Use of alum for health and beauty.
Contents of
- What is alum?
- Alum: Benefits and Harm
- Alum for Burning Alum - Instructions for Use
- Alum in stomatitis in adults and children: prescription for use
- How to gargle with alum in angina?
- Alum use in gynecology with cervical erosion
- Alum for douching: how to prepare
- Burned alum for thrush: recipe for use
- Alum for burned with hemorrhoids: use
- Burned alum with ingrown toenails
- Alum for dermatitis
- Treatment of nail fungus with alum
- Alum kalum alum:treatment of tuberculosis
- Burnt alum in cosmetology: face mask from wrinkles
- Burnt alum: face mask from age spots
- Burnt alum: face mask from acne
- Burntalum for the narrowing of the pores on the face: prescription mask
- Alum burnt as an antiperspirant from sweating of the armpits: recipe
- Alum for burning with sweating of feet: recipe
- Burnt alum: hair mask
- Shaving alum: how to use
- Alum powder: application
- Video:Burnt alum: use for health and beauty
You must have heard of alum once, but you never knew what they are. This will be discussed later, you will learn a lot of interesting things.
What is alum?
Alums look like a snow-white crystalline powder. It is mined in factories during the processing of bauxite or clay. Alums, as you have noticed, have absolutely no medical origin. But despite this, they were able to get a huge spread in the medical field.
In pharmacies you can buy burnt alum. They are obtained after heating to 160 degrees, and after less than 45% of the original volume remains.
Alum must be stored in a well sealed container. If you do not take this into account, then they will fade and disintegrate. Also, if they get wet, they can very easily dissolve.
Alum: benefit and harm
Many dermatologists say that alum is absolutely safe, as they lack local irritating and allergic effects. They can even be used by pregnant and lactating women, as well as patients with asthma.
Whatever the good qualities of alum, in some cases, individual intolerance is possible. Contraindications to use may be skin hypersensitivity.
Alum is a universal and useful tool. It is, as you understand, safe and effective. It can even be easily included in the list of important cosmetic preparations.
Burnt alum has the following positive qualities:
- Antibacterial
- Moisture-absorbing
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antimicrobial
Usually it is used for such purposes:
- During sweating.
- In order to normalize the functionality of the sebaceous glands.
- As an antiseptic, to quickly heal the wounds on the skin.
- During the fight against a variety of bacteria and fungi.
Burnt Alum - Instructions for Use
Alums are intended for external use only. Powder is produced in special plastic flasks to 50 g.
- Alum is used as a powder. During a hyperhidrosis they are put on a place where there is a strong sweating, that is, in the area of the armpits, groin and feet.
- Sores and wounds should be treated with a solution obtained from alum. In order to prepare such a remedy, do the following: take 1/2 tsp.alum, dissolve in hot water( 200 ml).
- Treat the wound with a cool solution a few times a day. When you process the wounds and ulcers, cover them with a sterile gauze or bandage.
Alums for stomatitis in adults and children: prescription for application
Alum is an inexpensive and affordable method that helps cure stomatitis. Alums themselves are endowed with all the necessary qualities that stop the disease and its causes.
The drug complex affects the affected area, anesthetizes and disinfects it, and also removes swelling and inflammation, soothes itching and pain. After using alum, a film is formed, which eliminates the risk of penetration of foreign components from the environment into the wound. Thanks to this method, the healing process is accelerated and bleeding stops from the damaged area.
To cure stomatitis, you can prepare this kind of remedy and rinse out the mouth:
- Take boiled water( 250 ml), 5 g of alum.
- Mix the ingredients until the alum is completely dissolved.
- Store the product about 2 days in a cool place.
- Before using the product, shake it well.
- Rinse the mouth cavity, the rinse interval should be 3 hours.
For children, you can prepare a weaker solution of their alum. Adult babies should rinse the oral cavity themselves, but babies treat the mouth with a cotton swab dipped in the product. At the same time, try to remove the crusts. This will help speed up the healing process.
How to gargle with alum in angina?
White alum powder is the ideal tool that helps cure sore throat in children and adults. True, you need to be extremely careful when preparing the product, so as not to get a very tart solution.
For one rinse take just a little alum( about the tip of the knife).Add the powder to warm water, and mix it thoroughly. Before you give your child a drug, try it. The remedy should make you a bit sour and tart, similar to an immature persimmon.
Even in the Soviet years, such a remedy was treated with sore throat both adults and children. Of course, at the present time doctors treat the angina with completely different methods. And before using alum, they advise to start consulting a professional pediatrician so that they do not harm the child.
Alum use in gynecology for cervical erosion
Burnt alum is actively using in gynecology .From a white powder, an aqueous solution is made, which is douched and washed. Also, alums and tampons are made from alum.
During erosion, cervical uteri are sprinkled with a special solution. The course of treatment is approximately 14 days, making a break between the procedures in 10 days.
Burnt alum is still widely used in inflammatory diseases, depression, itching, unpleasant discharge and odor, which are associated with mycosis of a different nature. Many women use alum to narrow the vagina after childbirth or surgery. If you also decided to use this method, first consult the doctor to avoid allergies.
Alum for douching: how to cook
Burnt alum plus copper sulfate is an excellent douche remover.
To prepare the product, stock up:
- Clean copper vitriol - 2 tbsp
- Burnt alum - 2 tbsp
- Filtered water - 2 l
Cooking process:
- Pour the water into the dishes. Crush the copper sulfate, add to it alum and water.
- Boil the mixture and cook it over a low heat for 5 minutes.
- Cool the product. Keep in a cool place.
For one syringing you will need to take 1 tbsp.l means. Dilute it in 1 liter of slightly warmed water.
Burned alum for thrush: recipe for use
Alum has an excellent anti-inflammatory quality, therefore, they help cure thrush, relieve inflammation and redness in the intimate area. Alums still have astringent properties that effectively eliminate the fungus. This happens in this way: the crystals block the multiplication of bacteria and destroy their own antiseptic qualities.
There are a huge number of methods for using baked alum during treatment of thrush, but the following is considered to be the simplest and most effective. For its preparation, stock up
- with Alum - 2 tsp
- Water - 1 l
Preparation:
- Take alum. Dissolve them in water.
- Boil the resulting composition, then cool and can use it during douching or wetting.
You should also remember that after douching with this remedy, you need to wash yourself with a special tincture made from oak bark.
Alums burnt with hemorrhoids: application of
How to cure hemorrhoids with the help of alum probably many know, since this method is used since ancient times. There are a large number of recipes, and they are all fairly simple.
Soak from alum:
For cooking you need to stock up:
- Chopped burnt alum - 1 tsp
- Water - 250 ml
Preparation:
- Dissolve alum in water.
- Boil the mixture and cool.
- Wet a piece of cloth or gauze in the product, and treat the affected area.
If the wound is bleeding, you can increase the effect of the remedy. Add egg white. Do the procedure before going to bed, very carefully. In the morning you will notice the first positive results.
Burned alum with ingrown nail
To use alum when ingrown nail, you need to follow the following recommendations:
- First, buy in the pharmacy ordinary sea salt. You can replace it with an infusion of chamomile( better that it was strong).
- After this chamomile infusion( sea salt) pour boiling water.
- Put your feet in the tub, hold it in it until the water is cold.
- Then apply on inflamed alum. Apply with special care, properly treat the tissue near the ingrown nail plate and the place where pus formed.
- Apply a bandage to the treated area. Tighten it more tightly.
Alum from
dermatitis Alums, as you have already understood, are widely used for medical purposes. They can cure not only neurodermatitis, inflammatory eczema, but also dermatitis. For the preparation of a remedy that will help cure dermatitis, stock up these components:
- Black tea - 30 g
- Burnt alum - 30 g
Preparation:
- Mix well these ingredients.
- Fill them with water( 500 ml) and boil the resulting mixture for about 30 minutes over a low heat.
- Treat the product with those areas where dermatitis is present.
Treatment of nail fungus with alum
If you find a fungus on your nails, you can use the following method. Take a flannel rag, set it on fire, then extinguish it and treat the festering place with a smoking piece of material.
Try to bring the fabric closer so you can feel the strong heat. Hold for 10 minutes. Make sure that the material is constantly steaming, therefore, periodically ignite it.
After approximately 7 days of using this method, you can start using alum( 2 times a day).Prepare the following remedy:
- Take the alum
- Dilute them in boiled water
- Rinse the resulting nail plate
- After about 15 minutes, pour on the nail the alum in a dry state.
Alumokalium alum: treatment of tuberculosis
Alum is a very common ingredient. Since ancient times, they were used by our grandmothers in folk medicine, including tuberculosis. One of the means you can prepare and you, if you reserve such components:
- Warm water - 2 st
- Honey - 1/2 st
- Burnt alum - 1 tsp
Preparation:
- Take warm water.
- Add honey to it. Stir well to make honey dissolve.
- Put the mixture on a small fire, add the burnt alum.
- After the foam rises, remove the dishes from the fire.
- Cool the product and apply.
The treatment course should be 31 days. Drink the formula about 10 minutes before eating 4 times per day. After a one-month course, take a break and repeat it again.
Burnt alum in cosmetology: face mask from wrinkles
It's a pity, but time spares no one. If you want to stay young longer, prepare the next mask. For its preparation, take the following ingredients:
- Protein - 1 piece
- Roasted alum - 1 g
- Boric acid - 5 g
- Cream - 2 tsp
Preparation:
- Whisk the protein. Add to it alum, boric acid and cream.
- The resulting composition is well mixed and applied to the skin of the face.
- Hold the mask for about 20 minutes.
- Then rinse it with warm water, and then wash your face with still cool water.
Burnt alum: facial mask from age spots
Many people, especially women, now have pigmented spots. There are so many tools that help to eliminate them. We want to offer you the following mask:
- Take the protein. Whisk it, add the lemon juice and alum( 1 tsp).
- Mix well all ingredients.
- Apply the mask to the skin for about 20 minutes.
Use it for 20 days. The interval between the procedures should be 4 days.
Burnt alum: facial mask against acne
If you want to narrow the pores and clean them, as well as reduce inflammation on the skin, you can apply the following mask.
- Whisk the protein with alum( 1 tsp) and peach oil( 1 tsp).
- Knead well the composition, spread it over the skin and hold it for about 25 minutes.
- Wash the contents with a solution also made from alum.
The process of making a solution of alum:
- Boil water. Cool it down.
- In the water( 1 tbsp.) Add the alum( 5 g) and mix well.
You will also be helped by a recipe made from alum. You need to stock up:
- Toothpaste - 3 g
- Streptocide - 3 g
- Alum - 3 g
- Buroam - 3 g
- Starch - 3 g
Preparation:
- Connect all components.
- Dilute them with water or hydrogen peroxide.
- Apply the mask to the skin. Leave it for 15 minutes.
Burned alum for narrowing the pores on the face: prescription mask
When expanding the pores, as a rule, beauticians recommend using a mask made from almond oil and alum. For its preparation, store:
- Belkom - 1 pc
- Alum - 5 g
- Almond oil( you can replace it with apricot oil) - 5 ml
Preparation:
- Whisk the protein to make a foam.
- Connect all components, carefully from the mix.
- Apply the prepared formulation to the skin cleansed in advance.
- Leave the face mask on for 30 minutes.
Alum, burnt, like an antiperspirant from sweating of the armpits: prescription
If you are used to sweating using an ordinary deodorant, you are a little mistaken. Deodorant clogs the sweat glands, but does not heal the underlying cause. Consequently, it does not bring a long-awaited result. For good effect, use the burnt alum better. White powder You will not be able to apply to the skin, as it will constantly crumble. Accordingly, better do this tool:
- Take the burnt alum( 2 tsp).Dissolve them in water( 500 ml).
- Add a couple of drops of essential oil( choose at your discretion).
- Transfer the product into a special vial that will have a nebulizer.
Use the remedy 2 times a day. A little later, start using only once a day.
Alum burnt from sweating of feet: recipe
If you sweat heavily, you can fight the problem with ordinary burnt alum. Practice shows that on the third day of use, sweating is significantly reduced, as well as all small injuries, abrasions and cracks on the skin of the legs are overgrown without exception.
You need to take into account that because of the frequent use of alum the skin can dry out a lot. As a result, there is a risk of irritation. If you are "lucky", then treat the skin after using alum with a nutritious or moisturizing cream.
Before applying alum to your feet, clean them thoroughly with a pumice stone or scraper. Then folds, which persist constantly, treat with alum. To make the effect stronger, put alum in socks and in the shoes that you constantly wear.
Burnt alum: hair mask
If you notice that your hair has started to drop out, then be sure to prepare the next mask. To make it, perform the following manipulations:
- Take the onion( 3 pieces)
- Squeeze juice from it
- Filter the juice and add to it the alum
- Mix everything well and apply to the hair before you are ready to wash it
- Then comb the hair and roll it with a towel
- Stay in the towel until the morning
- As soon as you wake up in the morning, rinse your head with warm water
Shaving alum: how to use
After shaving, it is necessary to wash off the foam with the skin. Wipe immediately does not need. Proceed as follows:
- Add to the alum cold water.
- Very gently sweep the wet alum in the place where you shaved.
- Do not flush the remains of the mineral. Wait a few minutes.
- After some time, wash with cool water.
- Treat the skin with your favorite gel or after shave lotion.
Alum powder: application of
Before you decide to use an alum powder, be sure to do the test: treat a small area of skin with the remedy. If the rash and irritation do not appear on the skin for 24 hours, then you can use the remedy.
- Treat with powder of armpit, palm, feet. If necessary, you can apply the remedy for the whole body.
- Apply the powder locally. Apply for this special sponge or cotton pad.
- Before applying the powder, cleanse thoroughly the skin, dry it.
- If a side effect occurs, it is better to give up the remedy.