Ancient recipes for beauty. Ancient beauty recipes

When you look in the mirror every day, you stop noticing how your appearance changes. And just looking at old photographs, you suddenly catch yourself with horror thinking that the years are flying by and the face in the photograph looks younger than in the mirror. Especially, this is obvious when you have already crossed the 40-year milestone.

At one of these moments, many women begin to think about how to stop the aging process and regain their former youth. Some go in search of a doctor - a specialist in aesthetic surgery. And others are looking for effective recipes rejuvenation, which will not only make you look younger, but also help to cope with diseases.

It is about these ways to regain youth and health that we will talk about today. However, you need to understand that no recipe will return your youth instantly. After all, in order to get something, you have to give something. These are the laws of nature. Therefore, you will have to sacrifice your time, show perseverance, patience and willpower.

So, I want to offer you some very effective and popular recipes that, when correct execution all the recommendations will help you both internally.

Body rejuvenation with elderberry

It must be said that the body needs certain products in different ways. different periods of its development. For example, in young age he needs fats, proteins, carbohydrates. mature person more need low-calorie food and clean, fresh water. But for the elderly important role playing sunlight and heat. Therefore, old people are very fond of basking in the sun.

Considering these general principles preferences of the body, ancient healers recommended that people who have crossed the 50-year mark take a remedy from elderberry berries. It perfectly regulates water-salt metabolism and contributes to the removal of old age.

To prepare the infusion, pour 1 tbsp. l. dry berries in a thermos, pour 500 ml of boiling water. Do this in the evening, and strain the infusion in the morning. And now the most interesting:

Boil half a liter of lamb broth and pour ½ cup of elderberry infusion into it, add 2 tbsp. l. grated green apple, 1 tbsp. l. ghee, lightly salt. This healing soup should be eaten hot once a week. Half in the morning (250 g), half in the evening.

An old recipe for a rejuvenating mixture

This recipe will help you noticeably “reset” a few years, improve your eyesight, make your skin smooth and your hair thicker. By the way, it helped many to get rid of gray hair.

Grind with a meat grinder 3 small heads of peeled garlic, 2 lemons with the skin and 2 peeled lemons. Combine the mixture with 200 g linseed oil and 1 kg. natural honey. Mix everything well. Store the mixture in the refrigerator for several days. Then eat 1 tbsp. l. funds 3 times a day before meals. Better to use a wooden spoon.

The cure for old age

Another popular ancient remedy that can, if not turn back time, then significantly slow down the aging process.

To prepare it, grind with a meat grinder 4 kg of celery roots, 8 lemons with skin, 400 g of bee honey, fresh juicy garlic and horseradish root. Put the resulting mixture in a jar, tie the neck with gauze, put it in a warm place for 12 hours. Then move the jar to the refrigerator for 3 days. Then squeeze the juice through cheesecloth, pour it into bottles and take 1 des. l. three times a day before meals (for 15-20 minutes).

Elixir of youth with rowan and rose hips

A few centuries ago, this tool enjoyed incredible success. With the help of the elixir, women became younger, more attractive. In addition, it is very useful for children, as it stimulates memory, helping to better absorb information.

To prepare it, grind (preferably in a coffee grinder) an equal amount of dry fruits of red mountain ash and medicinal rosehip. Add ½ tsp. for 0.5 cups of boiling water, drink at least 3 times a day.

How the ancient Vikings kept their strength and youth

Drink in the morning, instead of tea, a special infusion. To prepare it, mix the same amount of dry rose hips, dry nettle herb powder and knotweed. Pour 1 tbsp. l. 1 cup boiling water, leave covered for 3-4 hours. Strain and drink in the morning.

Recipe for youth from China

Cut fresh juicy garlic cloves into quarters, fill a liter jar up to the shoulders. Fill completely with good vodka or, preferably, alcohol. Close the lid tightly, put in a dark locker for 14 days. Then strain and pour into a bottle. Every day before dinner, add 1 tsp to food. this tool.

Caucasian drink of centenarians

Peel, chop 25 g of fennel root, pour a liter of boiling water. Simmer over low heat for 2 minutes, and then let the drink "rest" for 10 - 15 minutes. This remedy should be drunk every day, 1 cup in the morning, afternoon, evening before meals.

Egyptian rejuvenating tea

Women ancient egypt they loved a drink made from Sudanese roses - hibiscus. The petals of this rose are often found by archaeologists in our time in the tombs of rich, noble Egyptians, along with incense and other items.

The petals contain a lot of antioxidants that cleanse the body and protect the skin from premature aging. Nowadays, it can be found under the name of hibiscus. It will not be difficult for any person to regularly prepare such tea, which will allow a person to keep youth and beauty for quite a long time.

Lotion of youth

Being one of the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity, I cannot remain indifferent to female beauty.

• To remove wrinkles, mix 200 g of cream, 1 raw yolk chicken egg, 20 ml of 70 ° alcohol, juice of one lemon and wipe the face with this mixture.
• This mask will help women improve their facial skin and get rid of wrinkles. You need 1 tbsp. grind the cream with one chicken yolk and 1 tsp. carrot juice, apply the mixture on the face and leave for 20 minutes. After that, rinse with warm vegetable oil.

I offer readers recipes for products that smooth wrinkles, which makes the skin of the face smooth and silky.

• Bake the onion in the oven, cool, peel and mash with a fork. Add 1 tbsp. oatmeal and mix well. Apply the mask on your face for 15-20 minutes. Remove with a damp swab.
• Thoroughly mix 1 tbsp. onion juice, 0.5 cups of quality cream, 1 raw egg yolk, 2 tbsp. vodka, freshly squeezed juice of one lemon, soak a tampon with the finished lotion and wipe your face and neck well with it. Wash off with boiled water after 30 minutes. This lotion is recommended for people with dry, sensitive and normal skin faces.

The pungent smell of onion completely disappears if, after applying products based on it, wipe the skin with any citrus juice, serum or water, adding a little citric acid to it.

• To get rid of wrinkles and rejuvenate, pour a glass of boiling water 1 tbsp. lime blossom, let it brew a little,
  add 1 tsp. honey and lubricate the face and neck. Wash off after 15 minutes warm water. Repeat the procedure the next day.
• Refreshes and straightens wrinkles such a mask. Mix well 1 raw egg yolk, 1 tsp honey and glycerin, and then apply the mixture on your face. Wash off after 2 hours. Repeat 2-3 times a week. You can apply various fruit and vegetable juices, milk, sour cream and butter for a few minutes on your face.

Fighting wrinkles

• To smooth the face from wrinkles, you need to mix to a homogeneous consistency 200 g of fresh raspberries, 4 tbsp. milk and 1 tbsp. baby cream and then soak a cotton swab in this mixture and wipe your face with it
• Helps smooth out wrinkles green clay. It must be diluted with kefir or sour milk to the state of gruel, apply as a mask on the face, hold for 10 minutes, and then rinse with warm and cold water.
• Thanks to this tool, I get rid of wrinkles. So, you need to put 30 g of white wax and bee honey in a clay pot, pour in 30 ml of onion juice and white lily tuber and put the container on low heat. Stand, constantly stirring the contents with a wooden stick, until the wax melts, and then remove from heat and cool. Rub the face with the finished ointment in the morning and evening.

This procedure smoothes the skin and eliminates wrinkles.

So lather your hands simple soap, squeeze out some toothpaste, mix it with soap suds and apply the mixture on the face, neck, décolleté and hands. Keep it until it dries and "stings". After that, rinse with cold water. You will immediately feel how silky your skin will become. And the body after the bath should be rinsed with water and apple cider vinegar.

Washing with "egg" water

It makes the skin smooth and beautiful, clearing it of wrinkles, pimples and blackheads, washing with water in which eggs were boiled. I usually do this when I boil eggs for Olivier salad. Since my family is large, I cook quite a lot of salad, using 20-25 eggs each time.

Rejuvenating & Smoothing Gelatin Face Mask

Gelatin is diluted in a small amount of water and cooled. For oily skin add kefir or yogurt to gelatin, and for dry - milk.

To thicken the mixture, add a little wheat flour or oatmeal. Before applying the gelatin face mask, lubricate your face with a moisturizer, and then apply the mask to your face.

Relax and wait until the mask is completely dry. While the mask is on the face, you can not talk and smile. The face should be calm and motionless.

Remove the mask with warm water.

• For aging rough skin, banana pulp is added to gelatin.
• For dry skin, add the pulp of apricot, persimmon, tangerine.
• For combination skin Fine suitable mask for the face of gelatin with kiwi, orange, or peach.
• For oily skin - cherry, grapefruit, raspberry.
• For oily skin, mix diluted gelatin and whipped protein.

The mask perfectly cleanses the pores and narrows them.

Gelatin whitening face mask

Add the grated cucumber pulp to the diluted gelatin. Apply the cooled mass on your face. This mask is suitable for all skin types and provides a brightening effect.

Now you know how to make gelatin masks at home with your own hands.

Remedies for skin pigmentation and wrinkles

• Pour 1 liter of boiling water 2 tbsp. chopped parsley leaves, strain after 10-20 minutes and wash your face with this infusion in the morning or wipe your face and neck with it, and also make lotions with it for the eyelids. This will remove dark spots, remove wrinkles and give the skin elasticity. Can be applied to previously cleansed facial skin, except lower eyelids, for 20-30 minutes a mass of parsley passed through a meat grinder. Rinse with cold water and apply a nourishing cream to wet skin.
• Pour a glass of hot water 2 tbsp. crushed roots and leaves of lovage, after an hour bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Cool, strain and with a cotton swab dipped in decoction, wipe age spots 2 times a day for two weeks.
• For any type of skin prone to pigmentation, mix 1 tbsp. grated cucumber with 1 tsp. vegetable oil and wipe the skin with this mixture 2-3 times a day.
• For oily and earthy color skin, in order to get rid of wrinkles and pigmentation, it is necessary daily until receiving positive result apply slices of fresh tomato on the face for 20-30 minutes. Wash off with warm water

Wrinkles, bags under the eyes

Everyone knows that bags under the eyes and wrinkles do not paint. female face. To get rid of them, you need 1 tbsp. sage herbs brew 0.5 cups of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, strain and divide into two parts. Warm up one part, and then put 2 gauze swabs into the hot and cold infusion. Alternately apply them on the eyelids. Hold for 10 minutes. Do the procedure every other day before going to bed. Soon your face will become clean and attractive.

beauty bath

The skin will become silky, without wrinkles, if you, dear women, take such a bath once a week. Bring 1 liter of milk to a boil, dissolve 2-3 tablespoons in it. honey and 2 tbsp. olive, corn or almond oil and pour the resulting balm into a bath filled with hot water. Dive into it and enjoy.

Rejuvenation will help ... suede

• Wrinkles will be smoothed by daily rubbing of the face in the morning and evening with a piece of suede. Every cheek wide in a circular motion it is necessary to massage 5-10 times from the nose to the neck.
• To preserve youth after 40 years, you should switch from ordinary tea to tea from birch buds. In addition, every spring, drink 1 liter of whey every day for a month. Eliminate from the diet fatty foods, drink once a week 0.5 liters of "garlic" milk. To cook it, boil regular milk and throw in 2 cloves of minced garlic. Remove from heat immediately and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain and drink in the morning on an empty stomach half an hour before breakfast.
• Improve complexion and remove wrinkles daily intake of 1 tsp. 3 times a day dry brewer's yeast. You can grate fresh beets, mix it with sour cream and apply on your face. After drying, rinse with warm water. The same effect will be if 1 tsp. lemon juice mixed with 3 tsp. wheat bran until smooth and apply on face.
• The skin will become smooth, without wrinkles, if you grate a little peeled potato and apply it on your face for 1 hour. In addition, tie a potato peel to the neck.

Writes a reader

In Ukraine, a woman considers herself old already at the age of fifty, but here only at 65 you begin to live, and only at 75 old age gradually creeps up. After our grandmothers, exhausted by work, I am amazed when I look at American old women: their hair is gray, but neat, their face is white, very well-groomed, full of energy. When will we have such grandmothers?! The soul hurts for our women.

Maybe my story will help them to believe in themselves and regain their youth at least a little.

One local woman wanted to remove wrinkles. I bought an expensive cream, and, of course, her face smoothed out, but one day, when she stood good weather and the hot sun was shining, she decided to sit a little in the park. sat a little more than an hour, and so that the face from the sun does not dry out, smeared it with cream. The next day it took on a red crust, it began to peel off and itch. The woman began to wipe her face with tinctures of calendula, chamomile, but only made it worse for herself!

I did not know what to do, and decided to go to the hospital. But then I met an old woman in the park, and she advised her to buy the freshest, snow-white and juicy cottage cheese and try to treat sore skin with it. For two weeks, the woman daily made curd and sour cream masks, washed her face with whey and milk, and soon her face acquired extraordinary freshness and youth. Here's how she got treated.

Cottage cheese mask with soda and oatmeal

Mix 1 tsp. oatmeal the finest grinding, 2 tsp. fresh cottage cheese and on the tip of a knife of baking soda. Rub everything with a wooden spoon, if the cottage cheese is dry - add milk, apply the mixture in a thick layer on the face, except for the skin around the eyes. Wash off with warm boiled water after 20 minutes.

morning wash

Dilute milk in half with warm boiled water, wash with this solution and dry without wiping. After that, rinse with warm boiled water.

Evening wash

Prepare yogurt in advance, putting the milk in a warm place, put it on gauze and later use it for a mask - mix with a few drops of lemon juice and apply on the face for 10 minutes. Serum several times wipe the skin of the face.

Sour cream mask to nourish and soften the skin

Mix until smooth 1 tsp. sour cream, 1 egg yolk, 0.5 tsp. liquid honey and apply on face for 15 minutes. Wash off with warm water.

Cleansing (pilling) of the skin from dead cells

Mix 1 tsp. cottage cheese with a pinch of fine salt and wipe the face with the mixture. Wash off with warm water after 2 minutes.

All the best, dear countrymen!

Best regards - Vera Belokon
Minneapolis, USA

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Years go by, youth and beauty go with them, but how you want to look young, beautiful. Every woman has beauty secrets, and there are those that are passed down from generation to generation.

Today we will try to consider unique recipes for youth and beauty.

An old recipe for restoring hair color

Thanks to this old recipe, you can get rid of gray hair, and with diligent use, the hair will return to its original color without resorting to chemical dyes. Masks for hair density and growth

We need:

• 0.5 l vodka
• 6 pods of red hot pepper

Cooking:

1. Wash red hot pepper and place whole in glass jar and then fill it with vodka.

2. Put the jar in a dark place for 3 weeks, at room temperature.

3. Rub 1 tsp into the scalp twice a week. ready tincture, the day before shampooing.

Beauty Secrets: Apple Face Mask

This mask will make you always look attractive and it is suitable for all skin types.

We need:

• 1/2 apple
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp ascorbic acid
• 1 yolk
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Cooking:

1. We interrupt all the ingredients in a mixer.

2. Apply the mask on the face for 30 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

Beauty Secrets: Purifying Banana Masks

Cleansing masks are suitable for both dry and oily skin. See more face masks here.

The composition of the mask for dry skin

1st option

We need:

• 1/2 banana
• 1 tsp milk

Cooking:

1. Cut half a banana into pieces and mash it.

2. Mix banana with milk and apply on face for 20 minutes.

3. Remove with a cotton swab dipped in milk or warm water.

4. Apply the mask daily or every other day, at least 20 times.

2nd option

We need:

• 1 tbsp banana gruel
• 1 yolk
• 1 tsp sour cream
• 1 tsp honey

Cooking:

1. Mix all ingredients and apply on face for 15-20 minutes.

2. Wash off the mask with warm water.

For oily skin, for both options, add a few drops of lemon juice to the banana gruel.

Hand masks

1st option

We need:

• cosmetic baby oil
• lemon juice

Cooking:

1. Mix the oil with a few drops of lemon juice.

2. Lubricate hands every evening, put on cotton gloves and leave for 20-25 minutes.

3. After removing the gloves, dry your hands with a dry cloth.

2nd option

We need:

• 1.5 tubes of baby cream
• 1 00 ml vitamin A (1 bottle)
• 100 ml vitamin E (1 bottle)

Cooking:

1. Mix all ingredients and mix thoroughly.

2. Lubricate your hands before going to bed.

3. Store in the refrigerator.

This universal recipe, it can also be used to lubricate the heels, when cracks appear.

Beauty secrets: recipes for cleansing and rejuvenating the body

These recipes contribute to weight loss and rejuvenation of the body.

Purgation

We need:

• 250 g dried apricots
• 250 g figs
• 100 g sena (grass or granules)
• 4 tbsp. boiling water

Cooking:

1. Dried apricots and figs are passed through a meat grinder or blender. Pour boiling water over and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.

2. Pour boiling water over hay and leave for 30 minutes. Strain and add to dried apricots and figs.

3. Drink every morning on an empty stomach, 1 tbsp.

Body rejuvenation

1st option

We need:

• 2 tbsp bran
• 1 st. boiling water
• 1 tsp honey
• 50 g nuts (handful)
• 1 apple
• 50 g dried apricots (a handful)

Cooking:

1. Pour boiling water over the bran, add honey, nuts, grated apple and dried apricots and mix thoroughly.

2. Take morning and evening before meals.

2nd option

We need:

• 2 tbsp oatmeal
• 100 g boiling water
• 1 apple
• juice of half a lemon
• 4 dried apricots
• 4 prunes
• 10 raisins
• 1 tbsp honey
• 10 walnuts

Cooking:

1. Pour oatmeal with boiling water overnight.

2. In the morning, grate an apple and lemon juice into cereal.

3. Dried apricots and prunes, pre-steam, cut and add to cereal. We also put honey and nuts here. Mix everything and serve for breakfast.

Teeth Whitening Recipe

The procedure contributes to the whiteness and radiance of the teeth.

We need:

• regular toothpaste
• baking soda
• a few drops of lemon juice

Cooking:

1. Add to toothpaste baking soda and lemon juice.

2. Brush your teeth with this mixture once every two weeks.

Tip: after brushing your teeth in the morning, rinse your mouth with 1 tbsp. infusion of mint with 1 tsp. lemon juice.

Herbal steam bath recipe for facial skin

For dry skin

We need:

• 1 tbsp lemon balm
• 1 tbsp lavender
• 1 tbsp klendula or coltsfoot
• 1 tbsp dill
• 1 tbsp chamomile

Cooking:

1. Place the grass in a wide bowl, pour water and put on fire.

2. After boiling water, remove from heat, cover and leave for 1 minute.

3. Tilt your head over the broth at a distance of 20 cm.

4. Perform the procedure for 15 minutes.

5. Then rinse your face with cool water, and apply a herbal mask for 15 minutes.

For oily skin

We need:

• 1 tbsp rosemary
• 1 tbsp chamomile
• 1 tbsp peppermint
• 1 tbsp sage
• 1 tbsp linden flowers
• 1 tbsp oak bark
• 1 tbsp birch leaves

Cooking:

1. Do the whole procedure in the same way as for dry skin.

Important: Before using the steam bath, the head must be wrapped in a towel, with the face open.

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The main reason for women who do not look after their appearance is the lack of time. In fact, the reason is the lack of self-love. If such a woman loves herself for who she is, then there will be time.

The second common reason is lack of money. But that's not a problem either.

After all, our ancestors did not have expensive beauty care products, but despite this they had lush curls, clean and radiant skin, and a toned figure.

old recipes Beauty will help you take care of your appearance without major financial investments.

• Ancient Indian Beauty Recipe

Bathing in a bath prepared according to the following recipe:

1. A handful of rosemary, lavender and fresh orange peels soak in 500 ml apple cider vinegar. Let it brew for a couple of hours, filter and squeeze
2. Add the resulting infusion to a full bathing bath and stir well.
3. Lie down for 20 minutes, blot the skin with a towel and apply olive oil with the addition of 3 drops of lemon per 10 ml - in the morning, and 3 drops of bitter orange per 10 ml - in the evening

Your skin will not just be satiny, it will emit a pleasant glow and an exciting aroma.

• An old beauty recipe from Persian beauties

Skin mask:

1. Ripe persimmon gruel + rice flour + green tea decoction to the consistency of sour cream
2. Apply for 7-10 minutes and wash off with a weak solution of green tea

Regular use of the mask guarantees the preservation of skin elasticity for many, many years.

• A beauty recipe for nourishing the skin of the face and preventing its aging from the healer Kurennov P.M.

Mix one raw egg yolk, a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of glycerin. The resulting mixture is applied to the face for two hours, and then removed.

The mask can be applied two to three times a week. The prepared mixture can be stored in the refrigerator.

• Ancient Greek mask for cleansing and nourishing the skin of the face

One a raw egg beat, add 5-7 drops of lemon, one teaspoon of olive oil. Keep on face for 20 minutes, then wash off.

• An old Italian beauty recipe for soothing dry skin

In warm olive oil soak a few cotton pads, slightly squeeze them. Put soaked cotton pads on a previously cleansed face and neck, leaving the nose and mouth area open.

Soak a towel in hot water and cover their face. Lie down until the towel cools down.

After that, remove the remaining oil from the face by blotting the face with a fresh, damp towel.

• An old Russian recipe for rejuvenation of oily and porous skin

Finely chop half a glass of fresh birch leaves, then brew them with boiling water (half a liter). Add a pinch of baking soda (in order for the resinous substances of birch leaves to dissolve better).

Let it brew for two hours. Strain the infusion.

With a cotton swab dipped in the finished infusion, we wipe the face and neck. Wash off with cool water after 30 minutes.

• Old English recipe for skin softening lotion

The recipe works no worse than modern lotions.

Put a slice of lemon in a cup and pour warm milk over it. Cover the cup with a saucer and leave for three hours at room temperature.

During this time, the lemon will curdle the milk. Drain the liquid from the cup so that the clot remains in the cup. Wipe the skin of the face and neck with the resulting liquid. The skin will be soft and tender.

• An ancient Roman recipe for healing oily and porous skin

Take six teaspoons of crushed flowers and stems of fragrant violets, pour two cups of boiling water. Insist and strain.

Wipe the face with the resulting infusion three times a day.

The gruel can be used for masks by mixing it with a tablespoon of flour. The resulting mixture is applied to the face for 20 minutes twice a week.