What types of natural beauty techniques are there?

The natural beauty techniques that everyone talks about now are essentially practical methods that do not rely on chemically synthesized skin care products or medical beauty programs. They are derived from three directions: internal adjustment, external care, and daily behavior. There are basically no strict classification boundaries. Many people use them in combination with several categories.

For example, some of my best friends who love to play with natural skin care often drink fresh lemon chia seed water, stew peach gum snow swallows twice a week, and some insist on eating a small handful of blueberries and 3 pitted red dates every day, which all fall into the category of internal adjustment. However, this method is controversial. Some people in the nutritional field say that the plant protein in peach gum is difficult to be absorbed by the human body. The essence is the same as eating ordinary white fungus. There is no need to spend a lot of money to buy high-end products. However, some people say that they have persisted in taking it for more than half a year, and their dull skin has indeed improved a lot. Different people have different opinions.

Compared with the internal adjustments that are ingested, the threshold for trying external methods that directly act on the skin is lower. Many people’s first contact with natural beauty begins with these methods. In the summer, you can use thin slices of cucumber as a cold compress when you get red from the sun. When you have allergies during the change of seasons, you can use hydrosol bubble wrap as a wet compress. Some people are used to using cold-pressed coconut oil to remove daily light makeup. When my face became red due to allergies last spring, I tried using refrigerated chamomile hydrosol and applied it for three consecutive days. The redness reduction effect was indeed faster than the soothing mask I bought before, and there was no stinging sensation. However, dermatologists have repeatedly warned that there is a high risk of using fresh ingredients that have not been inactivated or purified directly on the face. For example, directly scraping fresh aloe vera juice or using raw potato slices to apply on acne marks. It is very likely that the residual pesticides or the irritating ingredients themselves will damage the skin barrier. For sensitive skin, it is best to test the sensitivity behind the ears before applying it on the face.

In fact, many senior natural beauty practitioners value the most easily overlooked daily behavioral methods. These habits that do not seem to be directly related to "beauty" have a long-term effect that is much better than drinking a health soup or applying a natural facial mask once in a while. I used to have a colleague who was always troubled by yellow gas and recurring closed mouth. She tried several sets of skin care products but to no avail. Later, she gritted her teeth and persisted in going to bed before 11 o'clock for half a year, not drinking milk tea, walking briskly for 40 minutes three times a week, and always wearing a sunhat and umbrella when going out. Last month, I saw that her skin was more than one degree brighter, and the closed mouth was almost completely gone. She used more essence tubes than she had spent several thousand on before. Of course, some people think that this method is too slow to take effect, and it takes several months to see changes. It is not as direct as functional skin care products or medical aesthetics, and is more suitable for people whose skin is not too bad and who can persist for a long time.

To put it bluntly, these methods are not absolutely good or bad. After all, everyone’s skin and body are different. Don’t blindly follow the trend when trying them. Test on a small scale first to see if they are suitable for you. This is more important than anything else.