2 beauty recipes with chamomile
Did you know Chamomile is ideal for the skin? The truth is that we are facing a medicinal plant with incredible Benefits for both skin and hair, although it is true that in many cases it is only known for its digestive qualities, which is why it has been widely used as a natural remedy for the preparation of digestive infusions, useful to relieve indigestion, heavy digestion and annoying gas accumulation.
It is also popularly known by the name of common camomile or Roman chamomile, while from a scientific point of view its original name is Matricaria chamomilla L. It is a very popular plant, and probably very easy to distinguish in many gardens, because of its yellowish floret and its recognized white flowers. In fact it is, possibly, one of the most used plants in natural medicine and also in many houses.
The benefits of chamomile for beauty
The truth is we are before a plant with incredible qualities to enjoy a beauty as natural as possible. It becomes a wonderful natural anti-inflammatory, able to stimulate the healing of inflammations of the skin and minor wounds, thanks to its calming action.
It also helps in case of acne, becoming an interesting natural option when it comes to eliminate the grains, since it has two useful qualities in this sense: its anti-allergenic action and its effect as a vasoconstrictor.
In case we have suffered some Sun burn by overexposure to the sun's rays and not having protected the skin conveniently, chamomile is also a good option since applying a compress soaked in cold infusion on the burn is an ideal antiseptic remedy to refresh the skin.
But not only is its use on the skin interesting, it also provides incredible benefits on hair. Not in vain, It is a very useful natural remedy in case of oily hair, to be useful when balancing the scalp with excess fat, eliminating excess capillary fat.
2 ways to enjoy the benefits of chamomile for beauty
If you want to learn to enjoy the qualities of chamomile both on the skin and on the hair, here are two wonderful recipes:
Refreshing mask of chamomile for the face
Ingredients: you need 1 cucumber, 1 handful of chamomile flowers and 1 cup of water.
Preparation: it's very simple, you just have to wash the cucumber well and remove its skin. Then cut it into slices, liquefy it a bit and reserve only the cucumber juice. Apart, put the cup of water in a saucepan, add the flowers of chamomile and bring to a boil, let boil 3 minutes. Then turn off the heat, cover and let rest another 3 minutes. Now mix the infused wash with the cucumber juice and apply on the skin with the help of a little cotton, leaving on for 10 minutes.
Applications: this mask, when applied cold, is very useful to relieve sunburn. It is also interesting when it is applied cold on the eyelids with the help of a cotton, to be desinflammatory.
To lighten the hair
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of flowers and herbs of chamomile, 3 teaspoons of neutral soap and half a cup of water.
Preparation: place all the ingredients in a saucepan and let it boil for 5 minutes. Once this is done, strain and reserve in a glass bottle.
Applications: this hair rinse is useful in summer to lighten the hair, or simply to strengthen it. You only have to rinse your hair with him after you have showered.
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