Perfect Elbows Thanks To The Best Natural Treatments
It is very common to have rough elbows, but we usually start to worry about them when the skin becomes thick and dark, becoming an embarrassing cosmetic problem.
How can this be remedied? You can buy a specific treatment or try natural remedies which, in addition to being cheap, are also effective.
Take note of the following tips: they will help you get smooth and soft elbows back.
First step: exfoliate the elbows
Exfoliating the skin should be a habitual gesture in our beauty routine. Often, however, we limit ourselves to applying the cream and beauty treatments hoping to see immediate results, without imagining how important it is to eliminate dead cells first.
Well, what is the best way to exfoliate the elbows?
- You will only need three tablespoons of sugar (about 30g) and one tablespoon of olive oil (25g).
- Mix them together in a cup and collect them with a cotton pad.
- Vigorously rub the mixture on your elbows for 5 minutes and then rinse with warm water.
In this way the skin will be ready to receive our beauty treatments.
How to recover the skin elasticity of dry and dark elbows
Ingredients
- A tablespoon of honey (25 g)
- The juice of half a lemon
Preparation
Once we have exfoliated the elbows, we will prepare a simple mask to recover the elasticity and softness of the skin.
- For this purpose, it will be sufficient to make a simple mixture based on honey and lemon. Use a small container where you will pour the spoonful of honey, then dilute it with the juice of half a lemon. Mix well.
- Apply the mask on the skin of the elbows with the help of a cotton disc. You can do this treatment in the evening, before the shower. Let it act for a quarter of an hour and, at the end, rinse with warm water.
- Applied 4 times a week it will allow you to get very fast results.
Daily treatment based on castor oil
Castor oil is available in stores that specialize in natural or beauty products. It is cheap and has many qualities, for example, that of promoting eyelash growth .
How can castor oil help us to treat dry elbows?
- The fatty acids contained in castor oil are especially useful for repairing dry and rough skin.
- It has emollient properties, thanks to which you will see softer, brighter and more elastic skin day by day.
- Castor oil contains a blend of unsaturated fatty acids such as ricinoleic, linoleic, stearic and dihydroxystearic acids. Fatty acids are very effective in replenishing damaged skin, as well as having a good antimicrobial action.
To use it at its best, we advise you to apply a few drops of this oil on the skin of the elbows every morning, as soon as you get up. You will see what results.
Natural treatment for the elbows with aloe vera and rose hip
If your elbows are very dry, so much so that they present painful fissures, we recommend this simple remedy based on aloe vera.
Relief is immediate and, day after day, you will see the health of your skin improve.
Ingredients
- A tablespoon of aloe vera (15 g)
- 10 drops of rosehip essential oil
Preparation
- Rosehip essential oil is very useful in case of dry skin : you can find it in any shop specializing in beauty products or herbal medicine. The price may not be very cheap, but given its effectiveness, a small investment is worth it.
- Let’s start with aloe vera. If you have a plant in the house, cut a leaf, open it and with a spoon extract the gel that is inside.
- Put it in a bowl and add 10 drops of rosehip essential oil. Mix the two ingredients well with the help of a teaspoon.
- You just have to apply this treatment on your elbows, three times a week. It has a pleasant smell, but what matters most is its high healing, soothing and repairing power. Your skin will thank you.
How to lighten your elbows
Ingredients
- ½ lemon
- 1 tablespoon of baking soda (10 g)
Preparation
With the help of half a lemon, it is very easy to lighten dark elbows. Once you have cut the lemon in half, sprinkle it with a spoonful of baking soda and rub it on your elbows, just like in the image.
The results may not be immediate, but within 5 to 6 days you will see clearer skin. If, in addition to this, you apply one of the previous beauty treatments on the elbows, you will undoubtedly show off softer and more uniformly colored elbows.
