What are some natural beauty tips?

At present, natural beauty techniques that have been verified by a large number of ordinary users and are relatively safe are centered around the two major directions of gentle internal care and low-irritation external care. There are many "techniques" spread on the Internet that directly use strong acid fruits and unknown folk remedies to apply on the face. On the contrary, it is easy to cause damage to the skin barrier, which is not worth the gain.

Not long ago, I had a best friend with dry skin. She believed the online news that applying fresh lemon slices directly to her cheeks can whiten her cheeks quickly. After applying it twice, her cheekbones became red and stinging. She went to a dermatologist to find out that it was burns caused by high-concentration fruit acids. It took me half a month to heal. Later, she didn’t dare to mess around with it. She followed me and tried some gentle methods, and her skin condition stabilized a lot.

In fact, the really useful natural beauty methods are not fancy tricks that cost a lot of money, but are small habits that can be integrated into daily life. For example, I have been drinking a cup of warm native honey water on an empty stomach every morning for almost three years. Note that it is the kind of raw honey with no added sugar, not the flavored honey with fructose syrup sold in supermarkets. The bowel movement has become smoother. The closed jaw that often appeared before rarely comes to my door now, and my overall complexion does not turn gray and dark every now and then. However, there are many opinions on whether collagen peptides, which are very hotly debated on the Internet, are natural beauty products. Some dermatologists say that all collagen eaten will be decomposed into amino acids and cannot be directly added to the face. I have been drinking small molecule fish collagen for more than half a year, and my skin feels like it. My skin's hydration is indeed better than when I didn't drink it. Of course, it may be because I drank two more glasses of water every day to prepare the peptides. This kind of thing is a matter of opinion. There is no need to deify it or beat it to death with a stick. If you try it and it works, stick to it. If it doesn't work, you won't lose anything if you stop.

When it comes to external application, don’t just cut cucumber slices or potato slices and stick them on your face when your brain gets hot. When the juice evaporates, it will take away the skin’s own moisture. I have two common methods that I have used for several years without any trouble: one is for red and itchy skin after being exposed to the sun in summer. When the time comes, fry fresh cucumbers into juice, filter out the residue, put it in the refrigerator for half an hour, soak it in a compressed mask, leave it on for 10 minutes and then peel it off. The soothing effect on redness is faster than the hundreds of after-sun repair masks I have bought. It also has no fragrance or alcohol, so it can be used on sensitive skin.； Also, use the second rice water twice a week (discard it after the first time, and add a small amount of water to the second time to make a clearer rice milk), warm it up, wash your face, rub it gently for two minutes, and then rinse it off with a gentle cleanser. The effect of removing yellow gas is really visible to the naked eye. My mother has been using it for more than 20 years. Now she is over 50, her face is more translucent than many aunts of the same age who apply big-name skin care products. Of course, many people say that the starch in rice water can easily clog pores and cause acne. I have dry skin and it’s fine. If you have oily skin that produces a lot of oil, you can really try it twice behind the ears or along the jawline. If there is no problem, apply it to the whole face. There is no need to follow the trend.

There is another small operation that I do every day. After applying facial cream at night, I rub my fingertips along the jawline to behind the ears and toward the collarbone for five minutes. I don’t need any special essential oils, just the lubrication of the cream is enough. I have persisted for more than a year, and my face is indeed less swollen than before. The jawline also looks much clearer. Some people say that this just eliminates edema and is not an anti-aging technique at all. Anyway, as long as it can make the face look firmer, it doesn’t matter whether it eliminates edema or is really anti-aging. It doesn’t cost money. It only takes five minutes a day. You won’t suffer any loss if you try it, right?

Anyway, the core of natural beauty is gentleness. Don’t think about immediate results. Only what you can persist with is useful. Too radical methods will easily hurt your face and cause more harm than good.