Glycerin is a clear liquid viscous substance, practically odorless. For more than one century, pharmacists have been using it for the manufacture of ointments, and a hundred years ago, cosmetologists began to introduce glycerin into the composition of hand creams. This success of glycerin is explained by its useful properties:
- moisturizing;
- smoothing;
- protection;
- purification;
- food.
Also, the substance has medicinal properties, stopping the development of eczema at the first stages, and helping to remove acne and skin spots.
Mask for hands with glycerin
In folk medicine, there are several recipes for creating masks for hands with glycerin. Quite often, the composition of such a tool includes other useful components, such as honey, vinegar, oatmeal and others. They give the mask a more extensive list of useful properties, resulting in a universal hand tool. A vivid example of an effective combination of available and useful products in one mask is the following recipe, for which you will need:
- honey - 1 teaspoon;
- glycerin - 1 teaspoon;
- purified water - 2 teaspoons;
- wheat or oat flour - one teaspoon.
Further:
- Dilute honey and glycerin in water.
- Then add flour to it.
- Stir the ingredients thoroughly and apply the mask on your hands for 20 minutes.
- Then rinse the mask thoroughly with warm water.
This product perfectly helps to rejuvenate the rough and fading skin.
Another effective mask is based on glycerin and a rather unexpected ingredient - vinegar:
- In this case, the substances are mixed in a ratio of two to one, where most of the glycerin is. The most optimal amount is 3 tablespoons, two of which are glycerol, respectively.
- After you have thoroughly mixed the ingredients, apply the mixture on your hands and put on gloves made of cotton material, they will help to strengthen the effect.
- The procedure should last no more than forty minutes, an average of 30-35. This mask is recommended to be applied before bedtime.
After each use of gloves, they should be washed well, so that no particles of mask remain on them. Mask for hands with glycerin and vinegar is an excellent anti-aging agent.
Hand bath with glycerin
Ammonia is found in every medicine chest, so one of the simplest recipes for handbaths is done on the basis of ammonia and glycerol. To do this, dilute in two liters of warm water one teaspoon of each drug. For an even greater effect, you can take one table, not a teaspoon, a spoonful of glycerin.