Caucasian recipe of beauty

Kefir is fairly considered long since drink of health and cheerfulness. The northern slope of the Caucasian ridge where at different tribes it exists under various names is considered the homeland of kefir: kyafir, caps, khaga, chyppe and many others. Among the Caucasian people there are many legends of kefir, its origin and distribution. Kefiric fungi were called kefiric grains earlier. They represent small lumps of various form, grayish-yellow color. Mountaineers called these grains "the prophet's millet" and attributed them divine origin.

It agrees one of legends, in the Golden Age Allah handed kefiric grains to the pious aged man from the tribe of Karachays and taught the aged man to make by means of these grains from milk drink which consumption saves from diseases and promises long life. At the same time Allah bequeathed these grains only to the honest and truthful family of Karachays and forbade to sell or give them to other tribes, especially to gentiles. Violation of the ban threatened with the fact that fungi will die - and kefir will degenerate. To get kefiric fungi therefore it was even extremely difficult for mountaineers of the North Caucasus.

Meanwhile, the glory of wonderful fermented milk product extended far away from the Caucasus. The first scientific description of kefir as medical and dietary drink was published in 1867, in one of the Russian medical magazines. And in 1907 a molokozavodchik Balangding arranged production of kefir in Russia. But nobody can precisely tell how it had confidential kefiric fungi.

Chemical composition of kefir

The chemical composition of kefir is unique

- water - 88.3%

- proteins - 2.8%

- fat – 3.2%

- carbohydrates – 4.1%

- organic acids – 0.9%

- ashes – 0.7%

- vitamins A, carotene, B1, B2, PP, C.

"Home-made kefir"

For house preparation of kefir it is necessary to take the pasteurized or boiled milk cooled to the room temperature (20 °C), to pour it on glasses or cups volume on 100 g, to add two teaspoons of the kefir bought in shop to each cup (glass). The milk prepared thus should be put to the warm place and to maintain some, two three days, depending on what kefir you want to receive. In the next days for ferment of new kefir it is possible to use the kefir which is already received by you. However, in 7 — 10 days this "ferment" should be changed as fungi grow old. Therefore in 7 — 10 days as ferment it is necessary to use the kefir bought in shop again.

If you have oily skin

Masks from kefir increase skin resilience to an infection, well clean it and bleach.

- To mix 2 solovy spoons of kefir with 1 teaspoon of oat flour. To put a mask on a face a thick layer, in 20 minutes to wash away cool water.

- To beat egg white, to add to it 1 teaspoon of honey and 3 teaspoons of kefir. If weight turned out too liquid, then it is possible to add oat or almond bran to it. Apply to skin a thin layer a mask, avoiding skin around eyes and lips. It is necessary to hold it 15-20 minutes, and then to wash away warm water.

- Take 1 teaspoon of a sage and 1 teaspoon of a camomile, fill in mix of herbs with a half of a glass of boiled water and insist under a cover of 20 minutes. Mix 3 tablespoons of broth with the same amount of kefir and 3 tablespoons of rice flour. Carefully mix everything and apply to the cleaned skin. It is necessary to hold a mask 20 minutes then wash away it warm water.

- Grate a half of a fresh cucumber, mix with kefir that gruel turned out, and apply a thin layer to face skin. It is necessary to hold a mask 15-20 minutes. It is the best of all to delete such mask by means of serum.

- A half of a bunch of greens of parsley is crushed, add 1 tablespoon of kefir, 1 tablespoon of bran and 3-4 drops of lemon juice. Mix is applied to face skin for 10-15 minutes, then washed away warm water.

If you have dry or normal skin

For dry skin important not only moistening, but also its mitigation by means of oils. Therefore when you prepare a mask from kefir, do not forget to add to it favourite vegetable oil.

- Take 2 tablespoons of kefir, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil, add a half of the shaken-up egg yolk. Properly stir mix and put on previously cleaned face a thin layer. Do not forget about a neck – it needs food too. It is possible to wash away a mask in 20 minutes warm milk.

- The universal mask can be prepared from cottage cheese, kefir, olive oil and carrot juice. Mix all components in equal parts, properly pound in homogeneous mass and apply to face skin, excluding, certainly, skin around eyes and a lip. Then, after 20 minutes, for half-minute apply the napkin moistened in warm water to the person and wash away a mask.

- Mix and carefully pound a half of a teaspoon of honey, 1 teaspoon of fresh cottage cheese, 1 teaspoon of kefir or milk. Apply to face skin, take 30-40 minutes and wash away warm water.

- 5 tablespoons of green tea crush in a mortar or the coffee grinder, add 3 tablespoons of kefir, well mix and apply the prepared gruel to face skin. In 15 minutes wash away a mask warm water.

Kefir for hair

The Caucasian women were always famous for a thick, brilliant and strong hair. The secret of force and density of their curls is simple: before washing of the beauty rinsed them with fermented milk products - koumiss, kefir or a yogurt.

- Apply kefir on hair, rubbing liquid in roots of hair. Tie the head a polyethylene film and from above — a towel. In 15 — 20 min. wash the head with warm water and soft shampoo.

- A piece of yeast to fill in 1/4 cups of kefir (for an oily hair –
the fat-free kefir, for dry - fat). To stir, put to the warm place, to allow to begin to ferment. To hold on the head of 30 minutes, to wash away shampoo.

Council. In order that was not then from hair of a specific smell of sour milk, it is necessary in to add slightly the warmed-up usual kefir several drops (5-10) of favourite essential oil.

Kefiric SPA procedures

- Moisten a rigid mitten in warm kefir and pound a body with circular motions. After such massage blood circulation improves, skin is more actively supplied with oxygen and saturated with active agents from kefir. After the procedure to take a warm shower.

- From several spoons of kefir and salt of a fine crushing it is possible to prepare an excellent salt srub. Systematically pound skin such srub - and you will see what silky it will become. After that the body needs to be rinsed with warm water, to dry a towel and to apply nutritious cream to skin. If it very sensitive, instead of salt it is possible to take oat or almond bran.

- Are very useful to hands and legs of a tray from warm serum. Serum turns out from kefir by its heating and filtering. Place hands in the serum heated to 45 degrees or legs sit 15 — 20 minutes. After that take out hands or legs from serum, get wet with a terry towel and grease with cream.

Kefiric diet

The kefiric diet is calculated on loss of excess weight up to 5 kg. There are several options of a kefiric diet, choose that which to you is more to taste as result at them same.

"Kefiric" option 1. To drink 1.5 liters of the fat-free kefir without sugar in five-six receptions through identical periods. Duration of such diet - 3 days.

"Kefiric" option 2. 1.5 liters of kefir without sugar, 0.5 - 1 kg. sweet fruit and vegetables. Kefir should be drunk in six receptions through identical periods. To use fruit and vegetables in an hour after intake of kefir. Duration of such diet - 3 days.

"Kefiric" option 3. the first three days pityobezzhirenny kefir on 1 - 1.5 l. in day, after 3 days apples of 1 - 1.5 kg a day, the next three days again kefir. Diet duration – 9 days.

Be not fond of a kefiric diet, it is recommended to repeat a diet approximately every two months.

Generally, if you want to have beautiful hair, skin and a figure, then let always in the refrigerator there will be a kefir package!