Sour cream face mask: become even more beautiful

The product obtained by lactic acid fermentation of fatty milk cream is known to everyone. This is sour cream. In rural use, it is simply “swept” from sour milk that has stood for several days. Industrial production of this product has introduced many “improvements” in the form of adding vegetable fats, emulsifiers, stabilizers and other chemicals. But we will not go into all the details of the technology of making sour cream, but will tell you what the benefits of a sour cream mask are for facial skin.

But let's use natural sour cream for this purpose, which can be bought at the market - in the dairy rows. After all, we need to get the maximum benefit from sour cream for our skin, and emulsifiers will not help us with this... But the vitamins (A, E, C, B2, B12, PP), micro- and macroelements, as well as lecithin found in sour cream are very useful for delicate female skin. Especially lecithin is a complex phospholipid, due to which the formation of the intercellular space of body tissues and the renewal of damaged cells occurs. And the ability of lecithin to increase skin elasticity is used by all manufacturers of cosmetics. So a homemade sour cream face mask can be a worthy competitor to their products.

Sour cream mask recipes for all skin types

So, what does a sour cream face mask give us? Using the professional terminology of cosmetologists, we can assure you: using sour cream in home self-care provides increased elasticity and turgor of the skin, strengthening and restoration of the structure of the lipid layers of the epidermis.

The benefits of a sour cream mask for facial skin will be visible to the naked eye if you do it at least once a week, apply the mixture to thoroughly cleansed skin and keep the mask on your face for at least 15-20 minutes.

Face mask with sour cream and honey

This mask is a wonderful nourishing and moisturizing agent for dry skin. To prepare it, you need to thoroughly mix one dessert spoon of sour cream and a teaspoon of natural liquid honey.

Banana and Sour Cream Face Mask

Option one is universal: chop a piece of very ripe banana with a fork and add a dessert spoon or tablespoon of sour cream to the resulting puree. Mix and apply to the face (or the front of the neck) as a homogeneous mass of delicate structure, which will moisturize and soften the skin. The time of the home cosmetic procedure, as noted earlier, is 15-20 minutes. Masks that include sour cream are best removed with a damp warm napkin, and then rinse the face with water at room temperature.

Option two - for aging skin: add 5-7 drops of grape seed oil or olive oil to the sour cream-banana mixture. In the cold season, it is useful to do such a face mask with sour cream twice a week.

Face mask with sour cream and egg

This mask is designed for all skin types, its effect is mainly moisturizing. To prepare it, just mix a teaspoon of thick sour cream with an egg yolk and add a little fresh orange juice (just squeeze out a quarter of the citrus). If the mixture is too liquid, you can easily thicken it by adding regular flour.

Face mask with sour cream and lemon

To lighten pigment spots, it is useful to make a mask, for the preparation of which you will need only a tablespoon of sour cream and half a small lemon, from which you simply squeeze the juice. For skin prone to peeling, it is better to use the mask recipe below as a home whitening remedy.

Face mask with sour cream and parsley

To prepare a mask for whitening unwanted pigmentation of dry skin, it is recommended to add a couple of tablespoons of finely chopped parsley to a tablespoon of heavy cream.

Face mask with sour cream and cucumber

To remove shine, which is typical for oily skin, you can make masks made from low-fat sour cream and fresh cucumber grated on a fine grater, taken in equal quantities.

Face mask with sour cream and aloe

For dry skin prone to irritation, a mask containing sour cream (tablespoon), aloe juice (teaspoon) and an oil solution of vitamin A (5-7 drops) is very useful.

Face mask with sour cream and oatmeal

Oatmeal perfectly cleanses the skin, and sour cream nourishes and smoothes. If you grind a tablespoon of oatmeal in a coffee grinder and mix it with the same amount of sour cream, you get a wonderful mask for combination and oily skin. By the way, if you have oatmeal (that is, oat flour), then preparing the mask will take less time.

Face mask with sour cream and apple

A face mask with sour cream (teaspoon), grated apple (teaspoon) and potato starch (teaspoon) will nourish and tone any skin well.

Face mask with sour cream and kiwi

To nourish and tone all skin types, a mask made from one tablespoon of sour cream and the crushed pulp of half a kiwi fruit is suitable. If the skin is very dry, add a few drops of olive oil.

Reviews of sour cream face masks, as you can guess, are only positive. Ladies make such masks themselves and, having convinced themselves of their effectiveness, recommend them to all their friends. Of course! If a spoonful of sour cream makes borscht even tastier, then the same spoonful of sour cream, that is, a sour cream face mask, can make any woman even more attractive.