Tar soap has long gained fame as an excellent tool for the treatment and prevention of acne, blackheads and acne. Tar soap is suitable for use by owners of any skin type, it can be used even on delicate teenage and hypersensitive skin. It can be purchased at any household department for a penny, connoisseurs of all natural can make soap on their own.
Tar soap for acne, properties and effectiveness.
The composition of tar acne soap is absolutely natural and simple: 90% is laundry soap, and the remaining 10% is the active substance, which is birch tar. Such soap should not contain any additional chemical additives! Outwardly, tar soap is dark with an oily structure, it has a rather unpleasant smell for most people, but there are those who adore this smell. In defense of soap, I will say that the smell disappears very quickly after washing, so you can endure a little.
In addition to fighting acne and acne, tar soap stimulates the regeneration of epidermal cells, contributing to the healing of various skin lesions. When soap comes into contact with the skin, blood circulation processes in the cells are accelerated, which accelerates the resorption of fresh spots and acne scars.
How to use tar soap for acne.
With normal and combination skin, it was recommended to use tar once a day, for oily skin, the number of washes should be two, in the morning and in the evening. With a dry skin type, you can wash your face with tar soap three times a week in the evening, this is due to the fact that the soap dries the skin very much. It is necessary to wash off the foam in two steps, first with warm and then cool water. Be sure to after the procedure, the skin must be toned and moisturized with a good cream.
Spot compresses will help in the treatment of pimples, for this you just need to scrape off a little soap from a piece and apply dry to the pimple. On top of dry tar soap, it is recommended to apply tar soap foam, after foaming it in a separate bowl. If you make such a compress on a fresh pimple before going to bed, then by morning you will see a noticeable decrease in inflammation.
If using soap in a piece is inconvenient for you, you can purchase tar soap in liquid form. By properties, it does not differ from bar soap, but it is much more convenient to use.
During the treatment of acne with tar soap, in order to avoid injury to the epidermis, the use of cleansers (peels, scrubs, etc.) should be abandoned.
Let me remind you that in no case should you squeeze acne, and even more so during treatment. Thus, you will provoke the spread of infection to a large area of \u200b\u200bthe face and nullify the treated effect that you managed to achieve. In general, the less you touch your face with your hands, the better. It doesn't matter if your skin is healthy or problematic.
The treatment course with tar soap is two weeks, but depending on the number of acne and the level of the inflammatory process, this period can be extended. The only thing, do not forget about moisturizing the skin after the procedure, in order to restore the skin after the drying effect of the soap. At the end of the treatment, tar soap can be used every time redness, single rashes and severe skin contamination occur.
Face mask for acne from tar soap.
Action.
Dries, relieves inflammation, the mask is effective for heavy lesions.
Ingredients.
Foam of tar soap - a small amount.
Application.
In a bowl, lather the foam and apply it all over the face. After five minutes, rinse with warm and then cool water. During the procedure, when the foam dries up, you may experience discomfort and discomfort. After washing, moisturize the skin with cream. For longer than the specified time, you should not keep the foam on your face, this can provoke severe peeling.
Do-it-yourself tar soap against acne at home.
Homemade tar soap turns out to be softer compared to the store counterpart, but the effectiveness remains. For cooking, you need birch tar and soap. In this case, it is better to use baby soap or a product with a minimum content of fragrances.
A piece of tar soap must be grated on a coarse grater, put the soap shavings in a water bath and melt. As soon as the chips have turned into a liquid mass, add 50 ml of water to it and stir all the time. It is necessary to keep the mass on low heat until the mass becomes sticky. At this point, add two tablespoons of birch tar and mix everything thoroughly. Next, remove the soap from the heat and let it cool slightly to a warm-hot state, after which it can be poured into molds convenient for you (I use yogurt jars). Everything, it remains for the soap to harden and it is ready. We keep the molds at home, if suddenly you decide to take them to a balcony or a cold corridor (if it is a private house), then cover them with a film from above to prevent dust from settling.
Tar soap prepared in this way does not dry the skin so much, and it does not dry oily skin at all. It just doesn't lather very well. But this problem is fixable, while washing, use a cosmetic sponge.
Despite the effectiveness of tar soap, remember that this remedy can only eliminate the external manifestations of the disease, if there are internal sources of the problem, the soap will give a temporary effect, acne will pass in one area and pour out in another. Therefore, after consulting with a specialist, eliminate the source of acne, and then eliminate them themselves. Good luck!
The benefits of laundry soap for the skin have long been known, but it turns out that you can easily enhance its beneficial properties - taking not ordinary, but tar soap for washing. Tar soap helps to get rid of excess oiliness of the skin, cleanse the pores and reduce the number of acne on the skin. In addition, this tool is considered one of the most affordable and safe, because tar soap does not contain harmful components and you can buy it at any pharmacy for very little money.
Tar soap - composition and properties
Tar soap is a mixture of natural wood tar and laundry soap.
Wood tar is obtained by dry distillation of birch, juniper, oak, beech or pine bark. The amount of wood tar in tar soap does not exceed 10%, but it is they that provide the anti-inflammatory and regenerating effect of the soap.
The remaining 90% is ordinary laundry soap, consisting of fatty acids and alkalis.
Tar soap not only cleanses the skin, but at the same time disinfects and dries it, reducing the inflammatory process and accelerating tissue regeneration.
Tar soap has a complex effect on the skin. Alkalis change the acid-base balance of the skin from neutral 5.5 to 11, and in such an aggressive environment it becomes much more difficult for bacteria to survive. Fatty acids break down oil on the skin, freeing the pores from accumulated sebum, which is an ideal environment for the development of microorganisms.
Tar has pronounced anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. By drying the skin, it helps to reduce the inflammatory process, and due to irritation of the nerve endings, the blood flow to the foci of inflammation increases, which accelerates the recovery and renewal of epidermal tissues.
Tar acne soap: application
Tar soap is a tool that has long been familiar to cosmetologists and dermatologists. It is advised to always keep it in the medicine cabinet for people whose skin of the face and body is often irritated and covered with acne. Tar soap helps to reduce irritation and “dry” the skin of the face and body with purulent acne, blackheads, blackheads, and it is also used as an aid in psoriasis, lichen, eczema, scabies and other skin diseases.
But to make your face clean and get rid of acne, simply washing with tar soap will not be enough. For quick and effective cleansing of the skin, the following recommendations should be observed:
- Do not overdry the skin - tar soap dries the skin very much, so if your skin is very dry and thin, then it is better to refuse to use this cleanser. And if your skin is normal and oily, then it is recommended to wash them at least 2 hours before bedtime or soften the skin after washing with lotion or nourishing cream;
- Do not use other cosmetics - tar soap dries the skin very much, so it cannot be used together with other acne products, scrubs and peels. If you decide to use tar soap, refrain from other procedures until the skin restores its protective layer - about a week after the last use of soap;
- Do not squeeze pimples - washing with tar soap or using it to prepare masks, in no case should pimples be squeezed out - the skin from soap becomes dry and easily damaged, and after squeezing, you can not only spread the infection, but also damage the subcutaneous fatty tissue, which is why scars and red spots will remain on the skin;
- Do not expect quick results - tar soap is an effective remedy for acne, but you should not expect quick results from its use. Usually the course of treatment is 1-2 weeks, sometimes more, and in order to completely get rid of acne, the course of treatment must be repeated regularly.
Video recipe for the occasion:
How to use tar soap for acne:
- Spot application- the most gentle way to use tar soap for acne. Spot application can be used for single acne or for very dry, delicate and sensitive skin. For treatment, it is enough to moisten a bar of soap with water and apply soap suds to the pimple, leaving it to dry completely. After that, you need to wash your face with warm water and apply a nourishing cream on it;
- washing- suitable for people with very oily skin and a lot of acne. To wash, you need to lather a bar of soap well and wash your face with soapy foam, it is better to wash off the foam with warm running water, and to enhance the effect, you can wash your face with water of contrasting temperatures for 5-10 minutes or wipe your skin with pieces of ice. Washed with soap 2 times a day, morning and evening, for 2-3 weeks in a row;
- From subcutaneous acne- the most difficult thing to deal with is subcutaneous acne, small red bumps under the skin hurt with every touch, and their contents cannot find a way out. Such pimples can break out within a few days, but it is not at all necessary to wait for them to “ripen”. Tar soap helps to speed up the process of pus coming out or reduces inflammation, due to which acne “resolves”. To combat subcutaneous acne, a thick soapy foam is applied to the site of inflammation and left for 3-6 hours, and preferably overnight. In the morning, the soap is gently washed off with a cotton pad dipped in water;
- from black dots- tar soap is used not only to combat purulent acne, but also to get rid of black spots on the nose and chin. The soap has an excellent exfoliating effect, due to which the upper layers of the skin are removed and the contents of the pores, in the form of black dots, come to the surface. To do this, it is enough to apply tar soap foam on the face once every 2-3 days and leave it for 15-20 minutes. After the foam is washed off with warm water and moisturize the skin with a nourishing cream or lotion.
- Masks with tar soap- if there are a lot of acne on the skin, and the skin itself is uneven and inflamed, you can prepare a mask with tar soap. To prepare the mask, grate a small piece of soap and add 1-2 tablespoons of white or green cosmetic clay to it, pour a little warm water into the mixture so that a homogeneous thick mass is obtained and apply it on the face for 15-20 minutes. The mask is washed off with warm water, after the mask it is necessary to let the skin rest for 3-4 hours, without using decorative cosmetics or any other cosmetics. You can enhance the effect of the mask by adding 1-2 drops of tea tree oil, rosemary or eucalyptus to it.
How to make tar soap at home
Tar soap can be purchased at the nearest pharmacy or prepared independently. Such soap will be 100% safe and natural, since now various synthetic components are often added to tar soap to reduce unpleasant odors and increase the amount of foam.
The easiest recipe for making tar soap is to mix a bar of baby or laundry soap with birch tar. Soap should be grated, in a water bath with a small amount of water - 1-2 tbsp heated until the soap dissolves and add tar to it, at the rate of 1 tbsp per 300 g of soap. Mix well and pour into moulds. After hardening, the soap is ready for use. Making soap at home is easy and simple, but you need to remember that the smell of tar does not disappear for a long time and the dishes where the soap was boiled can hardly be used after that.
Forgotten tar soap is now gaining popularity, returning people to nature and natural cosmetics. Useful and harmful properties of tar soap are not known to everyone. The specific smell and color of the product is not to everyone's liking. But he still has more advantages. And with a competent approach and use, these shortcomings are completely eliminated. The unpleasant smell disappears after 5 minutes.
This hygiene product is 90 percent filled with soap, and the remaining 10% is birch tar. It has been successfully used to treat furunculosis, eczema and other skin problems. For people who have been motionless for a long time, this soap is a salvation that relieves bedsores. It heals wounds, heel cracks, burns and frostbite. People are interested in the benefits and harms of tar soap in relation to skin types.
The use of tar soap for hair
The basis of tar soap is saving birch tar with an antiseptic. In stores, there is soap made from birch tar in a bar and liquid - specially designed for hair. It is believed that in this form, tar soap is more beneficial for hair. Actually the effect is the same. Regular shampooing with this remedy will strengthen the hair roots and improve blood circulation. Plus, it will get rid of dandruff and will have a preventive effect against its occurrence.
Tar soap is useful for oily hair by getting rid of peeling and greasiness. In order not to dry out, it is recommended to wash your hair once a week. Birch tar soap does not work quickly. At first, there will even be a feeling that the situation is worsening. But after a while, the negative moments will disappear, and the hair will become shiny and well-groomed.
- In order not to harm the hair with tar soap, you can not use it for a dry type, so as not to aggravate the situation;
- To improve the effect, it is recommended to apply conditioner after shampooing. This is also done to protect the hair from drying out;
- Use soap once a week, not more often;
- After foaming the product on the head, rinse immediately, without overdoing;
- To strengthen the hair, birch tar soap is used for 2 months.
Compliance with these rules guarantees a lush and thick hair. Tar soap causes harm to hair in the presence of personal intolerance. Mostly it's the smell. Pregnancy is a contraindication for the use of soap.
Recipes for masks with tar soap
To strengthen the hair, birch tar soap is taken, rubbed on a grater and foamed in water. Add olive oil to it - 1 tbsp. l., vitamin A with vitamin E, 7 drops. Mix everything and apply to the roots, distributing through all the hair. After half an hour, wash your hair with shampoo. Enough 1 procedure per week.
Soap is also rubbed against falling out - 1 tbsp. l., fat sour cream is added - 100 g and 5-7 drops of vitamin A. Apply to hair and wash off after half an hour. This mask is also suitable for dry hair.
Tar soap fruitfully fights lice. This problem is rare, but sometimes these insects appear in the hair. To destroy them, soap is applied to the head, foamed and left for 7 minutes. After washing off the mask, the problem is fixed.
Tar soap is also useful for the face, but you should not be fanatical in its use. It is recommended that they wash regularly for owners of oily skin and in the presence of acne.
This product is very drying to the skin. To neutralize the feeling of tightness and dryness after washing, it is recommended to wipe the skin with a tonic, followed by the application of a nourishing cream. It is desirable to drip about 5-7 drops of vegetable oil into it. Grape, wheat, peach and so on are suitable for this.
Tar soap is useful for the face in the form of masks, allowing them to be used for washing. They get rid of acne, blackheads and are suitable for deep cleansing of the face.
This is a real alternative to expensive cosmetic preparations, moreover, affordable and inexpensive. There are two options for its use:
- Apply soap foam to the acne localization sites, leaving for a quarter of an hour. Then wash your face with plain water. You can not keep the mask longer than the set time, so as not to overdry the skin.
- In the presence of a painful inflamed pimple, such a mask is left all night. By morning, it will dry out, and it will be easy to hide it with decorative cosmetics.
Tar soap is bad for a dry face. In addition, it is not recommended to use it for pregnant women and owners of thin skin. Harmful tar oil for the face in the presence of individual intolerance to the components.
Skin and tar soap - the benefits and harms
This remedy is applicable to the skin of the whole body, helping to heal psoriasis. With its help, itching with irritation is eliminated in combination with medications. Tar soap is useful for skin with dermatitis and eczema, as an adjuvant therapy.
Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties make it possible to use soap foam to treat the skin in the shaving area. This procedure relieves irritation, speeding up the healing process for cuts. This tool used to even process sutures after a surgical operation.
Tar soap is useful for skin with an open wound to protect against the appearance of pus. It copes with heel cracks and frostbite with burns. To do this, the foam is applied to the damaged area and thoroughly washed, followed by blotting with a cloth. Then the wound is treated with medications.
Women's problems and tar soap
Today's market is replete with hygiene products, mostly artificial. An alternative to them is tar soap, useful for intimate hygiene with its natural base.
Soap protects against sexually transmitted infections while healing. This refers to thrush, which is common in women. Another benefit of tar soap for intimate hygiene is to help heal cuts while shaving.
A contraindication is an allergy to the ingredients of this hygiene product and pregnancy.
Tar soap, of course, is sold at a retail or pharmacy point within easy reach for everyone. But it is easy to prepare and independently at home:
- Buy soap (for children);
- Tar - 2 tablespoons;
- Plain water - half a glass;
- Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons.
Grate the soap with a grater and pour water, followed by melting in a water bath. Add oil to the resulting composition, mix and cool. The mass is poured into molds and left at room temperature to solidify.
To remove an unpleasant odor, add an aromatic oil composition. In the presence of long and thick hair, it is recommended to apply it on top of the previously applied shampoo in the first use of soap.
Do not apply soap that has not been diluted with water or ground to a state of shavings. Dry hair is washed with this remedy once every 10 days. Lubricate split ends with peach or olive oil before applying tar soap.
If you do not want to use a lump remedy, there is an option to purchase a liquid or special shampoo with the addition of tar soap. It is also recommended to independently add liquid tar purchased at a pharmacy to the shampoo.
Pimples, blackheads, comedones can appear in any person: teenagers, children, adults, men, women. To get rid of the problem, it is necessary to eliminate, first of all, those factors that caused it. But tar soap and other tar-based products will help speed up the healing process of the skin.
Composition and useful properties of tar soap
The product is a combination of laundry soap (90%) and birch tar (10%).
Laundry soap itself is able to effectively deal with skin rashes due to the fact that it creates an alkaline environment, which becomes detrimental to pathogenic microorganisms. But it is they who most often cause the appearance of purulent acne and blackheads on the skin.
Thus, the tandem of laundry soap and birch tar effectively copes with skin rashes due to its bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, drying and regenerating effect.
The main disadvantage of the product is its rather strong and specific smell (although some people like it), which introduces birch tar. But after using the product, it is felt only for a few minutes.
How to use it for acne and pimples
Tar soap can be found in retail chains in the form of an ordinary bar, as well as as a liquid cosmetic product.
Pure use for acne
washing
The easiest way to use folk remedies for acne is to wash your face. To do this, you need to wash your face with warm water, lather the product in your hands and apply the foam on your face, while gently massaging the skin. Then the soap must be washed off first with warm water, and then with cold. Such a temperature difference improves blood microcirculation and increases the effectiveness of the product on the skin. After that, the skin must be moisturized with a cream, because tar soap has a strong drying effect.
Owners of oily skin can wash using the product 2 times a day. If a person has a dry type, then the procedure should be carried out no more than 2-3 times a week. The course should last 1-2 months.
Spot application
If there are solitary rashes on the skin, then the remedy can be applied pointwise. To do this, thin plates should be scraped off the bar with a knife. Rinse your face with water, apply pieces of soap to problem areas and lie down for 15-20 minutes. After that, you need to wash, alternately changing the temperature of the water, and moisturize the skin with cream.
Instead of a solid bar, you can also use a liquid remedy: moisten a cotton swab in it and use it to treat individual pimples.
The procedure must be carried out every day before going to bed until the complete disappearance of single rashes.
Mask
You can also make a mask from the product. For its preparation you will need:
- water - 2 tbsp. l.
Soap should be foamed, and using a brush, apply it on the face. The skin around the eyes and mouth should be avoided. After the first layer has dried, a second layer must be applied. When the mask is completely dry, it can be washed off first with warm water and then cold. Apply moisturizer.
The procedure can be repeated 2-3 times a month.
The note. It is better to take hot water to create foam from soap: 60 ° C. This will facilitate the foaming process of the product and create a more comfortable feeling when applied to the skin.
Face masks based on tar soap
Since the product in its pure form produces a powerful drying effect, it is often used in combination with other components, softening such an aggressive effect.
All masks are applied to the face, bypassing the skin around the eyes and mouth. Rinse them off first with warm and then cool water. After washing, be sure to apply a moisturizer.
You can repeat the procedure:
- for oily skin - once a week;
- for dry - 2 times a month.
Usually the duration of the course is 1-2 months.
Before applying masks, it is recommended to steam the skin. To do this, you need to take a container of hot water (55–60 ° C), tilt your face over it and cover yourself with a towel on top. So you should sit for 10-15 minutes. After steaming, the pores of the skin will open well and the effectiveness of the mask will increase.
It is better to carry out procedures based on this soap in the evening before going to bed.
Honey against inflammation
This remedy copes well not only with acne and pimples, but also relieves inflammation in the form of redness.
Ingredients:
- grated soap or liquid remedy - 1 tbsp. l.;
- hot water - 2 tbsp. l.;
- natural honey - 1 tsp
Combine soap and water and beat into a thick foam. Add honey and mix well. Apply the prepared mask on the face and after 15 minutes. wash off.
Aspirin against comedones
Comedones are one of the manifestations of acne, which appears due to increased secretion of the sebaceous glands. As a result, sebum, dust, dirt, etc. accumulate in the follicles, which creates favorable conditions for the appearance of open comedones, which look like black dots on the skin. An aspirin mask based on tar soap will help from this problem.
Ingredients:
- soap shavings or liquid detergent - 1 tbsp. l.;
- hot water - 2 tbsp. l.;
- aspirin - 1 tablet.
Whip up foam from water and soap. Grind an aspirin tablet to a powder state and pour into the resulting foamy mass. Apply the composition to the skin, leave for 15 minutes. and then rinse with water.
Creamy Cinnamon Mask
Eliminating acne and acne, this remedy protects the skin from overdrying, thanks to fatty cream. Cinnamon in the mask enhances the effect of tar, because it has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties.
Ingredients:
- heavy cream (35–48%) - 50 ml;
- cinnamon - ¼ tsp
Soap must be combined in one bowl with cream, mix thoroughly and pour cinnamon into the resulting mass. Apply to the skin and wash off after 15 minutes.
Mask with infusion of eucalyptus and calendula
Eucalyptus has a powerful antimicrobial property, and calendula normalizes the production of sebum. Therefore, this product is perfect for oily skin types. The mask recipe uses an infusion of a mixture of eucalyptus and calendula. To prepare it, you need to take 1 tsp. each herb, pour 250 ml of boiling water and let it brew for 30 minutes.
For the mask you will need the following ingredients:
- hot herbal infusion - 2 tbsp. l.
Combine soap shavings or a liquid product and the prepared infusion, whip into a thick foam and apply to the face. The exposure time of the mask is 12 minutes.
With yarrow and St. John's wort
This remedy also effectively helps to cope with acne and blackheads on oily skin. Yarrow has an anti-inflammatory and healing effect. It also eliminates oily sheen. St. John's wort has disinfecting, soothing and anti-inflammatory properties. From these herbs, you first need to prepare a decoction. To do this, take 1 tsp. yarrow and St. John's wort and pour 150 ml of water. Bring the mixture to a boil, boil for 10 minutes. Then the broth must be filtered.
Mask Ingredients:
- grated or liquid tar soap - 1 tbsp. l.;
- decoction of yarrow and St. John's wort - 2 tbsp. l.
Mix soap and decoction, lather and apply to the skin. After 15 min. wash off the mask.
With chamomile tea
Chamomile can soothe even the most irritated skin with a gentle effect. Before preparing the mask, you should prepare a chamomile decoction. You need to take 1 tbsp. l. flowers, pour 150 ml of water and boil for 10 minutes.
Ingredients:
- grated or liquid soap - 1 tbsp. l.;
- chamomile decoction - 2 tbsp. l.
Add a decoction to the soap shavings and beat the foam. Apply a face mask. The action time is 15 minutes.
Using tar soap for the back
Acne, as well as acne, affects not only the face, but also the back. The easiest way to deal with them is to lather your back with such soap using a washcloth. The product is foamed on a washcloth, applied to the back and left for 10-15 minutes. After that, rinse with comfortable water.
If the pimple is purulent, then you need to scrape off a little soap, knead it in your hands (hands must be clean), attach to the inflammation and fix it with a plaster. So leave it overnight.
The frequency of procedures for the back with this remedy is the same as for the skin of the face. The course lasts 1-2 months.
Self-preparation of means from birch tar
Healing product can be prepared at home. At the same time, its composition can be enriched with new components, due to which it will have additional useful properties.
To prepare the base, you will need the following ingredients:
- a bar of baby soap - 1 pc.;
- birch tar - 2 tbsp. l.;
- purified water - 1 tbsp. l.
Baby soap should be crushed on a coarse grater, add water and melt in a water bath, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
As soon as the mass becomes viscous, tar should be poured into it (sold in pharmacies), mix well and cool to 40 ° C.
At this stage, if desired, additional components can be added to the composition of tar soap.
Then pour the mass into molds and set to solidify in a ventilated place where there is no direct sunlight.
If there is a preference for the product to be liquid, then you need to take:
- baby soap - 50 g;
- hot purified water (60 ° C) - 1 l;
- birch tar - 2 tbsp. l.
Grate the soap, add shavings to the water, mix well and leave for a day. After that, add tar and other components and mix again.
Below are some home remedy recipes.
Soap for dry skin
For cooking you will need:
- glycerin - 10 ml;
- ground cinnamon - 1 tsp;
- natural honey - 20 ml.
Glycerin, ground cinnamon and honey are first added to the viscous soap base. Mix everything well and pour the mass into molds.
Glycerin helps the epidermis retain moisture, cinnamon will have a bactericidal effect, and honey will saturate the skin with nutrients.
Oatmeal Scrub Soap
This soap will gently remove the keratinized layer of the epidermis, which contributes to a deeper penetration of active substances into the skin and the effective elimination of acne and acne.
Ingredients:
- oatmeal - 1 tbsp. l.;
- olive oil - 1 tsp
Oatmeal should be ground in a blender. Add oil and oatmeal flour to a soapy viscous base. Mix and pour into molds.
Contraindications and possible harm
Contraindications include:
- respiratory diseases, especially asthma;
- diseases of the central nervous system (epilepsy);
- thin sensitive skin;
- rosacea (vascular network that occurs when the blood vessels expand);
- individual intolerance;
- the body's tendency to allergic reactions.
If tar soap is used incorrectly or used too often, certain health damage can be caused:
- overdrying of the skin, up to peeling;
- the appearance of irritation;
- the formation of a film on the epidermis, which performs not only protective functions, but also prevents normal cellular respiration of the skin;
- a specific smell can cause nausea, dizziness.
"Birch tar" or tar has been used since ancient times to treat skin diseases and. At the present stage, it is more often used in the form of soap. Although it has a strong specific smell, it has not yet been possible to replace it with something so effective. How to use tar soap for the face and how it is useful, you will learn further.
Tar soap properties
The main active ingredient is birch tar. Once upon a time, it was used to treat severe skin diseases such as leprosy and scabies. Modern soap contains no more than 10% tar.
This product has the following features:
Normalizes the work of the sebaceous glands, which is good for.
Exfoliates old dead cells.
Reduces the size of scars or scars, tightens.
Narrows.
Whitens and tightens the skin.
Stimulates metabolism and blood circulation in the skin.
Promotes rapid healing of burns and wounds.
Repairs damaged tissues at the cellular level.
It is a powerful natural antiseptic.
Tar is indispensable in the treatment of seborrhea, scabies and various rashes, including. In addition to the fact that tar soap has medicinal properties, it also does not contain additives that are harmful to the body. The composition is completely free of aromatic substances, preservatives and chemicals.
The fact that the benefits of tar soap for the skin of the face is obvious, it must be used carefully. Birch tar contains phenol and various resins. If they enter the body, they can cause negative consequences in the form of an immune system response.
Tar soap in cosmetology
Many have heard about the beneficial qualities of birch tar, but they doubt whether it is possible to wash your face with tar soap. Skin problems can be eliminated by washing at least 2 times a day. It is not worth using tar soap on an ongoing basis, since the substances contained in it greatly dry out the skin. Although this is not a big harm, it is necessary to give the skin a "rest".
If your skin feels very tight after using soap, apply an emollient, such as a cream or lotion. Tar soap for the skin of the face is used more often, but is sometimes used for hair and the whole body.
The body is treated with tar soap several times a week. Thus, the prevention of various infectious diseases is carried out. It is also good to use tar soap in intimate hygiene and to treat injuries such as burns or frostbite. The tar product perfectly protects against bacterial and fungal infections, helps to restore damaged tissues.
For hair, special shampoos containing birch tar are produced, but soap is more effective. It should be used if the hair is weak, damaged by chemical dyes or perms. In order for them to recover and acquire their former beauty, it is enough to use tar soap several times a week. You need to use it, as well as shampoo: lather, hold for a few minutes and rinse.
Can acne be treated?
Considering the question - tar soap is good and bad for the face, one cannot help but recall that with the help of this cosmetic product it is possible once and for all.
Acne treatment should begin with a consultation with a dermatologist or cosmetologist.
If there are no contraindications, then the use of tar soap for acne can be done in two ways:
1. wash your face. Moisten your face with slightly warm water. Apply foam and rinse, rinse with cold water. The contrast from different temperatures will harden the skin and make it more elastic and fresh, and the tar will clear acne. In this case, you can not touch your face with your hands, and squeeze out pimples. The skin itself will be cleansed, there will be no trace.
2. Do. Apply lather to a clean and dry face. After 15 minutes, when the foam dries and a feeling of tightness appears, it should be removed with cold water, blotted with a towel and generously greased with a nourishing cream or wiped with lotion.
Tar soap for acne on the face is often not recommended, a maximum of several times for 7 days.
If you decide to wash your face with tar soap, the reviews of those who used it will help you understand that it is very effective in eliminating acne and other skin defects, and the smell, which is very unpleasant, quickly disappears, disappears within 7-10 minutes. To make the effect more pronounced, it is better to make soap yourself.
Tar face soap - how to cook?
You can wash your face with tar soap for acne and just take care of your skin with a product of your own preparation. Follow this recipe:
1. Buy soap in the store without various additives, preferably for children. Birch tar - in a pharmacy.
2. Choose an iron bowl that you will use only for making soap at all times. The smell is quite unpleasant and persistent, so it is better to use separate dishes.
3. Grate 3 bars of purchased soap, place in the selected bowl. Pour a small amount of liquid, preferably clean drinking water. Then put in a pot of boiling water. Stir the soap shavings occasionally so that it dissolves well.
4. Then add birch resin to the finished mass. Enough 2 tablespoons.
5. Stir the mixture thoroughly, remove from the water bath and leave to cool in a cool place.
6. When the finished product has cooled down a bit, pour into molds. You can use disposable cups for yogurt or various molds for baking cookies, muffins and other confectionery.
7. It takes at least 7 days for the soap to completely harden. Place the molds in fresh air so that the smell does not spread throughout the home, preferably on the balcony. Cover with something on top, otherwise dust will settle or the surface of the soap will crack from sudden drying.
To soften the smell a little and improve the cosmetic properties, add at the moment when the soap chips are dissolved, (any), you can do what you like best and a little honey. Then homemade tar face soap can be used more often.
Tips for using tar soap (from cosmetologists)
In how best to use tar soap for the face, reviews of cosmetologists will help you.
If you are prone to allergies, do not apply the soap mixture to the entire face for the first time, but first test it on a small sensitive area, for example, behind the ear or in the crook of the elbow.
For various skin defects and diseases, experts advise using masks.
Use the recipes below.
From inflammation and pustules
If you have problem skin, this mask will help to correct the situation for the better. Turn into shavings 5 g of tar soap. Grind thyme grass and buckwheat flakes in the amount of 10 g to a powder state in any way possible. Pour hot herbal tea over soap shavings. Add dry ingredients - thyme powder and flakes. Apply to cleansed face after thoroughly mixing all the ingredients. After 15 minutes, rinse and lubricate the problem areas of the skin with any antiseptic.
Course - 1 month.
For oily skin
Take a bar of tar soap, instant coffee - 10 g and a few drops of patchouli essential oil. Lather soap, add coffee granules and essential oil to a thick foam. Apply to a previously cleansed face. Avoid contact with the skin of the eyelids or nasolabial area. After 10 minutes, rinse with water, preferably warm. If acne is present, then additionally apply zinc ointment to each tubercle.
Apply the mask preferably 2 times a week for a month or 3 weeks at least.
From
Take fresh cottage cheese and fat sour cream in the amount of 15 grams. Grind thoroughly into a homogeneous mass. Lather the soap into a thick foam and mix with the curd mass. Apply a thin layer along the massage lines. After 15 minutes, remove the mask with a cotton pad or swab and wipe your face with a special tonic or lotion. This tool makes the skin color uniform, but it is not recommended to use it more than 2 times a month.
If there are black dots
For this tool, you will need a thick foam of tar soap and white coal tablets in the amount of 2 pcs. Pound the sorbent tablets into powder and mix with soap suds. Before applying the mask to your face, wipe it with micellar water and hold it over a hot steam bath with herbal infusion. Then spread the mixture of charcoal tablets and soap suds on problem areas. When rinsing, alternate warm and cold water. You can wipe with ice with fruit juice, preferably sour. The mask promotes deep cleansing of the skin and sebaceous channels, narrows pores. You can do it several times a week for a month.
Now you know what tar face soap is used for various skin problems. For medicinal purposes, use the mask only after the recommendation of a cosmetologist or dermatologist.
