How to tighten your skin: tips, tricks, beauty recipes

No one gets younger over time. Age-related changes will sooner or later affect everyone. Pigmented spots, crow's feet and, of course, loose skin are a standard set of signs of aging. This article will tell you why the skin becomes flabby and how to restore its elasticity, especially after pregnancy and childbirth.

Loose skin: causes

How to understand that the cover has lost its elasticity? Examine your body carefully for any of the following signs:

1. Enlarged pores.
2. Pale skin color, may be accompanied by yellowness.
3. Excess skin in certain areas of the body.
4. Early wrinkles or a sharp increase in their number.

Loose skin does not look aesthetically pleasing and can even occur in young girls. The reasons for the loss of skin elasticity are the following factors:

• metabolic disorders, water-salt balance of the body;
• stress "dries up" the fluid from the body, as a result of which the skin dries and loosens;
• poisoning with chemicals when using low-quality cosmetics or neglecting protective equipment when working with household chemicals;
• hormonal disbalance caused by pregnancy or childbirth;
• slowing down the production of collagen in skin cells due to age;
• sharp weight loss, after which the skin does not have time to return to shape.

Loose skin: what to do

1. The first rule of beauty is health. Adjust your diet, enrich it with fresh vegetables and fiber. Drink at least 2 liters of clean water per day, not counting tea and compotes. Give up bad habits - nicotine accelerates drying of the skin. This means it accelerates aging.
2. Pay enough attention to sports. It accelerates the renewal of skin cells due to the acceleration of blood. If active sports do not suit you for some reason, there is always the opportunity to go in for swimming or gymnastics.
3. In case of loss of elasticity, lymphatic drainage massage helps well. Accelerates the outflow of blood and lymph, which accelerates the metabolism in the skin.
4. Sharp temperature changes tone the skin well. Visit a bathhouse or sauna. Combining with massage will give the best effect. Do not forget about a contrast shower, or at least just wipe the affected skin with ice cubes.
5. Refer to traditional medicine. Masks using cucumber or lemon juice, black bread or aloe not only saturate the skin with useful substances, but also noticeably tighten.
6. If you need to restore elasticity to the delicate skin of the face, do not forget about Facebook building. Facial gymnastics is designed to keep the muscles in good shape and tighten the skin.

How to tighten skin after childbirth

After carrying a child and childbirth, the areas of the thighs, buttocks and abdomen are most affected. And to restore their elasticity is sometimes very problematic and without taking into account the changes in the hormonal background of the body. So, how to get your skin back after pregnancy and childbirth:

• Wear a special postpartum bandage at the earliest opportunity. It will ease the stretching of the skin released after the baby is born.
• Go in for sports. At least light home gymnastics or cardio exercises. Blood circulation is accelerated, the cells are warmed up and the renewal of the skin occurs at an increased rate.
• Don't forget about proper hydration. Use a cream with a light texture. Oils should not be used neat, without the use of additional conductors. Otherwise, an oil film will be created on the skin and the sebaceous glands will not function properly.
• Eat well and properly. This is not only your health, but also the health of the baby, even if you do not practice breastfeeding.

How to tighten skin after losing weight

The process of losing weight is very difficult and therefore it should not be in vain. Among the active methods for restoring the skin after losing weight are:

1. Massage. Especially effective with honey. It draws out harmful substances through the pores and enriches them with useful ones.
2. Cold and hot shower. In general, make a good rule for yourself - never bathe in hot water. It draws moisture from the skin, thereby accelerating aging. A special massage shower head and washcloths made of coarse natural material - natural bristles, sisal will help speed up the process of skin renewal.
3. Use skin scrubs, or better prepare yourself from natural products. Ground coffee is considered the leader among scrub derivatives. Sea salt and oatmeal have good reviews. After each water treatment, do not forget to thoroughly moisturize your skin with a light, fast-absorbing cream.
4. Beauty is nowhere without sports.

How to tighten your skin at home

In addition to the combination of all the listed methods for tightening the skin at home, pay special attention to the diet. Enrich your food with vitamins:

• group B, is responsible for metabolism, is found in the yolk, liver, fish, green beans;
• C, is responsible for the thickness of the epidermis and the enrichment of blood with oxygen, can be found in fermented milk products, citrus fruits, bell peppers;
• And, promotes the production of collagen, it is obtained from red fish of fatty varieties - trout, salmon;
• protein, the main builder of new cells in the body;

Remember that in any business, a set of activities is important. Only the application of all methods at once will give a visible and speedy effect. Plus, don't forget the middle ground rule. Everything is good in moderation.