How to dull the skin and shrink dilated pores with plants, herbs, and fruits offered by nature.
Due to its oily and shiny appearance, oily skin is greasy to the touch and often has impurities and dilated pores, indicating excessive sebum production. The main solution consists of cleansing, which consists of various actions: daily cleansing, toning to tighten the pores and periodic application of masks to opaque and refine the grain.
Here are some easy recipes to prepare at home with ingredients to be found in the refrigerator or the herbalist's shop.
DETERSION
For cleansing oily skin, it is preferable to wash more closely but less deeply. The face can be cleaned with water and filtered potato or tomato juice. A couple of times a week, you can prepare a deep cleansing mask, adding one of the above juices plus half a lemon to the clay.
Citrus juice is generally an excellent cleanser for skin with excess sebum: it balances the pH of the skin and refines the pores. It should always be rinsed with lukewarm water. To increase its effectiveness, it can be poured onto a damp sponge cloth to be passed over the face with gentle circular movements.
The natural anti-oily exfoliant is obtained as follows: mix the potato starch with hot water until you get a dense mixture. Massage the previously cleansed face for a few minutes and rinse thoroughly: you will immediately notice the results. If necessary, repeat the operation.
TONES
Oily skin needs astringent lotions (never alcoholic) to tighten the pores. You can also prepare a homemade astringent tonic by putting the peels of an orange, a lemon and a grapefruit in a saucepan with three glasses of mineral water. Heat over a low heat until it boils. Allow to cool, filter and apply to the face with a cotton ball.
If your pores are particularly dilated, pass a cotton ball soaked in rice cooking water, rich in astringent active ingredients, over your face. Then rinse with lukewarm water.
Cucumber ice juice is the best tonic for oily, oily skin with enlarged pores. It should not be rinsed.
MASKS
Potato starch mixed with lemon juice is an excellent remedy to eliminate the oiliness of the skin. It should be applied to the face, previously cleaned, and left to act until it dries, then rinse thoroughly with cold water.
The fresh yeast is suitable for deep cleansing, to refine the pores and remove excess oiliness without drying the skin. To prepare a mask, add a drop of water to a pinch of brewer's yeast and mix well until you get a thick dough. Apply the mixture to the face and leave on for 10-15 minutes, then rinse.
Another effective mask against oily skin is as follows: add a cup of oatmeal to one of almond flour. Make a dough by adding the egg white of an egg and a little fresh lemon juice. Apply to face and neck, massage gently for 5 minutes and rinse. To be performed once or twice a week to narrow the pores and refine the grain of the epidermis.
Here is the recipe for a powerful astringent mask: mix the brewer's yeast powder with rosewater or witch hazel water to form a thick dough. Apply to the clean face and leave it on until it dries. Rinse with warm water. The vitamin B contained in the yeast will act as a regenerating element for oily skin, as it has a strong astringent power. The face may blush after the treatment: it is a normal reaction that will disappear in a few minutes. The ingredients are sold in herbalist shops and organic food stores.
EXTRA REMEDIES
The inner skin of the lemon (the white part), passed on the forehead, on the wings of the nose and the chin for a few minutes, removes the excess oiliness of the skin, the dullness and refines the grain. Rinse with lukewarm water.
Zinc oxide is a natural substance used to reduce the sebum secretion of, particularly oily skin. You can add a pinch of it to the amount of cream you usually use every day, to enhance the soothing matting effects. It can be purchased in a herbalist's shop.