Natural Beauty Tips and Methods

The core logic of natural beauty that is worth adhering to for a long time is actually that "internal adjustment should be given priority to adapt to the individual's physique, and external care should only use traceable natural raw materials for targeted care, without over-stacking functional chemical products." This is the conclusion I came to after talking with dermatologists, certified aromatherapists, and veteran bloggers who have been practicing natural skin care for 12 years. I tried it for five years and stepped through countless pitfalls.

I went to see a Chinese medicine doctor a while ago. The doctor said that the brown spots on my cheeks cannot be eliminated by applying some whitening essence, but are caused by staying up late all year long and being too cold during my menstrual period. In addition to the regular medicine for soothing the liver and relieving depression, the doctor prescribed me a warm tea with 3 dried roses and 5 pitted red dates every day. , don’t add sugar. After drinking it for two months, I looked in the mirror and saw that the spots were really 70% lighter. It was much more effective than the whitening essence I bought for more than 3,000 yuan before. To put it bluntly, those essences were just used to rub the surface of the dusty glass. No matter how bright it was, the metabolic blockage inside would not be cleared, and the spots would still appear. But I have to mention here that my best friend has a damp-heat constitution and gets oral ulcers when she drinks rose and red date tea. She followed the nutrition blogger and ate a small spoonful of steamed white fungus + 3 mulberries every day. Now her skin is so translucent that she doesn’t even need foundation. This is why many people say that natural beauty is useless - if you use other people’s prescriptions to fit your own constitution, of course it will not work.

After talking about internal care, let’s talk about external care. There are two factions arguing very fiercely on the Internet. One faction says that all natural raw materials are easy to cause allergies on the face, so it is better to use extracted standard skin care products. The other faction says that natural products are better than chemical ones, and dare to put anything on the face. I have tried both sides, and objectively speaking, each has its applicable scenarios. When I have allergies during the change of seasons, I don’t dare to use any skin care products, so I use a compressed mask soaked in refrigerated saline solution for 5 minutes, and then apply a layer of cold-pressed virgin coconut oil that I usually use to mix salads (I tried it on my face for 12 hours behind my ears without any allergies). The redness was mostly gone the next day. I recommend this method to my friends with sensitive skin, and eight out of ten people say it works. But there is also a friend with oily skin who applied coconut oil once and her face was dull. The natural external care method she usually uses is to use finely ground cooked soybean powder mixed with a little warm water to gently exfoliate her T-zone every week. It is much gentler than scrub and does not damage the barrier. She has reduced blackheads now.

I have made a mistake before. I broke off the aloe vera grown at home and applied it on my face. The pain made me jump. Later, the dermatologist said that the emodin in fresh aloe vera has not been processed and is a strong irritant in itself. Sensitive skin will be allergic to it when it is applied. If I really want to use it, it is better to buy purified aloe vera gel without additives, which is safer. Some people follow the trend and apply lemon slices to their face to whiten their face. The concentration of citric acid is too high. I have seen several people apply it directly on their face and burn their cuticles thinner. If you really want to use lemon to beautify your face, soaking it in light lemon water and drinking it is better than anything else. You don’t have to worry about hurting your face.

Oh, by the way, I asked the blogger who has been practicing natural beauty for 12 years what her core skills are. She actually said that it is not the ingredient formula, but that you must go to bed before 11 o'clock every night. Don't check your phone before going to bed. Use warm hands to gently rub the apples of your face for three minutes. It is more effective than any skin care product. I tried it for half a month, and indeed, my face was no longer swollen when I woke up in the morning, and my complexion looked as good as if I had put on a light blush. It saved me a lot of time in putting on makeup.

In the final analysis, there is no universal formula for natural beauty. What works well for others may ruin your face if you use it, and the pitfalls that others step on may be just right for your skin type. The core is to try more small doses of traceable natural ingredients, understand your own physique and skin type first, and don’t just follow the trend, which is better than anything else. Oh, by the way, if you really feel uncomfortable after trying any new natural method, stop immediately and wash your face with water. If it gets serious, go to the hospital immediately. Don’t bear it.