Nettle ice cubes: how are they beneficial for skin and hair?

Greens and herbs

Nettle ice cubes are a solution to many skin problems. This natural, homemade beauty product will eliminate signs of fatigue, minimize wrinkles and inflammation, nourish cells with missing vitamins, and enrich them with oxygen. Let's figure out what's best to freeze—leaves, infusion, or juice—and why, and how to achieve maximum results.

Skin and cosmetic ice from nettles

Nettle contains a beneficial natural antioxidant – chlorophyll, vitamin C that tightens the skin, vitamin K that stabilizes blood circulation, vitamin B12 that promotes regeneration and healing, and a host of other beneficial components.

It retains all these properties, which help maintain the freshness of the skin, ridding it of premature wrinkles, inflamed pimples and unhealthy spots, even in frozen form.

Ice cubes with fresh, finely chopped, twisted, and ground (in a meat grinder, blender, or mortar) leaves, juice, decoction, or infusion are a therapeutic and cosmetic remedy. It's a surefire fix when your face needs a quick facelift, or in winter when fresh herbs aren't readily available. There are many ways to use it, and any one of them is always useful.

Ice compress against acne

For combination and oily skin prone to acne, a nettle mask can be a real lifesaver. In spring and fall, especially if you have plenty of time, you can apply nettle leaves (washed alternately with hot and cold water) to problem areas for 15-20 minutes, or apply a cloth soaked in nettle juice to your face for the same amount of time. Rinse with lukewarm water.

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If you're short on time and don't have time to fiddle with nettles every day, you can simply crush and juice the mixture into ice cube trays and place them in the freezer (if you have very little juice, add 1-2 tablespoons of cold boiled water). As soon as you feel a bump appear, place a cube on a cloth napkin, let it melt slightly, and apply it as a compress to the affected area. The pain and inflammation will subside. Repeat twice daily.

Note!

If you have dry or sensitive skin, it's best to melt the cube, add 1-1.5 tablespoons of milk, and apply to your face as a mask. Rinse with lukewarm water.

Toning ice

If you rub a nettle ice cube daily during your morning and evening cleansing on your décolleté, facial contours, and neck, your skin will quickly become toned, clearing clogged pores and puffiness. The increased blood flow to the skin will give it a fresh, pleasant glow.

An invigorating tonic is made from a decoction of fresh or dried leaves. If the leaves are fresh, take 2 tablespoons (you can leave them whole or divide them in half crosswise) and pour a glass of just-boiled water over them. Cover with a lid. Wrap in a towel, flannel blanket, or scarf. Let steep for half an hour. Strain. Once cool, fill ice cube trays. Use as needed.

To make ice cubes from dried nettle leaves (you can buy them at a pharmacy or make your own by drying chopped nettles in a shaded, well-ventilated area), take 1 tablespoon of nettle leaves. Pour 1.2-1.5 cups of boiling water over them and simmer over low heat for 25-30 minutes. Once cool, strain and pour into molds.

Express lifting

If your skin is aging, showing signs of fatigue, losing its elasticity and definition of facial contours, you can use a frozen decoction with a lifting effect that stimulates lymph flow:

1 tbsp dried nettle/2 tbsp fresh;
0.5 tbsp. crushed oak bark;
2 tbsp sage.

Place all ingredients in an enamel or glass container, add 2 cups of hot water, and simmer, covered, over low heat for 20-25 minutes. Once the mixture has cooled, strain and freeze.

Use in the evenings, wiping gently over cleansed skin before applying evening cream. This procedure is beneficial for everyone, but in varying doses. For those under 30 (both women and men), a ten-day course, repeated after six months, is sufficient. After 35, 3-4 cryolifting sessions weekly are recommended.

Anti-cellulite cryomassage

To radically tone your skin and eliminate spider veins and the appearance of orange peel, use nettle juice ice cubes twice a week (no more often!). You can squeeze the juice through cheesecloth after putting the leaves through a meat grinder or blender. Then freeze it. The concentration of beneficial vitamins is so high that your skin will receive a boost of freshness and strength similar to an expensive salon treatment from a cosmetologist/massage therapist.

After this vitamin treatment, rinse your skin with warm water and let it rest. Avoid peels, nourishing creams, self-tanners, and tanning beds. Going to the beach during this time is contraindicated.

Nettle ice and hair

Fresh and frozen, this herb is used not only for skin care but also as a hair care product. It can combat excessive hair loss, premature graying, dullness, and brittleness. It can also eliminate dandruff, minimize uncomfortable eczema and dermatitis, and reduce oiliness.

Note!

There are no contraindications for the use of nettle-based products based on hair type. However, limitations may include a large number of pustules, wounds resulting from head trauma, increased blood clotting, and individual intolerance.

To accelerate hair growth and eliminate dandruff, melt frozen nettle juice from crushed stems and leaves (pluck the flowers) in a double boiler. Cool to room temperature and massage (after washing and air-drying) into the roots, using a gentle circular massage. Rinse with running water after half an hour. Repeat weekly 2-3 times a month. Repeat after 2-3 weeks.
To restore volume to your hair, make an ice pack of 4-5-day-old sprouted wheatgrass, parsley, and nettle, in equal parts. Chop and mix. Squeeze the juice through a sieve or cheesecloth. Wash your braids before using. Melt the ice pack to room temperature and massage it into the roots. Using a blunt-toothed comb (preferably a wooden one), gently massage your scalp for 10 minutes. Tie a scarf around your head for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Repeat every 3 days for 1 to 18 months.
A nettle rinse will restore shine and volume to your hair. A concentrated, frozen decoction: pour 5 tablespoons of fresh or 3 tablespoons of dried nettle into 0.5 liters of hot water. Simmer, covered (not in an iron pot), for 20 minutes over low heat. Cool. Strain. Freeze. After washing, add 2 cubes to 1 liter of warm water during the rinse. Rinse your hair thoroughly.