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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, with 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:

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 steam bath, the head must be wrapped in a towel, with an open face.

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Ancient beauty recipes

1. THE FAVORITE MASK OF THE OLD FRENCH BEAUTY NINON DE LANCLO, WHICH IS UNTIL A VERY OLD AGE - UP TO 93 YEARS! - CHARMED YOUNG CAVALIERS.

Boil half a glass of milk, a teaspoon of lemon juice and two teaspoons
spoons of cognac Apply the warm mixture on the face, neck and shoulders and wait until
will dry. Then rinse.

Mix raw egg yolk, a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of glycerin and apply on the face for two hours, and then rinse. The rest of the mixture can
keep in the refrigerator. Repeat the mask two to three times a week.

3. TONING MASK OF THE MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR.

Beat the egg white with a tablespoon of sugar. Keep on your face no more
15-20 minutes, then rinse with water. After a few days, the skin will be beautified healthy shine. Recommended for pale skin.

4. A METHOD OF CLEANING AND NUTRITION OF THE FACE SKIN, COMING FROM ANCIENT GREECE.

Beat egg white and yolk, add 5-7 drops of lemon and tsp. olive oil. Keep on face for 20 minutes and wash off.

5. PHOENICIAN FACE MASK, CURRENT TO US THANKS TO THE HEALING IMPACT ON WITHERING, DRY AND WRINKLE SKIN.

Boil green peas and grind them well. Add to two tbsp. spoons of peas egg yolk and two st. l. fresh apple juice. Apply the mixture on the face and hold until dry, then rinse gently with warm water. Apply the mask every other day for 3-4 weeks.

6. AN OLD ITALIAN METHOD OF EFFECTIVELY SOFTENING DRY SKIN OF THE FACE, KNOWN SINCE THE TIME PREVIOUS THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

In a quarter cup of warm olive oil (any vegetable), soak flakes of clean cotton wool and squeeze them lightly. Apply cotton wool to a well-cleansed face (except for the nose and mouth) and neck. Cover your face with a hot towel soaked in boiling water and lie down until the towel cools down. Wipe your face with a fresh damp warm towel and sprinkle with lotion.

7. A VERY SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL OLD RUSSIAN METHOD FOR REJUVENATING OILY AND POROUS SKIN.

Finely chop half a glass of fresh birch leaves and brew half a liter of boiling water. Add a pinch of baking soda (so that the resinous substances of the leaves dissolve better) and let the infusion stand for two hours. Then strain and moisten the face and neck with a cotton swab. Wash off with cool water after 30 minutes.

8. AN OLD RECEPTION OF THE BEAUTIES FROM THE PARIS SUBURBIDES FOR CLEANING THE POROUS SKIN OF THE FACE.

Apply juicy sauerkraut to porous skin areas. Replace cabbage three times every 10 minutes. Then wash your face with cold water.

9. OLD RUSSIAN CARROT MASK FOR SKIN NOURISHING AND RETURNING ELASTICITY TO IT.

Grate two carrots, mix with whipped egg white, a teaspoon of milk or olive (any vegetable) oil and starch, taken at the tip of a knife. Keep the mask on your face for 30 minutes and rinse with warm water.

10. AN OLD ENGLISH COMPOSITION OF THE 17TH CENTURY, ACTIVE STILL NO WORSE THAN COMMERCIAL LOTIONS.

Pour a piece of lemon in a tea cup with warm milk, close the cup on top with a saucer and leave for three hours at room temperature: by this time the lemon will “coagulate” the milk. Discard the resulting clot, and the liquid will perfectly soften the skin when applied with a cotton swab to a cleansed face. Keep until dry. Can also be used on the neck and hands.

11. UNIVERSAL OLD LOTION FOR CLEANSING THE FACE SKIN, WHICH, WITHOUT OTHER LOTIONS, CAN BE APPLIED BEFORE MASK AND TO REMOVE COSMETICS.

Mix in a dark bottle in equal parts lemon juice, alcohol and egg white. Store in refrigerator and shake well before use.

12. THE MIRACULOUS LOTION OF THE HUNGARIAN QUEEN ELZHBETA, WHICH WERE USED ALL OF EUROPE FOR SIX CENTURIES, AND TOGETHER WITH HER BY LOUIS XIV AND ANNA FROM THE ROYAL JAGELLON DYNASTY, WHOSE UNFADING BEAUTY AND FRESHNESS HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS BY THE INQUISITION FOR LONG YEARS.

Put 50 g of dried lavender flowers, 50 g of dry rosemary leaves and pour 100 g of alcohol into an opaque bottle. Close it tightly and leave to infuse for two weeks in a place protected from light. Then strain and dilute half with cold boiled water. Store in a tightly closed bottle in a cool, dark place. Wipe face with lotion once a day.

13. ANCIENT ROMAN COMPOSITION FOR HEALING OILY AND POROUS SKIN.

Six teaspoons of crushed fragrant violet flowers, along with the stems, pour two cups of boiling water, insist and strain. Wipe the face with infusion three times a day. Mix the remaining vegetable mass with a tablespoon of flour and use for masks that are applied to the face twice a week for 20 minutes.

1. THE FAVORITE MASK OF THE OLD FRENCH BEAUTY NINON DE LANCLOS, WHICH ENCHANTED YOUNG CAVALIERS UNTIL A VERY OLD AGE - UP TO 93 YEARS!
Boil half a glass of milk, a teaspoon of lemon juice and two teaspoons of cognac. Apply the warm mixture on the face, neck and shoulders and wait until it dries. Then rinse.

2. RUSSIAN FOLK METHOD RECOMMENDED BY THE FIFTH GENERATION HEALER PM KURENNOV FOR NUTRITION OF THE FACE SKIN AND PREVENTION OF ITS AGING.
Mix raw egg yolk, a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of glycerin and apply on the face for two hours, and then rinse. The rest of the mixture can be kept in the refrigerator. Repeat the mask two to three times a week.

3. TONING MASK OF THE MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR.
Beat the egg white with a tablespoon of sugar. Keep on the face for no more than 15-20 minutes, then rinse with water. In a few days, the skin will be adorned with a healthy glow. Recommended for pale skin.

4. A METHOD OF CLEANING AND NUTRITION OF THE FACE SKIN, COMING FROM ANCIENT GREECE.
Beat egg white and yolk, add 5-7 drops of lemon and tsp. olive oil. Keep on face for 20 minutes and wash off.

5. A PHOENICIAN FACE MASK THAT HAS BEEN CURRENT TO US THANKS TO THE HEALING EFFECT ON WITHERING, DRY AND WRINKLE SKIN.
Boil green peas and grind them well. Add to two tbsp. spoons of peas, egg yolk and two tbsp. l. fresh apple juice. Apply the mixture on the face and hold until dry, then rinse gently with warm water. Apply the mask every other day for 3-4 weeks.

6. AN OLD ITALIAN METHOD OF EFFECTIVELY SOFTENING DRY SKIN OF THE FACE, KNOWN SINCE THE TIME PREVIOUS THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
In a quarter cup of warm olive oil (any vegetable), soak flakes of clean cotton wool and squeeze them lightly. Apply cotton wool to a well-cleansed face (except for the nose and mouth) and neck. Cover your face with a hot towel soaked in boiling water and lie down until the towel cools down. Wipe your face with a fresh damp warm towel and sprinkle with lotion.

7. A VERY SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL OLD RUSSIAN METHOD FOR REJUVENATING OILY AND POROUS SKIN.
Finely chop half a glass of fresh birch leaves and brew half a liter of boiling water. Add a pinch of baking soda (so that the resinous substances of the leaves dissolve better) and let the infusion stand for two hours. Then strain and moisten the face and neck with a cotton swab. Wash off with cool water after 30 minutes.

8. AN OLD RECEPTION OF THE BEAUTIES FROM THE PARIS SUBURBIDES FOR CLEANING THE POROUS SKIN OF THE FACE.
On porous areas of the skin, apply juicy sauerkraut. Replace cabbage three times every 10 minutes. Then wash your face with cold water.

9. OLD RUSSIAN CARROT MASK FOR SKIN NOURISHING AND RETURNING ELASTICITY TO IT.
Grate two carrots, mix with beaten egg white, a teaspoon of milk or olive (any vegetable) oil and starch, taken at the tip of a knife. Keep the mask on your face for 30 minutes and rinse with warm water.

10. AN OLD ENGLISH COMPOSITION OF THE 17TH CENTURY, ACTIVE STILL NO WORSE THAN COMMERCIAL LOTIONS.
Pour a piece of lemon in a tea cup with warm milk, close the cup on top with a saucer and leave for three hours at room temperature: by this time the lemon will “coagulate” the milk. Discard the resulting clot, and the liquid will perfectly soften the skin when applied with a cotton swab to a cleansed face. Keep until dry. Can also be used on the neck and hands.

11. UNIVERSAL OLD LOTION FOR CLEANSING THE FACE SKIN, WHICH, WITHOUT OTHER LOTIONS, CAN BE APPLIED BEFORE MASK AND TO REMOVE COSMETICS.
Mix in a dark bottle in equal parts lemon juice, alcohol and egg white. Store in refrigerator and shake well before use.

12. THE MIRACULOUS LOTION OF THE HUNGARIAN QUEEN ELZHBETA, WHICH WERE USED FOR SIX CENTURIES ALL OF EUROPE, AND TOGETHER WITH HER, LOUIS XIV AND ANNA FROM THE ROYAL JAGELLON DYNASTY, WHOSE UNFADING BEAUTY AND FRESHNESS HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS BY THE INQUISITION FOR LONG YEARS.
Put 50 g of dried lavender flowers, 50 g of dry rosemary leaves and pour 100 g of alcohol into an opaque bottle. Close it tightly and leave to infuse for two weeks in a place protected from light. Then strain and dilute half with cold boiled water. Store in a tightly closed bottle in a cool, dark place. Wipe face with lotion once a day.

13. ANCIENT ROMAN COMPOSITION FOR HEALING OILY AND POROUS SKIN.
Six teaspoons of crushed fragrant violet flowers, along with the stems, pour two cups of boiling water, insist and strain. Wipe the face with infusion three times a day. Mix the remaining vegetable mass with a tablespoon of flour and use for masks that are applied to the face twice a week for 20 minutes.

It's no secret to anyone that beautiful hair make any representative of the fair sex more elegant because female beauty is inextricably linked with lush curls. But, as you know, this natural decoration is often quite capricious and requires careful care from its owner.

Majority cosmetics care products are made exclusively on the basis of extracts of various medicinal herbs. There are old hair beauty recipes that were used by our great-grandmothers, I will tell you about them in more detail.

The composition of these recipes includes a variety of plants, for example, birch leaves, calamus, oregano, chamomile flowers, hop seedlings, as well as nettle, coltsfoot and many other representatives of the flora. Decoctions are prepared from them in the usual way - a tablespoon of raw materials per glass hot water. These drugs were among the most effective methods used by beauties.

In addition to all kinds of decoctions and infusions that were prepared from plants, beer, whey and kvass were also popular with our great-grandmothers, they often rinsed their hair with them, which gave them a magnificent and more healthy look. Go directly to the description of the preparation old recipes.

Oily hair care

To prepare a mask for oily hair you will need an egg yolk, which must be whipped in beer, after which it is recommended to apply the mixture to the curls and wrap them well terry towel, but first you should put on a cellophane cap, or you can use cling film.

After thirty minutes, it is recommended to rinse the hair with herbal decoction, which will consist of oak bark, yarrow, St. John's wort, and each type of raw material must be taken in the amount of one tablespoon. Dry herbs are poured with a liter of boiling water, after which they are infused for an hour, filtered, and you can use it.

Hair care for dry hair

In the old days, natural conditioners were often prepared from rye bread used to improve hair quality. To prepare it, you will need one hundred grams of crumb, which must be poured with boiling water to get a homogeneous, homogeneous mass. This mixture, when it has cooled, must be applied to the hair, and massage the scalp well, and then rinse the curls under running water.

Recipe for hair loss

Ancient beauties prepared the following recipe. You will need half a glass of dry oak bark and the same onion peel, these ingredients are recommended to be poured with a liter of boiling water, after which this drug should be simmered over low heat for an hour.

Further, the resulting broth must be cooled and filtered, after which it is recommended that they rinse their heads. Using this recipe, it is worth saying that you cannot use shampoo after applying this drug.

Another recipe for hair loss. It is recommended to wash your hair with only warm water, after which it is necessary to massage the skin for fifteen minutes, and at the same time rub table salt into it, it is better to use fine. Then you need to wash it off. Repeat this procedure five to six times a week.

Classic cosmetic product for the care of curls is considered Burr oil. It can be prepared as follows. You will need one part of fresh burdock roots, which you need to grind, and fill them with three times as much sunflower oil, for example, you can use olive or almond.

This drug is recommended to boil for fifteen minutes, while stirring often, then it must be filtered. Cooked burdock oil prevents hair loss, gives them a beautiful shine, accelerates their growth, nourishes the roots well, and also destroys dandruff.

For hair growth, you can prepare such a drug

One of the first spring flowers is coltsfoot, this plant has long been recognized as medicinal. Its leaves are harvested in early June, and then they are used for better growth hair. Usually, an infusion of this herb is prepared in combination with nettle.

You will need three tablespoons of these herbs, which are recommended to be filled with a liter of hot water. Further, the drug must be infused for forty minutes, then it is filtered and used for its intended purpose, soaking the roots with it. clean hair about twice a week.

Strengthening hair roots

Quite effective decoction, which is prepared from hop cones. To this end, take a tablespoon of raw materials, and pour it with 200 milliliters of boiling water, insist for about thirty minutes, and then filter and rub into the scalp. Somewhere in an hour, this drug is recommended to be washed off with running water.

You can prepare a mask that will help strengthen your hair. You will need one chicken yolk, a tablespoon of olive oil and forty-five milliliters of vodka. All ingredients must be mixed, after which you need to apply the resulting mixture to the hair roots.

To strengthen curls, such a recipe is also suitable. You will need carrot and lemon juice, which must be mixed with olive oil. These ingredients should be taken in a teaspoon. ready mix the roots are treated, kept for a while, and the composition is washed off with running water.

Conclusion

The above recipes are quite simple, effective and quite affordable, they will help strengthen your hair, and you will become the owner of beautiful luxurious curls that will give you charm and beauty.

1. FAVORITE MASK OF THE OLD FRENCH BEAUTY NINON DE LANCLO, WHICH UNTIL VERY OLD AGE - UP TO 93 YEARS! - CHARMED YOUNG CAVALIERS.

Boil half a glass of milk, a teaspoon of lemon juice and two teaspoons of cognac. Apply the warm mixture on the face, neck and shoulders and wait until it dries. Then rinse.

2. RUSSIAN FOLK METHOD RECOMMENDED BY THE FIFTH GENERATION HEALER P.M. KURENNOV, FOR NUTRITION OF THE FACE SKIN AND PREVENTION OF ITS AGING.
Mix raw egg yolk, a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of glycerin and apply on the face for two hours, and then rinse. The rest of the mixture can be kept in the refrigerator. Repeat the mask two to three times a week. (smart method)

3. TONING MASK OF THE MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR.
Beat the egg white with a tablespoon of sugar. Keep on the face for no more than 15-20 minutes, then rinse with water. In a few days, the skin will be adorned with a healthy glow. Recommended for pale skin.

4. A METHOD OF CLEANING AND NUTRITION OF THE FACE SKIN, COMING FROM ANCIENT GREECE.
Beat egg white and yolk, add 5-7 drops of lemon and tsp. olive oil. Keep on face for 20 minutes and wash off.

5. A PHOENICIAN FACE MASK THAT HAS BEEN CURRENT TO US THANKS TO THE HEALING EFFECT ON WITHERING, DRY AND WRINKLE SKIN.
Boil green peas and grind them well. Add to two tbsp. spoons of peas, egg yolk and two tbsp. l. fresh apple juice. Apply the mixture on the face and hold until dry, then rinse gently with warm water. Apply the mask every other day for 3-4 weeks.

6. AN OLD ITALIAN METHOD OF EFFECTIVELY SOFTENING DRY SKIN OF THE FACE, KNOWN SINCE THE TIME PREVIOUS THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
In a quarter cup of warm olive oil (any vegetable), soak flakes of clean cotton wool and squeeze them lightly. Apply cotton wool to a well-cleansed face (except for the nose and mouth) and neck. Cover your face with a hot towel soaked in boiling water and lie down until the towel cools down. Wipe your face with a fresh damp warm towel and sprinkle with lotion.

7. A VERY SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL OLD RUSSIAN METHOD FOR REJUVENATING OILY AND POROUS SKIN.
Finely chop half a glass of fresh birch leaves and brew half a liter of boiling water. Add a pinch of baking soda (so that the resinous substances of the leaves dissolve better) and let the infusion stand for two hours. Then strain and moisten the face and neck with a cotton swab. Wash off with cool water after 30 minutes.

8. AN OLD RECEPTION OF THE BEAUTIES FROM THE PARIS SUBURBIDES FOR CLEANING THE POROUS SKIN OF THE FACE.
Apply juicy sauerkraut to porous skin areas. Replace cabbage three times every 10 minutes. Then wash your face with cold water.

9. OLD RUSSIAN CARROT MASK FOR SKIN NOURISHING AND RETURNING ELASTICITY TO IT.
Grate two carrots, mix with beaten egg white, a teaspoon of milk or olive (any vegetable) oil and starch, taken at the tip of a knife. Keep the mask on your face for 30 minutes and rinse with warm water.

10. AN OLD ENGLISH COMPOSITION OF THE 17TH CENTURY, ACTIVE STILL NO WORSE THAN COMMERCIAL LOTIONS.
Pour a piece of lemon in a tea cup with warm milk, close the cup on top with a saucer and leave for three hours at room temperature: by this time the lemon will “coagulate” the milk. Discard the resulting clot, and the liquid will perfectly soften the skin when applied with a cotton swab to a cleansed face. Keep until dry. Can also be used on the neck and hands.

11. UNIVERSAL OLD LOTION FOR CLEANSING THE FACE SKIN, WHICH, WITHOUT OTHER LOTIONS, CAN BE APPLIED BEFORE MASK AND TO REMOVE COSMETICS.
Mix in a dark bottle in equal parts lemon juice, alcohol and egg white. Store in refrigerator and shake well before use.

12. MIRACULOUS LOTION OF THE HUNGARIAN QUEEN ELZHBETA WHICH WAS USED ALL OF EUROPE FOR SIX CENTURIES, AND TOGETHER BY LOUIS XIV AND ANNA OF THE ROYAL JAGELLON DYNASTY, WHICH UNFADERING BEAUTY AND FRESHNESS CAUSED THE INQUISITION SERIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS FOR LONG YEARS CII.
Put 50 g of dried lavender flowers, 50 g of dry rosemary leaves and pour 100 g of alcohol into an opaque bottle. Close it tightly and leave to infuse for two weeks in a place protected from light. Then strain and dilute half with cold boiled water. Store in a tightly closed bottle in a cool, dark place. Wipe face with lotion once a day.

13. ANCIENT ROMAN COMPOSITION FOR HEALING OILY AND POROUS SKIN.
Six teaspoons of crushed fragrant violet flowers, along with the stems, pour two cups of boiling water, insist and strain. Wipe the face with infusion three times a day. Mix the remaining vegetable mass with a tablespoon of flour and use for masks that are applied to the face twice a week for 20 minutes.

Ancient recipes for drinks for beauty and rejuvenation.

All kinds of elixirs of immortality, youth and health, recipes for living and dead water healers tried to find for many centuries. What they just did not add to the compositions for rejuvenation: and medicinal plants, And gems, and garlic, and even poisons ...

Most available recipes:

* Tibetan drinking water:
Put in a glass jar rhinestone, smoky and rose quartz, amethyst, cacholong and carnelian, pour boiled water, put in the sun for 8-10 hours. Such water rejuvenates, gives vitality and serves as a preventative various diseases. Take it daily for 2-3 glasses, use it externally for rubbing, lotions, compresses to soften the skin, give it elasticity, smooth wrinkles, as well as cuts, bruises, burns.

* Drink of Tibetan monks:
The monks made this ancient remedy from a mixture of chamomile, immortelle and birch buds, taken in equal parts. The collection was poured with boiling water, insisted for a short time, filtered, honey was added to the resulting infusion.

* Indian youth elixir:
In India, there is a legend that somehow a battle broke out between the gods and demons for the possession of the "nine secrets", one of which was ... garlic. In the fight, one of the gods was seriously wounded, then the healers prepared an elixir based on garlic and saved the god from death. The recipe for the elixir is simple: boil 2 chopped garlic cloves in 1 liter of milk and let it brew for an hour. Take 1/2 cup 2 times a day.

* Chinese formula for anti-aging:
Peel 350 g of garlic, wash it and mince it twice. Add 200 g of alcohol, let it brew for 10 days, then strain. After 3 days, you can start the course of treatment. In cold milk (30-50 ml), add a few drops of prepared garlic liquid and drink the mixture 3 times a day for 30 minutes. before meals as follows:
- on the first day, take 1 drop in the morning, 2 drops in the afternoon, 3 drops in the evening;
- the next day in the morning - 4 drops, at lunchtime - 5 drops, in the evening - 6 drops, etc.;
- by the end of the fifth day, take 15 drops in the evening, in the morning of the sixth day - 15 drops, then each time the number of drops is reduced by one;
- in the evening of the tenth day, drink 1 drop;
- then continue the course 25 drops 3 times a day until the end of the tincture.
Properly administered treatment beneficial effect on all systems and functions of the body: the vessels are cleared of fatty and lime deposits, become elastic. It is not recommended to repeat the course more often than once every 5 years.

* Caucasian drinks of longevity:
Pour 25 g of fennel root into 1 liter of boiling water, boil for 2 minutes. and let it brew for 10 min. Drink 3 cups of the drink daily. Or pour 1 teaspoon of crushed fennel seeds with a glass of boiling water, let it brew for 2 hours in a sealed container, then strain. Drink 1 tbsp. spoon 3-4 times a day for 20 minutes. before meals.

* Egyptian tea:
IN Ancient Egypt was very popular tea drink from the Sudanese rose - hibiscus. Hibiscus petals were discovered by archaeologists along with other incense and items in the tombs of noble Egyptians. This drink is still popular today. Sudanese rose contains antioxidants that protect the skin from aging, so regular consumption of hibiscus tea helps to keep a person young and beautiful.