In many comedy films, there are stories where the heroine lies on the couch with cucumbers in her eyes. Laughter laughs, but the cucumber really is a kind of pantry vitamins, which are great for use in cosmetology. Mask for a person from a cucumber is almost forgotten, and very vain, because it is able to freshen in a few minutes, whiten and soothe the inflamed skin.
What is useful for a cucumber mask?
The use of cucumber for the skin is enormous. Here are just some of its elements:
- The rich chemical composition of the cucumber allows you to feed your skin with vitamins and microelements. The composition of the cucumber includes vitamins C, A, B, PP;
- maintenance of youth and skin elasticity. Vitamin C, contained in cucumbers, is a prerequisite for the synthesis of collagen, that is, directly contributes to maintaining the strength and elasticity of the skin. In addition, vitamin C - a powerful antioxidant, prevents premature aging of the skin. B vitamins help the skin get rid of acne. Vitamin A cosmeticians are called the gold standard of beauty, because it is a powerful antioxidant and effectively prevents skin aging;
- whitening effect is a particularly important property for those who want to brighten pigment spots or achieve a more light skin tone;
- effective hydration due to the water contained in the cucumber;
- giving the skin smoothness is due to vitamin PP. The lack of this vitamin leads to the appearance of rough surface, red spots and coarsening of the skin.
Cucumber is a storehouse of vitamins, undeservedly forgotten on the wave of fashion novelties in the cosmetic industry. Masks from cucumber, depending on the additional ingredients can be used for any type of skin; and young and mature skin will be able to take the necessary nutrients from the mask with the cucumber.
How to make a face mask from cucumber?
There are different variants of such masks, we will consider several of them.
- To make a mask to eliminate the greasy shine of the skin, you need one cucumber and a tablespoon of white clay. Cucumber is grated, mixed with white clay. The mask is applied to the cleansed skin and kept until completely dry. It is washed off with water. The frequency of application of the mask is 2 times a week. With regular procedures, the skin will cease to shine.
- Mask for a person from cucumber and sour cream is a find for owners of dry skin. To make it, you need a cucumber and sour cream, preferably rustic, not shop. Cucumber is crushed to the state of gruel (on a grater or in a blender) and mixed with sour cream. Consistency should be sufficiently viscous so that the mask does not drain from the face, like water. Apply a moisturizing mask from the cucumber to the cleansed skin, washed off with warm water after 15 minutes. In order for the effect of the mask to be most noticeable, it is worth applying it 2 times a week.
- Face mask of cucumber from acne will help clear the skin and restore her well-groomed appearance. For this mask you need only a cucumber, and not peeled from the skin. It must be crushed and the resulting gruel should be lowered into a glass with boiling water.
Then mash is decanted and applied to the face for 15-20 minutes. - Face mask from cucumber and honey for mature skin. You will need a small cucumber, honey - 1 tbsp. l., sour cream - 1 tbsp. l., lemon juice (not citric acid!) - a few drops, starch - pinch for density. Cucumber rubbed on a grater, mixed with honey and sour cream. In the resulting mixture is added lemon juice and starch, everything is carefully changed. The mask is applied to the face and neck for 15-20 minutes. It is washed off with warm water. This mask will help restore the water balance of the skin, perfectly nourishes and promotes the production of collagen and the maintenance of the structure of mature skin.