What to buy at the pharmacy, even if you are healthy

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The pharmacy is associated with disease and medicine. But there they sell something that is useful even to absolutely healthy people. In this article, you will learn how to use hydrogen peroxide, tar soap, and eight other useful products in personal care and at home.

Tar soap

This soap is 10% birch tar. Birch tar has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, as well as improves blood flow and promotes skin regeneration.

Tar soap is used to combat acne. If it can be too aggressive for washing your face (it dries the skin), then it copes with acne on the back and shoulders perfectly. They also wash their hair with tar soap. It helps to get rid of dandruff and hair loss and reduces the secretion of the sebaceous glands of the scalp - hair stays fresh longer.

A drawback that can become critical is a pungent and rather corrosive smell.

Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂, peroxide) is a colorless liquid with a metallic taste. Most often, a peroxide solution with an antiseptic effect is used to disinfect wounds. But thanks to its strong oxidizing properties, it copes well with everyday problems, for example, cleaning and bleaching surfaces.

So, in a 3% peroxide solution, you can disinfect a toothbrush, dishwashing sponge or cutting board. And if you mix the peroxide with water in a one-to-one ratio and pour it into a spray bottle, you can clean the toilet, killing all the bacteria. Peroxide also works well against mold and mildew on the walls. Mix it with water in a two-to-one ratio and spray on the problem surface.

Use H₂O₂ and as a deodorant. If your feet are sweating a lot, rub with hydrogen peroxide. Sweating will not go away, but you will get rid of the unpleasant smell for a long time.

Essential oils

Essential oil is a fragrant volatile substance secreted from flowers, seeds, roots, leaves, fruits, wood or resin of plants. Each of them has unique pharmacological properties: sage helps fight colds, lemon balm overcomes insomnia and depression, oregano cleanses the skin, and grapefruit strengthens the immune system.

We have already described how to use essential oils: baths, massage, inhalations, compresses, and more. Read the article "".

Burr oil

If you insist on burdock root in vegetable oil, you get a very useful product rich in vitamins A, B, C and E. Burdock oil also contains inulin, micro- and macroelements, stearic and palmitic fatty acids, flavonoids and tannins.

Burdock oil is most often used in hair care. It improves their growth, strengthens hair follicles, moisturizes and nourishes the scalp, prevents dandruff and hair loss. In addition, it is used to care for eyelashes and eyebrows: burdock oil stimulates their renewal.

On the Web, you will find many recipes for hair masks based on burdock oil. For example, to combat dry seborrhea, you can mix three tablespoons of honey, half a glass of burdock oil and two egg yolks. Apply the mixture, put on a plastic cap and wrap your head with a towel, and after two hours wash your hair.

Before using burdock oil, like any other natural product, check if you are allergic to it. To do this, apply a drop of oil to the crook of your elbow. If itching appears or the skin turns red, the product cannot be used.

Badyaga

Badiaga is a greenish or gray-green powder, which is produced from dried freshwater algae of spongy form from the Badyagov family. This is an old medicine that is used in medicine and cosmetology.

Badiaga has a local irritating effect - it increases blood flow, promotes regeneration. Thanks to this, bruises and bruises literally in a matter of days. Prescribe badyagu and radiculitis, rheumatic and neuralgic pains. But most often it is used as a cosmetic in the fight against acne, blackheads and age spots.

The simplest and most common recipe for a mask with a badyaga is a badyaga plus hydrogen peroxide. You can also make a white clay mask. How - it is described in this video.

A contraindication to the use of badyagi is skin hypersensitivity, as well as a violation of the integrity of the skin in those places where the mask will be applied. It is not recommended to use the badyag often.

Cosmetic clay

It is not necessary to visit a SPA salon to improve your skin. Sometimes it is enough just to make a homemade clay mask. There is a large assortment of this product in pharmacies; clay varies in color, composition and properties.

White improves skin elasticity, cleanses the face well. Blue clay is enriched with silver ions, has a strong antiseptic effect, helps to fight acne and other dermal troubles. Red has a beneficial effect on blood circulation, improves skin tone and elasticity, gray - moisturizes well, it is recommended for older women.

Also, when choosing a specific clay, you should consider the type of skin. The recommended frequency of using cosmetic clay masks also depends on this. For owners of dry skin, such procedures should be carried out no more than once a week.

Herbs

Oregano, St. John's wort, lemon balm, yarrow, violet - these and other plants in dried form can be purchased at almost any pharmacy. The main thing is to know their pharmacological properties, and herbal preparations have many applications - from brewing in tea to compresses.

Here are the medicinal uses of a number of popular plants.

Plant	Properties
Hawthorn	Soothes, normalizes sleep; used for heart disease and rheumatism
Valerian	Relieves tension, reduces anxiety; helps with migraines, angina pectoris, hypertension, stomach cramps
Oregano	Calming effect on the central nervous system, increases the secretion of bronchial and sweat glands
Ginseng	Tones the body with physical and mental fatigue, increases efficiency; normalizes blood pressure
St. John's wort	Accelerates tissue regeneration; used for otolaryngological diseases
Blooming Sally	Anti-inflammatory and pain reliever; used for insomnia and headache
Lavender	Antiseptic, but used primarily to improve odor
Melissa	Anticonvulsant and pain reliever; used for heart diseases
Dandelion	Dandelion roots are used medicinally for diseases of the digestive tract, liver, kidneys and intestines.
Sagebrush	Soothing and anticonvulsant; improves sleep, increases appetite, improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract
chamomile	Has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic effect
Celandine	Has choleretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties; used in the treatment of skin diseases
Sage	Has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects; used for gastrointestinal diseases, for the treatment of tonsillitis and stomatitis

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Chlorhexidine

Many have a skin antiseptic in their purses. We hold onto the handrails in transport, count the money in the store, greet people, and often there is no way to wash our hands. This is where the spray or gel pocket cleaner comes to the rescue. The bad news is that truly effective remedies are quite expensive. Good - there is a cheap alternative. Her name is chlorhexidine.

Chlorhexidine bigluconate is available in several forms: solutions, gels, suppositories, tablets, aerosols. The cheapest, convenient and safest solution is an aqueous solution with a chlorhexidine concentration of 0, 05, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 5 or 1%. Such solutions are harmless to humans, do not have a smell and a pronounced taste, and most importantly, they rarely cause allergies.

This drug is not only successfully used as a skin antiseptic and disinfectant, but also has other functions. For example, an aqueous solution of chlorhexidine can be substituted for thermal water or skin lotion. It is also used for wet cleaning in the apartment, especially during the cold season, when you need to fight bacteria.

Mumiyo

It is an organo-mineral product widely used in official and traditional medicine. The formation process of this substance has not yet been precisely studied, in contrast to the chemical composition. Shilajit contains calcium, phosphorus, essential oils, amino acids, vitamin P and B vitamins - more than 50 useful components in total.

More information about the benefits of mumiyo is described in the next video.

In pharmacies, mumiyo is sold in the form of tablets, tinctures, and creams.

Dry shampoo

This is a powder with which you can quickly put a dirty head in order when there is no time or opportunity to wash. But dry shampoo has other benefits as well.

With it, you can add volume to your hair, make a fleece, fix hairpins or mask overgrown roots (if you are a blonde). Also wigs are cleaned with dry shampoo.

The advantage of dry shampoo is that it is suitable for both women and men with all hair types. You will find recipes for homemade dry shampoos, as well as recommendations on how to wash your hair less often.

What do you buy at the pharmacy from personal care products and household products? Write your life hacks in the comments.