is wiser than us.

These are the easy-to-follow tips my grandmother’s friend gave me. I have been doing all of them for many years, without regretting it even once. My skin is clear and I get by just fine without using foundation.

I have a natural, natural blush - I don't need makeup blush. My hair has a beautiful natural shade, and I also found the best way to style it. And I’ll tell you a secret - everyone thinks I’m beautiful. I wish the same for you!

Rule 6: Take care of your skin

Popular cosmetics and household chemicals contain a lot of harmful synthetic components. They are needed to make cosmetics look beautiful and smell delicious, but in fact, many components in creams, gels, shampoos, and dishwashing detergents are harmful to the body and the condition of the skin. They can cause aggravation and contact rash.

What ingredients should you avoid? SLS, formaldehyde, mineral oils, fragrances, parabens, isopropanol, dietanolamine, acetamide and some others. You can read more about them here.

Give preference to natural cosmetics. Products containing almond oil, apple cider vinegar, AHA and BHA, calendula, chamomile, coconut oil, carrot seed oil, vitamins and other useful ingredients will be excellent helpers. Study your skin - what it likes and what it doesn’t, what type it is, its reactions.

It is important not only what products we use, but also the “diet” of our skin. You need to take care of it morning and evening: cleanse, tone, moisturize, use only fresh products and decorative cosmetics. But don’t be clever with care - it should be simple but effective.

Three rules for perfect skin

The condition of the epidermis depends on the influence of external factors and hormonal changes.

Therefore, in order to achieve an ideal epidermis, it is important to follow three rules:

1. Proper cleansing
   . The epidermis, like any other organ of the human body, is capable of self-cleaning and regeneration. But, due to constant exposure to aggressive substances from the outside, mechanical damage and improper care, these processes slow down. Therefore, it is important to regularly exfoliate and wash with special cleansers;
2. Nutrition
   . A nourished face always has an even and beautiful color, does not need special cosmetics and tolerates temperature changes well. The easiest way to ensure this is to use suitable creams;

   
   Dry skin care

3. Hydration
   . If you want to create the perfect complexion, then you simply can’t do it without intense hydration. In the process of development, growth and performance of certain functions, epidermal cells quickly lose stored moisture. Because of this, the skin becomes dry, flaky, self-cleaning processes slow down and the functioning of the sebaceous glands is disrupted. Few people know, but lack of moisture is the main cause of pimples and blackheads.

Cleansing

Clean skin is healthy, this is the first thing you need to remember on the way to an ideal face.

The cleanser is selected depending on the type of epidermis:

• For problematic faces,
  products with antibacterial and protective functions are recommended. They have a wound-healing effect, can quickly relieve inflammation and redness, and also help dry out fresh pimples. An affordable product, tar soap, gets excellent reviews. In terms of effect, it will give odds to many special equipment, including premium ones;
• When cleansing dry skin
  It is important not to overdry it. Due to exposure to soap, it will become thin and sensitive, and premature signs of aging may appear. It is better to wash such epidermis with herbal decoctions, special foams, fluids, and thermal water. Soft infusions, for example, cucumber or lemon, are ideal;

  
  Dry skin care

• The most common type is combination skin
  . It combines oily areas with enlarged pores (on the wings of the nose, forehead and chin) and dry areas on the temples and cheeks. To cleanse such skin, you need to use mild products that have antimicrobial but drying properties. This is rose water, green tea, sulfur-tar soap (for acne and comedones), etc.
• Oily skin
  . Extremely problematic and difficult to care for. Unlike dry skin, a strict balance in moisturizing and cleansing is important for quickly oily skin. It is necessary to free it from the layer of secretions, without drying out the surface. The simplest and easiest way is to wash your face with herbal infusions and remove makeup with thermal water.

In addition to washing, the cleansing process includes periodic scrubbing of the epidermis. High-quality peeling will help make your face perfectly clean and smooth, without acne, roughness and other problems. This procedure removes dead cells from the surface of the skin, cleanses pores, normalizes blood circulation and removes remnants of cosmetic products.

Super soft skin scrub

Most store-bought scrubs can be easily made at home. To do this, you will need a base oil (you can choose any available one, but it would be best to choose coconut or shea butter) and hard ingredients.

Let's consider what components can be used for peeling:

• Sea salt
  . An ideal home remedy for cleansing the pores of combination and problem skin. Hypoallergenic, but highly abrasive. Helps get rid of scars and acne marks, has a slight lightening property;

  
  Salt scrubs for face

• Sugar
  . It dissolves faster than salt in water, so it is recommended to use it for oily skin so as not to scratch already sensitive areas. Helps even out color, normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands, make the epidermis soft and velvety to the touch;
• Coffee
  . Perfectly massages and cleanses problematic and mature epidermis. It has a strong antioxidant effect, leaving a lifting effect after use. Like salt, it is characterized by high abrasiveness and is absolutely insoluble in water. Therefore, for peeling it is better to use finely ground coffee, as for a coffee machine.

  
  Peeling with coffee

To make an affordable and effective scrub, you need to combine 10 grams of any of the listed products and a little oil (at your own discretion). Apply the mixture to a moistened face, it is better to slightly steam it. For 5 minutes, you need to actively rub the skin along the massage lines, then rinse the mixture with water. After scrubbing, apply cream. Repeat at least once a week.

Video: My daily facial care

Nutrition and hydration

At this stage, it is important to understand that before you can make your facial skin perfect on the outside, you need to take care of the internal processes occurring in the tissues. To ensure that cells are saturated with useful substances, you need to make nourishing masks and use creams.

Clay mask for clear skin

Care is selected depending on the type of epidermis. To simplify this process, we have compiled a table for different types of epidermis with suitable procedures.

A working way to restore skin in a week:

1. Wash regularly with antibacterial soap, which will eliminate inflammation and relieve redness;
2. Every other day, in the morning, scrub with soft abrasives (for intense peeling, use coarse ones);
3. Stop using cosmetics and let your skin breathe. Instead of a classic foundation, it is better to use a regular cream. Or any available batter;
4. The cream should only be washed off with products intended for this purpose. In the morning, it is better to simply wipe the epidermis with micellar water or an ice cube;
5. Make cleansing masks with nourishing ingredients twice a week. The best option is clay with aloe or honey;
6. Do not expose your face to aggressive environmental influences. Protect your face from wind, scorching sun and snow;
7. In your diet, focus on fresh fruits and vegetables, minimize the amount of salty and smoked foods. It is advisable to completely exclude sweets, fried foods and fast food from your diet.

Rule 8: Relax

Stress leads to many disturbances in the functioning of the body, including deterioration of digestion. This, of course, cannot but affect the condition of the skin. And a happy person always looks better, don’t you agree? Therefore, the author of the book recommends making a truce with yourself: accepting and loving yourself (and your skin) for who you are. Even if you don’t like the condition of your skin now, “resentment” against it will not give any result. And care will give, on a physical and emotional level.

Pamper yourself often: take time to relax, take a warm bath, listen to your favorite music, be creative, laugh, appreciate your life and learn gratitude. Compliment yourself and your body. Such seemingly unobvious things will help restore its beauty. But the most important thing is to become happy.

Drink more fluids

And preferably only clean ordinary water. Freshly squeezed juices are also great, as long as you don't go overboard with the quantity, especially if they're made from fruit. Our body mainly consists of water. It is a necessary vital component that is responsible for all vital functions.

Too low a water supply means a slow metabolism, that is, a slow rate of weight loss.

Water does not contain calories, carbohydrates and fats, it perfectly moisturizes and allows the body to effectively cleanse itself.

How to make your face graceful: makeup example

Make a beautiful oval face? The basic rule: less voluminous cheeks and bright facial features. A highlighter, foundation, blush, eyeliner, and eyebrow tweezers will come in handy.

Operating procedure:

Makeup base: balance between light and shadow.

Face contouring is a modern fashion trend that many have heard of. It requires the following tools and tools:

• corrector for concealing dark circles under the eyes;
• a foundation that matches your skin tone;
• bronzer;
• blush, 2 shades darker than the natural skin tone, without reddishness;
• highlighter;
• translucent powder or fixative.

Instructions for implementation:

• Apply the corrective product to the eyelid area and under the eyes;
• mix the corrector with day cream (preferably sunscreen);
• apply your shade to your face;
• apply a darker tone on the cheekbones towards the temples;
• make a slight darkening of the side areas of the face from the temples to the lower jaw. To slightly reduce a wide and high forehead, you need to darken it from above along the hairline and from the sides. Use your fingertips to blend your makeup;
• highlight the central part of the forehead, the center of the nose and the upper areas of the cheekbones using a highlighter to distract attention from wide areas of the face;
• Apply translucent powder or fixative.

Cat eyes: how to achieve an almond shape.

Rules for eyeliner:

• cover your face with a base or primer to disguise wrinkles or imperfections;
• apply beige or translucent shadows;
• draw your eyelashes with a thin, clear line, ending with an arrow pointing upward;
• outline the mucous membrane of the lower eyelid with a white or beige pencil;
• Curl your eyelashes a little and apply mascara.

How to lengthen eyebrows.

Using an elongated eyebrow line you can create a beautiful facial contour.

How to tint eyebrows correctly:

• comb your eyebrows from top to bottom using a brush;
• Fill in the gaps with strokes of a matching eyebrow pencil in the direction of hair growth and blend with a brush.

Blush is the main touch on the face.

Apply peach or pink blush to the center of your cheekbones and blend into an inverted triangle shape.

Other remedies to make your skin beautiful

Doctors believe that a woman's self-confidence is directly proportional to how she looks.

1. It is worth trying to wipe your face with ice cubes.

Ice water is an excellent tonic. Once your skin has been cleansed and exfoliated, fill the sink with cold water and add ice cubes. Then lower your face into the water and hold for 10 seconds. This action should be repeated several more times. Cold will do a great job of reducing puffiness, significantly improving skin tone and reducing pores. For oily skin, add a teaspoon each of white vinegar and lemon juice.

2. Use coffee for exfoliating treatments.

To do this, you need to take a tablespoon of coffee grounds, bring it to a thick paste with coconut or olive oil and gently massage your face with this mixture.

3. Use masks.

With the help of anti-aging masks, you can get the perfect complexion, as they tighten pores and eliminate pigmentation.

4. Make your skin glow.

Use whitening creams to smooth and brighten your skin. These products will also help in stimulating and toning the epidermis. With the help of micropigments, you can hide defects well and significantly lighten your complexion.

5. Massage the areas under the eyes.

To remove dark circles and puffiness under the eyes, quickly massage these areas with cream. It is better not to use concealer as the circles may become even darker.