What are the natural beauty techniques?

Natural beauty essentially covers three core directions: internal adjustment of diet, external use of natural raw materials, and low-intervention daily behavioral maintenance. I have been exploring for five or six years, and I have walked through a lot of pitfalls. The skills that can truly stand the test basically fall into these categories.

Many people's first reaction when talking about natural beauty is to cut fresh fruits and vegetables and apply it on the face. I followed the trend a few years ago and used lemon and potato slices, thinking that it would whiten the acne marks. However, I have dry and sensitive skin and it turned red and hot the next day after applying it. It took almost three days for the swelling to subside. Later, I asked Fa Xiao, a dermatologist, and found out that this controversy has always been quite controversial: those who support it believe that fresh fruits and vegetables have enough active ingredients, no additives, and are mild and non-irritating. ； Opponents believe that the concentrations of fruit acids and VC in fresh fruits and vegetables are completely unstable, and may also contain pesticides and insect eggs. Direct contact with the skin can easily destroy the barrier. After I have been through the trap myself, I really don’t dare to apply raw fruits and vegetables on my face. On the contrary, natural vegetable oils and saturated hydrosols that are simply cold-pressed and purified are much less controversial. When my face becomes irritated during spring and autumn, I squeeze two drops of cold-pressed jojoba oil, rub it, rub it, and press it on my face. I massage it for two minutes and wipe off the excess with a cotton pad. The next day, my face is as soft as a freshly peeled peach, which is more effective than applying three moisturizing masks.

Compared with the things you put on your face, the conditioning you eat has a lower chance of getting into trouble. Of course, you can't eat everything as advertised on the Internet. Two years ago, I heard people say that I took pig's trotters to supplement collagen. After taking it for less than half a month, my skin did not become plumper. I had several red, swollen and pimples on my chin, and I gained three pounds. After checking a lot of information, I found out that the controversy about collagen supplements has never stopped: some people believe that the collagen in pig trotters and fish maw is a large molecule. After entering the human body, it will first be decomposed into amino acids and cannot be supplemented to the skin in a targeted manner. On the contrary, cooking methods with high oil and sugar can easily aggravate skin inflammation. ； There is also a view that long-term consumption of this type of food can indeed supplement the raw materials for collagen synthesis and improve the condition of the skin. Anyway, it is really not suitable for my body, which is prone to obesity and acne. Instead, I have adhered to a small habit for more than two years: drink 1.5L of warm boiled water every day, eat a pound of dark green vegetables, and add an orange or kiwi. During the physical examination last month, the moisture content of my skin was 2.3 percentage points higher than last year, and the yellowish air on my face has also reduced a lot. Friends around me asked me if I had exchanged thousands of expensive essences.

In fact, the most easily overlooked natural beauty skills are daily habits that don’t cost money. Let’s talk about sun protection. My mother is 56 years old. She rarely wears sunscreen in her life. She always wears a wide-brimmed hat and a vinyl parasol when going out in the summer. She also wears a mask to cover her face in the winter. The wrinkles on her face are more than half that of her sisters of the same age who dance square dances every day without sun protection. Her skin condition looks at least five years younger. Of course, some people think that just relying on hard sunscreen is not enough. If you run business outdoors for a long time or go to the beach, places such as behind the ears, neck, and arms are prone to sun exposure. It is better to use low-irritation sunscreen. This can be adjusted according to your own travel scenarios. There is no need to completely reject sunscreen because of its "natural" reputation. There’s also sleep. I stayed up for a week straight to catch up on projects, and my complexion became sallow and acne-prone. No amount of first-aid essence could save it. Then I adjusted my schedule to go to bed before 11 o’clock every day. Within a week, my complexion was bright again. To be honest, a good night’s sleep is more effective than any sky-high-priced natural beauty formula.

Oh, by the way, I would also like to remind everyone not to blindly follow the trend and try homemade so-called natural beauty products. I had seen a blogger grow homemade dragon fruit enzyme and said that drinking it was a laxative and nourishing the skin, so I made a jar of it. After drinking it for two days, it became dilute and my legs were weak. Later I learned that harmful bacteria can easily breed during the fermentation process of homemade enzyme, and drinking it will hurt the stomach. After all, natural beauty does not mean that everyone should completely reject modern cosmetics and skin care products, but choose a more gentle method that suits your skin type and body constitution. After all, your face and body are your own, so it is always right to pay more attention before trying them.