Masks for face with sour cream are widely used not only in home facial care, but also in professional cosmetics lines. Sour cream is rich in vitamins such as A, C, PP, E, D, H, as well as trace elements: zinc, iodine, iron, magnesium, fluorine, sodium, copper and others. A feature of facial masks prepared on the basis of sour cream is their deep penetration into the pores of the skin and purification of the pores. In addition, sour cream perfectly nourishes and moisturizes the skin, which is especially true for dry skin of the face.
Masks on sour cream are suitable for any type of skin. But for dry and normal skin you need to take sour cream with a high percentage of fat, and for fatty - respectively, with a low.
We offer you several recipes for cooking masks from sour cream for the face.
Moisturizing face masks with sour cream
Option one
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon oatmeal (rice) cereals, 1 egg yolk.
Preparation and use: mix the ingredients to obtain a homogeneous mass, apply the mask on the face for 15-20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Option Two
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon kiwi pulp.
Preparation and use: Kiwifruit with a fork, mixed with sour cream. Apply to face for 15-20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Option three (mask for dry and normal skin, without pigment spots)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon of carrot juice or grated carrots, 1 egg yolk.
Preparation and use: stir the ingredients until smooth, apply to the face for 15-20 minutes. The mask is washed off with warm water.
Whitening face masks from sour cream
Option one
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
Preparation and use: mix sour cream and lemon juice, apply on face for 10-15 minutes. Rinse with cool water.
Option Two
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 5 drops of lemon juice.
Preparation and application: parsley greens are ground in a blender, or chopped finely with a knife. Add sour cream and lemon juice. Apply the mask for 10-15 minutes, then wash off with cool water.
Variant the third (for struggle against freckles)
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon of juice from the root of horseradish.
Preparation and use: squeeze juice from horseradish, or grind it in a blender, add sour cream. Apply to the face not as a mask, but point to freckles. Wash off after 10 minutes and wipe face with tonic.
When applying masks with lemon juice on your face, be careful. In case of discomfort, the mask should be washed off.
Mask of sour cream from pimples
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon dried chamomile, 1 tablespoon sour cream. Instead of chamomile, you can take calendula.
Preparation and application: chop the flowers of chamomile or marigold, mix them with sour cream. Give the mask a ten minute infusion. Then apply it to your face for 15-20 minutes, and rinse with warm water.
Mask from cucumber and sour cream (for dry and normal skin)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon grated cucumber, 1 tablespoon sour cream.
Preparation and use: the ingredients are mixed and applied to the face for 15 minutes. Wash off with water. This mask moisturizes, nourishes and whitens the skin of the face.
Mask for face made of sour cream and honey (for dry and mature skin)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon finely grated or chopped radish in a blender, 1 teaspoon of honey.
Preparation and use: mix the components of the mask and apply it to the face. Wash off the mask after 15 minutes with warm water, and then wipe the face with a tonic.