The series is known as a highly effective anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, sedative, and antiallergic agent. It is widely used to treat dermatological problems such as acne, eczema, seborrhea, psoriasis, and allergic rashes. This is a safe natural remedy that does not cause side effects. Infusions and decoctions from the string are used to treat diathesis, boils and purulent acne not only on the face, but throughout the body. The plant has a gentle effect on the skin, drying out inflammation, preventing its spread, eliminating itching and irritation, so baths with the addition of a herbal decoction are recommended for the treatment of miliaria and diaper rash even in newborns.
The benefits of succession
For problematic facial skin, the series is simply a godsend. By regularly using decoctions, masks, lotions, and lotions based on the herb, you can forever get rid of oily shine on the forehead, blackheads on the nose and chin, inflamed acne, and purulent pimples. Pimples, blackheads, and other skin rashes on the face and body can be cured by using infusions and decoctions from the series internally. They have a diuretic, choleretic, calming, anti-inflammatory effect on the body, remove toxins, restore metabolic processes, normalize the functioning of the digestive, urinary and other systems. As a result, the body is cleansed of toxins and toxic substances, inflammation is eliminated, and the skin becomes clean and radiant.
The series has a positive effect on colds. Herbal tea will help alleviate the condition, reduce body temperature, and eliminate sore throat. Tea promotes sweating, removes toxins, neutralizes the effects of viruses and relieves inflammation.
If you decide to prepare the string yourself, collect it in the morning, when the dew from the leaves of the plant has evaporated. For medicinal purposes, young leaves and unopened buds of a plant whose leaves are tripartite are used; this species is called a tripartite series. Other species may be poisonous.
How does it “work” on the skin?
The rich composition of the series provides the following effects of the plant on the skin of the face:
- Neutralization of the influence of free radicals;
- Strengthening the action of enzymes and hormones;
- Suppression of microbial activity;
- Reducing inflammation;
- Stimulating the process of tissue repair;
- Drying of formations;
- Elimination of purulent infection;
- Strengthening general and local metabolism;
- Strengthening the immune system;
- Normalization of the condition of blood vessels;
- Toning, rejuvenation of the dermis;
- Reducing the irritating and uncomfortable symptoms of inflammatory acne;
- Normalizing moisture balance;
- Deep cleansing and closing pores;
- Adjusting the production of skin secretions.
Indications for use
The series promotes the healing of wounds and scars, the removal of inflammatory processes and allergic manifestations. The scope of its application is very wide, it helps to cure:
- acne, pimples, acne on the face;
- acne, pimples on the body;
- furunculosis;
- allergies;
- diathesis;
- seborrhea;
- eczema;
- ulcers and wounds on the skin;
- liver diseases;
- disruption of the digestive system;
- cough;
- colds;
- diseases of the genitourinary system;
- heart diseases;
- high blood pressure.
Options for using a sequence
Using a series, you can prepare any basic cosmetic product at home. Simple recipes based on a sequence:
- Decoction. Its preparation does not require much time or effort. To do this, grind fresh or dry leaves of the string (ten grams), steam them in hot water (two hundred milliliters) and heat them in a steam bath for about a quarter of an hour. The broth is added to cream, mask and compress, you can freeze it in molds.
- Infusion. It is prepared in the same way as the decoction, only you need to add twice as much string (twenty grams). You need to infuse the product for about two hours, wrapping it in a warm towel or clothing.
- Oil. You can buy it at the pharmacy or prepare it yourself. Grind the string (ten grams) with a blender and pour it into a glass container. Pour the raw material with unrefined oil of your choice (two hundred milliliters), whisk the product well and leave. After a day, add a little oil again. Leave for several weeks, shake the container every few days. Strain before use. Shelf life – 6 months. Store in the refrigerator.
Such basic products from the series can be used to prepare masks, applications and other procedures.
Acne streak
Quite often, the series is used to eliminate acne and other inflammatory rashes on the face. In this case, the herb is suitable for both external and internal use. A series of acne is used in the following ways:
- Prepare a tincture from the string using fifteen grams of raw materials. The product is suitable for daily wiping of pimples during morning and evening water procedures.
- Pre-prepare a decoction of the string. Once it has cooled, pour it into ice cube trays and place it in the freezer. Wipe your face daily with an ice cube from the series in the morning and evening, having cleansed the dermis in advance. This method will quickly eliminate inflammatory processes and soothe the skin.
- Moisten a small piece of cotton wool or gauze with the prepared decoction of the string, apply it to the acne-affected skin and leave for a quarter of an hour. After the procedure, wash your face. This method is suitable for inflamed lesions and acne that are difficult to treat.
- For internal treatment of acne on the face, take 50 milliliters of tincture of the series daily three times a day. This will more effectively eliminate both pimples and blackheads.
Since the series is characterized by a strong drying effect, those with sensitive skin should use products to richly moisturize the skin after using it.
A series of comedones
The medicinal plant is perfect for combating comedones (blackheads), from which almost every person suffers. Recipes that will help solve this problem:
- Beat the egg white well, pour in melted honey and pre-prepared string oil (ten milliliters each). Spread the resulting substance over the area affected by comedones and wait 15 minutes. Remove the product with water at room temperature.
- Grind activated carbon into powder (two tablets) and add string oil (ten drops) to it. Add a pre-prepared decoction to the mixture and bring the mixture to the desired liquid consistency, then apply it to problem areas of the face and leave for 5 minutes. After the procedure, apply a soothing cream to your face.
- Prepare a bath for steaming your face: pour a string (twenty grams) into a liter of clean water and heat it for about a quarter of an hour, then leave for another hour. Next, add another liter of boiling water to the infusion, after which you can hold your face over the container with the finished bath. The procedure takes about 7 minutes, after which apply a cleansing scrub or mask.
Systematic use of these recipes will quickly remove blackheads from the skin of the face, as well as narrow enlarged pores.
Skin nutrition sequence
The series, thanks to its rich composition, allows you to maximally supply the facial skin with the substances necessary for its full functioning. The maximum nutritional effect can be achieved by performing the following procedures:
- Dry the finely chopped string in advance, mix it with linden leaves (thirty grams each). Pour the herbal mixture with sunflower or olive oil (two hundred milliliters) and leave for 24 hours. The next day, simmer the product in a steam bath for about two hours, then strain. Add the resulting herbal emulsion to melted beeswax (thirty grams) and keep in a steam bath for 10 minutes. Pour the product into a container and add a little essential oil. Store the finished cream in the refrigerator for no longer than a week.
- Combine leaves of the string (ten grams) with melted honey (ten milliliters) and cottage cheese (thirty grams). Distribute the mask over the skin and leave for a quarter of an hour.
- Mix pre-prepared string oil with olive oil in equal proportions. Apply to your face every night before bed. This oil product not only nourishes, but also restores the skin.
The above procedures in succession will allow you to preserve the beauty and youth of your face for a long time, carefully and effectively care for your skin, without spending a lot of time and money on it.
What does it contain?
The benefits of the string are due to its chemical composition. The leaves and stems of the plant contain:
- vitamins A and C - have antioxidant properties, ensure normal functioning of the immune system, increase the body’s regenerative ability, strengthen blood vessels, prevent the development of inflammatory processes, and improve skin condition;
- phytoncides help wounds heal faster, eliminate purulent manifestations and irritations;
- flavonoids are beneficial for the general condition of the body, tone up, activate fermentation, increase resistance to external factors;
- essential oils have a beneficial effect on all body systems;
- minerals are necessary for the normal functioning of all organs and systems;
- coumarins help eliminate inflammation, itching, irritation, relieve spasms, have antibacterial, analgesic and sedative effects;
- mucous compounds, enveloping, promote the healing of damaged tissues and relieve inflammation;
- bitterness normalizes metabolic processes, kills bacteria, relieves inflammation;
- Tannins disinfect and relieve inflammation.
What kind of grass is this “series”: composition
The greatest concentration of beneficial properties is found in the string collected before flowering. Young shoots, leaves and tops are used in medicine.
They contain:
- Retinol;
- Ascorbic acid;
- Tannins;
- Bitterness;
- Mucous compounds;
- Flavonoids;
- Essential oils;
- Phytoncides;
- Complex of microelements;
- Minerals;
- Coumarins.
How to get rid of acne?
To treat pimples and acne at home, the series is used as a means for external use and decoctions for oral administration. Remedies from the series help remove toxins, bacteria and other harmful substances from the body. Reducing intoxication allows you to strengthen the immune system, increase the protective reaction and metabolic functions of the body, and increase the regenerative ability. After using the series, skin rashes dry out, irritation, pimples and blackheads disappear.
Infusion for internal use
To prepare a remedy for internal use, you need a tablespoon of dry herb mixed with a glass of water and kept in a water bath for ten minutes. The decoction is taken three times a day, one hundred grams at a time. Regular use of this infusion will give the skin a beautiful and well-groomed appearance, and if the use of the series is combined with external use, the effect will be very strong.
Decoction for external use
External use includes the use of masks, compresses, lotions and lotions. Compresses are good for acne on the face. A gauze bandage is soaked in the decoction of the string, in which slits for the eyes are made in advance. The moistened bandage is applied to cleansed facial skin for ten minutes. There is no need to wash your face after removing the compress; the product should dry on its own. The solution of the series is also used for washing or wiping. Such regular procedures promote rapid healing of wounds, relieve inflammation, and prevent the appearance of new pimples and blackheads. To prepare the decoction, you need to pour a tablespoon of the herb into a glass of boiling water, boil for several minutes, let it brew for half an hour, and strain. Lotions are also made using this decoction. Cotton pads soaked in a warm solution are applied to the inflamed areas for ten to fifteen minutes. You can apply the herb from which a decoction is made to problem areas. Leave the herbal compress for at least fifteen minutes, then wipe the face with the cooled decoction.
Baths
You can get rid of pimples and acne on the body by regularly taking baths in succession. The decoction for the bath is made more concentrated - for ten liters of water you need to take one hundred grams of herb, boil and let it brew. The bath must be taken for twenty minutes. Such water procedures eliminate rashes, itching and irritation on the skin.
Ice cubes for rubbing the skin
Rubbing with ice prepared from a decoction of the string is good for the skin. This product dries out rashes, improves skin tone, eliminates oily shine, and tightens pores. Also effective in the fight against acne are masks based on decoctions of the string. They not only get rid of acne, but are also an excellent preventive measure that prevents the appearance of acne.
Will it save you from a series of acne and what kind of acne will it help with?
First of all, the series is effective for preventing acne. If you regularly use the infusion as a cleanser, you can prevent the appearance of rashes. It also helps in the fight against large ulcers - it quickly and effectively draws out exudate from the cavity.
Given its ability to cleanse pores and tighten them, the plant is used to remove blackheads. Antibacterial properties help treat a series of acne caused by pathogenic microorganisms.
Masks from a series
Several recipes for effective masks based on a series:
- The decoction of the string is mixed with green clay until it becomes mushy. The product is applied to the skin for twenty minutes, after which it is washed off with warm water.
- Fresh leaves of the plant are mixed in half with cottage cheese. The resulting mass is applied to problem areas for fifteen minutes. The mask nourishes the skin, refreshes, moisturizes, and relieves inflammation.
- To half a spoonful of honey add a full spoonful of lemon juice and the same amount of string oil. The mask is applied for fifteen minutes and washed off with cool water.
- Take a teaspoon of honey, a decoction of the string, mix with egg whites, beat, apply for fifteen minutes, rinse with warm water.
Recommendations for use
Before performing home procedures with a series, you need to familiarize yourself with a number of rules. This will allow you to achieve maximum effect from using the plant.
Rules for using the sequence:
- Before using a medicinal plant, test for an allergic reaction. To do this, apply a little decoction from the string to the elbow and wait a couple of minutes. If there is no discomfort, you can continue the procedure.
- Pre-cleanse your face of cosmetics.
- Sequence-based masks should be performed up to 2 times every seven days, while the remaining procedures should be performed preferably every day.
- Choose no more than 2-3 methods of using a series, for example, a mask, ice and lotions, in order to avoid a negative reaction of the facial skin to a large number of different procedures.
- After 30 days of regular care with the plant, take a two-week break.
It is not recommended to use the sequence during pregnancy and breastfeeding. If you notice constant weakness, irritability, or low blood pressure, immediately stop using the series and consult your doctor.
Reviews
The series gets rid of blackheads, acne, allergies, and helps cure many skin diseases. This is evidenced by reviews from people who use the series:
“I have had acne on my face since I was a teenager. Over the course of several years, I tried a lot of remedies, including medications and traditional methods. There was little effect, I no longer knew what or how to remove acne. The sequence helped. Morning and evening every day for several months I wiped my face with ice cubes from a decoction of the string. The result is a clean face.”
Tatyana 35 years old
“For a long time I had a complex about acne on my back. This made it difficult to wear open T-shirts, as the rashes were profuse. I read in a magazine about the healing properties of string. Baths with the addition of herbal infusion really helped to cope with the problem. »
Olga 30 years old
Contraindications and harm
The string is a fairly safe plant, but, as in any other case, its uncontrolled use for medicinal purposes can cause harm.
It is important to know that pregnant and breastfeeding women should not drink herbal drinks. Hypersensitivity to the components in the composition can cause an allergic skin reaction. Prolonged use of decoctions and infusions sometimes provokes dryness of the face. In this case, it is recommended to enrich ready-made creams with a home remedy.
Oral intake of the series is prohibited under the following conditions:
- Tendency to form blood clots;
- Chronic hypotension.
An overdose causes a sharp drop in blood pressure, indigestion, nervous excitement, and weakness.