Cleansing the face in the form of proper washing is the first step to clean, healthy and beautiful skin, so it is important to choose the most suitable method. Among the various options, such as foaming agents, gels, mousses, scrubs and cosmetic milk, you should pay attention to cryotherapy. Washing with ice has many advantages, but there are some contraindications.
What is useful for washing with ice?
Exposure to the skin with cold significantly increases blood circulation, so cells get oxygen and nutrients faster, and metabolism speeds up. In addition, washing with an ice cube stimulates the regeneration of the skin, tones it.
Especially useful is this type of cleansing for women with problem areas on the face. Ice stops surplus work of the sebaceous glands, narrows the pores, reduces the amount of secretions throughout the following day.
It should be noted that washing with ice also has a rejuvenating effect. Lymph drainage action of cryotherapy provokes the production of collagen and elastin, due to which the skin acquires a tone and smoothness. Moreover, daily procedures help to cope with dark circles under the eyes (if they are caused by fatigue, and not internal diseases) and relieve puffiness.
How to wash with ice?
The easiest method is to drive an ice cube for 3-5 minutes along the face along the massage lines. Do not need to linger in any areas for longer than 2 seconds, this can adversely affect the skin. Naturally, for the production of ice it is necessary to use clean water, best of all - mineral water.
To enhance the effect of this method of skin cleansing, you can add to the liquid various herbal infusions, tinctures, fruit and vegetable juices, essential oils.
To narrow the pores with oily skin, it is recommended to mix ice water with lemon juice in the proportions of 1: 1, as an alternative, you can apply a decoction of chamomile with calendula in the same lobes.
Acne and inflammation are quickly eliminated with salty ice cubes. In 150 ml of water you need to dissolve 1 tablespoon of salt (cooking or sea).
The whitening effect with a complexion of the complexion has ice-washing with the addition of strawberry juice or parsley broth . To freeze, mix 2 parts of freshly squeezed juice and 1 part of mineral water.
For smoothing wrinkles and rejuvenation is well suited frozen water with milk (in equal proportions). In addition, the same effect has ice with the addition of broths of mint, lime blossom, dandelion and raspberry.
Humidify the dry skin and fill it with vitamins help cryotherapy with berry infusion. To prepare ice cubes, you should:
- A third of the glass with any fresh berries pour cool water and leave to infuse for 3 hours.
- After the allotted time, the contents of the beaker must be mixed and filtered.
- The resulting liquid is frozen.
For normal skin, you can use pure ice or add a little decoction of chamomile, sage and linden flowers.
After washing with juices of fruits or vegetables, rinse the skin with water at room temperature and apply a nourishing day cream.
Who should not wash with ice?
It is not difficult to guess that women suffering from vasodilation should not use the method in question, as this will lead to an increase in the number and volume of vascular networks on the face. In addition, washing with ice is contraindicated for people with a rare allergy to cold.
Care should be used to cleanse the skin in this way with the possessor of sensitive skin. It may be necessary to reduce the exposure time to 2 minutes, so as not to provoke irritation and peeling, and also to relax the pressure of the cube when washing.