Saturday, February 14, 2009

Skin care from kitchen - cucumber

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Grated cucumber applied over face, eyes and neck for 15 - 20 minutes has been found effective as a beauty aid and a best tonic for the skin of the face. Its regular use prevents pimples, blackheads, wrinkles and dryness of the face. Cucumber juice promotes hair growth due to its high silicon and sulphur content, particularly when mixed with carrot, lettuce and spinach juice.


*Remedy for puffy, swollen eyes & dark eye circles
This may sound too cliche to be true, but slices of cucumber (or cucumber juice) applied to the skin around the eyes can help reduce the appearance of dark circles. Cucumber slices help to lighten the skin and also have a soothing, refreshingly cool sensation when applied. Lay down with the cucumber slices on your eyes for at least 5 minutes, up to 10 minutes.


*Quick cucumber based moisturizer will help tone and moisturize dry skin around the eyes.

Ingredients

½ cucumber cut into chunks (don’t seed or peel)
3 tablespoons of which hazel

Preparation

Blend the cucumber using food processor until the mass is pureed. Strain it using gauze until you only have juice left. Mix the juice with witch hazel.

Dip cotton balls in this liquid and gently wiping around the eyes.

When stored in a glass jar and refrigerated, this toner can be used for a few days.

*Cucumber Wrinkle Cream

Ingredients:

1/2 cucumber

1 egg white

2 T. mayonnaise

1/2 C. olive or avocado oil

Directions:

Wash the cucumber, but do not peel.

Cube and blend with remaining ingredients.

Apply morning and evening, and gently wipe off with tissues.

*Cucumber soothes inflammation, refreshes the skin, and heals acne scars.
To have a healthy glowing and smooth skin use this recipe

Blend 4 - 5 leafs of fresh mint.

Peel and deseed the cucumber.

Add mint leaves to the cucumber to make a puree.

Beat egg white and keep it separate, then add this egg white to the cucumber mixture.

Apply this evenly on your face for 20 minutes and then rinse it with water and pat it dry.

*Cucumber cool your skin down and have you looking fresh for the evening
Peel and chop a medium sized cucumber and mash it to a pulp in your food processor. Add the juice of half a lemon to this pulp and let it stand for an hour. You can either refrigerate it or leave it outside, depending on how cold you want it when it touches your skin. Apply this on your face. Be careful around the eye area! You don't want your eyes anywhere close to the lemon juice. Leave it on for about 30 minutes and then wash it off with cold water. This is a great skin cooler, especially for oily skins.

For normal and dry skins, you can add yogurt to the cucumber pulp instead of lemon juice. About 3.5 oz or 100 grams of yogurt is enough for a medium sized cucumber.

*Cucumber for oily skin- refresh and tighten your skin.
~ Mix two teaspoons of raw milk, around the same quantity of cucumber juice and few drops of lemon. With a cotton ball, apply the solution on your face and leave to dry. Then, wash with water and pat dry.
~ Grind half a cucumber and squeeze to remove the juice. Apply the juice on your face and leave to dry. Then wash with water and pat dry.

*Cucumber Mint Facial Mask
Things You’ll Need:
2 large cucumbers
Food processor or blender
Glass bowl
1 tbsp. water
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. mint extract or 1/4 cup fresh, chopped mint leaves
Sterilized jar with lid

Instructions
1.Wash the cucumbers and cut them into large pieces. Puree the pieces in a food processor or blender until they are completely smooth. Strain the pureed cucumber into a bowl. Discard the liquid, and measure 1/2 cup of the solids to use in the cucumber mint facial mask.
2.Put the cucumber solids in a glass bowl and microwave them with the water and lemon juice for 4 minutes.
3.Stir in the mint extract or chopped mint leaves and mix well. Microwave the mixture for an additional 5 minutes.
4.Allow the cucumber mint facial mask to cool until it's just warm to the touch.
5.Pour the mixture into a sterile glass jar with a tight lid, and store it in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.


*Cucumber and Yogurt Facial Mask
Ingredients:
1/2 cucumber
1 tablespoon yogurt

Instructions:
Puree cucumber and yogurt in a blender, apply to your face evenly. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water or soft wash cloth.

*Cucumber ,Yogurt and Parsley facial mask
Try this facial mask using only a little bit of yougurt, some parsley, and cucumber. This mask will rejuvenate your face as well as reduce any puffiness you have around the eyes. It will also get rid of any dead skin cells, and will leave your face feeling soft and smooth. You will need:

1 Tbsp full-fat yogurt
1 Tbsp cucumber; chopped
1 Tbsp fresh parsley; chopped

Puree cucumber and parsley in a blender. When finished, mix with the yogurt until smooth. Before applying the mixture to your face, clean your face with a cleanser to get rid of any dirt or impurities.

Apply the mask all over your face and neck. Leave it on for about 15-20 minutes and you will get amazing results. Your skin will feel like new!

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