Hot cubes, exquisite French women, exotic Japanese women ... Women in every country have their own signature beauty recipes that are carefully passed down from generation to generation.
GREECE
Antique women knew how to win the hearts of men. In order for the fragrant train from the body and hair to excite the representatives of the stronger sex, Greek women collected herbs and flowers, and then made decoctions with the addition of olive oil. Each day they began with a bath in which these healing broths were diluted. A refined olive oil loved to wipe the face and the area around the eyes, which prevented the appearance of facial wrinkles.
Mask for additional skin nutrition: beat 1 egg white and yolk, add 5-7 drops of lemon and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Apply to face, rinse after 20 minutes.
ITALY
Almond oil perfectly protects hair from the scorching sun, sea water and cold winds. Therefore, in Italian beauty salons, procedures based on it are still popular. In particular, if dandruff appears, a few drops of oil are applied to the hair roots and the scalp is massaged. For additional root protection, add lemon juice to almond oil, slightly warm and rub this warm mass into strands before washing with shampoo.
INDIA
Oriental beauties have long used coconut oil, dry herbs, seeds, incense and spices to care for their face, body and hair. All anti-aging procedures were based on various massage techniques using healing mixtures. For example, such a ritual helped Indian women to keep their body toned: first, crushed ginger and turmeric were intensively rubbed into the skin, and then bitter orange oil mixed with coconut was applied.
Almond scrub cleanses the skin of the face and body with a peeling mixture that is easy to prepare at home. Grind the almonds in a blender, add coconut milk if the skin is oily, or olive oil if dry. Apply the scrub to wet skin, actively rub and rinse with warm water.
SPAIN
Grape seed oil is the key to the health and youth of Spanish women. On its basis make masks, scrubs, tonics. The secret is that grapes contain a high concentration of vitamin E - a natural atioxidant
EGYPT
The main beauty of Egypt, Cleopatra was famous throughout the world for sexual attraction, because of which men fell at her feet, and women were burned with envy. The queen inherited many beauty recipes. In particular, a body scrub based on ground sea salt mixed with heavy cream. The maidservants thoroughly rubbed Cleopatra’s body with them, after which she took milk baths. For the preparation of skin-whitening masks, as in ancient times, seaweed extracts, clay and even coastal sand are now used.
CHINA
For a long time, modest Chinese women kept secret their favorite beauty remedy: green tea. Daily self-care with its help resembles a tea ceremony - a ritual that does not endure rush. It is known that green tea cleanses and tones the skin, serves as an antiseptic. Therefore, beauties make ice cubes from the finished drink and wipe their face with them; moistened with tea cotton pads are kept in front of the eyes; tightly brewed infusion is added to the bath, and the tea grinded in the coffee grinder is used in the form of masks.
FRANCE
Real French women adore lavender oil based procedures, which have relaxing properties and make skin soft and velvety. In the evenings, filling the bath with hot water, you can add 30 drops of lavender essential oil. It is especially useful to take a bath together with your beloved man!
GERMANY
In the area of the German resort of Baden-Baden, there are 12 thermal springs of different temperatures, the age of which is 12-17 thousand years. Baden water contains various salts and trace elements, such as sodium chloride, calcium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, iron, which activate the metabolic processes in the cells and have a beneficial effect on the skin. According to legend, the first baths in Baden-Baden were built by the Roman emperor Caracalla in gratitude for his healing from severe gout. Since the 16th century, the most famous European doctors have been practicing in Baden-Baden. Representatives of aristocratic families and the color of the intelligentsia from different countries gathered in the small German town on the waters.The Russians were no exception: in the 19th century in Baden-Baden, L. N. Tolstoy, F. M. Dostoevsky, I. S. Turgenev rested and created their beautiful works. In the twentieth century, thanks to the mild climate, the bewitching beauty of nature, magnificent architecture and luxurious social life, Baden-Baden acquires the status of the European summer capital.
CUBA
A favorite cosmetic product of cheerful cubes, without a doubt, coffee! After the aromatic drink is drunk to the last drop, no one is in a hurry to throw out the thick. It is mixed with liquid soap and massage the skin of the hands for five minutes. After this, the scrub is washed off with warm water, and a nourishing cream is applied to the hands. Therefore, the skin of the cubes is always soft and looks like young. By the way, coffee grounds can also be used as a means against cellulite. To do this, the cubes are added to the thick sugar, cinnamon, turmeric, olive oil and coarse salt. Everything is thoroughly mixed, applied by massage to the body, kept for about 10 minutes and washed off under a strong shower. With regular procedures, the skin on the legs and buttocks becomes more toned and soft to the touch.
MOROCCO
The inhabitants of North Africa have their own recipe for preserving the youthfulness of the skin: the peels of the orange are thoroughly dried under the sun, then they are crushed in a coffee grinder, a little melon pulp or pure water with lemon juice is added. The mixture is applied to the cleansed face for 15-20 minutes, after which it is washed off with cold water. This mask, after which the skin becomes fragrant, pleasant to the touch and literally glowing from the inside, is recommended to be done before a love date.In addition to oranges, Morocco is famous for its black soap based on an extract obtained from a special kind of olives, and, of course, argan oil. The latter is not only used as an independent tool, but also anti-aging creams are prepared from it.
JAPAN
Residents of the land of the rising sun consider white camellia oil to be their national treasure. It instantly moisturizes the skin, nourishes and softens it, fights wrinkles and stretch marks, activates the growth of hair and nails.
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Material prepared by Julia Dekanova
