Useful properties of calendula for face, hair and heels. How to wipe your face with calendula from acne?

The article will give the best cosmetic recipes based on calendula flowers.

Calendula has long been used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes. It has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect, has a mild healing effect and has a pleasant smell.

• Calendula received its qualities due to the fact that it contains valuable essential oils, acids and resins
• The most valuable for useful substances are the flowers of marigold, but also use stems and leaves
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• Calendula rather unpretentious plant. It grows in temperate latitudes
• Calendula flowers are used in fresh and dry form. They make infusions, decoctions and essential oils
• Calendula extract is widely used in modern cosmetology, as part of face and body creams, shampoos and all kinds of other products.
• Calendula does not provoke allergy and is suitable for sensitive skin.

Useful properties of calendula for facial skin andbodies against acne

• Calendula flowers contain many substances that contribute to the removal of inflammation and disinfect
• As a rule, in the treatment of acne and acne use decoction of calendulaor alcohol tincture
• Also, calendula is a part of many means to combat acne
• Calendula tincture promotes healing, reduces pores and disinfects the skin. However, it dries strongly the skin and is not very suitable for people with dry skin type
• For a softer effect, use essential oil of calendula. It is not recommended to use it in its pure form. Usually, it is mixed with a base oil( olive, peach or almond)

Calendula-based face masks

Recipes with calendula from acne

Steam bath for face .This recipe will help to steam out the face and prepare it for further procedures. For the preparation of the tray we need:

• 2 tablespoons dried marigold flowers and 2 glasses of water
• Fill the flowers with water and boil
• After boiling, the broth is turned off, tilt the face over it and cover the top with a towel

. The procedure is done 5 to 10 minutes.

Mask with tincture of calendula .We will need:

• Spoon of wheat flour, spoon of calendula spirituous tincture, spoon of natural honey and water
• All ingredients must be mixed to consistency of sour cream
• Apply to cleansed face for 10 minutes, rinse with warm water

This product will smooth out the complexion, narrow the pores and dry the inflammation.

Therapeutic face pack .This product is completely natural and suitable for all skin types. We need:

• Spoon of calendula flowers, chamomile flowers, birch buds
• All the ingredients are poured into a glass of water and brought to a boil, then cooled to a warm state.
• . We take wadded disks or a piece of cotton cloth, wet in solution and apply to problem areas of the face.
• compress for about 15 minutes

Calendula remedies for acne

How to wipe your face with calendula?

Calendula tincture is one of the most powerful anti-acne remedies. It is sold in a pharmacy or you can do it yourself.
You can make home tincture of calendula with a little alcohol. For this we need:

• 25 g dried marigold flowers and 100 grams of vodka
• If the flowers are in the inflorescences, then grind them
• Fill with vodka and leave in a dark place for a week, periodically mixing
• After a week, tincture filter, removing flowers

This tincture you can wipe your face twice a day -in the morning and in the evening.

Pharmacy tincture contains a large concentration of alcohol and it is recommended to apply it pointwise.
Also, it can be mixed with herbal decoction or cosmetic lotion.

Calendula tincture removes acne and narrows the pores, and also helps to smooth the complexion

Calendula calendula tincture

Calendula essential oil for the face

Calendula oil acts more gently than tincture. That's why it is used for dry skin.
Once a week, you can arrange a nourishing mask for your face. To do this:

• in the oil-base( for example, olive oil), you need to add a couple drops of calendula oil and an ampoule of vitamin E.
• Apply the mixture to the skin of the face and neck.
• Leave for an hour, and then rinse the leftovers with a napkin

Calendula oil is added to home creams, lotions, lip balms.

Application of tincture, oil and decoction of marigold for hair: masks, rinsing

Calendula is an indispensable remedy for almost all types of hair. It refreshes the hair and normalizes the production of sebum, stimulates hair growth and prevents the appearance of dandruff.

Calendula prepares masks, rinses and shampoos for hair. Some of the recipes can be made at home on their own.

Decoction of marigold flowers for rinsing hair.

• A tablespoon of flowers is poured with a liter of water and boiled.
• Then filter, cool and rinse with the resulting broth hair after washing

Hair mask against excessive fatness .

• Protein of egg mixed with a teaspoon of tincture of calendula and a spoon of honey.
• The mixture is applied to the roots of the hair for 20 minutes, then rinsed off with warm water.

Mask with burdock oil and tincture of calendula perfectly stimulates hair growth. For it we will need:

• 2 tablespoons burdock oil, 1 spoon of olive oil and 1 spoon of marigold tincture.
• All the ingredients must be mixed thoroughly and applied to the roots of the hair for 30 minutes.
• Hair wrap with film and towel

Calendula for hair

Castor oil and tincture of calendula for hair

Castor oil is extremely useful for hair, it nourishes hair bulbs and stimulates the growth of new hair.

Mask made of marigold and castor oil .We need:

• A tablespoon of castor oil, a spoon of honey, a spoon of the calendula's tincture
• All the ingredients are mixed and applied to the roots of the hair
• Cover the head and hold the mask for 30 minutes
• Then wash it off with shampoo

Calendula tincture Castor oil

Chamomile with calendula

Camomile andCalendula perfectly complement each other. Both of these remedies are excellent antiseptics with a host of other beneficial properties.
Prepare cosmetic ice from calendula and chamomile. To do this, we need:

• 1 tablespoon of chamomile and marigold mixture, a glass of water and ice molds
• The flowers are poured into water and boiled
• The broth is cooled, filtered and poured into molds
• We are waiting for freezing

Cosmetic ice is used daily in the morning, it improves the complexion, removes swelling, stimulates blood circulation.

Thanks to the fact that the ice is made from decoction of herbs, it also has an anti-inflammatory effect, relieves redness and reduces acne

Calendula and vitamin A for heels

Calendula helps to make the skin softer, and thanks to antiseptic properties heals microcracks.
For the preparation of a home foot cream, we need:

• Baby cream, marigold ointment and liquid vitamin A.
• All the ingredients can be purchased at the
• pharmacy. Mix all the ingredients in 1 teaspoon of
• Feet, steam, peel with pumice stone. Then we apply our cream and put on socks

This procedure is better done at night. In the morning the legs will be soft and gentle

Cream for calendula and vitamin A heels

Calendula from acne and for hair: reviews

• »I love home cosmetics. They are better than store cosmetics to cope with skin problems. One of my favorite remedies is tincture of calendula. If there are pimples, I pinpoint the drug at night. Already in the morning acne is less noticeable »
  Oksana, 32 years old
• » Due to the fact that the tincture of calendula on an alcohol basis, it stimulates hair growth. I add it to almost all masks, even purchased ones. Hair really grows faster »
  Svetlana, 24 years old
• » Calendula and chamomile are my favorite herbs. I buy almost all cosmetics, where there are extracts of these herbs. For me it is important that these remedies act gently and do not dry the skin. »
  Elena, 38 years old

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