Egg Beauty Masks
Although now there is a huge selection of a variety of cosmetics, natural products are considered the most useful. These include ordinary chicken eggs. They can be used to make wonderful masks for skin and hair.
Egg hair mask
Containing a lot of useful components, the egg is very useful for hair. Vitamin B3 is especially beneficial, activating the hair growth process and saturating it with color. Lecithin, abundant in the egg, is useful for repairing damaged curls. Protein and amino acids are great for strengthening hair.
Egg masks are suitable for any type of hair, you just need to choose the right ingredients. For example, a mask with lemon is suitable for oily hair, for dry it is useful to make an oil mask with an egg, and a composition with cognac is suitable for normal hair.
When making an egg mask, use our tips:
- Mask products should be at room temperature.
- For a uniform mask, mix the products with a whisk.
- Apply the mask to dry hair only.
- Rinse off the mask with cool water.
To combat dandruff, prepare a mask of yolks from two eggs and the juice of one lemon. Mix these ingredients well and add some burdock oil. This mask is rubbed into the roots and lasts for half an hour.
For normal hair, a mask with cognac is suitable. Mix the yolks of 2 eggs and 25 ml of brandy. Apply the mask to washed hair and rinse off after 20 minutes.
Dry hair will benefit from a mask with honey. Mash a couple of yolks with two tablespoons of good vegetable oil. Dissolve a spoonful of honey in a water bath and add to the yolks. Before applying, add an ampoule of vitamin A solution. Apply the composition to the hair for half an hour, and then rinse.
Egg face mask
Egg masks are also very useful for the skin. They have a positive effect on dry and tight skin if only egg yolk is used for the mask. Egg protein masks are suitable for oily skin. And to eliminate age-related changes, use masks to which a whole chicken egg has been added.
Dry skin will benefit from a simple egg yolk mask. It is enough to beat it well and apply it on the skin for half an hour. Use lukewarm water to rinse.
Use a honey and egg mask as an emollient and smoothing agent for dry skin. Melt a teaspoon of honey and stir in a beaten egg. This mask must be kept on the face for a quarter of an hour.
It is good for oily skin to do masks from beaten egg white. Simply apply the resulting lather on your face and rinse off after a quarter of an hour. This mask perfectly removes oily shine and tightens pores.
Use an egg and cognac mask as a wrinkle smoothing agent. Beat the egg white, add a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, the same amount of brandy and a couple of spoons of cucumber juice. Keep the mask on your face until it is completely dry.
An egg and gelatin mask is suitable for normal skin. Dissolve a spoonful of gelatin in 8 tablespoons of water. Then add the yolk of one egg to the gelatin and pour in a spoonful of peach or olive oil. Keep the mask on your face for 25 minutes. Use a cloth dampened with water to remove this mask.
Egg mask from blackheads
Egg masks can be successfully used to get rid of blackheads. In this case, it is the egg white that is most often used. For example, prepare a protein mask and aloe to help eliminate blackheads. First, squeeze a spoonful of juice out of the aloe leaf and mix with the same amount of lemon juice. Separate the white from one egg and beat well. Now stir in the juice and egg white.
On a steamed face, apply one layer of the mask and wait until it dries. Apply another layer on top and so on. Let the mask dry for half an hour. Then rinse everything off with room temperature water and apply a moisturizer.