Brilio.net - As you get older, not only will your hair grow gray, but your skin will also experience signs of aging. One of them is sagging skin. Sagging skin is a natural process and everyone will experience it. This happens because the fat on the face will decrease and become thinner, so that the fat tissue spread across several areas of the face, such as the cheeks, temples, forehead, lips, including the neck begins to loosen.
The aging process can also be caused by reduced production of elastin and collagen in the body, causing the skin to lose its ability to maintain its firmness and suppleness.
Apart from aging, sagging skin can also be experienced by people who are obese and are on a strict diet and will drastically experience sagging skin in a number of areas of the body.
Not only the effects of aging, various signs of aging such as sagging skin are also caused by several external factors such as excessive sun exposure, air pollution, extreme weather changes, dry skin, and an unhealthy lifestyle.
Facial skin that looks saggy can make the face look older. It's no wonder that many people, especially women, use various methods to tighten their facial skin to make it look more youthful and free from sagging. One of the most frequently used efforts to treat a sagging face is to use natural ingredients to make facial masks.
Even though we use natural ingredients, regular use is no less effective than undergoing treatment at a beauty clinic and using antiaging skincare. As shared by a middle-aged woman via her personal TikTok account @adanwaimo on July 20, 2022.
In the 1 minute video, the account owner shares how to tighten a sagging face using turmeric with the addition of 1 type of fruit, namely tomatoes.
"Use this for bright and younger looking Skin (Use this for brighter and younger looking skin)," wrote the account owner in the description of the uploaded video, which briliobeauty.net quoted from the TikTok account @adanwaimo, Thursday (14/3).
Treat a sagging face with turmeric and tomatoes
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The turmeric content can help tighten a sagging face.
As a type of kitchen spice, turmeric has a multitude of health benefits. Not only that, in fact turmeric also has several benefits for skin beauty, you know. One of them is tightening a sagging face. As reported by Healthline, turmeric contains high levels of curcumin and antioxidants.
Thanks to this content, turmeric can help overcome signs of aging on the face. The antioxidants and curcumin in turmeric can also treat and reduce wrinkles on the face. The benefits of turmeric for the face are obtained because turmeric can increase collagen production. Regular use of turmeric as a facial mask will make loose skin firmer and more youthful.
The benefits of tomatoes to reduce the appearance of sagging on the face.
Apart from health, tomatoes also have many benefits for the skin. This is because the antioxidant content, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B, potassium and magnesium in tomatoes is believed to brighten the face, remove stubborn blemishes, treat acne, and overcome various signs of skin aging.
Meanwhile, according to the journal Annual Review of Food Science and Technology, the lycopene content in tomatoes helps prevent changes in skin color, changes in texture and fine lines and reduces the appearance of sagging faces.
With just these two natural ingredients, you can make a face mask which is claimed to be able to tighten a sagging face and make it look youthful. In fact, this mask is also effective for brightening a dull face and black spots. Here's how to make and use it.
Treat a sagging face with turmeric and tomatoes
TikTok/@adanwaimo
Material:
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
How to create and use:
1. Wash the tomatoes until clean
2. Grate the tomatoes until they are really fine
3. Strain the tomatoes and just take the juice
4. Add turmeric powder to tomato juice
5. Stir the two ingredients until evenly mixed and the texture is like paste
6. Wash your face first until it is completely clean of dirt and remaining makeup
7. Apply the mask to your face thoroughly
8. Leave it until dry then rinse with water until clean
9. Continue using moisturizer
10. Do this method regularly 3 times a week to get a firm and youthful face.
Treat a sagging face with turmeric and tomatoes
TikTok/@adanwaimo