Eight magical beauty benefits of salt that you must know

"Salt" is a necessity in life that we come into contact with every day. It has a wide range of uses and is one of the most important substances for human survival. Many people may not know that "salt" is also a natural beauty product that can help lose weight, moisturize the skin, remove acne, remove spots, and also protect hair... Seemingly ordinary table salt has so many functions. As long as you know how to mix it skillfully, its magical beauty effects will definitely make you love it.

1. Use salt to make toner

Salt toner is very suitable for oily skin. It can help eliminate oil accumulated in facial pores, acne, and dead skin and dirt on the skin surface. The effect is comparable to those expensive facial cleansers.

After washing your face, put a small spoonful of fine salt on the palm of your hand, add 3 to 5 drops of water and mix well. Then dip your fingers in the salt water and apply it from the forehead from top to bottom, massaging gently while applying. After a few minutes, when the salt water on your face has dried and turned into white powder, wash your face with warm water. Do this once in the morning and once in the evening after washing your face.

For the T-zone with abundant oil secretion, apply fine salt on the pre-moistened skin, gently massage and rest for 3 minutes, then use the middle fingertips to do squeezing massage from bottom to top on both sides of the nose.

2. Salt has many benefits for hair care

Salt has the effects of deep cleansing, sterilization and detoxification, relaxing the meridians and activating blood circulation, and astringing the sebaceous glands. It can make thin and inelastic hair thicker and more shiny. The salt crystals will stimulate the scalp and promote hair regeneration.

Salt shampooing is the first choice for oily hair. Apply shampoo salt or table salt evenly on the scalp, gently massage with your fingertips for 3 to 5 minutes, and then rinse with clean water. It is recommended to take it 2 to 3 times a week.

3. Remove acne scars and smooth out skin unevenness

Dip your fingertips in a little salt and massage in a spiral shape on the acne marks or bumps 3 times. Then apply enough salt to the area that needs to be "solved" and wash it off after 5 minutes.

When washing your face in the morning and evening, gently massage your face with salt and then rinse it off with water. This can not only remove acne but also eliminate wrinkles.

4. Improve rough skin and remove dark spots

The minerals in the salt will form a protective film on the body as you soak in the bath, and can produce ion phenomena with the skin, accelerating metabolism, thereby achieving the effect of eliminating fatigue and beautifying the skin. Add 3 to 5 teaspoons of salt to the hot water in the bathtub, then soak for 20 minutes to eliminate fatigue.

Salt can remove facial freckles to a certain extent. When washing your face in the morning and evening, you can wet a teaspoon of salt with warm water, use it as a facial cleanser to gently wash your face, and then rinse with cold water. Soaking a cotton pad in salt water and applying it to the acne-affected area can also speed up the healing of acne.

5. Salt detox

Coarse salt contains sodium and trace amounts of minerals such as iodine, manganese, zinc, potassium, etc. Its structural components are similar to those of blood and lymph glands that maintain life. If applied to the skin, it can directly enter the blood and lymph glands through the skin and expel aging substances in the cells, thus achieving a beauty effect.

6. Use salt as a body wash

Taking a salt bath can promote metabolism, deeply cleanse the skin, heal some minor wounds, and reduce the unevenness of the skin surface.

Use salt water when bathing, apply to elbows, thighs, and calves first, then apply to the whole body in the order of chest, abdomen, and back, and massage. After the salt water dries, lie in warm water and soak for a while. In this way, the dirt in the pores is removed by the salt, and finally rinse with clean water and apply body lotion all over the body. This kind of bath can enhance the vitality of the skin all over the body. For those with dry skin, use one spoon of water-soluble or weak oily massage cream, add half a spoon of fine salt and water, mix, and massage gently.

7. Use salt to reduce fat

Obesity may be caused by the accumulation of fat or edema. Coarse salt can stimulate the sweat glands and sebaceous glands on the skin. As long as you massage the obese areas appropriately, you can expel excess water and fat from the body.

When taking a bath, first warm your body with hot water, apply salt to the obese areas, and massage until the skin turns slightly red. Then soak in a bathtub with water temperature of 38℃ for 20 minutes to speed up blood circulation. It is particularly effective for losing weight in the waist, abdomen and legs.

8. Bright eyes and clean teeth

Fill half a basin with warm water, sprinkle a small amount of salt and let it melt, soak your face in the salt water, open your eyes in the water, and move your eyeballs up and down and left and right to achieve the effect of washing your eyes with fresh water. If your eyes are swollen after getting up in the morning, you can apply salt water to your eyes.

Brushing your teeth with salt can remove stains from your teeth, making them whiter and cleaner, and it can also remove bad breath. Mix salt and baking soda in a ratio of 1:2 and use it to brush your teeth.