What are the contents, characteristics and functions of natural beauty techniques

The core of the natural beauty techniques we often talk about is to bypass high-concentration synthetic functional ingredients and explore skin care ideas from daily scenes. It mainly covers three core dimensions: dietary conditioning, lifestyle maintenance, and gentle external use of raw materials. It focuses on the characteristics of low stimulation, low cost, and long-lasting conditioning. Most of them adjust the overall condition of the skin from the root rather than pursuing immediate effects. However, it is not without barriers. There are actually many practitioners who fall into the trap.

Let’s talk about the diet that everyone is most familiar with first. I have a best friend who is naturally yellow and fair. I followed the trend and bought many thousand-dollar whitening essences without seeing much effect. Later, I insisted on drinking half a cup of warm lemon and honey water after meals every day for more than half a year, and completely stopped drinking a cup of full-sugar milk tea every day. Recently, my skin tone has become really bright. It is not the kind of fake white that floats on the surface, but is even and even from the skin. However, the controversy about food supplements has not stopped. For example, many people say that eating fish maw and pig skin regularly can replenish collagen. Indeed, many people who eat them for a long time report that their skin is plumper than their peers. However, there are also many opinions in the nutrition circle that the collagen in these foods will be broken down into amino acids when eaten, which cannot accurately affect the skin. There is currently no unified conclusion. You can try it for a while to see how it feels.

Don’t think that beauty is only what you put on and eat. The beauty skills hidden in your living habits are actually the most cost-effective. In the past two years, I stayed up until two or three o'clock all year round. The redness and swelling on my cheeks kept recurring, and I couldn't suppress them even after applying almost a thousand yuan of anti-acne essence. Later, I followed the advice of a relative who is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. I try to lie down before 11 o'clock every day and soak my feet with warm mugwort leaves for 10 minutes before going to bed. In less than three weeks, the red and swollen acne that felt hard to the touch no longer appeared, and the amount of oil in the T-zone was reduced by most. There is also the hard sunscreen that dermatologists have repeatedly emphasized. Wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a black umbrella when going out in the summer is more effective than applying two layers of high-strength sunscreen. It can also avoid the extra burden of sunscreen on sensitive skin. Many friends with sensitive skin around me have insisted on hard sunscreen for a year, and their redness has improved a lot.

As for the external use of raw materials that everyone is most interested in and is most likely to be pitted, there is even more controversy. Many people think that "natural" means no irritation. They pick fresh aloe vera and apply it on their face, cut lemon slices and apply it directly. I stepped on this trap when my face was red last summer. I directly applied the aloe vera grown at home on it, and it started to tingle and turn red within two minutes. I went to the hospital and found out that the emodin in the fresh aloe vera has not been processed, but will irritate the skin barrier. Some friends directly applied lemon juice for whitening, which burned the cuticles and turned them into sensitive skin. It took more than half a year to recover. In fact, as long as the basic treatment of these natural materials for external use is done, the effect is no worse than cheap facial masks. For example, when using pearl powder, you should first mix it with mild lotion to avoid dry application and friction damage to the stratum corneum. Before applying cucumber on the face, it is best to soak the cut slices in mineral water for 5 minutes to remove the oxalic acid on the surface before use. After applying, the face will be moisturized and will not cause acne. It is especially suitable for oily acne-prone skin to hydrate and soothe in summer.

In the final analysis, the most attractive thing about natural beauty is that it has almost no threshold. It can be used by students who don’t have the budget to buy expensive skin care products. It can also be used by people with damaged skin barriers who cannot use effective products. It is not the kind of strong medicine that can be effective after one use. It is more like slowly "conditioning" the skin. If you persist for a long time, you will find that the skin condition is particularly stable, and it will not get red or break out easily. Of course, its shortcomings are also obvious. It is true that the results are slow. It is impossible to use it to lighten spots and remove wrinkles in a few days. If it is not used properly, the risk of getting into trouble is higher than using regular skin care products.

I now use regular mild products for daily skin care. With these natural tips, I try to avoid things high in sugar and oil. I always bring an umbrella with me when I go out. My skin condition is much more stable than a few years ago when I was hoarding expensive and effective skin care products. In fact, there is no need to antagonize natural beauty and modern skin care, and don’t blindly believe that “natural” means safe. What suits you is the best.