Plants in cosmetics, home

for cosmetic purposes use different parts of plants - fruits, seeds, flowers, stems, buds, leaves, bark, tubers, rhizomes, roots and bulbs, with healing properties. Plants used in fresh or dried form. From them prepare decoctions, infusions, tinctures, poultices, ointments, used for baths. Consumed as juices of fresh plants.

Experience of folk medicine suggests that the treatment of medicinal plants give a greater effect of charges rather than one plant.

Infusions, decoctions

Infusions and decoctions are aqueous extracts from medicinal plants. Infusions are usually prepared from the leaves, flowers, stems, decoction - from the roots, bark, roots, wood.

There are several ways of preparing infusions and decoctions. It is traditional to the next. Necessary amount of crushed material is placed in an enamel or porcelain vessel, pour room temperature water, close lid and place in boiling bath. Infusion was heated for 15 minutes, broth - 30 minutes, stirring frequently. After heating, the vessel was cooled at room temperature, and infusion for 45 minutes, and the broth - 10 minutes, strained or filtered, and the remaining mass squeeze. After squeezing bring water to the original volume. Most of the plants extracts and teas are prepared in a ratio of 1:10 or 1:20.

To prepare the infusion or decoction take 1 tablespoon of vegetable matter, usually in 1 cup of water. Weight of one tablespoon of dried herbs, leaves and flowers is on average 3-5 grams for the roots, wood and bark - about 6-8 grams.

At home, cosmetics prepared without boiling. For this saponin pour boiling water, tightly cover dish, cover with a thick cloth and infused for 4-6 hours, then filtered, the residue was squeezed and filtered.

Infusions and decoctions perishable, especially in summer . In this regard, it is best to cook them on a daily basis. If it is not possible, store them in a cool dark place or refrigerator, but no more than 2 days.

In practice it is convenient to prepare infusions with a thermos. For this prescribed dose of raw materials (usually 2 tablespoons) pour into a thermos and pour 2 cups boiling water. Better to do it in the evening.

Per Night Grass insists. Infusion may be stored in a thermos more days.

Poultices

Poultices - is an ancient form of topical application of medicinal plants. For the preparation of poultices chopped raw material is stirred with hot water and the resulting slurry is distributed evenly on a piece of tissue. Then placing the affected area and cover the compress to keep warm.

In cosmetics so widely used lotions that are water-alcohol mixture with the inclusion of medicinal substances. They can be cooked at home using herbs, infused vodka. One part plant material must take 4 parts vodka.

Crushed raw material is placed in a glass jar and fill with vodka.

Then the vessel has a lid and left in the dark, stirring (shaking), the mixture several times a day for 7-10 days at room temperature.

Then strain, and raw materials squeeze. The resulting liquid after squeezing poured into strained and re-filtered.

The resulting water-alcohol extract further diluted with boiled water 2-3 times.

Mazy

From the aqueous extracts of medicinal plants can be prepared ointments. For them, the more likely to use the underground parts of plants. Ointment can be prepared as follows. 50 grams of powdered plant roots are boiled for 15-20 minutes in 100 milliliters of water, cool, filter and add 50 grams of ointment base:

Vaseline,

unsalted lard,

butter or oil.

then all these components are thoroughly ground in a mortar.

Masi, cooked in lard or oil, can easily penetrate the skin and have a deeper effect than petrolatum ointment . Keep the ointment to the refrigerator.

Juice

Quite often with the purpose of treatment using fresh sap, which is usually obtained by means of the grinder, grater or a juicer.

juice contains a complex of biologically active components of medicinal plants. It is added to the masks, ointments, lotions or make compresses, and use in diluted form.

Cosmetic ice

decoction or infusion of medicinal plants are useful in and frozen . To this end, the cooled decoction or infusion is poured into molds for ice and placed in the freezer refrigerator. As required pieces of ice are used to clean the skin.