Every woman wants to be beautiful - and pregnancy is no exception. But it was during the childbearing women are often faced with the aesthetic problems: skin becomes more sensitive and prone to pigmentation, body covered with stretch marks, and thigh - cellulite.
Powerful hormonal changes that occur in the female body during pregnancy It alters the physiology of skin. It starts much harder to remove toxins, working "for two". Water and lipid composition of the skin surface in the first trimester of pregnancy changes due to the change in the ratio of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. It decreases the amount of sebum excreted and the skin becomes much drier. It may even change the type: oily skin turns dry and normal - hypersensitive.
In the second trimester the fruit is actively growing, so there is a risk of stretch marks and cellulite, and in the third trimester of pregnancy skin continues to expand rapidly - and the need to protect it carefully.
The face
Hormonal changes in the body can cause the appearance of chloasma - Pigment spots, which hit the face of the future mother. "Guilty" in the adrenal glands, which in pregnant women produce more hormones that affect pigmentation of the skin. Under their influence darker skin around the nipple and there are dark spots on the face And a dark stripe on the abdomen. But as a rule, a few months after birth dark spots disappear.
To protect the face, the expectant mother should avoid exposure of the skin to sunlight: it is necessary to use cosmetics with a high sun protection (SPF). With the same purpose should be to saturate the body with vitamins - A and E, folic acid.
Experts do not argue against the use of certain bleaches - Drugs with azelaic, kojic and ascorbic acid, arbutin. But warns that pre-should still be tested for allergic reaction to the inside of your wrist.
Among the natural products have a bleaching effect extracts of parsley or bearberry.
The body
The basic procedure for skin care body should be exfoliation. Scrub or Soft Peeling should be applied once or twice a week, it will cleanse the skin from dead cells that interfere with her breathing. In addition, this procedure prevents the appearance of uneven fat - Kapitonov appearing on the thighs and buttocks.
Among other mandatory measures body care future moms - nutrition and hydration. Choose fortified creams and pays special attention to areas that are most prone to stretch - a stomach, hips and breasts.
An important nuance! When choosing cosmetics, look for those products that contain in their composition Vitamin E Cocoa butter and lavender. Vitamin E It supports the production of collagen and elastin in the skin and thus prevents its aging. Cocoa butter beautifully softens and moisturizes the skin, lavender gives it the smoothness, elasticity and softness. But of the home remedies there is nothing better than olive oil.
One of the main aesthetic troubles to women during pregnancy are striae . extensions - Traces injured elastic fibers of the skin. To be safe, the expectant mother should try to gain weight slowly and do not gain too much kilos during pregnancy. Do not forget about Oil for stretch marks . Apply it daily on the abdomen, lungs pinch movements, and after using Rinse under cool shower.
Breast
The best means to care for the breast is usually the cold water, which is generally well strengthens and tones the skin. It is also very important to wear the right size bra, changing it as the breast enlargement. The right bra, above all, comfortable: it does not leave any traces on the body, its straps do not cut into his shoulders, and a rigid frame does not interfere with movement.
There are special cosmetics, which help keep the breast supple . They include vitamins, extracts of ginseng, horsetail, soy, hops, mint, algae, extracts of olive tree, alpha-hydroxy acids. These ingredients activate regeneration and improve skin elasticity, stimulate the renewal process in its cells.
It should be remembered also for protection from the sun, especially in summer, when the zone is open neckline and exposed to ultraviolet light. Therefore, be sure to use sunscreen with a high protection index.
Legs
Foot cream with venous drainage and effect must appear in the kits of the future mother, because his legs during pregnancy have a very serious load. Choose tools with a cooling slightly textures, in which there are mint, citrus oils and seaweed extracts. Edema help and sea salt, "pulls" excess fluid and toxins. Do not hot before going to bed (this matter) salt foot bath : A few tablespoons of sea salt plus a couple of drops of essential oil of geranium, eucalyptus, frankincense and mandarin. These procedures not only to further moisturize the skin, but also will have a salutary effect on the entire body.
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