Characteristics of oily skin:dilated pores and skin that shines brightly after the lunch break. To regulate all this, we suggest you adopt this astringent ritual with alum stone. After properly washing or removing make-up from your face, rub your natural crystal stone on it (without ammonium or aluminum chlorohydrate). It's up to you whether you prefer to keep the face wet and use the dry stone, or on the contrary rub the wet stone on a dry face. This facial treatment helps to tighten the pores of the skin, thus providing toned, mattified skin for several hours, as well as an antibacterial and healing action in the process. If your skin has pimples, pass it lightly without pressing:you risk irritating the pimples. If used properly, alum stone is said to effectively fight acne. Used in powder on the face after your day cream or your make-up, it adds mattness to your foundation, provided you choose a make-up that does not clog the pores to avoid being counterproductive...
Those who wax their faces know this fear:seeing redness and small pimples due to ingrown hairs appear after waxing. However, the alum stone has an immediate soothing action, even on delicate skin such as the skin of the face. Whether you wax or use an epilator, alum stone is an ideal post-depilation facial treatment. How it works ? Potassium alum acts by creating a protective barrier on the skin, which it purifies through its antibacterial action. For this, always disinfect the skin, the hands and the tool with which you epilate (for example, your tweezers) with an antiseptic product. After waxing, also disinfect the face with an alcohol-free solution (very important so as not to further irritate the skin). Then, pass the wet stone over the skin, then apply a moisturizing and soothing facial treatment, such as a mixture of honey and lemon, or even aloe vera and shea butter. If you don't have sensitive skin, mix alum stone powder with vinegar:this combination effectively slows down hair growth.
A nasty sunburn on the nose? Rub your alum stone on a compress of cold water, and apply on the sunburn to calm the pain and soothe the skin. In case of cold sores, try this facial treatment, a real grandmother's remedy:choose a natural alum stone. Rub the wet stone on the cold sores, after removing any makeup residue. Repeat this facial treatment several times a day to prevent the proliferation of herpes and dry it out. Rinse the stone well after use.
