Alginate mask – mask on the basis of the alginic acid received from brown seaweed. The procedure is extremely demanded in beauty shops and clinics of esthetic health. And it is not just craze, alginates, being elastic slepochny material, actually perfectly moisturize and rejuvenate the skin. It is not more difficult to make alginate mask in house conditions, than any other, however, there are some features about which it is necessary to know.
Features of application of alginate mask
Though the alginate mask at application and not strongly differs from others, some nuances nevertheless are. So, eyebrows and eyelashes should be covered with the refined vegetable oil or fat cream to prevent contact with structure. In this case you will manage to avoid injury of eyebrows and eyelashes at removal of mask.
If you have problem skin, there are acne rashes, irritation, peeling or microcracks (near mouth, at external corners century, etc.), surely before drawing alginate mask grease face skin with the restoring serum or medical emulsion, wait when means completely is absorbed, and only then start the main procedure.
If you near at hand had not had serum or emulsion, process face skin any vegetable oil or mix of essential oils (camomiles, jasmine, lavenders, ylang-ylang). Let's be absorbed, remove surplus with soft napkin.
Several words about face cleansing before drawing mask. There will be not enough simple washing with soap or gel, clarification by means of the peeling means is necessary. Then the effect of the alginate mask made in house conditions will be maximum. This mask, not so superfluous before application, there will be check on allergic reaction since the salts of alginates extracted from brown seaweed are capable to cause sharp allergy. If when testing – causing structure on internal bend of elbow or skin behind ear – strong reddening, swelling, and even burning appears, it is necessary to refuse alginate mask. If allergic reaction does not happen, you can start the procedure.
Preparation of structure of alginate mask
Today in drugstores big variety of alginate masks is provided. Most often they are issued in the form of powder. You can gain basic structure at which there is only alginic acid and nothing more, and can stop the choice on structures with various additives. For example, with vitamin C, with herbs, blue clay, etc. Further act according to the instruction attached to each packing. Usually powder is dissolved in warm water in proportion 1:1, it will be correct, but it is possible to arrive differently to enhance effect of mask. Take sea salt, dissolve it in warm water (0.5 tsps on ½ glasses of water), drip 3-4 drops of favourite essential oil and dilute with this solution powder until at you the homogeneous dense mass on consistences reminding dense sour cream turns out.
Powder should be dissolved quickly, and also to put quickly. The divorced structure dries within 5-7 minutes, after this time it is not suitable for use.
How to put alginate mask on face
The alginate mask should be imposed quickly by means of the cosmetic pallet dense layer on all person, i.e. both on eyes, and on lips, if desired – on neck and on decollete zone (however, you can not involve eyes when causing structure if it seems to you inconvenient and you are afraid to feel discomfort). Your person has to be most relaxed. – to exclude mimicry, laughter, talk. The mask hardens in 5-7 minutes. Within the next 10-15 minutes there is its plasticization, reduction in volume, it begins to remind hard rubber. At the same time skin tightening is felt. Half an hour later from the moment of drawing unmask the movement of facial muscles from chin to forehead. Right after removal of alginate mask wipe face with mix of the essential oils rendering the calming effect or the tonic corresponding to your type of leather, and then the soft moisturizing cream. It is desirable not to go outside in the next 2-3 hours in order to avoid aggressive impact of the external environment on face skin. Cosmetologists advise to do alginate masks every other day, full course – 10-15 procedures, then the break for a period of 2 months then it is possible to repeat course is necessary.