The cucumber contains Vitamin C, helping in skin irritations and reduces inflammations. Also cucumber juice is a great source of silicon, which improves skin's quality.
As usual, here are a few ideas to use the cucumber for your daily skin care routine:
Cucumber juice is a natural make-up remover, especially if we combine it with milk. 1/4 cup of milk and 1 tsp of cucumber juice. The mix will last for 1 day in the fridge.
By applying cucumber as it is to your face you will get illuminating skin and you can also reduce freckles ( of course, for those who are disturbed by them).
For a glowing skin wipe cucumber slices a few times a day on the areas you wish.
Cucumber slices are perfect for dark circles under your eyes, if you let them act for 15 minutes.
Cucumber juice is a great substitution for floral water in facial masks.
Cucumber can be use to make summer body scrubs :
- 1/4 cup freshly cut cucumber slices
- 2 tbs fresh mint leaves
- lemon juice from 1 lemon
- 30 ml cucumber seeds oil
- a few drops of mint essential oil (optional)
- 1/2 fine sea salt, as an exfoliate
Blend the cucumber slices with the mint leaves, lemon juice and cucumber oil until you form a paste. Place the paste in the recipient used to store the scrub, add the essential oil and the sea salt and mix well until incorporated. Use the scrub immediately for a reinvigorating skin.
Don't forget, to get all the benefits from the cucumber, buy organic homegrown cucumbers!
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