Many pharmacy products have long been used in the arsenal of home cosmetology, among them Polisorb (enterosorbent) is especially popular.
Polysorb masks cleanse and refresh the skin, returning a healthy, well-groomed appearance. They are easy to prepare and rinse after use, all components are available and do not require special processing.
Polysorb benefits for skin
Polysorb is a powder of inorganic silicon dioxide, which has enhanced detoxification properties, absorbs harmful substances. White powder with a light amorphous texture quickly dissolves in any liquid and forms a homogeneous suspension.
This drug destroys pathogenic bacteria, removes endogenous and exogenous toxic substances of various origins from the body, neutralizes food allergens and the effects of drug overdose. Polysorb absorbs excessive levels of bilirubin, urea, cholesterol and lipid compounds.
Masks from Polysorb for the face help to cope with many cosmetic problems:
• deeply cleanse pores;
• normalize sweat-fat metabolism;
• renew the cell structure and promote regeneration;
• prevent inflammatory processes, reduce rashes of pimples.
Making a Polysorb face mask
All masks are prepared only fresh and used immediately after preparation, the product is applied to the face, neck, without contacting the eyes and lips. The average time spent by the mask on the face lasts 10-15 minutes, after which the mask is washed off with warm water and the usual moisturizers or nutrients are used. Makeup is better to use no earlier than half an hour after the procedure.
For cooking, you can use various homemade ingredients, including:
• starch;
• salt;
• baking soda;
• hydrogen peroxide;
• various spices;
• cosmetic oil;
• milk, whey;
• alcohol tinctures.
A mask with Polysorb for the face is used once a week for dry, tightened skin and 2 times a week if the skin is more oily. This tool practically does not cause allergies and has no contraindications for external use. Of course, if the skin is very inflamed or injured and requires special treatment, then the use of the mask will have to be postponed.
Polysorb Face Mask Recipes
Mask with milk and starch
Polysorb - 1 spoon
Starch - 1 spoon
Milk - 2 tablespoons
Mix the dry ingredients with warmed milk and apply the finished mask for 10-15 minutes, then rinse with warm water. Food starch - a carbohydrate product, which contains many useful substances (vitamins B, C; minerals - potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus; dietary fiber; vegetable proteins.
Carbohydrates in the composition of starch nourish and nourish the skin with energy, activate natural properties. Plant proteins help strengthen blood vessels. Niacin, or nicotinic acid, (vitamin B3) stimulates the metabolic processes in the subcutaneous layer. Choline (Vitamin B4) normalizes the secretion of sebum and helps cleanse the pores. The mask with starch tightens and smoothes the skin, has a rejuvenating effect.
Mask with soda and whey
Polysorb - 1 spoon
Soda - 1/2 tablespoon
Serum - 2 tablespoons
Mix everything until the components are completely dissolved, leave on the face for 10 minutes and rinse with water. Soda cleanses the skin, reduces pores, prevents inflammation, and has an antimicrobial effect. It is used as a soft scrubbing agent that tones and restores skin elasticity.
Everyone knows soda - this is sodium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate (Natrium hydrocarbonicum), which is found in many products for cleansing and rejuvenating the skin, even in prestigious cosmetic brands. If you carefully look at the composition, you will surely find it in many peels, scrubs, lightening creams.
Mask with kefir and apple juice
Polysorb - 1 spoon
Apple juice - 1 spoon
Kefir - 1 spoon
Mix all the components and apply the resulting mixture for 10-15 minutes, then rinse. The mask has a drying and brightening effect, refreshes the complexion. Apple juice is used only fresh, home-made, for this you need to peel the apple from the peel and core, grate or grind in a blender, squeeze the pulp through a strainer.
Apple juice contains vitamins and minerals (iron, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, zinc), dietary fiber, and organic acids that cleanse and renew the skin. Also found in the juice are enzymes - vital enzymes that normalize metabolic processes.
Kefir is an excellent tool for moisturizing the skin of any type, has an anti-inflammatory effect, promotes the formation of natural collagen.
Mask with lemon and table salt
Polysorb - 1 spoon
Lemon juice - 1 spoon
Salt - 1/2 tablespoon
Mix all the ingredients, use only freshly squeezed lemon juice, apply for no more than 10 minutes. Wash off the mask like a scrub with gentle, careful movements without stretching the skin. The result is noticeable after the first application - the skin is cleansed and lightens, it becomes very soft and elastic. After washing off the mask, it is imperative to use moisturizers, creams or oils.
Mask with glycerin and hydrogen peroxide
Polysorb - 1 spoon
Hydrogen Peroxide - 1 spoon
Glycerin - 1 spoon
Mix all the components thoroughly, apply for 10 minutes, rinse with warm water. The mask refreshes and whitens the skin, retains its effect for a long time. Hydrogen peroxide is an antiseptic from the group of oxidants. When it comes into contact with the skin, it releases active oxygen, during which deep cleansing and decontamination of unnecessary organic substances (protein secretions, various pollution from the environment) occurs. Stops the spread of pathogenic microorganisms on the surface of the skin.
Mask with olive and essential oil
Polysorb - 1 spoon
Olive oil - 1 spoon
Essential oil - 3-4 drops
Mix Polysorb with olive oil, add essential oil (bergamot, cloves, geranium, lavender, sage and others). Apply the mixture for 15 minutes, rinse with water, after that you can not use moisturizers.
Olive oil contains many useful substances: vitamins A, B, D, E; triglycerides of fatty acids with a high content of oleic acid, which contribute to intensive skin hydration; flavonoids and polyphenolic acids - prevent the appearance of skin neoplasms; sterols - reduce excess cholesterol; Squalene is a natural carotenoid that helps restore the firmness and elasticity of the skin.
Mask with hot pepper and sea buckthorn oil
Polysorb - 1 spoon
Hot (red) pepper - with a match head;
Sea buckthorn oil - 1 spoon
Mix everything, trying not to spray pepper, although supporters of a healthy lifestyle emphasize its benefit when it enters the respiratory tract - it has an antimicrobial and antiviral effect (without overuse). Keep the mask on your face for no more than 10 minutes, it has a pronounced warming and cleansing effect. Tones and refreshes the skin, increases the flow of capillary blood.
Sea buckthorn oil contains: fatty acids (Omega-3, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid and myristic acid); amino acids (including glycine, lycopene, lysine, leucine, isoleucine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid); organic acids (tartaric, oxalic, malic, succinic); flavonoids and phospholipids, which strengthen the cellular structure and normalize metabolism.
Calendula tincture mask
Polysorb - 1 spoon
Calendula tincture, 70% alcohol - 1/4 tablespoon
Boiled water - 2 tablespoons
Mix all parts, apply the prepared mixture for 10-15 minutes, in case of anxiety, the product should be washed off earlier. Calendula alcohol infusion has a disinfectant, anti-inflammatory effect, relieves irritation on the skin, and reduces swelling.
There are several analogues of Polysorb, similar in composition and effect on the skin. They can be used as a replacement for this drug: Maxisorb, Xylix, Atoxil.
