Berry Berry to - breath of nature. Part 1
 Summer - time not only mosquitoes and gnats, to quote the great poet Alexander Pushkin, but while growing in our gardens and forests of bright and sunny, sweet and slightly sour taste of berries.

Usually we cook from them jam, compotes and fruit drinks, or frozen for winter use for filling in pies. Berries are an indispensable ingredient of a summer diet ... and a great component of cosmetics prepared yourself at home. In fact they have an effective effect on the body not only inside, but when applied to skin and hair as masks, scrubs and creams.

Berry, Raspberry, beckoning us to her
Our ancestors discovered the extraordinary property of raspberry lowering the temperature and take the heat, so it is recommended for colds and flu. Raspberry is also styptic, is indicated for the problems in the intestines and stomach, kidney disease, anemia, and hypertension. It is rich in fiber, vitamins (A, C, PP, group B), various organic acids (citric, malic, salicylic, etc.), And trace elements (iron, copper, magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc, etc.). Because B vitamins of particular importance to women is folic acid, which is useful before and during pregnancy. In folk medicine used fruits, flowers, branches and leaves of the plant.

 Berry Berry to - breath of nature. Part 1
 - Crimson Mask to moisturize dry skin
Ingredients: 1 egg yolk, 5 berries fresh raspberries, 1 tbsp. spoon of milk, 1 tsp. vegetable oil, oat flour. Mash all foods until smooth and apply on face for 15 minutes, then rinse the mask with warm water.

- Crimson Mask for oily skin
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. Spoon mashed raspberries, a small piece of black bread crumb. Mash both products and gently rub into skin. After 10 minutes, rinse with cool water.

- Raspberry mask for aging skin
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. Spoon mashed raspberries, 1 tbsp. Spoon cottage cheese, 1 tsp. honey. Mix well and apply these products ready mass on the face. After 10 minutes, rinse with cool water.

Mashed raspberries can be applied to the skin and without the addition of other ingredients. Crimson Mask refreshes and tones, gives elasticity and slightly whiten the skin, it becomes more clean and fresh. For example, the juice of raspberry leaves, mixed in a ratio of 1: 3 with butter, will help get rid of acne .

 Berry Berry to - breath of nature. Part 1
 Garden strawberry and wild strawberry
Strawberries, raspberries as well, - the ancient herb. It contains: the B vitamins, ascorbic acid, carotene, malic and salicylic acids, alkaloids, flavonoids, pectin, and many other items. Fresh strawberries considered a dietary product. It is shown in anemia, gout and kidney stones, high blood pressure, intestinal diseases, eczema. It regulates the metabolism and improves the blood.

In cosmetology strawberries also found its use.

- For example,   for oily skin   fit mask, consisting only of pulp mashed berries. The second version has a mask with the addition of 3 Art. spoons of honey.

- Strawberry mask for dry and normal skin
Ingredients: 0, 5 cups of fresh berries and 1 tbsp. Spoon sour cream. Apply on face and wash off after a few minutes.

- Try to cook exfoliating leg
Ingredients: 8-10 strawberries 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1. spoon of salt. All mix well and the mass massage your feet, then legs bathe with water and wipe with a towel.

In all of these masks instead of strawberries, you can add the strawberries. If pounded berries impose on 10-20 minutes on the areas of the body with a large cluster of freckles, after a certain time, they will be much lighter.


 Berry Berry to - breath of nature. Part 1
 Strawberry - an excellent antioxidant, it helps with insomnia, is an antidepressant, strengthens the immune system, lowers blood cholesterol and has anti-microbial properties, making used in the treatment of halitosis. It contains vitamins C and B, potassium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, and other elements. Strawberry mask well nourishes the skin, making it more elastic.

- Strawberry mask to cleanse oily skin
It's enough to stretch several large berries and put on the face after 10 minutes wash with cool water. Such a mask to cleanse the skin and eliminate the oily sheen on the forehead, cheeks and chin.

- Strawberry Mask "to moisturize and tone dry and normal skin
Ingredients: 1 tsp. Olive oil, strawberry and cheese in a ratio of 2: 1. The resulting mass Apply to face and after 10 minutes rinse with warm water.

- Strawberry mask for dry skin food
Ingredients: 1 tsp. Cream, strawberries and honey in a ratio of 2: 1. Apply to cleansed face and after 15 minutes rinse with warm water.

- Strawberry juice, half diluted with juice of aloe leaves, with daily rubbed several times a day will help get rid of acne. Apply a dot, only a pimple.

- If you have dry skin, after application of strawberry and strawberry mask applied to the face moisturizer.

 Berry Berry to - breath of nature. Part 1
 And in the garden ripe gooseberry bushes
Gooseberries are very rich in vitamins, acid and sugar. Contains iron, phosphorus, potassium, iodine, magnesium and other elements, as well as vitamins A, C, E, PP and vitamin C. It has choleretic and diuretic properties, strengthens blood vessels, as a dietary product restores metabolic disorders (especially , obesity), is indicated for anemia, improves the immune system and protects the body from exposure to radioactive substances.

- Gooseberries and he established himself in cosmetics, especially for dry skin. Mash some fresh berries and put weight on the face, on which brighten the skin and moisturize.

- Mask of gooseberries for very dry skin
Ingredients: ripe gooseberries and 1 tsp. Olive oil. Apply an average of 15 minutes.

- Mask of gooseberries for oily skin
Ingredients: unripe berries, 50 ml of dry white wine. Mashed berries fill with wine and leave for 30 minutes. Drain the skin and cause. After 15 minutes, remove with cotton pad or rinse with cold water.

- Mask of gooseberries for problem skin
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. Spoon berries gooseberry pulp and ½ st. tablespoons of blue clay. Apply to face and keep no more than 10 minutes, wash off the mask with cold water.

Black and red currant - "one field" berries
Currants recognized champion on the content of vitamin C. It is effective in strengthening the blood vessels, increase immunity, prevent colds. Vitamin A is contained in the berries, it is necessary for good vision, and B vitamins to maintain virtually all functions and systems in our bodies. Currants improves digestion, able to remove nausea, accelerates the elimination of toxins, enriches the body of potassium, thereby strengthening the cardiovascular system, and iodine, which normalizes the endocrine system. Juice from fresh currants refreshes and tones.

 Berry Berry to - breath of nature. Part 1
 Currants and found its use in cosmetics, especially as an ingredient in hand creams. Among its cosmetic properties:

- Skin Whitening and lightening freckles
Suffice it to 2 times a day to wipe the juice from berries of the problem areas or to add them to the slurry cooked for 10 minutes.

- Mask of currants for dry skin
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. spoon of black berries, ½ art. Spoon sour cream, 1 tsp. vegetable oil. Spread the berries and mix all of the products put a lot on the person, after 10-15 minutes wash with warm water.

- Mask of currants for oily skin
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. spoon of red berries, 1 tbsp. Spoon flour. Berries grind and mix with flour. Weight applied to the skin, after 15 minutes, rinse with cool water. Mask, clean and narrow the pores, removes shine from your skin.

- Mask of currants for combination skin
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. spoon of black berries and 1 tbsp. spoon low-fat yogurt. Products knead and stir to keep the mask on your face for 10 minutes, then rinse with water.

Remember that nature has given us a lot more variety of berries: blackberries, cranberries, lingonberries, bilberries and others. And all of them have healing properties and can be used in cosmetology. Berry Berry to - feel the breath of nature!
Author: Alesya Marchenko