Brilio.net - The appearance of wrinkles on the face is one of the signs of aging that everyone avoids. Not without reason, these wrinkles on your face make you look less confident. It doesn't only appear in people over 40 years old. Wrinkles can also be experienced by those of you who are still young. How come?
One reason is that premature aging can occur due to exposure to sunlight. Exposure to UV rays from the sun causes collagen and elasticity in the skin to be damaged. This accelerates aging and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles .
Premature aging can also occur due to bad lifestyles, such as smoking. The bad habit of smoking is not only detrimental to health, the chemicals in it can damage skin collagen and elastin. Skin elasticity begins to disappear, wrinkles appear.
Another factor is environmental pollution such as vehicle exhaust and pollutant particles which can also damage skin cells. If not treated immediately, it can reduce moisture and trigger the appearance of fine lines.
To prevent premature aging, you are advised to use sunscreen as the main skin protection. Apart from that, you can also care for your skin using antiaging serum. Antiaging serum is known to be effective in preventing premature aging. Unfortunately, some antiaging serum products are priced at quite a drain.
If you don't want to dig deep into your pockets, one solution is to follow the method shared by a woman on Karina Castro's YouTube channel.
Through a video upload that is several minutes long, he makes a mask from natural ingredients, namely bananas. Apart from using fruit, this netizen also added one kitchen ingredient, namely honey.
Bananas contain antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, which help fight free radicals that damage skin and cause premature aging. The potassium in bananas also helps maintain skin moisture, reducing the possibility of skin becoming dry and dull. The vitamin B6 content in bananas is also claimed to be able to regenerate skin cells. Meanwhile, the water content in bananas is believed to be effective in hydrating the skin. Instead of being dull, your skin looks fresh and radiant.
Meanwhile, honey has natural antibacterial properties that help clean skin pores and prevent infection. In addition, the anti-inflammatory content in this kitchen ingredient helps reduce inflammation, prevent redness and irritation which can worsen the appearance of wrinkles. Reporting from gisou.com, honey's antioxidant content can protect the skin from exposure to free radicals. The antioxidant content in honey is also believed to help moisturize and prevent the appearance of wrinkles.
Those are the benefits of bananas and honey which are believed to be effective in removing wrinkles. So how do you make a mask from the two ingredients above? For those of you who are curious, let's look at the tutorial to prevent wrinkles from appearing by YouTube user Karina Castro, briliobeauty.net launched on Friday (19/4).
Material:
photo: YouTube/Karina Castro
- 1 banana
- 2 teaspoons of pure honey.
How to make:
photo: YouTube/Karina Castro
1. Peel the banana skin and place it in a bowl
2. Mash using a fork
3. Pour in pure honey
4. Stir until the two ingredients are evenly mixed
5. The mask is ready for you to use.
How to use:
photo: YouTube/Karina Castro
1. Clean your face before applying the mask
2. Take a piece of banana peel and rub it on your face
3. Then apply the banana mask evenly on your face
4. Wait for 15 to 20 minutes
5. Rinse using clean water and face wash
6. Use this trick regularly at night, approximately two to three times a week.
Can honey get rid of acne?
Apart from the benefits mentioned above, honey has other uses, namely treating acne. Because honey has antibacterial properties, it is effective in cleaning pores. If the pores are clean, the risk of blackheads appearing is small, you know. On the other hand, the anti-inflammatory properties of honey can also reduce inflammation of the skin.