How often in popular sketch shows in the frame joke over female weakness to face masks. And most often you can see a woman's face with cucumbers in her eyes. But in every joke there is some truth, and the cucumber face mask is really very popular among the fair sex.
What is useful for a cucumber mask?
Using this mask helps whiten your face, making it more fresh and smooth. Cucumber mask helps narrow the dilated pores. This effect is achieved due to vitamins C and B, as well as sticky substances and carotene, which are contained in cucumber juice.
In general, the use of masks based on natural juices is very useful for skin of any type of face. Cucumber mask can be done constantly, but once a month to change its composition. Then the effect will be constant. Masks make of juice, flesh and even cucumber seeds.
So, the cucumber mask is capable of:
- it is good to clean the skin of the face (especially pores) from dirt;
- return elasticity to the skin and make it fresh;
- relieve pigment spots and freckles;
- to remove inflammation and redness on the face;
- bring the tired skin into tone.
How to make a face mask from cucumber?
Apply facial masks from cucumber recommended at least three times a week. Doing them consistently from different ingredients is very useful, and cooking recipes are great.
- Face mask from cucumber and sour cream. Scrub the cucumber on a fine grater. One tablespoon of this mass should be mixed with one tablespoon of sour cream. Mix thoroughly and apply to clean skin of face and neck. Wash off the mask 15 minutes after application with warm water. This mask very well nourishes the skin and is best for dry skin. Make a face mask of cucumber and sour cream twice a week.
- Masks for the face of cucumbers from acne. Based on the cucumber pulp can be prepared an excellent remedy for inflammatory processes on the skin of the face. To do this, one small cucumber should be rubbed on a fine grater. Add 1 st in the cucumber mass. a spoon of white or blue clay, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Before applying, thoroughly cleanse the skin. Apply a mask with a dense layer, without touching the area around the eyes. After 10 minutes, the mask should be washed off with warm water.
- Mask for the face of cucumber and honey. It is very useful to make such a mask on boiling water. Scrub the cucumber on a fine grater. It will take 5 tablespoons of cucumber mass, which must be poured with steep boiling water (100 ml). We put everything in a water bath for 1 hour. Cucumber water percolate and add to it a tablespoon of honey. Now, wet the cotton wool in this cucumber-honey water and put it on your face. Keep the mask for at least half an hour.
- For oily skin, try making a face mask from cucumber and protein , this will help narrow the pores and remove the shine. To prepare the mask, mix 2 tablespoons fresh cucumber juice with protein. The protein must first be thoroughly beaten. Apply mask to face and hold for 15 minutes. Rinse off the mask with cool water.
- For dry skin, you can prepare a nourishing mask . Mix 1 tbsp. spoon of sour cream and 3 tbsp. spoons of cucumber pulp. AT
This mixture should be added a few drops of olive oil (it can be replaced with peach or apricot oil). Apply a mask is recommended not only on the face, but also on the neck area. At the end of half an hour, everything is washed off with warm water. The course of these masks lasts every four days for a month. - For the fading skin mask is prepared using rose water. Mix 2 tbsp. spoons of rose water with 3 tbsp. spoons of cucumber juice. In this mixture, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of cream and a few drops of olive oil. All thoroughly mixed and put on a clean face for 15-20 minutes. Mask rinse with warm water.