Beauty from all over the world
| On Nov12,2021
Hot Cubans, exquisite French women, exotic Japanese women … Women in every country have their own signature beauty recipes, which are carefully passed down from generation to generation.
GREECE Ancient women knew how to win the hearts of men. In order for the fragrant trail 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. They began each day with a bath, in which they diluted these healing decoctions. And they liked to wipe the face and the area around the eyes with refined olive oil, which prevented the appearance of expression lines.
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, apply a few drops of oil to the hair roots and massage the scalp.
INDIA Oriental beauties have long used coconut oil, dried herbs, seeds, incense and spices for face, body and hair care. All rejuvenating procedures were based on various massage techniques using healing mixtures. For example, the following ritual helped to keep the body in good shape for the Indian women: first, crushed ginger and turmeric were intensively rubbed into the skin, and then bitter orange oil mixed with coconut was applied.
SPAIN Grape seed oil is the key to the health and youth of Spanish women. Masks, scrubs, tonics are made on its basis. The secret is that grapes contain a high concentration of vitamin E, a natural antioxidant.
EGYPT The main beauty of Egypt, Cleopatra, was famous all over the world for her attractiveness, because of which men fell at her feet, and women burned with envy. The queen left a legacy of many beauty recipes. In particular, a body scrub based on mashed sea salt mixed with heavy cream. The maids carefully rubbed Cleopatra’s body with it, after which she took milk baths. To prepare skin-whitening masks, as in ancient times, extracts from seaweed, clay and even coastal sand are now used.
CHINA For a long time, Chinese women kept their favorite beauty product a secret: green tea. It is known that green tea cleanses and tones the skin and serves as an antiseptic. Therefore, the beauties make ice cubes from the finished drink and wipe their face with them; cotton pads moistened with tea are kept in front of our eyes; a strongly brewed infusion is added to the bath, and the brew crushed in a coffee grinder is used in the form of masks.
FRANCE Real French women love procedures based on lavender oil, which has relaxing properties and makes the skin soft and velvety. In the evenings, you can add 30 drops of lavender essential oil to your bathtub with hot water.
CUBA The favorite cosmetic product of cheerful Cubans, no doubt, coffee! After the fragrant drink has been drunk to the last drop, no one is in a hurry to throw away the grounds. It is mixed with liquid soap and the skin of the hands is massaged for five minutes. After that, the scrub is washed off with warm water, and a nourishing cream is applied to the hands. Therefore, the skin of Cubans is always soft and looks like young. By the way, coffee grounds can also be used as a remedy for cellulite. To do this, cubes are added to the thick of sugar, cinnamon, turmeric, olive oil and coarse salt. Everything is thoroughly mixed, applied with massage to the body, kept for about 10 minutes and washed off under a strong stream of shower.
MOROCCO The inhabitants of North Africa have their own recipe for how to preserve youthful skin: orange peels 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 a cleansed face for 15-20 minutes, after which it is washed off with cold water. In addition to oranges, Morocco is famous for its black soap based on an extract obtained from a special variety of olives, and, of course, argan oil. The latter is not only used as an independent remedy, but also anti-aging creams are prepared from it.
JAPAN Residents of the land of the rising sun consider white camellia oil their national treasure. It instantly moisturizes the skin, nourishes and softens it, fights wrinkles and stretch marks, activates hair and nail growth.