Apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is an excellent natural remedy that refreshes, rejuvenates, cleanses and tones the skin. The fruit acids contained in it have an exfoliating, moisturizing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect on the skin, and also stimulate the production of collagen, which is responsible for its elasticity. In addition, it improves the condition of blood vessels. Apple cider vinegar has proven itself excellent in the treatment of skin diseases.

How to make your own vinegar

It is better to prepare apple cider vinegar yourself, since synthetic apple cider vinegar does not always have the qualities of natural one.

Grate the apples on a coarse grater, then add warm boiled water at the rate of 0.5 liters of water per 0.4 kg of apple pulp. For each liter of water we calculate 100 g of sugar or honey, 10 g of bread yeast and 20 g of dry black bread. Pour the mixture into a jar and put it away for 10 days in a dark place at a temperature of 2030C. Keep the jar open and stir the contents with a wooden spoon every 23 days. Then the apple pulp must be transferred to a gauze bag and squeezed out. Strain the resulting juice again through cheesecloth and pour into a wide-necked vessel. To each liter of juice you can add 50-100 g of sugar or honey, stirring well. After this, cover the jar with gauze, tie it and store it warm for 4060 days. After fermentation is complete, pour the resulting apple cider vinegar into bottles with a hose, filtering it with gauze. Seal the bottles tightly with stoppers and store in a cool place.

Skin rejuvenation

It is recommended to freshen your face with apple cider vinegar about once a week. This will cleanse the skin of dead cells and help its regeneration. Wash with warm water and your usual cleanser. Then apply a warm compress for 35 minutes to warm up the skin and open the pores. Next, moisten a linen napkin with a warm solution (1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar per 0.5 liters of water), squeeze lightly and apply to your face. Cover the top with a terry towel. After 5 minutes, wash with warm water and massage your skin a little with a hard towel.

Mask for oily skin

Peel 1/4 cucumber, mash into a paste, mix with one egg yolk, 3 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Apply this mixture to your face and neck for 30 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

For itching and dandruff

Scratching with a comb dipped in a solution of apple cider vinegar (12 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar per 1 tablespoon of water) helps against itchy scalp. Dip the comb into the solution and comb your hair with it until it becomes damp. The same recipe helps with hair loss. And to get rid of dandruff, apply heated apple cider vinegar to the scalp, then wrap your hair in cellophane and a terry towel. After an hour, wash your hair with shampoo.

Hair rinsing

It is recommended to rinse your hair with a weak solution of apple cider vinegar (1/3 cup apple cider vinegar to 3 cups water). This will refresh your scalp, cleanse your hair of shampoo residue and make it soft and fluffy. Apple cider vinegar with rosemary enhances dark hair color and adds shine, and when combined with chamomile, it brightens and strengthens hair.

From cracks in hands

Chapped hands will become smooth and beautiful again if, after washing, lubricate them with regular cream mixed with apple cider vinegar in a 1:1 ratio.

Prevention of varicose veins

Moisten a cloth with apple cider vinegar and wrap it around your legs in places where the veins protrude, tie a terry towel on top and secure it. The compress should be kept for at least half an hour, while raising your legs as high as possible.

Getting rid of the smell

You can get rid of unpleasant foot odor by systematically taking 5-minute baths with apple cider vinegar. You will need water for a basin

1 cup apple cider vinegar. After the bath, do not dry your feet, let them dry naturally. And to soften calluses and keratinized skin, for each liter of water you need to take 0.5 cups of apple cider vinegar and 1 tbsp. spoon of salt, increasing the time of taking a foot bath to 10 minutes.