Paraffinotherapy at home

First, let's talk a little about the paraffin itself and its properties. Paraffin is a product of oil refining, which is then completely cleaned. Paraffin can keep heat for a very long time and give it in small portions. As a result, paraffin can create a mini-sauna effect. On the skin areas on which paraffin is applied, there is an increased sweating, and then toxins leave the body. When the wax cools, the reverse process is observed: all the extracted moisture is absorbed back into the skin, while the toxins remain on the surface and are not absorbed back.

For paraffin therapy at home not suitable for any paraffin. Do not use conventionalcandles that can be bought in a store or on the market. You will need a special cosmetic paraffin, which can be bought at a pharmacy or in a beauty salon. On sale there is paraffin with various additives, and without them. Paraffin with additives, such as aloe extract, cocoa butter and karite, is an order of magnitude higher.

Now let's pass directly to the question of paraffin therapy at home. For one procedure you will need about 2-3 kg of paraffin. Paraffin can be heated in various ways. The most laborious is on a water bath. Be careful not to get water in the paraffin tank, so use a pan with high beads. Also paraffin can be heated in the oven, heating it to a temperature of 70-80 ° C.

Paraffinotherapy for hands

Home paraffinotherapy for hands lasts about 40 minutes. First put paraffin wax up. At this time, prepare your hands for this procedure. Put on your hands a scrub and clean the skin well to remove all the dead cells of the epithelium. To achieve the best effect, the scrub is not washed off, but is cleaned with a damp towel. Then you should apply moisturizing cream on your hands. Do not completely rub it into the skin. On the surface must remain a fatty film.

Before the application of paraffin, it is necessary check its temperature. Apply a drop of paraffin on the back sidehands to check if you will burn. Yes, paraffin burns are very rare, but they also happen. When the paraffin temperature is checked, you can immerse your hands in the bath.

Immerse your hands to your wrist in paraffin. Hold your hands a few seconds in it andpull it out. Wait 10 seconds until the paraffin dries, and then immerse your hands in the bath. Repeat this procedure several times until your hands are covered with a thick enough layer of paraffin. Now on hands it is necessary to put on polyethylene bags, from above - terry mittens. You can also use a warm terry towel. After 25 minutes the paraffin can be removed from the hands. Remains of paraffin can be carefully cleaned with a damp towel. Now, again, brush your hands with any nourishing cream.

Paraffin baths for hands give immediate effect. The skin of the hands becomes well moisturized and beautiful. This effect lasts for several days.

Paraffinotherapy for the face

Similarly passes paraffin therapy at home for the face. The heated paraffin is applied to the preparedskin of the face, previously cleaned and moistened with cream. Paraffin should be applied with a brush to the face, leaving the areas around the eyes and lips intact. On the paraffin applied on top put a gauze napkin with slits for the eyes, lips and nose. Two or three more layers of paraffin are applied on top of the napkin. To facilitate the procedure, you may need an assistant who will apply paraffin. After 20 minutes, the paraffin mask can be removed gently, moving from the bottom up. Remains of paraffin wipe off with a damp towel, and apply a nourishing cream to the skin.

This paraffinotherapy is very useful for dry and fading skin. After the procedure, small wrinkles are smoothed out, the skin becomes smooth and supple. Paraffin also has a beneficial effect on weather-beaten skin.

Do not forget that paraffin therapy has a number of contraindications. It should not be carried to people with diabetes,various infectious diseases and hypertensive heart disease. Local applications are not recommended for people who have a rash on the body, open wounds or suffering from varicose veins.