The tonic is the sun on the face every morning

With the summer season, even the skin of the face needs to return to shine, with freshness and without frills. We already know how it is possible to prepare natural do-it-yourself tonics based on natural products, such as blueberry, chamomile, cucumber and coconut milk .

We see here to deepen and add new beauty rituals that have the tonic as the protagonist, all natural and based on other excellent aids that nature puts at our disposal: green tea, apple vinegar and rice water .

Green tea ice cubes, a tonic at your freezer

Rich in useful substances, such as polyphenols, flavonoids or tannins, which help slow down the aging action of free radicals, green tea is a precious ally for the whole body, both internally and externally.

Thanks to its anti-aging and revitalizing action, green tea is an excellent ally also for the beauty of the skin, especially that of the face. To make the most of it, there's no need to buy expensive creams, you just need to get the precious, thin, purely organic leaves in the herbalist's or tea shops, or without any other ingredients or added flavorings.

How is green tea used as a tonic? Bring a little mineral water to a boil, remove from the heat and add a teaspoon of dried green tea leaves, leaving them to stand overnight. In the morning the tea is filtered and poured into the appropriate container to prepare the ice cubes and put in the freezer.

Once you wake up, go down to the kitchen and get into the habit, after cleaning the skin and before the serum or moisturizer, of passing a cube so obtained on the skin of the face, very quickly and without lingering on the most fragile areas such as the eye contour. The skin of the face will thus be much more toned and the grain decidedly more refined, giving you a naturally more compact complexion.

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Apple vinegar, a special tonic

Strictly organic apple vinegar is a precious ally for the skin, as it is able to clean, clean and disinfect it in depth. Its use as a tonic is more than ever indicated, but be careful if your skin is too sensitive.

You can proceed in three ways : you can use it in purity in the morning, for cleaning and to give tone to the skin, before the moisturizer, passing it gently on a cotton pad; otherwise, if the smell is too strong, you can flavor it with lavender leaves and flowers, with rose or mint petals, leaving them to infuse in the bottle for a couple of weeks or so and shaking it often.

Finally you can use the vinegar diluted with mineral water in a bottle with spray dispenser that you will go to apply gently by vaporizing on the face with closed eyes, and then removing with a cotton pad or a sponge.

Rice water, delicate tonic

A special water, rich in precious vitamins and antioxidants, the liquid obtained from rice is also a beauty secret that comes from the Far East . In addition to refining the grain of the skin, the rice water helps to clean it in a gentle and non-invasive way, keeping it fresh and hydrated.

Proceed by soaking the raw rice in a bowl filled with mineral water; a couple of small handfuls of strictly organic rice grains are enough. After mixing it with a wooden spoon, the whitish water that is obtained, rich in starch, is filtered into a well-cleaned airtight bottle . It is kept in a cool place, preparing this tonic every five / six days because it "expires", then you spend the morning on your face with the help of a cotton pad.

It remains for you to discover, experiment, feel and observe how your skin reacts to these three completely natural tonics !

Reading tips: "Seven Japanese beauty rituals" by Elodie-Joy Jaubert, Sonzogno editions. "The skin the natural cosmetics" by Giulia Penazzi.