How to make a mask of face cucumbers

What picture comes to mind with the word "face mask"? Women's head, hair is wrapped in a towel, a green mask on the face, and in front of his eyes - always slices of cucumbers. A face mask from fresh cucumbers has already become a classic. In our latitudes in the warm season, cucumbers are very common and cheap.  Therefore, in the summer with masks from cucumbers, you can afford to experiment as much as you like. In winter, the greenhouse cucumbers contain more chemicals and fewer useful substances, so masks from them will not be so successful.

The benefits of face masks

The main component in the composition of cucumbers is water, so that they well make up for the supply of fluid in the skin. And only 5-10% of the percent is occupied by trace elements, vitamins and various organic substances. Despite a small proportion compared to water, the number of other substances in the chemical composition of cucumbers strives for infinity. That is why they are so useful.

It is interesting that the cucumbers get on the lunch table and, accordingly, on the dining table. The ripened cucumber is yellow, very bitter in taste and is unsuitable for food.

A face mask is very universal. It is equally suitable for women with any type of skin. Such masks eliminate excessive oily skin, moisturize dry areas of the face well, and help with acne. There are no aggressive components in cucumbers, so there is practically no risk of irritation after the mask. And if you doubt the reaction of your skin to a cucumber mask, make a sample on the inside of the forearm. If there is no redness and itching, feel free to apply to the face.

The simplest thing is to cut off the slice of the cucumber and wipe it with a clean face. The skin will become more elastic, moisturized and will take a tone right before our eyes. If there is a free 5 minutes, you can make the simplest cucumber mask - just cut the fetus and put your face with cucumber circles. There is a version of this mask when slices are pre -frozen in the freezer, and before applying the mask they are given to be thawed. You can grate the cucumber or grind in a blender, and then apply the resulting gruel to the face. Another option is to skim through gauze and use only juice.

Face cucumber masks recipes

Masks are made of cucumbers for all types of skin: from problematic to fading. Before preparing masks, do not be too lazy to wash the cucumber well, possibly with the help of a brush. Also take note that it is better to use the mask immediately after cooking (unless, of course, the recipe is indicated that it must be kept in a dark place or left for a while in the refrigerator).

Face mask from cucumber and sour cream

If you have very dry skin, sour cream will be a good addition to the mask from the cucumber. Make a gruel from a cucumber, add a spoon or two sour cream and stir until a homogeneous state. Keep on your face as much as you are comfortable-usually it is 10-15-20 minutes. Instead of sour cream, you can use other dairy products - cream, kefir, yogurt, light cottage cheese. There is even a recipe in which cucumber juice is mixed with milk. Such masks, due to the moisturizing properties of the cucumber and the nutritious properties of dairy products, harmonize the condition of the skin of the face and restore the balance of liquid in it. Dairy products will also become a good component for anti -aging cucumber masks.

Face mask from cucumber and honey

We rub the cucumber again on a grater, turn it into a gruel. Then add a spoonful of honey to this gruel. It is better if it is fresh, liquid, who has not yet had time to crystallize honey. Such a mask tones and nourishes the skin, and is also perfect as an anti -aging agent for wrinkles. Do not overeat it on your face longer than 15-20 minutes. Still, honey is a strong allergen, and instead of getting rid of redness of the skin, you will earn new. In some cases, honey in such recipes is even replaced by sugar syrup to minimize the risk of allergies.

Whitening face mask from cucumber and parsley

Parsley in itself is a whitening agent, and in combination with a cucumber gives an amazing effect if you need to save the skin from excess pigmentation.  It is recommended to add it in the form of tinctures, which is very easily prepared: just fill a small amount of chopped parsley with boiling water, as if brewing tea. Pre -chopped parsley can be dumped so that it starts the juice. Experiment and add other greens from the table to a cucumber base: dill leaves, basil, mint. Whatever you prefer, in any case you will get a refreshing effect of fresh herbs. As well as a noticeable decrease in the number of age spots and freckles.

Face mask with cucumber and lemon

Grate the cucumber, squeeze the juice from a couple of lemon lobers in the resulting mass. Then cool the composition. Cut the cotton pad in half, dip the halves into the workpiece for the mask and put them under the eyes. There will be enough for you for 15 minutes to refresh such a mask of the skin under the eyes and make a look more alive. Instead of a cotton pad, you can use a piece of gauze and cover the whole face with it, not just eyes.

After such a mask, the skin of the face will quickly come into tone, and the eyes seem to “open”. It is ideal to use this method before an important meeting or to cheer up in the morning. The combination of cucumber and lemon is also used as a means to whiten the skin. Therefore, if you want to save a tan, it is better not to do such a mask.

Cucumber tonic

In addition to masks, prepare at home and other cucumber products, for example, tonic water. To do this, you pour a grated cucumber for the night with water, and in the morning you wash it, having previously strained. Note that such a tool is made in small portions. If you prepare it “in reserve” for several days ahead, then, unfortunately, it will quickly exhale and lose its beneficial properties. Remember that freshly squeezed juices should be drunk at once? Here is a similar effect - the cucumber is already insisting all night. So use cucumber water at once. In addition to the cucumber, you can add other components to the tincture: lemon slice, a twig of greenery, a piece of aloe.

A few more recipes have increased in your beauty arsenal. No matter what problem do you encounter - masks from cucumber are saved from acne and wrinkles equally efficiently. Use your health.