Calendula for the face: benefits and uses

You rarely meet the perfect face in real life. But it is in our power to bring the condition of our skin closer to the ideal. This requires regular care and the use of quality, mostly natural products. One such remedy is calendula.

Benefits of calendula for the face

The flowers of this plant are very often used in cosmetology. In most cases, calendula is included in the composition masks homemade, medicated wipes, and other home remedies that are great for treating problem skin.

• This plant has strong antiseptic properties. Its excellent antimicrobial properties allow you to fight skin problems, as well as remove the effects of acne. But despite the strong effect of calendula, it does not dry out the skin.

• Calendula is used for rejuvenation. This plant perfectly activates collagen formation and stimulates regeneration processes in skin cells. With regular rubbing of the skin, you can achieve smoothing of small wrinkles.
• Calendula is very often used to eliminate the increased fat content of the dermis. A tincture of calendula with alcohol works especially well in this regard.
• Masks with calendula herb are useful for beautiful and even skin tone. They remove freckles and eliminate dark spots.

Calendula for acne on the face

To relieve irritation and lighten the skin, it is useful to make a simple mask using marigold... To do this, stir a tablespoon of flour in half a glass of water, then squeeze the juice out of two large leaves of aloe and pour in a large spoonful of calendula tincture. The mask should be kept on the face for about ten minutes. This combination of calendula and aloe is great for the skin and helps to eliminate acne and blackheads.

It is useful for very oily skin to make a mask with the addition blue clay and calendula. Make a decoction of the flowers and dilute cosmetic clay with them. You should get a mass that resembles sour cream in consistency. Keep it on your face for about a quarter of an hour.

To combat acne, it is useful to make special cosmetic ice from a decoction of calendula. To do this, simply prepare a decoction of two large spoons of flowers and a glass of water, cool it down and fill the ice cube trays. It is not at all necessary to filter the broth. When the broth is frozen, use these cubes to wipe your face in the morning.

Such a remedy perfectly fights acne - crush a couple of tablets of chloramphenicol, mix with a small spoonful of calendula tincture and add the same amount of boric alcohol. With this tool, lubricate acne daily with a cotton swab.

Calendula tincture recipe

A useful tincture on calendula flowers does not have to be bought at the pharmacy. It is quite possible to cook it yourself. To do this, you will need 70% alcohol in the amount of 100 ml and 10 grams of plant flowers. You need to mix everything and leave in a dark place for insisting. After two weeks, the composition must be filtered and can then be used for cosmetic purposes.

You can prepare a tincture not with alcohol, but with ordinary vodka. At the same time, a lower alcohol content does not in any way affect the medicinal properties of the tincture. In this case, take a large spoonful of flowers and a glass of vodka. Infuse a mixture of these ingredients for a week, and then filter.

Homemade calendula tincture should be stored in a cool place in a dark glass container, tightly sealed. Higher temperatures and exposure to sunlight have a detrimental effect on the healing properties of the tincture. Its shelf life is one year.