Face mask made from sour cream and honey: how to prepare and use correctly

If you find two natural products in the refrigerator - bee honey and homemade sour cream, then it’s time to treat yourself to a product made from these ingredients. A face mask made from sour cream and honey will be a real gift for prematurely aged, exhausted skin.

This mask is especially recommended if:

constant lack of sleep;
stress;
the environment has an aggressive influence on the skin;
recently had a disease of the internal organs;
strict diet;
have crossed the thirty-year mark.

It is necessary to start fighting age-related changes as early as possible; a face mask with honey and sour cream will prevent the appearance of wrinkles and loss of elasticity of the skin.

Rules for using sour cream and honey masks

There are several rules, following which you will achieve maximum results from the mask:

Honey should be fresh, liquid and warm. Before use, in any case, it must be heated in a water bath to a temperature of 40°C. When heated, candied honey will regain its previous liquid consistency.
Always buy fresh sour cream. Its fat content is selected in inverse proportion to skin type. For problematic and oily skin, sour cream with a fat content of less than 5% is suitable, for normal - in the range of 5-20%, for dry - 20% and above.
The course of use involves 10 procedures over 5 weeks. At the end of the cycle, take a break of 2 months, during which follow the procedures with other ingredients. Then you can return to the next series of sour cream and honey applications.
The procedure duration is 20 minutes by default. Then the sour cream dries out. When this happens, the composition will lose its benefit. Rinse off the product with warm water.

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Instructions for using a mask

The most important factor for achieving the desired result is the naturalness of the products used. Honey and sour cream must be of high quality; the condition of the skin after cosmetic procedures directly depends on this. You should take into account the fact that for oily skin it is important to choose sour cream with a reduced percentage of fat content, and, conversely, for dry skin, a high-calorie product is perfect.

To prepare any recipe, it is recommended to use only liquid honey; to achieve this consistency, the product should be melted in a water bath. This mask can be used for any skin type; therefore, it is important to correctly select the accompanying components and monitor the percentage of fat content of sour cream. All masks should be kept on the face for no more than 25–30 minutes. The recommended course of face masks with sour cream and honey is 1–1.5 months, with regular use up to 2 times a week.

It is extremely important to apply cosmetic masks only to skin that is free of impurities and cosmetics.

Upon completion of the procedure, the mass should be washed off with warm water. If you begin to experience a feeling of dryness, you can lubricate the skin with a light cream, however, as practice shows, after a sour cream mask, the skin is sufficiently moisturized and a feeling of dryness does not occur.

The best recipes from honey and sour cream

A mask of sour cream and honey combines nourishing and moisturizing properties. Therefore, it can be used both in winter, when the epidermis becomes chapped in the cold, and in summer, when the face burns and suffers from the heat.

The composition can be enriched with other food ingredients. In this case, you will receive highly specialized products aimed at solving specific cosmetic problems.

Universal mask

To make a basic mask of honey and sour cream for the face, you need to take equal amounts of ingredients. The first time, use as much as indicated in the recipe. Then you can reduce the portions, depending on consumption.

Sour cream is a perishable product, so do not prepare the mixture for future use. Use as much mask as you can and then discard the rest.

Ingredients and proportions:

sour cream – 1 tbsp. l.;
honey - 1 tbsp. l.

The duration of the mask is 20 minutes. Once most of the moisture has been absorbed, rinse off any remaining residue from your face. Choose the fat content of sour cream depending on your skin type.

To eliminate oily shine

To get rid of oily shine on your face, supplement the composition with egg whites, lemon juice and low-fat cottage cheese.

Ingredients:

sour cream – 20 g;
honey – 25 g;
low fat cottage cheese – 25 g;
half the white of one chicken egg;
lemon juice – 0.5 tsp.

Beat the egg whites until foamy, rub the cottage cheese through a sieve or blend with a blender. Combine, mix all ingredients and apply the composition to your face. The duration of this version of the mask with sour cream and honey is 20 minutes.

Cottage cheese enriches the composition with proteins, enzymes, and amino acids. The fermented milk product normalizes water-lipid metabolism, increases skin elasticity, and improves complexion. Protein has a brightening, tightening effect, normalizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands, cleanses the epidermis, and tightens pores. Lemon provides an acidic environment, removes impurities and sebaceous secretions well, intensively nourishes, brightens and rejuvenates.

Together, the three components specifically solve the problems of oily skin.

Whitening mask

To turn honey masks into a facial treatment with whitening properties, you only need one additional ingredient - lemon juice.

Proportions:

sour cream – 1 tbsp. l.;
honey - 1 tbsp. l.;
lemon juice – 1 tsp.

Mix the ingredients and apply to the skin. After 15 minutes, rinse off.

Lemon stabilizes pH, reduces melanin activity and thereby helps eliminate freckles and age spots from the face. But citrus can cause allergies, so you should test the product on your wrist before using it. It also dries out the skin, so after the mask you need to soften the effect with a moisturizer.

Cleansing recipe

The facial cleanser is made from the familiar mixture of honey and sour cream with the addition of olive oil and oatmeal.

Ingredients and proportions:

sour cream – 1 tbsp. l.;
honey – 1 tsp;
oatmeal – 1 tbsp. l.;
olive oil – 1 tsp.

Oatmeal is responsible for the cleansing effect. Before adding them to the mask, they should be ground and steamed with boiling water until a paste forms (green tea can be used instead of hot water). The scrubbing effect of the flakes appears if you perform a gentle facial massage immediately after application.

Olive oil is responsible for the moisturizing effect and protecting the face from ultraviolet radiation. Vitamin E in the product accelerates the healing of wounds and burns, helps restore the epidermis in case of acne and eczema. Use it carefully as the oil has a heavy texture and is slowly absorbed. If you apply it frequently, it will clog your pores. Use the product no more than twice a week.

Olive oil is not suitable for oily skin.

To make a cleanser with oatmeal and olive oil, mix the ingredients (pre-grind the flakes and steam them in sour cream for 10 minutes), then apply to your face and rinse after 15 minutes.

Corrective agent with radish

A corrective mask with root vegetables has the ability to tighten pores and even out complexion. Before use, the radish must be peeled and grated on the finest grater or crushed with a blender to obtain a puree of uniform consistency.

What you will need:

sour cream – 1 tbsp. l.;
honey - 1 tbsp. l.;
radish pulp - 1 tbsp. l.

Mix the ingredients until the mask has a thick consistency. Place the product on your face for 10 minutes. Take the mask while lying down to avoid staining your clothes.

Radish contains a large amount of vitamin C, due to which the complexion will become youthful again. The juice of the root vegetable has a tonic, calming, and brightening effect. After a course of masks, age spots on the face will become less noticeable.

Rejuvenating recipe

For a lifting effect, banana and egg yolk are added to the basic mask of sour cream and honey.

Ingredients:

sour cream – 1 tsp;
honey – 1 tsp;
1 egg yolk;
banana – 1/3 fruit.

Grind the banana into puree, add the rest of the ingredients to it. Stir the mixture until smooth. Apply to face, leave for 15 minutes.

A mask with banana and yolk triggers regenerative processes and eliminates facial wrinkles. The yolk in the mask enriches the skin with vitamins A, D, group B, iron, phosphorus, zinc, and selenium. Banana is a source of vitamin B6 and C. It contains a lot of potassium, magnesium and manganese.

Both components deeply nourish the skin and give it smoothness.

Coffee lifting

If you add coffee grounds to an ordinary mask of honey and sour cream, you can get an effective scrub. Adding egg white will, in turn, turn the scrub into a lifting agent.

Ingredients and proportions:

sour cream – 1 tsp;
honey – 1 tsp;
coffee cake – 1 tsp;
the white of one chicken egg.

Beat the whites into a thick foam, add the rest of the ingredients. Apply the product for 15 minutes, then rinse with a damp sponge. The mask has a pronounced tightening effect, refreshes the complexion, gives tone and has a pleasant coffee aroma.

Useful properties of sour cream and honey

Natural honey is a natural storehouse of nutrients and microelements. It is successfully used to care for the skin of not only the face, but also lips, hands, and is also used for hair restoration. Honey is very popular among cosmetics manufacturers and is included in creams, lotions, and balms.

The effects of honey on facial skin

honey is known as an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agent;
restores tone to aging facial skin;
organic acids in its composition smooth out fine wrinkles;
honey is able to penetrate deep into the epidermis layer, therefore it moisturizes the skin well;
makes the skin elastic, emphasizes facial contours;
Thanks to vitamin C, it helps restore skin cells.

The effects of sour cream on facial skin

whitens, lightens pigmented areas and freckles;
retinol eliminates inflamed areas;
Cyanocolabamine triggers restoration processes in the epidermis;
choline eliminates irritation;
organic acids perform a rejuvenating function.

Masks based on sour cream and honey regenerate epidermal cells, giving the face velvety and tenderness.

Possible side effects and contraindications

Each mask ingredient must be suitable for your skin and not cause an allergic reaction. Before using the product, make sure that you have no contraindications:

Sour cream – should not be applied to open wounds, comedones and areas of severe inflammation. Contraindicated for dermatological diseases of fungal origin.
Honey is an allergen. Do not apply to dilated blood vessels on the face. If you have diabetes or asthma, you should consult your doctor.
Protein is an allergen. Contraindicated for dry and sensitive skin.
Yolk is an allergen. Not recommended for hypersecretion of the sebaceous glands.
Lemon juice is an allergen. It should not be applied to open wounds, rosacea, extensive areas of inflammation (pimples, ulcers, boils), or in the presence of tumors of various origins. Not suitable for sensitive skin.
Oatmeal – no contraindications.
Olive oil is an allergen. Not recommended for acne, hyperhidrosis, and oily skin.
Radish – causes irritation and leaves an unpleasant odor. Not recommended for those with thin and delicate skin, as well as moles, acne and neoplasms.
Banana – not recommended for thin and sensitive skin, rosacea, open wounds, severe acne.
Coffee grounds are an allergen. Not recommended for sensitive skin, rosacea, infectious dermatological diseases and exacerbation of herpes.

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Always consider contraindications when choosing a mask - this way you will protect yourself from possible side effects, which include irritation, allergic reactions, exacerbation of acne or a feeling of dryness and tightness.

A few more recipes for sour cream face masks

Sour cream for wrinkles

With cucumber. Add grated cucumber, egg yolk and chopped oatmeal to sour cream. Cleansing, nourishing and whitening effect.
With starch or rice flour. Add starch or rice flour to the sour cream at a rate of approximately 2 to 1 by volume, although you can focus on the thickness of the mixture - it should not be too thick. An additional effect is whitening, mitigation of inflammation, hydration and rejuvenation due to improved collagen production.
With parsley. Fresh parsley is chopped and immediately mixed with already prepared sour cream, to which you can add a little cucumber or honey. It is recommended to let the mixture sit for 10-15 minutes before applying to better dissolve the beneficial substances from parsley in sour cream.
With nettles. This plant is exceptionally rich in vitamins, and when crushed it completely loses its pungency, but retains good tonic properties. The preparation procedure is the same as with parsley.
With aloe. Mix aloe juice or crushed pulp (it is important to cut the spines from the leaves) with sour cream.
With vitamins . Add 5-7 drops of an oil solution of vitamins to the sour cream - B1, B12, E, A in any combination.
With banana. A moderately ripe banana, mashed, is added to the sour cream. Additional nutrition and toning.
With strawberry. Perfectly refreshes, tones and vitaminizes the skin. For such a mask, the ratio of ingredients is not too important, just more sour cream means more nutrition and protection against dryness, and more strawberries means a stronger tonic and vitaminizing effect.
With egg white. Yes, which is especially noted by cosmetologists, the protein should be used in masks separately from the yolk, as they are more useful. Protein added to a sour cream face mask has a mild tightening effect, softens and moisturizes.
With coffee. Natural ground coffee (you can use grounds from brewed coffee) is added to sour cream and gently applied to the face. Tones, nourishes, cleanses and tightens the skin, helping to smooth out wrinkles and give greater clarity to facial contours.

Do not apply in close proximity to the mouth and eyes, as coffee also acts as a scrub.

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