No matter whether it is a female friend or a male friend, now it is common for everyone to use face masks. Among them, the most commonly used ones are moisturizing and whitening masks. Traditional Chinese medicine can also be used as a face mask. I wonder if you have tried it. The specific recommendations are as follows:
Recommended Traditional Chinese Medicine Whitening Masks
1. Kudzu Root Whitening Mask
Ingredients: 2 liang of kudzu root, let the pharmacy grind the kudzu root into powder; water-soluble pearl powder; a suitable amount of honey; one egg white.
Method: Use a small cup for drinking white wine, take a small spoon, mix the pearl powder and kudzu root powder together, add honey and egg white, stir with a small spoon until well mixed, apply on the face and neck, and leave it on for more than 40 minutes. Use twice a week.
Effect: Whitens and moisturizes the skin, made purely from Chinese medicine, with remarkable results.
2. Licorice Whitening Mask
Ingredients: licorice, baiji, baizhi, baizhu
Method: Take an appropriate amount of licorice powder, baiji powder, baizhi powder, and baizhu powder, mix them into a paste to make a mask, apply it on the face, and wash it off after 20-30 minutes.
Effect: The whitening and spot-removing effect can be comparable to high-end cosmetics.
3. Seven White Whitening Mask
Ingredients: baizhu, baizhi, baiji, bailian, baifuling, baishao, pearl powder
Method: Let the pharmacy help grind the ingredients into powder, in a ratio of 1:1:1:1:1:1:1.
Add distilled water or purified water (add yogurt for oily skin, add milk for dry skin) and mix it into a paste. Apply it on the face and wash it off after 20-30 minutes.
Effect: It has a special effect on whitening the skin, as well as eliminating skin spots and acne, with immediate results.
How to Apply Face Masks for the Best Results
1. Choose the best time to apply the face mask
When is the best time of the day to apply a face mask? It is from 12 am to 3 am when the skin repairs damaged cells on its own.
Therefore, it is best to apply the mask before this time or before going to bed, as it helps to deliver nutrients to the deeper layers of the skin along with metabolism.
2. Ensure the skin is clean before applying the mask
Thoroughly remove the oil, sebum, and aging keratin on the surface of the skin. Only when the skin is truly clean can the basal cells become active, and the skin can absorb more nutrients.
Therefore, before applying the mask, remove makeup and wash your face. If necessary, exfoliate your skin first.
3. Ensure the skin is moisturized before applying the mask
Moisturized skin can better absorb moisture and nutrients. Therefore, before applying the mask, make sure the skin is moisturized. Dry skin can be moisturized with toner first.
However, if you use a hot towel to moisten your face for 3 minutes before applying the mask, the pores will open, and the skin can better absorb the essence of the mask, enhancing the effectiveness of the mask.
4. Don't make the mask too "thin"
High-quality masks can tightly absorb and lock in the maximum amount of nutrients.
A thicker mask ensures that the nutrients are not "thin", and when applied to the face, it increases the skin temperature, promotes blood circulation, and allows the absorbed nutrients to diffuse better between tissues.
The warm effect also softens the skin's keratin, expands the pores, and allows the accumulated dirt to be expelled more effectively.
