Scratching the face: how to hide
Careless handling of pets, repairs in the country or in an apartment, a walk in the woods or combing an insect bite can damage the skin on the face and leave an ugly scratch that is difficult to mask with foundation. You can get rid of it at home using folk remedies.
Remove a scratch from the face
First of all, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the wound from possible contamination. To do this, rinse the scratch with water, blot with a clean towel, and treat with hydrogen peroxide.
Do not cover the damage with adhesive tape, as bacteria will begin to multiply under it, and the wound will become inflamed. As a last resort, you can use a breathable patch with an antibacterial inner layer
Home remedies for scratch healing
Use aloe to heal the scratch. Cut a leaf of the plant and attach it with the cut side to the damaged area of the skin. Secure the aloe with a patch and change it several times a day.
You can treat facial scratches using other plants as well. Lubricate the wound during the day with Kalanchoe juice squeezed out of its leaf. Also, the imposition of yarrow gruel on it will help to quickly tighten the scratch. In this case, the raw material crushed in a mortar is applied to the scratch and fixed with a bandage.
An herbal infusion can be used to prevent or eliminate inflammation and to heal a scratch. To prepare it, pour a tablespoon of St. John’s wort and two tablespoons of yarrow with a small amount of boiling water. Leave it on for half an hour. Make lotions, moistening cotton balls wrapped in gauze or bandage in the infusion. Keep the lotions on the wound for 40 minutes, doing them once a day.
Home remedies are great for minor scratches. If you are deeply wounded in your skin, seek medical attention.
You can quickly restore damaged skin and get rid of scratches with dandelion oil. To prepare this remedy, place the flowers in a glass container and cover them with vegetable oil. Then soak everything for 40 minutes in a water bath and leave for another day. Strain the oil and treat the scratch regularly with it.
Freshly squeezed beet juice can be used to treat minor scratches or abrasions. Grate the beets, squeeze out the juice and wipe the wound with a bandage soaked in it. Then apply a cotton swab soaked in juice to the injury and fix it with a bandage. Leave it on for 20 minutes. Repeat the procedure several times a day.
So that after a scratch there is no scar left on the skin, lubricate it with castor oil, which can be purchased at any pharmacy.
Never peel off the crust that will begin to form as the scratch passes.
While the scratch is still on the skin, hide it with skillfully styled hair, for example, curl a curl to your cheek or lower your bangs over your forehead. Also, for a while, special concealers, which are applied under the foundation, will help hide the swelling and redness around the scratch.
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