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Dull skin and hair? The ingredients in the kitchen useful for beauty masks – Italian Cuisine

They are rich in beneficial effects. They deeply nourish, repair damage and protect skin and hair naturally. Find out what benefits they have and how to use them to take care of dull skin and dull hair

Dull skin and dull hair without volume. In this period we all find ourselves dealing with the care of scalp and hair without being able to resort to tailor-made treatments by beauticians and hairdressers because of the lockdown. Some ingredients that we have in the kitchen can however prove to be a valuable aid. From sugar to oil. In fact, they can be mixed together and used to prepare DIY masks, natural and at (almost) zero cost. «They are rich in vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and other highly nutritious substances. They also have the great advantage of not containing silicones and parabens, often present in beauty products, "he explains Annamaria Previati, naturopath and professional beautician, expert in natural treatments, who suggests here which ingredients to use to prepare DIY masks for skin and hair.

Brown sugar to exfoliate the skin

Has staying closed at home made the complexion off? To combat the dull complexion, the made-to-measure homemade ingredient is cane sugar. "It contains glycolic acid which has a real exfoliating action on the skin," says Annamaria Previati. Facilitates skin turn over, indispensable for eliminating dead cells that give the complexion a lackluster appearance. "In addition, brown sugar has antiseptic properties." It can be used to prepare a scrub. «Just mix two tablespoons with a few drops of lemon and apply the mixture on the face by doing a light massage in the so-called" T "area (forehead, nose, chin). Then, leave the mixture on for about ten minutes and rinse with warm water .

Yogurt to fight pimples and impurities

Yogurt is an excellent ally of the skin. «Contains essential amino acids, vitamins and highly nutritive minerals. Among these, vitamin A has an antioxidant action and vitamin B5, also called pantothenic acid ". How to use it? "Just mix 2 spoons of plain white yogurt, a pinch of turmeric powder, a spoonful of extra virgin olive oil and a few drops of lemon in a bowl. Apply the mixture on the skin of the face with a brush and leave it on for 20 minutes. Then, rinse with warm water, "suggests Annamaria Previati. This mask deeply nourishes the skin and helps counteract pimples and impurities.

Apple to illuminate the complexion

«The apple is a fruit rich in anti-aging substances. Among these, vitamin A and vitamin C stand out. It also contains pectin, a fiber that stimulates cell renewal. Finally, it is rich in malic acid, which promotes softness and hydration ". To prepare a mask based on this fruit, the expert suggests, "simply mix a grated apple with 2 tablespoons of plain white yogurt. Apply the mixture on the skin of the face as if it were a cream and leave it to act for 5 minutes before rinsing .

Dull skin and hair?

Honey to nourish brittle hair

Are the locks ruined and easily broken? To counteract dry and brittle hair, honey can be used. It has emollient and super moisturizing properties. «Mix 4 spoons of honey, 4 of plain white yogurt and 1 of sunflower oil in a bowl. Apply the mixture on dry hair before shampooing, massaging it on the scalp and lengths. Leave it on for at least half an hour. Then rinse thoroughly and proceed with the shampoo, making the last rinse with apple cider vinegar ", says Annamaria Previati.

Coconut oil to repair dry hair

Coconut oil is a real beauty elixir. "It contains essential fatty acids, which have a protective and repairing action. They give the hair softness and brightness . To prepare an anti-dry hair mask, as the expert suggests, "just apply two tablespoons of coconut oil on the lengths. After combing the hair and wrapping it in a cap, leave the mask on for at least half an hour. Then, rinse and proceed with the shampoo, doing the last rinse with apple cider vinegar. "

On the skin of Matteo Torretta – Italian Cuisine

The chef invites us to meet him by reading his skin. Images from the Instagram profile and its declared passion for tattoos

If you want to know my story, read my skin. This is how Matteo Torretta tells himself on Instagram, surprising fans with a drawing that shows him bare-chested and reproduces all the tattoos on his skin. Among these we see a crescent, a carrot, some knives, but also a feather and a domino card.

That's all? No. The tattooed chef of the Asola restaurant in Milan had already shown us the designs he chose for his body, even on Instagram. In fact, among his photos it is not uncommon to see uncovered arms that reveal all his passion for tattoos (as shown in the gallery below).

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Collesi, or when the craft beer is also spread on the skin – Italian Cuisine

We know well that beauty, with health, starts in the kitchen. Not only does what we eat and drink determine our physical form, but there are real ones food-cosmetic – here the list of 10 essential ingredients in the pantry for a home beauty routine. And here is what the eleventh is: beer.

Italian beer, which surprisingly conquers the foreign market and craft, which in recent years has always liked more. Beer that also becomes a beauty product. Like the one signed Collesi, our family-run company that for twenty years has brought out the best of our local barley: it is in fact the the most awarded Italian beer in the world.

Fermentation and natural fermentation and artisanal processing, the Collesi make it all colors: blond, blanche, amber, red (which with the intense aromas of caramel, were decreed last year as the best dark beers in the world), even black and triple malt, the company produces also distillates: grappa, gin and vodka.

He does not limit himself to drinks, though, and uses his beer for a range of products such as i aroma diffusers for the home but also and above all the cosmetic line. The raw material they are always those: the calcareous water of Monte Nerone, from the Umbria-Marche Apennine chain, considered among the best in Europe to create beer and barley coming from the family fields. From the heart of that Apennines was born two years ago first line of cosmetics made from 100% Italian beer, or rather the first two: the women's line and the men's line.

From the Aftershave Lipogel to the Anti-Aging Serum, they are all products prepared with controlled ingredients and zero km: in addition to spring water and barley, hops and other cereals are also grown on Monte Nerone, as are yeasts and beer must. Products for face and body including the anti-aging and solar ones stand out.

But why the beer is it good for beauty? Because barley & c contain a nutrient mix, including proteins and antioxidantsi, which turn out to be a real cure for skin and hair. As for the latter, not at all our mothers or grandmothers if they washed them once sometimes with beer for a beauty treatment: it strengthens the roots, fights dryness, makes them shiny and also helps prevent them from falling.

Skin? The powerful complex of polyphenols obtained from Collesi Craft Beer with an exclusive technology that is waiting to be patented, fights free radicals effectively, whose excess in our bodies is the source of so much trouble that we can counteract with food and drink antioxidant loads. And with beauty products that contain them.

Aurora Quinto
May 2019

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