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Gelatin for the face

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Last reviewed: 19.11.2021
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Gelatin for the face is a wonderful natural source of collagen for the elasticity and elasticity of the skin.

Gelatin is a protein thickener of natural origin, which is often used in the culinary industry for making all kinds of dishes (mousses, jellies, marmalades, cold dishes, etc.). Gastrointestinal gelatin is extracted by denaturing the collagen, which is part of the connective tissue of the animal organism (bones, cartilage, tendons). Collagen also makes the fabric firm and elastic, this property is key to using gelatin for the face.

It should be noted that caring for the skin of the face you need to buy exclusively food gelatin, since the sale is also technical.

What is useful for gelatin for the face?

Withering of the skin, including a decrease in its properties as elasticity and elasticity, occurs due to a disruption in the structure of collagen fibers. Outwardly this process is manifested by the appearance of wrinkles, at first small, and then deep. In cosmetology, great efforts are being made to develop different methods of replenishing the skin with collagen, making it the main constituent of various masks, creams and even injected.

But the collagen contained in the creams is large enough and can not penetrate deep layers of skin, but creates only a surface film on the skin, which prevents excessive loss of moisture by the skin.

Collagen, however, in the composition of gelatin is well split, which is why it is better absorbed by the skin. Use gelatin for the face can and needs not only in adulthood, but also in the young, as soon as the first wrinkles begin to appear. When using gelatin for the face, the skin acquires: 

  • elasticity, 
  • elasticity, 
  • smartness, 
  • freshness, 
  • becomes soft and smooth.

It is important to note that applying gelatin to the face, you can reduce the number and severity of freckles, age spots, correct the contour of the face. Here, in fact, what is useful for gelatin for the face!

Gelatin for the face from acne

Nutritional gelatin for the face from acne is an excellent remedy for eliminating various types of acne. At home it is possible to cook: 

  • Anti-inflammatory mask of gelatin with various herbs. For this, it is necessary to mix gelatin and a decoction of some herb, it can be calendula, chamomile, St. John's wort, mint or sage. Decoction of the herbs is prepared this way: one tablespoon of herbs are poured with water (one glass), heated, cooled and added with prepared gelatin. The mask is applied to the cleansed skin until it freezes (about fifteen minutes), after it is washed off with warm water. Applying this mask weekly can eliminate signs of inflammation and pimples on the face, and also make the skin more healthy and radiant. 
  • a mask of gelatin with cucumber, with a soothing effect. For its preparation, take one cucumber, grate, then squeeze the juice, and in the remaining pulp add two teaspoons of pre-brewed fresh green tea and two teaspoons of chamomile broth. All ingredients are mixed and add one teaspoon of gelatin. This mixture is heated on fire and the remaining juice is added from the cucumber. Prepared mask is cooled and applied to a pre-washed face for fifteen to twenty minutes, then washed off with a warm water. The mask is used weekly, it effectively removes inflammation, redness of the skin and reduces acne.

Cleaning the face with gelatin

Cleaning the face with gelatin is very common in the modern world among cosmetologists, it is also important that such cleaning can be easily carried out at home. There are several ways to prepare masks with gelatin for cleaning the face. 

  • Mask 1 = gelatin (two teaspoons) + soda (one teaspoon) + salt (one teaspoon). To prepare this mask, pour gelatin with a little water, let it swell. Sea salt to the maximum rastoloch and stir with soda, then add to the swollen gelatin. Now it is necessary that the mixture is infused before dissolving the soda. Sea salt will not dissolve, because gelatin is too viscous, it only envelops the salt, making it softer for the skin. Next, you need to apply a mask to the steamed and clean skin, producing light massaging movements (a couple of minutes), especially in the field of problem areas. Then leave the mask on the face for a couple of minutes, rinse with warm water and soak the skin with cream.

Using soda and sea salt, we cleanse the skin, remove black dots, remove signs of inflammation and prevent its occurrence, and gelatin feeds the skin with collagen.

This cleaning of the face is carried out every two weeks, but if much problem skin is possible and weekly. After using this mask, the skin acquires a healthy color, becomes clean, soft and smooth. 

  • Mask 2 = gelatin (two teaspoons) + egg white (one) + starch (one teaspoon) + wheat germ oil (15 drops). It is necessary to mix egg white with starch and whip. At the same time, pour gelatin with warm water and allow it to swell. Then mix all the ingredients. Before applying the mask, you need to wash and apply moisturizing cream to avoid the tightening effect of the mask. The egg white cleans the pores well, pulls them together and makes them invisible. Wheat germ oil and starch nourish the skin, saturate with vitamins and perfectly remove the signs of inflammation. Gelatin in its turn aligns the complexion. The skin clears, becomes velvety and beautiful. This cleansing mask can be used every week.

Nutritional gelatin for the face

Nutritional gelatin for the face is very necessary, especially when there are age-related changes in the skin at the initial level. Nutritional gelatin for the skin is useful because of the high content of microelements, vitamins and amino acids in it.

The use of food gelatin for the face in the form of creams, masks and home-made scrubs improves her condition, makes her supple and elastic. And it also has a softening, slightly whitening effect on the skin of the face, reduces the intensity of freckles and pigment spots.

There are various forms of food gelatin: plates, granules, grains and powders. Nutritional gelatin is usually odorless and has a light yellow or very clear color. The color and smell of gelatin can be judged on its quality. In the case when the food gelatin is yellow and has an aroma resembling glue, this indicates a low quality (most often the powder and grains). Gelatin of high quality does not have color, smell and does not contain various additives.

Nutritional gelatin for the face is a wonderful alternative to expensive creams and care products for the face, especially for fans of organic and natural cosmetics.

Cream with gelatin for face

Cream with gelatin for the face, cooked at home, is a wonderful alternative to the purchase of creams:

  • firstly - it's natural,
  • secondly - price accessibility,
  • thirdly - high safety and efficiency.

To prepare a cream with gelatin for the face, honey is needed, which itself has a pronounced positive effect on the skin condition. However, the combination of honey and gelatin is complementary and allows achieving a significant result in improving the properties of the facial skin and eliminating wrinkles. So, you need to take one teaspoon of gelatin and pour cold water (half a glass), wait until it swells and heat until dissolved. After adding three tablespoons of liquid honey, mix well and send the mixture to the refrigerator until it freezes. In the frozen mixture, add half a cup of glycerin and a pinch of salicylic acid (or aspirin). The resultant mixture must be well beaten until a lush mass of a homogeneous structure is obtained. This cream should be stored in the refrigerator. It can be used every day before going to bed, applying it to the skin beforehand. Cream with gelatin for the face well eliminates fine wrinkles and prevents the formation of new ones.

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Mask of gelatin for face

Mask of gelatin for the face is a universal natural remedy for skin improvement. The use of a mask of gelatin is accompanied by: 

  • purification, 
  • food, 
  • rejuvenation, 
  • bleaching and increasing the tone of the skin.

The effect of using a mask of gelatin will not keep you waiting. Using a gelatin mask you can rid yourself of acne and eliminate black dots. This mask can be used for different types of skin and can be used in different age groups.

Tips for using a face mask from gelatin

  • Gelatin mask should be applied to clean skin. 
  • A mask of gelatin can be applied on the face, neck and décolleté, but it is impossible to impose on the eyelids. 
  • After applying the mask, the facial muscles should be relaxed, it is not advisable to talk and laugh. 
  • Remove the gelatin mask recommended warm water, then you can wash yourself cool. Such a contrast of temperatures will be useful for toning the skin of the face.

Mask for face with charcoal and gelatin

Mask for face with charcoal and gelatin cleanses the skin of the face from black spots, and also removes inflammation on it.

For its preparation it is necessary to take activated charcoal (one tablet), crush it and mix it with gelatin (one tablespoon). After that, it is necessary to add milk or water (one tablespoon), stir well and place on a water bath until a liquid consistency is obtained. If desired, you can add grape seed oil (one teaspoon). The resulting mask is cooled and applied to the pre-cleaned and steamed skin of the face. Face mask with charcoal and gelatin is removed after twenty minutes from the bottom up. The procedure for cleansing a person with this mask can be done every week for two months, then you can take a break one month.

Mask for face with gelatin and milk

Mask for the face with gelatin and milk is a real find, as it can be used for different types of skin. Especially this mask will be useful for people suffering from a large number of black dots on the skin of the face. To prepare this mask you need one teaspoon of gelatin soak in a small amount of water, allow it to swell, and then heat in a water bath. In a heated mixture, pour the milk (one to two tablespoons) and pour in talc (one tablespoon, and without talc). The resulting mask should be stirred and cooled well. On a clean skin, apply a gelatin mask with milk and let it dry (average 15 minutes). After the mask has dried it needs to be carefully removed from the bottom up, the result will be immediately visible - the skin of the face will be cleaned of black dots, will become smooth and tender. After the mask, you can apply a nourishing cream.

Reviews about gelatin for the face

Reviews about gelatin for the face are only positive. Many once, applying a mask or gelatin cream have enjoyed many years. Nutritional gelatin is a product of natural origin and has a mass of positive qualities: it saturates the skin with collagen, nourishes, cleans, relieves inflammation, makes it smooth and supple, smooths wrinkles. And, most importantly, food gelatin combines high efficacy and safety for both the facial skin and health in general.

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