Why it is necessary, this lotion …?

What is lotion and is it necessary for us in the aspiration to look fresh, is beautiful, well-groomed? The origin of a word has the Roman roots, lotio is washing, ablution, but the name - lotion, the French thought up. Already in the Middle Ages the French beauties widely used lotions for face cleaning, and the diluted grape wine was the first lotion, most likely. Lotion represents kosmetiko-hygienic skin care product, most often it is water spirtovy solution of biological active agents to which vitamins, juice, infusions of herbs and other plants can belong.

Lotions are water, spirit, alkaline and sour - each look is suitable for care of a certain type of skin. For care of oily skin spirit and alkaline lotions, will be suitable for dry - sour or water. However, even for oily skin in the light of modern researches, instead of lotions on alcohol isotonic antibacterial lotions even more often are successfully used. If you after all decided to buy spirit lotion - the content of alcohol should not exceed 40%, and it is better - and even less. Lotions apply to face cleaning (for example, at removal of a make-up), moistening, refreshing and softening of skin; there are lotions which are specially intended for hands, a body, hair. Healthy skin has subacidic reaction, considering it, modern face lotions have usually rn within 5 - 7, and for hands up to 9 rn.

Let's tell a little in more detail about different types of lotions.

Spirit lotion disinfects, well cleans, dries wounds and heat-spots, but can irritate and dry up skin therefore it is possible to use it only at oily skin, and not more often than every other day. After processing by spirit lotion it is necessary to wipe surely face skin with the calming tonic or to grease with the soft calming cream. Sour lotions most often contain citric or lactic acid at the expense of what bleach skin. They narrow large pores, but badly purify skin. Therefore recommend to use such lotions after clarification a milk and water with a skin. Correctly picked up compounding gives the chance to such lotion strongly to narrow enlarged pores and to prevent formation of eels. Thanks to such lotion, oily skin will constantly look freshen, the excess greasiness will become imperceptible for people around.

Alkaline lotions of weak concentration are also applied to care of oily skin. Carefully wipe with the wadded tampon impregnated with alkaline solution the inflamed skin (at eels, purulent inflammations).

Other lotion - such which, except the cleaning action, still would soften is absolutely necessary for dry skin and toned up skin, in too time, strengthening vessels and giving it velvet. Such task also faces tonic which is recommended to be used after skin clarification.

Now it is easily possible to find in sale toning lotion ("two in one"). He is more advanced as he cleans, and narrows pores, humidifies and partly bleaches skin.

Lotions, tonics and means for face cleaning can be prepared easily and in house conditions. There are several recipes from which you can choose suitable for your skin.

Salt lotion for care of any face skin

The simplest and effective use of sea salt of the house - daily washing by salt lotion. Such lotion will help to avoid skin problems and to keep youth of the face. Concentration depends on skin type: for fat it is possible to dissolve on a glass of water 1 tablespoon, dry and sensitive - only 0.5-1 teaspoon. Water for lotions should be used distilled, thawed or boiled. You should not store salt lotions - prepare them just before washing.

Cucumber lotion - bleaching and tightening

For preparation crush a fresh cucumber on a small grater and fill in the received weight with the equal volume of vodka or the ethyl alcohol diluted twice. Mix is infused within two weeks and filtered. If face skin dry, then infusion is diluted twice with water and on each 100 ml of solution add 1 teaspoon of glycerin.

Lotions with additives vitamin-rich apple, grape and lemon cider vinegar or infusions of herbs are very useful to skin.

Mint lotion

To take 2 handfuls of a dry grass of a peppermint (2 tablespoons), to fill in with a glass of abrupt boiled water and to leave to infuse for 30 minutes. It is possible to wash such water in the morning and in the evening. Broth can be frozen and to wipe with a piece of ice skin.

Lime lotion

On the 2nd teaspoons of a St. John's wort, berries of a juniper, mint, lime color, tea to fill in with 1 glass of boiled water. It is recommended for skin, flabby, inclined to puffiness.

Pink infusion

To take on the 2nd teaspoons of rose-petals, a sage, camomile flowers, 1 glass of boiled water. To insist 10-15 minutes, to filter.

Lotion from petals of roses

4 glasses of dry petals of red roses fill in 0.5 l of vinegar, place in densely closed vessel and insist 3 weeks. Then filter infusion and dilute with equal amount of boiled water. Lotion well cleans and tones up skin, increases its protective functions.

The toning and strengthening lotion on the basis of wine

To mix 3 tsps of a camomile, 2 tsps of dry rose-petals or a sage, 1 tsp of mint, 6-8 gr. salicylic acid. To fill in with 2 glasses of quality dry sour wine. To remove mix in the refrigerator for 2 weeks, sometimes to stir slowly. Then to filter. At the use to dilute half with the distilled or melt water. To wipe in the evening the cleaned face before putting cream. It is used by courses daily within 20-25 days. In a month it is possible to repeat.

Honey and lemon lotion

To take 1 glass of warm boiled water, 1 tsp of honey, juice of a half of a lemon. To wipe a face in the evenings before cream imposing. The structure very well tones up skin. But it is better for them not to use that at whom on a face vessels are visible.

The bleaching lotion at freckles

The effective bleaching remedy at freckles is mix from the lemon juice, water and vinegar taken in equal quantities. If skin dry, it is necessary to add a little glycerin to mix.

Lotion from parsley

Has the refreshing effect and it is useful to skin of any type. It prepares so. Fill in 1 tablespoon of small cut parsley greens with 1 glass of hot water, insist 1 hour, filter and cool. To store in the refrigerator no more than 3 days.

Each stage of care of skin is in own way important, and you should not refuse its clarification by means of lotions especially as water lotions are the safest cleaners and are suitable for daily application at any type of skin. It is possible to wipe with them a face several times a day at any time - and you will feel soon how your skin looks younger, takes a fresh healthy form!