Succinic acid in cosmetology. Benefit and harm, recipes, how to apply to skin and hair. Masks, scrubs, baths

Succinic acid is a harmless substance that is used in cosmetology, medicine, and gardening as a biostimulant. It was first received in the 17th century. Colorless crystals of the substance are dissolved in water and alcohol. It is an antioxidant and a means of regulating oxygen metabolism. It is released in the form of tablets.

The benefits of succinic acid for skin, hair and nails

For the epidermis:

• cleanses, removes toxins;
• smoothes out fine wrinkles;
• nourishes tissues;
• restores water-salt balance;
• improves capillary blood flow;
• relieves puffiness around the eye;
• bleaches pigmented areas;
• increases tone and elasticity;
• treats redness;
• accelerates tissue regeneration;
• treats acne.

For hair:

• enhances blood flow to the hair follicles;
• stops and prevents hair loss;
• moisturizes and nourishes the hair structure.

For nails:

• bleaches;
• strengthens;
• nourishes and moisturizes the cuticle;
• stimulates growth;
• prevents delamination;

What cosmetic problems does succinic acid struggle with

The substance helps to treat:

• dryness, dullness of the skin;
• dark circles, swelling under the eyes;
• pigmentation disorder;
• fine wrinkles, scars;
• capillary network;
• hair loss, dryness and brittleness;
• yellowness, stratification of the nail plate.

The composition of the product and its combination with other substances

The composition of succinic acid includes butanedioic acid, ethane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid. Succinic acid in cosmetology can be used in conjunction with vitamins, enhancing their effect. It inhibits the action of barbiturates.

The combination of succinic acid and vitamin A, E, F, B, C, D beneficially affects the hair:

• restores the regeneration of scalp cells, dandruff is eliminated;
• improves blood circulation, accelerates hair growth;
• accelerates the flow of nutrients to the hair follicles.

The combination of succinic acid and vitamins also has a positive effect on the skin:

1. Stimulates cellular respiration, cells are saturated with oxygen. The complexion is leveled.
2. Improves epidermal cell repair.
3. Stimulates the production of collagen by cells.
4. Strengthens small blood vessels.

Contraindications

Contraindications to the use of succinic acid in cosmetology:

• individual intolerance;
• allergy;
• fresh wounds and cuts;
• inflamed abscesses;
• not healed burns.

Contraindications for oral administration:

• urolithiasis disease;
• glaucoma;
• stomach ulcer;
• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• hypertension.

Cosmetic masks

Succinic acid is often used in cosmetology, part of store creams. It is added to masks for hair, hands and nails, face, body, cooked at home, according to recipes of alternative medicine.

Recipe number 1: “Easy hydration”

Ingredients:

• 10 g succinic acid;
• 1,69 fluid ounce of water;
• 2 tab. mummy;
• 1 tablespoon almond oil.

Cooking method:

• cleanse the face;
• dilute acid in water;
• mix with warmed oil;

Mode of application:

• apply for half an hour, rinse;
• for normal skin apply 1 time. in Week;
• for oily skin type – 1 time. in 2 weeks.

Action on the dermis:

• moisturizes;
• rejuvenates;
• nourishes;
• stimulates blood flow;
• refreshing;
• gives dullness.

Recipe No. 2: “Soft Nourishing”

Ingredients:

• 15 g of succinic acid;
• 1,69 fluid ounce of water;
• 1 tablespoon sour cream and 2.5% cottage cheese;
• 1 teaspoons honey, grape oil, lemon juice;
• 1 raw egg.

Method of preparation: dilute 15 g of acid in water. Beat the ingredients in a blender.  Method of application: apply once a week with a soft brush on the face for 20-30 minutes.

Act:

• evens out the tone;
• rejuvenates;
• nourishes;
• stimulates microcirculation;
• moisturizes;
• tightens.

Recipe number 3: “Softening tomato”

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe tomato, medium size;
• 10 g of succinic acid powder;
• 1,69 fluid ounce of water;
• 1 teaspoons peach oil;

Cooking method:

• prepare an amber aqueous solution;
• scald tomato with boiling water, peel, knead into pulp;
• add oil;
• whip in a blender.

Method of application: apply 1-2 times a week for 30 minutes.

Skin action:

• softens;
• moisturizes;
• tones up;
• enriches with nutrients;
• evens out the tone;
• rejuvenates.

Recipe number 4: “Gently whitening”

Ingredients:

• succinic acid;
• 1 tablespoon dry white clay;
• 1,69 fluid ounce of warm milk;
• 3-5 drops of rosemary, lemon, chamomile, parsley oil.

Method of preparation: dilute 15 g of acid powder in water, mix clay with warm milk to a pulp consistency.  Method of application: apply once every 2 weeks in an even layer, avoiding contact with the lips, for 30 minutes.  Effect on the skin: eliminates age spots, rejuvenates, removes oily sheen.

Creams for skin with succinic acid at home

You can improve your favorite cream with succinic aci
d.

Title	Components	Cooking method	Mode of application	The action of the cream on the skin
Home recipe number 1 “Cream daily”	0,68 fluid ounce of cream; 0.5 g succinic acid; 1 teaspoons water;	Dilute acid in water. Mix with 0,68 fluid ounce of cream.	Apply for 15 minutes daily.	It softens, moisturizes, enriches with nutrients, rejuvenates, tightens.
Home recipe number 2 “Vitamin Cream”	1,35 fluid ounce of cream; 10 g succinic acid; 2 teaspoons water; 1 capsule of oil aevit; 1 capsule of fish oil.	Dilute 10 g of acid powder in water. Combine all ingredients.	Apply for 15-20 minutes, 2 times a week.	Enriches with nutrients, moisturizes, restores, rejuvenates, stimulates, tones.
Home recipe number 3 “Protein cream”	10 acids; 1 teaspoons water; 1 crude protein; 20 g of cream.	Dilute the acid with water. Combine all ingredients.	Apply for 30 min. 1 time per week.	Rejuvenates, enriches with nutrients, softens, stimulates, tightens, restores.

Anti-aging tonics

Home recipes:

Title	Components	Cooking scheme	Application chart	Tonic action
Home recipe number 1 “Deep cleansing tonic”	10 g succinic acid; 1 tablespoon water.	Dissolve acid in water.	For oily skin, use a 2-3r tonic. in Week. With dry type $ 0,01. in Week. Do not flush.	cleanses the skin; improves skin color; controls the function of the sebaceous glands; tones and rejuvenates.
Home recipe number 2 “Drying tonic”	10 g succinic acid; 23,67 fluid ounce of water; rose oil; 96% alcohol.	Dissolve acid in water. Add 5 drops of oil, 0,17 fluid ounce of alcohol.	For problem skin, use a tonic every other day. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week. Stir before use. Do not flush.	cleans; cools; rejuvenates; aligns color; controls the function of the sebaceous glands.
Home recipe number 3 “Whitening tonic”	500 g of water; 15 g of succinic acid for oily skin, 10 g for the combined type, for dry – 0.5 g; peach oil; 2 teaspoons lemon juice;	Dissolve acid in water. Pour 5 drops of oil, lemon j uice.	Apply every day before bedtime. Store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.	can be used to remove makeup; cleans; enriches with nutrients; rejuvenates; bleaches acne scars; moisturizes; tightens.
Home recipe number 4 Restorative Tonic	0,34 fluid ounce of water; 10 g succinic acid; mummy;	Dissolve acid and 2 tablets of mummy in water.	Wipe your face with a cotton pad before going to bed. Daily 4 weeks, take a break of 4 weeks. Store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.	rejuvenates; refreshing; nourishes; relieves puffiness; struggling with dark circles under the eyes.

Amber Acid Anti-Pigmentation Agents

In cosmetology, succinic acid is used to remove age spots.

Title	Ingredients	Step cooking	Application chart	Act
Home recipe number 1 “Tonic against pigmentation”	10 g of acid powder; 500 g of pure purified water without gases; 2 teaspoons.limon juice;	Prepare an aqueous solution with succinic acid. Shuffle with juice.	Wipe your face daily, do not rinse. 2 weeks after one rest.	bleaches; evens out the tone; removes oily sheen.
Home recipe number 2 “Cream against pigmentation”	10 g succinic acid; 500g of pure water; 5cap. Rosemary oil;	Dissolve 10 g of acid. Whip all the ingredients in a blender. Add to cream at each application.	Store in glassware, in the refrigerator, no more than 14 days. Duration of use – 1 month, then take a break for 50 days.	moisturizes the skin; evens out micro-wrinkles; eliminates sagging skin; removes dark circles under the eyes; refreshes and evens complexion; makes acne scars and marks less noticeable.
Home recipe number 3 “Mask against pigmentation”	10 g succinic acid; 500 g of water; 5 drops of peach oil; 5 drops of rosemary oil; 20 g of dry white clay.	Crush acid into powder. Mix 20 g of dry white clay with warm water until the consistency of liquid sour cream. Add essential oils. Beat all the ingredients in a blender.	Apply for 20 minutes. Prepare the mask before application. For problem skin 2 time. per week, until the dermis is fully restored. Take a break in 3-4 weeks, use a preventive tonic with succinic acid.	bleaches; heals microcracks, eliminates dry skin; brightens dark circles under the eyes, relieves swelling; rejuvenates; eliminates the capillary grid.

Amber Peeling

It will take 15 g of succinic acid and 2 tablespoon. water. Pour the powder into a liquid and mix until comp
letely dissolved.

Mode of application:

1. Apply 2 times a month for normal skin type.
2. Steam the skin with warm compresses for 15-20 minutes.
3. Blot dry with a cloth.
4. Cleanse the skin with an amber tonic.
5. Apply peeling with a cotton pad on the skin, in several layers.
6. After 30 minutes rinse with water.

The effect of peeling on the skin:

• slows down the aging process of cells;
• deeply cleanses pores, soothes;
• accelerates healing;
• promotes the elimination of toxins;

Contraindications for use:

• individual intolerance;
• open wounds;
• cuts;
• purulent inflammation;
• not healed burns.

Facial scrubs

Home recipes:

Title	Ingredients	Step cooking	Application chart	Act	Contraindications
Home recipe number 1 “Coffee scrub”	10 g succinic acid; 1 tablespoon ground natural coffee; 1 teaspoons almond oil; 1 teaspoons water.	Crush 2 tablets of acid. Mix the ingredients. Steam the face with warm water for 5 minutes.	Apply in circular massage movements for 1-2 minutes. After 5 minutes rinse with water. Apply 2 times a month.	nourishes, tightens the skin; removes dead skin particles; cleans; stimulates blood flow; removes micro-wrinkles.	Allergy or individual intolerance to one of the components of the scrub. Open wounds and unhealed burns, purulent inflammation.
Home recipe number 2 “Pomegranate scrub”	10 g succinic acid; 1 teaspoons dry pomegranate seeds; 2 drops of almond oil; 1 teaspoons water; 1 teaspoons sour cream, medium fat.	Dry the pomegranate seeds naturally. Grind dry pomegranate seeds. Milling 2 tablets acids. Mix with butter and sour cream.	Apply in circular massage movements to the skin, rinse after 5 minutes. Apply 2 time. per month.	stimulates blood flow; deeply cleanses pores; nourishes the skin, makes it supple; relieves swelling under the eyes; bleaches; removes dead skin particles.	Allergy or individual intolerance to one of the components of the scrub. Open wounds and unhealed burns, purulent inflammation.
Home recipe number 3 “anti-aging scrub”	10 g succinic acid; eggshell 1 boiled egg; lemon juice; rosemary oil, avocado in 3 drops; 1 teaspoons water; 1 raw egg white.	Boil the egg hard, cool, peel. Dry the shell in a natural way. Grind into powder and quench with lemon juice to make slurry. Beat all ingredients in a blender, until smooth.	Apply in a circular motion to the skin. Leave to soak and repeat application; Rinse off with water. 2 times a month.	nourishes; cleans; bleaches; removes peeling; relieves inflammation; eliminates sagging skin; restores the natural radiance of the skin.	Allergy or individual intolerance to one of the components of the scrub. Open wounds and unhealed burns, purulent inflammation.

Skin Acid Baths

Home recipe:

1. Grind into powder 10 tablets of succinic acid and 5 tablets of mummy in 1 full bath of water.
2. Water temperature 37 36,4°F.
3. Bath time 15-20 minutes.
4. After bathing, do not wipe yourself, but wrap yourself in a warm bathrobe.
5. Relax in warmth for 30-60 minutes.

Repeat the procedure every day for a month, then take a break of 14 days and repeat the procedure 2 times a week. The procedure helps to remove excess toxins from the body, start metabolic processes, accelerate the healing of small cracks, reduce swelling, tighten the skin, make it supple and radiant. Remove a few extra inch in volumes.

Contraindications:

1. Individual intolerance to one or more ingredients.
2. The postoperative period is less than 14 days.
3. Open wounds, ulcers, unhealed burns, irritation of mucous tissues.

Nourishing Hair Masks

Homemade recipes:

Title	Ingredients	Step cooking	Application chart	Act	Contraindications
Home recipe №1 “Kefir mask”	0.5 g succinic acid; pure water; avocado oil; almond oil; high fat kefir.	Dissolve acid in water. Add 5 drops of avocado oil, 5 drops of almond oil. Mix all the ingredients in kefir.	Once a week. Apply over the entire length of the hair, 0’4 – 0’8 inch away from the roots. Leave warm for 1-2 hours. Rinse off with shampoo.	nourishes; restores hair structure; gives shine and elasticity; slightly lightens the color of dyed hair.	Individual intolerance to the components.
Home recipe number 2 “Honey mask”	10 g succinic acid; 50 g of pure water; 2 tablespoon of honey; homemade aloe juice 1 teaspoon; 1 raw egg white.	Dissolve 15 g of acid in water. Melt the honey in a water bath. Add the juice of a homemade aloe plant to the water with succinic acid. Add egg white and mix all the ingredients in a blender.	Apply over the entire length of the hair, 0’4 – 0’8 inch away from the roots. Leave warm for 1-2 hours. Rinse with shampoo and balm. Once a week.	nourishes; moisturizes; restores structure; returns shine and elasticity to hair.	Individual intolerance to ingredients
Home recipe number 3 “Mask for hair growth”	15 g of succinic acid; 3 tablets mummy; 1,69 fluid ounce of 96% alcohol.	In 50 g of medical alcohol add an aqueous solution with succinic acid.	Once a week. Rub into the scalp. Leave warm for 1 hour. Rinse with shampoo and balm.	nourishes hair follicles, stimulates the growth of new ones; eliminates oily hair.	Individual intolerance to the components.

Succinic Acid Scrub

Recipe for cooking at home:

• mix 20 g of succinic acid powder and secondary granules of natural ground coffee;
• add 1,69 fluid ounce of water, 1,69 fluid ounce of cognac;
• leave the mixture for 10 minutes;
• usd into the scalp for 5-7 minutes;
• rinse with running warm water with shampoo and hair balm.

Apply once a month for normal hair type. Contraindications: individual intolerance, open wounds.

Natural succinic acid or in-store skin care products – which is more effective and safer

Using succinic acid for cosmetic purposes at home is cheaper and safer, if you take caution when applying funds near the mucous membranes, consider contraindications for use. Succinic acid and its derivatives are part of some creams and other skin care products.

Using in-store products or homemade recipes is an individual decision.

What do cosmetologists think

Every day, the human body produces 200 mg
of succinic acid. It is found in certain foods. To accept or not to take the substance additionally, everyone decides for himself. Before external use of succinic acid, a doctor’s consultation is not needed.

Beauticians confirm the healing and anti-aging properties of succinic acid, but do not claim that with the help of masks or tonics, you can immediately rejuvenate for 5 years. The use of succinic acid in cosmetology is only helping cells to regenerate and supporting tissues in good shape.

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