Long since herbs are used in cosmetology. They have a healing power owing to utterly complicated and sometimes unique collection of chemical element containing in them. Medicinal herbs in the form of oily, aqueous alcoholic and carbonic extracts are part of many shampoos, creams, lotions. But at home, using herb both dried and fresh one can make cosmetic substances that are no less effective.
To make extract: pour grinded herb (1 part) to a thermos bottle then pour it with fiercely boiling water (10 parts) and cork it at once. In 30 minutes cool the extract till room temperature and filter. It can be used milk instead of water. Extracts are kept in a refrigerator, but no more then three days.

Often extracts are made using vegetable oil. The herb, grinded previously, is placed to glass vessel, then poured with oil (sunflower-seed, corn, olive), vessel is put to a pot filled with cold water and is heated slowly. After the water began to boil, oil is kept on "water bath" for more 30 minutes. Than the vessel with oil is taken out, closed up and herb is infused for about one month. Scented oil is used for washing, skin rubbing, applications and face packs.

Chamomile is a favorite flower of cosmetologists. And for good reason. Aqueous and milk infusions of chamomile are good skin care preparations for dry and inflamed skin. Cold chamomile infusions have light tanning effect on porous skin. Hot chamomile infusions make for good blood circulation, increase perspiration, open pores. They are good for those who have pale face skin, and especially good to do before applying face packs and creams.
You can make ice bricks from water chamomile infusion. If regularly rub your face, neck, shoulders and breast with these ice bricks after morning shower, the skin will become elastic, wrinkle will become smoothed out.
To care very dry and irritated skin oil and milk infusions are applied. Take gauze fabric and fold it in 8-10 layers, cut holes for eyes and nose, then impregnate this napkin with infusion, warmed up to 36 °C, squeeze it slightly and apply to face and neck. In 20 minutes take off the mask, rub face with wad of cotton wool impregnated with water chamomile infusion, ant then rub you face with ice brick.

Calendula or marigold – this herb is used in cosmetology as a treatment against common acne and wrinkles. Marigold flowers, as scientists affirm, contain unique collection of essential oils, organic acids and ether resins. Due to these substances, preparations of calendula provoke destruction of pathogenic bacterias – staphylococcus and streptococci.

Calendula infusions are used as masks and applications for coarse skin inclined to acne appearing. Applications from warm decoction are good for wrinkles prevention. Fresh calendula juice is used for freckles eliminating. It gives better effect if to add to calendula juice the juice of lemon and red currant in equal proportions.
Alcoholic Calendula extract is used for oily skin with large pores. Rub the skin with extract diluted with water (in the proportion 50 to 50). The extract in the same proportion is also used for masks that applied to face for 15-20 minutes.

St-John's-wort or tutsan – is known in folk medicine as "herb curing 99 diseases". Tutsan infusion was drunk before meal, for treating cold and heart-diseases, or just to build up health. But tutsan is also good for cosmetology purposes. Tutsan has a strong antiphlogistic effect and promote damaged tissues reconstruction. It contains a lot of carotin, tanning agents, vitamin C, and ethereal oils. Face rubbing and washing with tutsan infusion has a good effect on acne skin. Tutsan and chamomile lotion perfectly clean and disinfect skin inclined to acne. Take 3 parts of chamomile infusion and 12 parts of tutsan infusion and mix with 3 parts of vodka and 1 part of glycerin. Lotion should be kept in the refrigerator. Alcoholic infusion of tutsan is very good for hair strengthening. Two spoonfuls of dried herb are poured with vodka (0.5 of a liter) and infused for 1 week. Before use the infusion is diluted with distilled water in proportion 1:1 and rubbed into head skin. Make it two times a week for 1.5-2 months. If the face skin is oily and flabby it is good to make 2-3 times a week 20-minutes masks from warm tutsan infusion. The whole course consists of 20 procedures. Oily tutsan extracts are good for healing burns and inflammations. Consider that tutsan infusions and masks intensify skin sensitivity to sun, that is why it’s better to make them before sleep.

Pansy or garden violet (Viola tricolor) possesses outstanding healing powers. These velvety, beautiful petals are stock of substances – glycosides, tannins, vitamins A, C, indispensable for skin care. Folk medicine widely uses violets in treating skin diseases. Bathes with violet decoction are recommended for both children and adults. They help to eliminate inflammations, itch and xerodermia (skin dryness). Lotions and masks are effective for acne treatment. At home one can use water violet extracts. Applications and steam bathes with violet infusions are especially good for dry skin before applying creams and masks. Such procedures intensify skin ability to absorb nutritive elements. Water pansy infusion is good for dry, peeling off skin. Mask from pansy petals is good for oily porous skin. First fresh violet flowers are grinded (dry - crumbled up). This mass should be poured with boiling water till pappy condition. Then this gruel is cooled and applied to a face for 15-20 minutes. This mask promotes peeling upper skin layer off and skin cells renewal.

Milfoil or yarrow. Masks, applications, lotions with use of this herb improve skin blood circulation, clean it, and make pores smaller. Aqueous and oily extracts of milfoil are used for healing small wounds, scratches, for healing burns, acne and for care porous oily skin.