Quick Reference Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Beauty and Beauty

Chapter 19 Beautifying Neck——Showing the Skin Season
"Huangdi Neijing" has a saying: "The east wind is born in spring, the disease is in the liver, and the Yu is in the neck. Therefore, the spring qi is in the head." It says "Yu is in the neck", which means that wind evil invades the human body from the neck, so it must be To avoid wind and evil, we must pay attention to keeping the neck warm.When women reach menopause, the "three yang channels decline", and the neck wrinkles become more and more, so the maintenance of the neck needs to be more meticulous.

(Section [-]) Deficiency of the heart and liver depression, neck skin reveals your age

Many women are often afraid that the crow's feet at the corners of the eyes will reveal their age, so they are very diligent in maintaining their eyes, removing makeup, making eye masks, and applying essence, for fear that if they miss any item, their age will be revealed.In fact, the two most revealing areas of a woman's age are the eyes and neck.Most women are aware of the terrible wrinkles at the end of the eyes, and they take good care of the skin around the eyes, but few women really care about their neck muscles.

The neck is more prone to wrinkles than the face
The skin on the neck is the most vulnerable part of a woman's body. Its distribution of sebaceous glands and sweat glands is only one-third of that of the face. The sebum secretion is very small, and its ability to maintain moisture is much worse than that of the face. Most of the skin is dry. skin.Generally, no matter how oily a woman's face is, we can see that her neck is dry.The neck of dry skin is very prone to chapping, wrinkles, and sagging due to dry weather and lack of moisture in the skin.In addition, the neck has been exposed for a long time, exposed to ultraviolet radiation and cold wind, but rarely gets the same treatment as the skin on the face, so few women's neck is as fair as the skin on the face.

Many women need to bow their heads for a long time when they are working or doing housework.With age, the neck muscles are completely relaxed, the skin of the neck will be covered with wrinkles, the shape of the face will change, and the cheeks will sag.The neck is exactly the part that needs to be exposed frequently in the four seasons.It's also often neglected when applying sunscreen... Over time, neck lines will appear without you noticing.Obese people are more prone to neck lines than thin people due to the backlog of fat relaxation.

Don't want to have a wrinkled neck, start caring for your neck now!

Details of life lead to clusters of neck lines
Some details in life are easily overlooked by everyone, but it may be a potential enemy causing neck skin problems!

Perfume: Some people like to spray perfume on the neck, but when the alcohol volatilizes, the moisture in the neck skin is also taken away together, which accelerates the drying of the neck skin.

High pillow: The ancients said: sit back and relax.

But if you really care about the beauty of your neck, sleep without a pillow.

High pillows tend to keep the neck in a bent state,
It is also easy to produce neck lines, and the height of the pillow is about 8 cm is the most suitable.

Hold the handset: Some people like to talk on the phone with the handset held between their necks and shoulders, so that their hands can be free to read books, paint nail polish or do other things.In fact, this approach is also easy to bend the neck and produce neck lines!

(Session [-]) Eating for beauty, neck wrinkling diet and medicinal diet
Women who love beauty may wish to cook a beauty dish for themselves, which will not only improve the skin, but also add a lot of fun to life.Life itself requires us to manage it carefully, and our body is the same. Only by paying more attention to maintenance and cherishing can we get the most sincere and enthusiastic feedback from it.

Donkey-hide gelatin and jujube juice

[Materials] Ejiao 2——0 grams, rice wine) 00 ml, red dates (pitted) 500 grams, black sesame seeds (fried) 150 grams, walnut kernels 150 grams, longan meat 150 grams, rock sugar 250 grams.

[Production] Crush red dates, longan meat, walnut kernels, and black sesame, and soak donkey-hide gelatin in rice wine for 12 days.Pour the donkey-hide gelatin wine into the pottery, and steam it in water. After the donkey-hide gelatin is completely melted, pour the above four flavors into the mixture, add rock sugar, and steam until the rock sugar is completely melted. Take it out and store it in the refrigerator after cooling.

efficacy
It has the effect of beautifying the skin and eliminating wrinkles on the face and neck.

Steamed Wolfberry Pigeon

[Materials] 50 grams of wolfberry, 1 white pigeon, 10 ml of cooking wine.

[Production] Wash the medlar with clean water, filter and dry; kill the live white pigeon, remove the hair, blood, and internal organs, and wash; put the medlar into the abdominal cavity of the pigeon, pour cooking wine, add a small amount of water, and wrap it with clean cotton thread Fasten the body of the pigeon; put the whole pigeon into a porcelain basin (the belly of the pigeon is facing upwards), without covering it, let the water vapor enter, steam over high heat for about 3 hours, and remove from the fire.

efficacy
Modern pharmacological research has found that wolfberry has

Improve liver function, promote cell metabolism and make skin tender; pigeons can replenish essence, qi and blood.The combination of the two can dilute neck wrinkles, improve sexual function and increase libido.Women with frigidity or low libido are most suitable for taking this medicinal diet.

Braised Pork Knuckle with Day Lily
[Materials] 30 grams of day lily, 1 pig's trotter, 100 grams of peanut kernels, appropriate amount of cooking wine, salt, monosodium glutamate, sliced ​​ginger, and green onion.

[Production] Soak the daylily in clean water, remove the old stalks, and wash it for later use; pluck the pig's trotters, wash them, chop them into 4 pieces, put them in a boiling water pot and boil them to remove the blood. Hoof, flowers, pot, add salt, monosodium glutamate seasoning and serve.

efficacy
Day lily has the functions of moisturizing the skin, enhancing the toughness and elasticity of the skin, protecting the epidermis and dermal cells, etc. It can make the skin smooth and tender, reduce wrinkles, reduce spots, and make the beard and hair black. , Anti-fatigue effect.The health function of trotters is mainly pork skin.Pork skin is rich in collagen, which is an important substance to make the skin smooth, tender and elastic.Regular food can improve the whiteness, tenderness and elasticity of cells with low water storage function in the skin.The nutrients in the flowers can delay aging and maintain the normal function of the nervous system.Regular consumption of this dish can effectively moisturize the skin, thus making the skin white and elastic.

(Section [-]) DIY herbal neck mask, insist on nursing to shape a beautiful neck

Relevant studies by aesthetic physicians have shown that from the age of 25, women must take care of the neck twice a month, otherwise the fine lines on the neck will show an annual growth trend.The easiest neck care method for young women is to make a cervical membrane for their own neck.

Egg Yolk Olive Oil Neck Mask

[Materials] 3 egg yolks, 1 ml of olive oil.

[Production] Beat egg yolk and olive oil together until foamy.

【Usage】Apply on the cleansed neck and wash off with warm water after 1 minute.Use 1-2 times a week.

efficacy
Egg yolk has the effect of anti-oxidation, making the skin smooth and soft, while olive oil has the effect of moisturizing and repairing dry skin.

Fruit and Vegetable Juice Neck Mask

[Materials] Half a cucumber, 1 tomato, and 1 and a half apples.

【Production】Squeeze the cucumber, tomato and apple juice with a juicer.

For the neck, wash off with wet water after 1 minute.

efficacy
This neck mask can moisturize the neck, and it can also help to remove old dead skin cells on the neck.

Potato Olive Oil Neck Mask

[Materials] 1 potato, olives, oil.

[Production] Steam the soil, mash it, add olive oil to the mashed potatoes and stir well.

[Usage] Apply to the neck while it is hot, and wash off after cooling.

[Usage] Soak the neck film with juice and apply it on this neck film to have a moisturizing effect, making the neck white, tender and beautiful!

Mole Tapioca Milk Neck Mask
[Materials] 3 grams of pearl powder, 10 grams of flour, and 15 grams of milk.

[Production] Mix pearl powder, flour and milk thoroughly.

【Usage】Apply on the neck, wrap it with plastic wrap after application, and apply a hot towel on the outside, so that the absorption effect is better.

efficacy
This neck mask not only effectively moisturizes the neck, but also has the effect of whitening the neck.

goat milk cervical membrane
[Materials] Goat milk, pearl powder.

[Production] Add fresh goat milk and pearl powder to make a paste.

【Usage】Face.

efficacy
Goat milk beauty has the same beauty as human milk. It is the closest animal milk to human milk. Its fat particle volume is 1/3 of that of milk, which is easier to be absorbed by the body and does not make you fat.Moisturizing the skin with goat milk can keep the skin fair and tender, and effectively delay aging.

(Section [-]) Meridian neck beauty, self-massage once a week
There are two major lymph nodes in the neck, and the neck skin is very fragile, only 2/3 of the thickness of the facial skin, and the limb protein content is less, so once the wrinkles are formed, they cannot be eliminated, and special care is required.Regular massage and correct stretching of the skin on the neck can help detoxify the lymph and smooth blood circulation, and increase the elasticity of the skin, making the skin on the neck and face more shiny and delicate.

Neck massage, dredge neck meridians

The correct way to massage the neck skin is to massage from the bottom up, drawing small circles and circling upwards.Because the skin of the neck is horizontal, remember not to massage it horizontally, it will help the neck lines grow horizontally.

Start with the neck skin on both sides.

Dip an appropriate amount of neck cream with your fingers, and apply it on the collarbone and neck.Start near the collarbone.

Then massage from the front of the collarbone to the sides to the front and back of the shoulders.

Wrap the back of the neck with both hands backwards, and pull it up to lift the skin of the back of the neck. At the same time, press the Fengfu point on the back of the neck, and then push it with the backhand to the depression below the collarbone, at the junction of the arms and the front chest.Lymph nodes for detoxification are distributed there, which can smoothly excrete toxins from the body through the sweat glands in the armpit.Repeat 3 times.

This set of movements mainly promotes the dredging of the meridians in the neck and eliminates neck fatigue.

Acupressure - relieve neck muscle fatigue

Press the Fengchi point on the back of the neck, push it backhand, and repeat this action 3 times.

Then use the pulp of the thumb to press the Dashu point on the outside of the joint of the shoulder and neck for 5 seconds.

Finally, cross the fingers of both hands and squeeze the neck with the heels of both palms, for a total of three times.When you are tired from work, the neck muscles will gradually tighten due to fatigue, causing soreness and tension in the neck muscles. Kneading the big plate tendons with both hands can relieve muscle tightening and improve the neck skin.

When performing neck massage, remember to be gentle and not use excessive force or sudden force.When you usually apply facial cream, you can also perform daily massage and maintenance of the neck, and strengthen the muscles of the large tendons of the neck to relax.

Neck beauty exercises

Neck beauty exercise is a warm-up exercise in yoga.

First, head forward, inhale, stick your chin to the lower end of your neck, and hold for 5 seconds.

Then, head back, exhale, stick your head to the back of your neck, and stay for 5 seconds.

Inhale, turn your neck to the left, stretch the muscles and bones on the right, and hold for 5 seconds.

Exhale, tilt the neck to the right, stretch the muscles and bones on the left, and hold for 5 seconds.

Repeat each movement 5 times, which can well increase the elasticity of the neck skin, and help office workers relieve neck pressure and relax muscles and bones.

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