Dairy products are one of the most valuable products in cosmetics, because they contain natural ingredients. Sour milk is ideal for cleansing the skin. Sour milk makes the skin smooth and soft.

When did you first start fermenting fresh milk? Apparently when a person took up cattle breeding. The ancient methods of fermentation and use of a fermented milk product can be judged by myths, legends and historical facts. For example, when the French king Louis XIV received a severe gastrointestinal illness, he was cured with the most common sour milk.

This case was later read by the Russian microbiologist I.I. Mechnikov. And dealing with the issues of longevity, he found that most centenarians are in those areas where sour milk is often used for food. He also found out that fermented milk products change the gastrointestinal microflora, and pathogenic microbes disappear. These same foods delay the onset of old age.

Long-term studies in medicine indicate that the risk of neoplasms is 3 times less in those people who drink 1 - 2 glasses of any fermented milk product daily than in those who do not.

Dairy products especially useful for women, moreover, of any age. The fact is that these foods are high in calcium, which makes teeth and bones strong. In addition, dairy products contain para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), which helps with protein absorption, participates in the production of red blood cells and maintains healthy skin.

Cosmetologists recommend both sour and fresh milk for whitening and improving complexion, as an emollient and cleanser, for hair care. In Central Asian countries, all girls and women use fermented milk products for hair care. Try to find one among them who has bad hair. Most often they are long, shiny, thick, since instead of unusual shampoos they use sour milk as a detergent.

Sour milk is ideal for cleansing all skin types. It can be used at any time of the year, especially in spring and summer, when freckles appear on the face. Sour milk will make the skin smooth and tender. However, all dairy products, especially peroxidized ones, contain a large amount of lactic acid, which acts in the same way as fruit acids, which ensure the renewal of the epidermis.

Lactic acid takes an active part in acid peeling, in which the stratum corneum is removed. Lactic acid, like any other acid, can provoke redness and even irritation. Sour milk can be replaced with kefir, and whey is also suitable for oily skin.

Dairy products are among the most valuable in cosmetic procedures. These are natural products that contain healthy ingredients that our skin needs.

For example, milk sugar helps moisturize the skin, while lactic acid retains fluid. Milk protein, fats and proteins make the skin smooth and supple. Lactic enzymes and vitamin E carry out regenerative processes in the skin and help to improve the process of cell renewal. Therefore, all dairy products rejuvenate the skin.

For dry skin, it is better to dilute milk with boiled water. When using dairy products, you should maintain a temperature that is comfortable for the face. After the procedures, the face should be rinsed with warm water without using soap and a nourishing cream should be applied. If there are any irritations or peeling areas on the skin, it is better to dilute milk with a decoction of linden, chamomile or raspberries.

Facial cleansing with dairy products

Cleansing is performed in several stages.A cotton pad is moistened in a fermented milk product and wiped on the face. The procedure is repeated several times. Then the excess sour milk is removed with a dry disk, the face is rinsed with warm boiled water and a nourishing cream is applied.

Instead of water, you can use decoctions of herbs: sage, lime blossom or chamomile. The broth is prepared as follows: 2 tbsp. spoons of herbs are poured with 2 cups of hot water, boiled over low heat for 5 - 10 minutes, insisted until cooled and filtered.

If redness appears on the face after the procedure, you can wipe it with a cotton pad dipped in tea leaves or fresh milk. If redness repeats from time to time and during subsequent procedures, then they should be stopped and replaced with milder cleansers.

Dairy based cleanser

Option 1

Oatmeal - 1 tsp
Whey - 3 cups

Mix all components and leave for half an hour. As soon as the flakes are swollen, the resulting gruel can be wiped off the skin or used for a mask. The mask can be held on the face for 5 minutes, then rinsed with cold water and lightly patted with a towel.

Option 2

Wheat bran - 1 tbsp. spoon
Serum - 0.5l

Mix all components and leave for 10-15 minutes, then add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of milk. You can wipe your face with a warm mixture or use it as a mask for 15-20 minutes, then rinse it off alternately with cold and hot water. After such washings, the skin should be lubricated with a nourishing cream.

For sluggish aging skin, it is good to wash your face ice cubes from whey or just chilled whey.

Dairy products, especially whey, are the best products for deep epidermal restoration. You can simply wash your face with a serum, or you can use it for masks. On the basis of it, you can prepare an anti-aging cream, for example, this:

Beeswax - 1? Art. spoons
Emulsifying wax - 1 tbsp spoon
Vaseline oil - 4 tbsp. spoons
Serum - 6 tbsp. spoons
Borax - 1/2 teaspoon

In one container we soften the wax and oil, in the other we heat the whey together with the borax so that the borax is completely dissolved. Remove both saucepans from heat and pour the whey into the oil, stirring until a white cream forms.

You can add a few drops of essential oil, for example, pink, to the cream - and there will be benefits and a pleasant smell. While the mixture is cooling, continue stirring until it thickens. The cream is ready. Store it in the refrigerator.

To strengthen and shine hair you can use kefir. Before shampooing, apply kefir to the skin and hair roots, distribute over the entire length of the hair, gently massage. Wrap your head with plastic, then a towel. Rinse off with warm water after 30 minutes. This procedure is more suitable for oily hair.

For dry hair, mix 3 tablespoons of kefir with one tablespoon of burdock or olive oil, add one yolk and some essential oil. Apply the mixture to the head, cover with plastic, then with a towel. After an hour, wash off the mask using shampoo.

It should be borne in mind that kefir, like any other fermented milk product, gives a lightening effect, so for colored hair, especially in a dark color, act at your discretion.

Milk bath. Milk has been used as a cosmetic product for a long time. The royal bath is considered to be a milk bath. This bath was loved by Queen Cleopatra and the wives of Roman emperors who used donkey milk.

Take 2 liters of milk, heat it up, then add 3-4 tbsp. tablespoons of honey, stir until smooth and add this mixture into a bath filled with water. The bath temperature should be 36 - 38 degrees. Procedure time - 15 - 20 minutes. After the bath, rinse your body with warm water.

If milk baths were used by the queens of Egypt and Roman patricians, then sour cream was used in Russia not only with pancakes, but also for the sake of female beauty. This is probably why the Slavs who inhabited ancient Russia were so white-faced and good-looking that "... you can't take your eyes off ...".

Dairy based masks

Whitening, toning and moisturizing masks can be masks containing milk and pulp of fruits, for example, banana, strawberry, apricot, kiwi and others. At 3 tbsp. tablespoons of fruit pulp add 3 tbsp. spoons of milk.

Apply a mask of grated apple and sour cream, taken equally, for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water, then rinse with cold. This mask whitens the skin and improves color.

As lifting masks, you can use the yolk or the white of one egg with the addition of milk.

If you are worried about red blood vessels and stars on your face, milk will help. Apply parsley infusion with milk. It is very simple to do this: pour a handful of parsley with 0.5 liters of boiling water, let it brew, then strain and mix with milk 1: 1. The resulting liquid can be used for washing, and even better as compresses. The procedure lasts 10 minutes.

For flabby and aging skin, take a glass of milk, add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and mix. This liquid can also be used as a wash or as a compress, leaving it on the face for 10 minutes. You can dilute milk with boiled water.

If necessary, apply a nourishing cream to the skin after the mask.

You can use dairy products at any time of the year and for any type of skin and hair. Fermented milk products should not be highly acidic, as there may be redness on very sensitive skin.

Thanks to dairy products, the aging process slows down, and all the components that make up the milk moisturize the skin and give it firmness and elasticity.