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Do not rely on home remedies or even purchased cosmetics to get rid of rosacea. The vascular network is removed in the clinic using special equipment. Masks can only soothe sensitive skin and relieve redness – ready-made, unlike home-made ones, they will do it with a guarantee.
What is couperose
temperature contrast;
increased blood pressure;
alcohol;
spicy food;
severe dryness of the air;
some medications;
smoking.
More often, people with phototypes I and II, who have thin and fair skin, are more susceptible to rosacea.
Skin care for rosacea
What is required of you in this case?
Strengthen the walls of blood vessels.
Use antioxidants – both in the diet and in cosmetics.
Avoid as far as possible the “provocateurs” listed above.
Choose cosmetics for sensitive skin, and even better – with the mark “for skin prone to redness.”
Along with the obligatory moisturizing care for everyone, apply a soothing care.
Use sunscreen all year round.
The benefits and effectiveness of masks for rosacea
There are no special masks “for rosacea”. In addition, a mask applied in a dense layer creates a warming effect that can increase redness and add work to already fragile capillaries. However, light texture masks can be beneficial if they have one of the following effects:
soothe;
cool;
reduce oxidative stress (i.e. contain antioxidants).
Composition
Vitamin C as an antioxidant repairs damage caused by oxidative stress, improves cellular respiration and nutrition.
Vitamin K strengthens blood vessels.
Vitamin P (rutin) is famous for its ability to increase the elasticity of capillaries.
Horse chestnut improves microcirculation and has a drainage effect.
Chamomile soothes and softens the skin.
Calendula has a calming effect.
Rose also soothes and softens.
Find out which cosmetics with vitamins you need.
Homemade mask or purchased: expert opinion
Let’s compare the composition, effectiveness and convenience of homemade masks and branded high-tech cosmetics.
Pros and cons of homemade and ready-made masks
Homemade | Purchased | ||
composition | The uncomplicated composition is one of the features of folk cosmetics. As a rule, products with a single ingredient predominate, which in theory has the desired effect. Sometimes it is supplemented with some other improvised component. | Unlike home-grown cosmetologists, the manufacturer provides a balanced composition, taking into account all the nuances of the skin’s needs. The verified dosage of these or those components does not make the cosmetic product heavier. | |
Efficiency | A calming, relaxing effect from a homemade mask can undoubtedly be achieved. But a sustainable noticeable result is not to be expected. | When developing formulas, experts select the optimal concentration of ingredients and apply the latest scientific developments. | |
convenience | In the case of homemade cosmetics, it is rather not about convenience, but about pleasure, since preparing it is troublesome. | Ready-made masks and creams, of course, are more convenient to apply. The best option from this point of view is sheet masks. |
Vichy expert, Ekaterina Turubara: “Soothing allantoin is added to creams at a concentration of 1-2% by weight of the finished product. In plants, the concentration of this substance ranges from 0,03 to 1%. It is easy to calculate that in order to ensure proper effectiveness, a huge amount of plant material will have to be added to the mask. ”
Face mask for rosacea: choose recipes and remedies
Potato mask for rosacea
Ingredients:
1 medium young potato;
1 tablespoon of thick fat sour cream.
How to cook
Grate raw potatoes;
mix it with sour cream;
if the mixture is too thin, you can add a little potato starch.
How to use
Cleanse the skin and wipe it with tonic;
apply a thick layer of potato gruel;
leave for 15 minutes;
wash off and wipe the face again with tonic;
apply moisturizer.
Theoretically, potatoes do contain the right vitamins and minerals. But how many are there in a root crop bought in a store in the middle of winter? In addition, the dense texture and vigorous rinsing off of an oily mask can harm sensitive thin skin. We offer an easier way.
Mask for rosacea from berries
Ingredients:
How to cook
How to use
Cleanse the face and wipe it with tonic;
apply the berry mixture and leave for 15-20 minutes;
wash off the mask with water;
wipe the face with tonic, apply a moisturizer.
Colored clay mask for rosacea
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of red clay powder;
1 tablespoon cream or milk.
How to cook
Thoroughly mix the clay with milk;
bring to a consistency convenient for application to the skin, adding either milk or powder.
How to use
Cleanse the face and wipe it with tonic;
apply the mixture on the face, avoiding the area around the eyes and lips;
leave for 10-15 minutes or until dry;
rinse thoroughly with water and wipe the face with tonic;
apply moisturizer.
Oatmeal mask for rosacea
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon oatmeal
1 tablespoon dried chamomile (or calendula, or a mixture of both)
1 tablespoon soybean oil.
How to cook
Grind oatmeal into flour;
finely crush chamomile (calendula);
mix crushed flakes and flowers with oil, adding it little by little, so that a viscous mass is obtained, convenient for application to the skin.
How to use
Cleanse the face and wipe with tonic;
apply a mask;
leave for 15 minutes;
rinse with water;
wipe the face with tonic and apply a moisturizer.
Rules and recommendations for use
If you want to master the recipes for homemade cosmetics, do not forget to follow the rules.
Apply masks to cleansed skin.
Be sure to use a tonic before applying the mask and after washing it off your face.
If the mask needs to be washed off (and this is almost always the case with homemade masks), after the tonic it is necessary to apply moisturizing care.
Metal containers and tools should not be used as dishes: in contact with metal, vitamin C, as well as many other useful substances, are oxidized.
If you have applied a mask (homemade or ready-made), it is better to spend these 10-20 minutes lying down.
Do not overdo the composition on the skin. As soon as you feel that the mask has begun to dry out, remove it, even if the recommended time has not yet expired. Otherwise, instead of helping the skin will receive a dose of stress.
Safety measures
With a tendency to rosacea, one should be especially careful about home cosmetic creativity, since home masks often:
have too dense texture, contraindicated in dilated vessels;
too active for sensitive skin;
soothe, but do not help get rid of rosacea. Only a doctor can solve an aesthetic problem.