Honey facial massage: the benefits and harm, especially holding at home

Due to its composition, honey is a unique product that is widely used not only in cooking, but also in cosmetology. Honey facial massage will speed up the effect of using the product for cosmetic purposes to improve skin condition. The benefits and harms of such a procedure, as well as the peculiarities of using at home, will be discussed in more detail in this article.

Honey contains many vitamins and trace elements. This product can not only be eaten, but also used as a cosmetic. Honey has a beneficial effect on the skin, as it has the following properties:

• retains and retains moisture, which in turn helps moisturize the skin;
• the product quickly fills the pores and nourishes the skin;
• normalizes the sebaceous glands and removes oily shine on the skin;
• has anti-aging and anti-aging effect;
• promotes exfoliation of dead skin particles;
• accelerates the process of cell renewal;
• helps eliminate skin problems around the eyes: smooth wrinkles, lighten bruises and remove bags;
• relieves inflammation and promotes wound healing;
• provides deep cleansing of pores from dirt;
• There are some points on the face that, when stimulated, can improve the functioning of certain organs in the body;
• improves blood circulation;
• honey is effective in fighting wrinkles and tightens the skin;
• has a whitening effect.

Honey facial massage improves the overall condition of the skin. For young skin will be useful moisturizing effect. For women over 40, this procedure can be applied to tighten skin and smooth wrinkles.

Honey massage can be used both in the normal state of the skin, and to solve certain problems. This procedure is primarily necessary in the following cases:

• poor circulation and excessive pallor of the skin;
• dry skin and peeling;

• defects in the form of small scars or scars;
• sagging and loose skin;
• women over 50 years old to slow down skin aging;
• wrinkles and bags under the eyes;
• the presence of age spots;
• skin redness and acne marks;
• acne

Unfortunately, honey massage brings not only benefits. In certain cases, the procedure is contraindicated and can only harm. You can not apply this procedure to people who are allergic to this product. Otherwise, the appearance of the skin will only get worse: it will begin to turn red and become covered with a rash.

Honey is aged on the skin for 15 minutes, after which it should be washed off with warm water.

After that, it is necessary to assess the condition of the skin: if there is no redness, rash, burning or itching, then honey can be used to massage the face. In addition to an allergic reaction, honey is contraindicated in the following cases:

• not healing wounds on the skin;
• endocrine diseases;
• herpes virus;
• inflammatory processes occurring in acute form;
• elevated blood sugar levels;
• bronchial asthma.

To the effect of the face massage was as good as possible, you must choose the right honey for cosmetic purposes. Honey should not be old and have any impurities - only fresh and completely natural product will do. When choosing to pay attention to the consistency of honey: too thick mass is not suitable for massage.

On the shelves you can find many varieties of honey. In cosmetology, buckwheat is the most sought-after species. For facial massage, the main component can be mixed with additional substances, for example, vitamins or essential fluids. As an additive, vitamins A and E are commonly used. Of the essential liquids, avocado or grape seed oil is the most suitable option.

In order to make a honey facial massage, it is not necessary to contact the services of cosmetologists. This procedure can be done independently at home. Properly doing massage is not so difficult. It is only important to follow all the basic recommendations. The main thing in this procedure is the correct massage movements and high-quality product.

In order to begin the procedure of facial massage at home, you will need to prepare a honey mass. For one-time use, no more than two tablespoons of honey will be required. Mass must be shifted to a convenient container. For better effect, honey can be slightly heated in a water bath or add essential oils to it. Before you start applying honey to the skin and massage, your face should be cleaned of impurities. To do this, you will need to apply to the skin any cleanser and wash it off with warm water.

The water temperature in this case is also of great importance. The cold liquid will narrow the pores, which in turn will prevent the honey from being easily absorbed into the deeper layers of the skin. Not in this situation will steam the face. You can do this with a special steamer or you can arm yourself with a small container without a lid with hot water. To make the effect the strongest, you can add essential oils or herbs to the liquid.

To steam out the skin, lower your head closer to a bowl of hot water and place a towel on top. Keep your face above the tank should be at least ten minutes. There is another way to affect the pores - this is a hot compress. To do this, clean the towel moistened in hot, but not burning water and apply it on the face for a few minutes. After this procedure, the skin can be wiped with tonic and proceed directly to the honey massage.

After the skin is cleansed and steamed, you can proceed to the main procedure. The process of conducting massage at home includes the following stages:

• the product is distributed in a thin layer over the skin of the face;
• you must wait about eight minutes for the mass to penetrate deeper into the pores;

• finger pads need to touch the face and start massaging movements and light tapping; it should be done only in such directions as:
  • from the center point on the forehead towards the temples;
  • from columella nose to earlobes;
  • vertical movements on the back of the nose;
  • from the lip commissure and from the center point of the chin to the earlobes;
• when the fingers begin to stick strongly to the skin, the honey will gradually peel off, forming the surface of the pellets that need to be removed;
• remnants of honey are removed from the face with a soft, clean sponge dipped in warm water.

Honey massage is carried out by a long course, which includes fifteen sessions.At the same time between sessions there should be an interval equal to one day. To the results after the procedure were the most visible, it is necessary to carry out a massage in the first half of the day. The most appropriate time is the first hour after waking from sleep. The first results of the procedure will be noticeable after the first three sessions.

Honey facial massage helps to improve not only the condition of the skin, but also the work of the internal organs in the body. The thing is that the face has certain areas through which you can affect certain parts of the body. For example, if it is necessary to have a therapeutic effect on the lungs, then during the procedure, special attention should be paid to the cheek area. If there are diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, then a more active effect during the massage should be applied to the forehead. In the presence of gynecological diseases, you need to massage your chin well. To improve the functioning of the heart and circulatory system, you can use the honey massage the tip of the nose.

As noted earlier, for the procedure of massage is recommended to use only high-quality and fresh honey. However, thick, stale honey with sugar particles is also suitable for use. Use such a product is necessary only as a last resort, when there are no other options.

Pre-mass must be heated and softened in a water bath. The water temperature should be no more than +40 degrees.

Other components can be added to the honey mass, which will enhance exactly the effect that must be obtained from the massage. To combat the shine is better to use a mixture of buckwheat honey (two tablespoons) and lemon juice (one tablespoon). In order to prepare an anti-wrinkle honey mixture, you should add lemon and rose essential oil to the main component. In this case, it is best to use lime honey (three small spoons). Rose oil is taken in the amount of ten drops, and lemon - five.

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