BlackMask - a high-profile novelty in the beauty industry, is designed to get rid of black spots and complex facial cleansing and healing. And an alternative to these products in the finished format may be its equally effective home options.
What is a black mask from black dots and how to make and use it in accordance with all the rules
Before you ask yourself how to make a black mask from black dots, it’s useful to find out what, in principle, are the causes of this cosmetological problem.
Black dots, or comedones in a scientific way, can appear on any part of the face and with any type of skin, but most often they worry about the T-zone (forehead, nose and chin) and oily skin.
They are caused by excessive secretions of the sebaceous glands, in which the secret darkens, oxidizing in air. Comedones not only spoil the skin visually, but also prevent it from breathing, absorbing beneficial substances from cosmetics, and also potentially open access to infections that easily penetrate through enlarged pores, clogged not only with fat, but also with dirt particles from the surrounding atmosphere.
The origins of this problem are very diverse - from hormonal failure to insufficient cleansing of the skin and its predisposition (increased fat content, enlarged pores).
In all black masks, both home and from well-known brands, one of the three components (sometimes a combination of them) is necessarily present - plant charcoal, black clay, healing mud. All this is easy to get for home cosmetics.
Black masks based on these components have many properties:
· Deep cleansing of the skin, literally drawing out excess fat and impurities from it, and this especially applies to pores.
· Delicate cleansing of the upper layer of the epidermis from dead cells;
· Skin nutrition at the cellular level with unique combinations of trace elements;
· Anti-inflammatory effect, preventing the appearance of rashes of various origins and accelerating the healing of minor injuries;
· Improvement of complexion, including the disappearance of such spoiling features as dullness, oily sheen, redness or painful pallor;
· Facial rejuvenation, including smoothing wrinkles and lifting the face contour;
· Softening the skin, giving it velvety tenderness.
Other components bring the above-mentioned ingredients into proper form and complement the mask with tinting properties.
Coal bamboo is considered more useful, but, due to its absence, activated in tablets is also suitable. Any coal needs to be crushed to dust.
The rules regarding the use of these masks are quite simple. You should start by washing with skin cleansing agents, as well as by steaming it for greater pore opening.
If desired, the mask can be applied only to problem areas or to the entire face, since, as already mentioned, this is a means of complex skin cleansing in principle.
The mask draws out toxins from the skin, accelerates intracellular metabolism and after it the skin breathes literally better, for a long time the feeling of freshness and purity remains.
Apply the mask by lightly massaging the face with your hands, or with a cosmetic brush. And it is very generous, since it instantly hardens and at the same time its inner side should fully affect the skin.
When applying, it is important not to cover the lips, the area around the eyes, moles and the hairline of the scalp with the product.
To remove the mask film from recipes with gelatin, you need to pick up the bottom edge with your fingertips and gently pull it up. Rarely when it is removed entirely - usually it is nevertheless in pieces. If the removal is painful - the mask needs to be slightly moistened and everything will go smoothly.
Clay masks are moisturized before removal, and are also taken apart into pieces.
Mud masks from coal are first removed partially with a wet towel or cotton pads, and then the residues are washed off with water.
Removing all types of masks is completed by thorough washing with cool water.
Then it’s normal to feel burning and tingling of the skin for several minutes, even slight redness is acceptable - all this speaks of regeneration and it is reasonable to help the process by applying any skin care product recommended after peeling and scrub.
Also, after washing, it is recommended to use a means to narrow the pores, for example, lotion, and also apply a moisturizer.
Or you can instead wipe your face with an ice cube from a herbal infusion that combines the dual benefits of medicinal plants and melt water.
For several hours after the mask, you cannot go outside and do house cleaning, which involves raising particles of dust and dirt into the air - deeply cleansed skin remains vulnerable to pathogenic bacteria and infections for some time.
The effect of the mask is noticeable the first time, but a full course is designed for 1-1.5 months.
For normal or combination skin, it is enough to use the mask 2 times a week, for dry - 1 time, for oily - 3 times.
How to make a black mask from black dots with activated carbon
Apricot gelatin
Apricot - a fruit useful to the skin no less than sunlight. It contains vitamins and healthy sugars, and it also moisturizes it well and heals the traces of a rash.
Pour 1 teaspoon of gelatin into 6-8 teaspoons of apricot juice and leave to swell for half an hour. Put the gelatin on a small fire, wait until it dissolves and remove from the stove.
When it becomes warm, add 3 tablets of coal to it and mix well. Apply the mask to faces, wait 20 minutes, remove the mask and wash.
Honey with Yolk
The composition of this mask, in addition to coal, acts like a scrub, but softens its effect on the skin and nourishes its yolk.
Take 2 teaspoons of coal, 3 teaspoons of thick, sugared honey and raw yolk, mix everything and, spreading the mask over your face, wait 15 minutes, then wash.
Yogurt with citrus fruit
A fermented milk product normalizes metabolic processes and moisturizes, removes oily sheen, and lemon juice - whitens and gives the skin elastic elasticity.
Combine 1 teaspoon of coal with 2 teaspoons of natural yogurt and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice (optionally replaced with 1-2 drops of orange essential oil). Apply the mask for 15-20 minutes, wash.
With black clay
A powerful combination of black clay and coal allows you to remove most of the black dots at a time, as well as quickly restore skin health, and cinnamon accelerates blood circulation and water flow to the cells.
Dissolve 2 teaspoons of gelatin in 5-8 tbsp. tablespoons of milk, wait for swelling after 30 minutes and dissolve over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from the stove and when it cools down a little, add 1 teaspoon of coal, 2-3 teaspoons of black clay powder and a couple of drops of cinnamon essential oil to the dishes. Apply the mask to your face, wait 30 minutes and carefully remove.
How to make a black mask from black dots with black clay
Cucumber with wheat germ oil
Cucumber is an ancient way to saturate the skin with moisture and make it velvety, and wheat germ oil replaces dullness with a well-groomed radiance without a shadow of fatigue, so this mask will also help get rid of circles under the eyes (apply a thin layer on this part of the face).
Dilute 2 tbsp. tablespoons of clay 2-3 tbsp. tablespoons cucumber juice, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of finely grated cucumber and 1 teaspoon of wheat germ oil, mix everything thoroughly. Use the mask and when 30-40 minutes pass, remove it and wash.
In turn with lemon and yolk
A succession or calendula - heal minor injuries, eliminate itching and irritation, from sensations from ugly redness.
Prepare an infusion of a string (or calendula) and dilute them with 2 tbsp. tablespoons of clay to a suitable consistency, add also 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sour cream, yolk and a little lemon juice. Spread the mask over your face and count down no more than 20 minutes. Remove it carefully and wash.
Honey with rose oil
Rose oil gently cares for skin at any age and rejuvenates, preventing wrinkles, honey - deeply saturates with valuable substances.
Dilute 2 tbsp. tablespoons of clay 2-3 tbsp. tablespoons of warm water, add a little rose oil and 1 teaspoon of liquid honey, mix the mask. Apply on face. Take off the mask and wash in 30 minutes.
How to make a black mask from black dots with healing mud
With milk and honey
Combined with the nutritional qualities of milk and honey, this mask evens out the complexion, resists not only age spots, but also redness arising as part of the body’s reaction to prolonged stress and abuse of unbalanced food.
Gently cleansing pores, the product also moisturizes the skin and extinguishes inflammatory processes.
Dilute 2 tbsp. tablespoons of mud powder with warm milk and add 1 teaspoon of honey, mix, apply on face for 40 minutes and wash.
With regenerating oils
The combination of oils from apricot kernels and wheat germ, or tea tree and grape seed is suitable for solving specific problems of sensitive skin - constant irritation and fatigue, these concentrates of plant benefits deeply nourish the epidermis and give it a boost, boost of energy to activate metabolism.
Dilute 2 tbsp. tablespoons of mud powder with heated water to the desired consistency and add 5 drops of the first combination, or 2-3 and 15 drops of the second option, stir everything. Apply by vigorously stroking problem areas of the face, rinse with water after 15-20 minutes.
With herbs and oils
Lavender essential oil prevents deep skin inflammation, olive oil nourishes, and peppermint nicely cools and soothes.
Prepare an infusion of 1 tbsp. tablespoons of dry mint, dilute them with 2 tbsp. tablespoons of mud powder, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and a few drops of lavender essential oil.
Apply the mask on your face for 15 minutes, then wash yourself with a decoction of chamomile and then again with warm water.
On egg yolk and milk
Eggs with yolk - a universal recipe for nutrition for skin of any type.
Dilute 2 tbsp. tablespoons of mud powder with a little warm milk and add raw egg yolk, mix. Use the mask for half an hour, then wash and wipe your face with a cube of ice from the water with the addition of lemon juice.
Honey with apricot kernel oil
Apricot kernel oil nourishes the skin with vitamins and enhances its local immunity, while honey gently cleanses it with clay.
Mix 2 tbsp. tablespoons of mud powder with 2 teaspoons of heated honey and the required amount of mineral water without gas until the desired consistency is obtained, add 1 teaspoon of apricot kernel oil. Spread the mask over your face, applying it in two layers - the first after the second, will barely begin to dry out. Wash yourself after 20 minutes.
