Whitening skin with hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is an effective and widely available tool in the application. It is used not only for medical purposes, cosmetology, but also at home. Peroxide solution perfectly copes with various cosmetic defects of the skin surface. Some people use hydrogen peroxide to get rid of freckled inclusions. The property of this solution reduces the formation of greasiness on the skin of the face, with success is also used in adolescence. In this article, we will consider in detail the bleaching of the skin with hydrogen peroxide.

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How does hydrogen peroxide affect the skin?

Active use in cosmetology peroxide was due to the ongoing chemical reaction:

• Hydrogen peroxide, consisting of water molecules and oxygen elements, when contacted with the skin begins to oxidative effect.
• Oxygen in contact with mud elements, greasy impurities and all kinds of toxins, forms a bubble base, displacing the harmful component of abscesses on the surface of the skin.

Important! During the chemical reaction, water helps to remove all mud elements located on the skin surface.

Applying hydrogen peroxide, it is possible to cope with such problems:

• remove small pustules from the skin of the face;
• to carry out the process of skin disinfection;
• dry the skin and get rid of unwanted acne;
• whitening of dark spots;
• to carry out the procedure for cleaning the face skin from the bacterial environment.

The use of cosmetics on the basis of this substance makes it possible to give the skin of the face an even and smooth shade, helps the disappearance of youthful blackheads, and constant use contributes to the disappearance of scars and pigmentation areas.

Important! The use of this solution should be accompanied with extreme caution, as sometimes white spots on the skin can form from hydrogen peroxide or burns of chemical origin may appear. The damaged structure of the skin surface requires serious treatment of a dermatologist.

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Features of the substance

The solution, which is sold in pharmacies, has a relatively small concentration of active ingredients. That is why this substance is ideal for any type of skin and you can safely at home bleach the skin with hydrogen peroxide.

Therapeutic effect

Also the peroxide solution has found application not only in cosmetology, but also in medicine. Hydrogen peroxide is used for the therapeutic treatment of various diseases:

• promotes the enhancement of the body's immune system;
• helps to get rid of the infectious process and other harmful components;
• improves the functioning of the circulatory system and respiratory system;
• stimulates metabolic processes in the body;
• improves the quality of the circulatory system;
• promotes the process of normalizing blood sugar levels;
• helps regulate the acid-base balance of the body.

Important! Peroxide with a concentrating component of 3.5 percent, when in contact with the skin in undiluted condition, can cause serious chemical burns. Trying to perform the process of diluting peroxide, it is necessary to follow precautions, cover all easily accessible segments of the body, especially the eyes.

Precautions

It is necessary to study and adhere to several rules when working with hydrogen peroxide:

• At home, the use of peroxide with a concentration above 3 percent is not allowed.
• It is necessary to accurately maintain the dosage and proportions when using hydrogen peroxide.
• When directly using peroxide, a skin test should be performed by applying this medication to the inner part of the palm or the inner ulnar fold. The irritant effect on the skin indicates that the product is not acceptable.
• During the manufacture of masks for bleaching skin with hydrogen peroxide, it is necessary to add several attenuating products to the consistency, such as olive oil, egg yolk, honey.
• It is inadmissible to contact peroxide with eyes and mucous surface, therefore it is necessary to apply the substance pointwise directly to pimples or pustular rash.
• It is permissible to use any remedy twice within seven days, and also to avoid a burn of the skin surface. Leave on the skin for no more than fifteen minutes.
• The applied therapeutic effect is increased if the face is cleaned from dirty components and used cosmetics.
• When using peroxide during the removal of pigmentation, after a month of application, a two-week break must be taken. During this period, the mask from natural components will help to speed up the recovery function of damaged cells.
• Mask for bleaching skin with hydrogen peroxide must be applied to the face with a thin layer. In no event can you over-restrain this compound on your face, and in time rinse with water.
• After flushing hydrogen peroxide, it is necessary to use a nourishing or moisturizing basis of creams.

Important! By observing precautions when using hydrogen peroxide, it is possible to safely solve the cosmetic problem without exposing the skin surface to structural damage.

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Useful recipes

When applying hydrogen peroxide, the following recommendations should be adhered to:

• To bleach skin with hydrogen peroxide, a tampon or cotton swab should be applied to the problem area. To eliminate peroxide, use an ordinary damp cloth, and after this process it is necessary to cover the skin with a natural moisturizer cream. As necessary, we resume the process several times a day until the speck is discolored.
• To get rid of freckles, you can use a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and potato starch. Mix the ingredients for the mask: one tablespoon of starch and two teaspoons of peroxide. Remove the dried mixture can, using ordinary running tap water.
• To discolor the pigment spots or freckles, you can prepare a mixture of grapefruit juice and hydrogen peroxide in a ratio of one to one.
• Dissolving one teaspoon of peroxide in a glass of water can not only disinfect the throat and mouth, but also prevent the multiplication of bacteria in the disease.
• To improve the condition of the skin, you can add peroxide to the ointment or cream with a vaseline component. The prepared cosmetic composition very quickly loses its properties, therefore it is necessary to use it all at once.

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Skin cleanser

Traditional medicine widely practices bleaching of skin with hydrogen peroxide. Using peroxide for cosmetic purposes, you can achieve a significant improvement in the skin, and also eliminate some skin imperfections.

The effective methods include:

• using compresses;
• application of repeated rubbing;
• manufacture and use of masks for the skin surface.

Important! When making a mask peroxide can be combined with yeast, cottage cheese, aloe, honey. Such compositions of masks create a smooth skin of the face, improve the work of the sebaceous components, promote the bleaching of pigment spots.

Consider some recipes for cleansing face masks.

Mask 1

For too problematic skin with pronounced fat areas of the skin, you can prepare a mask using the cleansing effect:

1. One container filled with hydrogen peroxide.
2. In the second container, pour a small amount of sea salt.
3. Swab from cotton wool into a peroxide solution, then into sea salt.
4. Then, in a circular motion, we rub the skin of the face, especially the problem areas.

Mask 2

The yeast mask is gentle and unharmed, so it is suitable for cleaning normal and dry skin:

1. To obtain the desired consistency, one spoonful of dry yeast must be diluted with one spoonful of hydrogen peroxide.
2. With the received thick composition to grease the face, after 15-20 minutes the mask to wash off ordinary running water from under the crane.

Important! After this procedure, make sure to moisturize your face with any nourishing cream.

Mask 3:

1. When preparing a mask from cottage cheese, you need to take one yolk and add to it one spoonful of cottage cheese with a high percentage of fat.
2. The resulting composition should be diluted with a few drops of hydrogen peroxide and apply the mixture on the face.
3. After 15-20 minutes rinse face with chilled water.

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Skin Lightening

Skin whitening with such a drug is the most readily available and popular means for lightening the dermis. Using this tool helps to cope with rashes, cleanse the face of black point components, lighten the skin. On the tanned surface of the skin, the slightest errors, traces of pimples, scars and scars immediately rush into the eye, so many people think about their clarification. It is not necessary to visit the beauty salon, because you can try to achieve aristocratic pallor and at home, using hydrogen peroxide.

Important! If the skin is high in fat, then to get a whitening effect you need to wipe your face with a cotton swab twice a week. With dry face skin, it is enough to use once a week.

The concentration of the peroxide solution should not exceed three percent, because otherwise the risk of drying out the skin surface or getting chemical burns is possible.

Recipe 1

If you use hydrogen peroxide with lemon juice, then the effect of whitening increases. This lotion can be prepared:

1. Mixing in one bowl:
   • juice of freshly squeezed lemon in the amount of 100 grams;
   • vodka or medical alcohol, diluted in water - 10 grams;
   • apple cider vinegar - 50 grams.
2. In another container, 15 grams of hydrogen peroxide must be grinded with one aspirin tablet to a uniform state.

Important! The resulting two compounds must be mixed and you can clean your face and neck three times a day, not more than three minutes.

Recipe 2

You can enhance skin whitening by using ordinary baking soda. In this case, it is necessary to include a softening agent in the formulation.

Take one spoonful of fatty sour cream or yogurt mixed with 0.5 tablespoons of soda, add a few drops of hydrogen peroxide.

Important! The resulting mask should be applied to face skin for 5 minutes, after which the mixture should be rinsed with ordinary running water from the tap. The use of such a cosmetic mask allows you to eliminate greasy shine, get rid of acne and acne, give the skin a whitening effect.

Recipe 3

There are cases when after the pimples there are dark traces. In this case, you can use a whitening mask:

• mixing the same amount of honey and hydrogen peroxide;
• adding the juice of a freshly squeezed aloe flower.

Using a tampon made of cotton wool, it is necessary to impose a mixture on the neck and face. After five minutes, you need to rinse your face and neck with cool water, and after the procedure, use a cream to moisten the skin surface.

Important! When applying masks, which include peroxide, you must be extremely careful, since accidentally getting this mixture on the eyebrow area can lead to a lightening effect of the hairs.

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Acne Recipes for Acne

Bleaching the skin with hydrogen peroxide also perfectly helps to cope with all kinds of pimples and acne, so if necessary, you can prepare special masks at home to eliminate unwanted rashes.

Consider some effective masks based on peroxide from acne.

Option 1:

1. One spoon of creme or shaving foam diluted in 4 ml of hydrogen peroxide solution.
2. After mixing the resulting mixture with 4 drops of camphor and ammonia, we get a ready mask.

Important! Using such a composition, it is possible to clean the skin of the face from dead cells and from polluting components. The mask also copes well with the bleaching of dark spots.

Option 2

Two spoons of dry yeast should be mixed with peroxide until a sufficiently thick mass is obtained. The presence of a yeast component contributes to the rapid destruction of traces of acne that has arisen.

Important! The composition is specifically applied only to acne and acne, so you need to be extremely careful when applying this mask.

Option 3

A four-gram lemon powder is diluted with hydrogen peroxide until a homogeneous pulp is formed. This composition effectively removes traces of acne.

Important! Since these are two potent substances, it is necessary to use this mask very carefully.

Option 4

Mix a few drops of peroxide with baby powder until you get a sour cream density. This composition reduces the work of the sebaceous glands of the facial skin and conducts the drying effect of acne.

Now you know everything about bleaching the skin with hydrogen peroxide, as well as the fight against pimples, acne and other skin problems of the face and other parts of the body. Such a solution is relatively safe, if used in a limited amount, so be extremely careful, and then you will get the expected cosmetic effect, rather than more serious skin problems.