Skin care from kitchen - carrot

When it comes to skin care, Retinol as a molecule is very small and capable of penetrating the skin's outer layer and regenerating the deeper layers that contain collagen and elastin. When it penetrates the skin, it stimulates the production of elastin and collagen resulting is smoother and more elastic skin. Importance of Retinol has been long known about in a form of homemade facial masks. Carrot is an excellent source of Retinol.
carrot juice is capable of helping the digestive system function normally. Since the digestive system is closely related with the health of the skin, they should help reduce acne breakouts.
carrot is filled with Retin A, It is enormous in its ability to rejuvenate the deeper layers of the skin, but has also been present in a form of carrot as a facial masks' bases for ages.

Next time you are peeling carrots, boil 2-3 separately. When cooked, mash them and mix with 4 tablespoons of honey. Apply to your face, keep on for 10 minutes and wash off. Your skin will feel smooth and elastic

Carrot Facial Mask

Ingredients:

2-3 large carrots
4 1/2 tablespoons honey

Preparation:

1) Cook carrots, then mash.
2) Mix with honey.
3) Apply gently to the skin and wait 10 minutes.
4) Rinse off with cool water.

Cream Cheese and Carrot Face Mask

Ingredients:

1 medium size carrot
2 tablespoons of cream cheese

Preparation

1) Mash a carrot
2) Use 2 tablespoons of it
3) Mix with a tablespoon of cream cheese
4) Apply to face and neck
5) After 15 min rinse the face off water.

Anti-aging Carrot Face Mask

Use carrot juice either store bought or by extracting it yourself.
Add one egg yolk and a few drops of olive oil.
Mix it all and apply to face and neck.
Rinse off after 20-25min using luke warm water.

Carrot Honey Mask

Mix a tea spoon of honey, a spoon of grated carrot and a bit of olive oil. Mix all ingredients and put on your face for 15.min. like a facial mask.Rinse with water.This face mask is good for wrinkled and dry skin. Enjoy it.

Carrot Face Mask
This carrot face mask is perfect for oily skin and helps prevent wrinkles.


2 large carrots
1 tbsp. natural honey
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 fresh lemon
Mineral water

Peal the carrots and steam until soft. Mash the carrots into a creamy consistency. Carrots help protect the skin from free radicals and promote the regeneration of healthy skin cells.
Mix in 1 tbsp. of all natural honey. For centuries, honey has been used as a natural remedy for many types of ailments. Honey is known to help reduce inflammation and swelling and even kills germs.
Stir in 1 tbsp. of olive oil. Olive oil is the perfect skin care product since it helps nourish and clean the skin at the same time, leaving your skin supple and glowing.
Squeeze a few drops of fresh lemon juice into the face mask mixture. Lemon is a natural astringent and will help clean greasy skin. The amount of lemon you should add depends on your skin. If your skin tends to dry easily, add only 8 to 10 drops; if you skin tends to be oily, add up to 1 tbsp. of lemon juice.
Mix in enough mineral water to give the face mask a creamy consistency. The more lemon juice you added, the less water is needed for this step. Don't add too much, or your face mask will be runny. If you feel that the mixture does not need extra liquid, it is not necessary to include the water.
Gently wash your face and neck with warm water and pat dry. Apply the mask evenly to your face and allow it to set for 15 minutes. Rinse your face and neck again with warm water and pat dry

Skin care from kitchen - cucumber

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!

Skin care from kitchen - tomato

Tomatoes have long been used in home remedies for oily and blemish-prone skin, and with good reason. These bright red fruits contain large amounts of vitamins and minerals, such as A, C, E, iron and potassium, which help nourish the skin. Tomatoes also provide an astringent effect on the skin to help remove excess oil and refine the pores.

*Tomato Mask for Oily Skin
mash up a ripe tomato and leave it on for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water

* Tomato+ Honey Facial Toner
Things You’ll Need:
Large, ripe organic tomato
All natural raw honey
Knife
Mesh strainer
Bowl
Spoon

Purchase a large, fully ripe, organic tomato. Not only are organic tomatoes free of harsh chemical pesticides and fertilizers, they general contain greater amounts of vitamins and minerals for pampering your skin. Tomatoes contain gentle acids which will help to cleanse your skin while removing dead skin cells.
Choose all natural raw honey as well which has not been treated with heat or mixed with chemical preservative. Honey is a natural moisturizer with anti-bacterial properties, helping to eliminate the bacteria which forms acne while keeping the skin soft and supple.
Wash the tomato thoroughly and then cut it into small pieces. Place the pieces in a mesh strainer, setting the strainer over the lip of a bowl, and then use the back of a spoon to press the juice and fine pulp through the strainer.
Add enough honey to the bowl to make a thick paste and then apply your facial toner evenly to your face and neck. Allow the toner to do it's job for at least 15 minutes and then rinse with cool water. Your toner is gentle and effective, perfect for everyday use.

*Green Tomato Pore Tightening Facial Mask
Ingredients:
1 green tomato
1 teaspoon honey

Instructions:
Put the tomato and honey in a blender. Blend until consistency is a thick pulp.
Cleanse your face with warm water. Ex-foliate using a gentle facial brush, washcloth or your favorite scrub product.
Massage the mask on to your face with your fingers. Take your time.
Leave on for 20-30 minutes.
Rinse off with cold water.
~Put any remaining mask into a sealed container and store in a fridge. Use within two weeks.

*Refreshing tomato mask
Ingredients
1/4 peeled and seedless tomato. Chop it.
3 teaspoons of yogurt
1 teaspoon peeled and then grated cucumber
1 teaspoon of aloe vera gel
3 teaspoons of oatmeal (finely ground)
Additional ingredients are 2 mint leaves, fresh and crushed so the essential oils run out of the leaves.

Preparation

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Apply on the face and leave on for about 10 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water.

* Lemon - Tomato Mask
Use this on oily skin. The acid in the tomato and lemon work on acne and blackheads.
Ingredients:
1 over-ripe tomato; inside scooped and mashed
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp instant oatmeal

Instructions:
Puree all ingredients in a blender. Apply to freshly cleaned face and leave on for 15 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.

*Tomato Face Mask
Ingredients:
1 medium-sized ripe tomato
1 handful of green beans
1 tbsp. sour cream
Instructions:
Slice the tomato and place the chunks in a small cooking pot. The natural acids found in tomatoes make them a gentle and natural astringent, helping to clean the pores. Tomatoes are also rich in anti-oxidants which help regenerate skin, giving your face a healthy, younger look.
Add a handful of green beans to the pot and cook until soft. Green beans are high in zinc, a vitamin which is known to heal damaged skin.
Mash the tomatoes and green beans until smooth and add 1 tbsp. of sour cream. The lactic acid found in sour cream will soothe and soften dry, itchy skin. Sour cream adds a moisturizing ingredient while at the same time tightening wrinkles and refining pores.
Wash your face with warm water and pat dry. Apply the still warm face mask evenly to your face and neck and allow to sit for 20 minutes. Gently rinse the mask off with warm water and pat dry with a towel.

*Tomato Facial Mask
Ingredients:
Tomato
Lemon juice
Oatmeal
Cornmeal
Non-fat dry milk
Brewer's yeast
Yogurt
Tomato juice
Carrot juice
Olive oil
Instant mashed potato flakes

Instructions:
1. Chop one tomato and combine in a food processor or blender with 1 tsp. lemon juice and 1 tbsp. oatmeal. Blend to a smooth paste. Cleanse face and neck. Apply the tomato facial to blemished skin, leaving on for 10 minutes. Gently remove with a warm washcloth and rinse skin with warm water to remove all residue.
2. Peel and seed one tomato and mash the pulp with a fork. Combine that with 1/4 cup cornmeal, mixing well. Massage onto cleansed skin of face and neck, staying away from the eyes. Rinse off with cool water.
3. Cut one tomato into quarters or eighths, if it is large. Taking one piece at a time, gently rub the pulp-side onto clean face and neck, but do not use around the eyes. Massage tomato pieces in a circular motion until the skin is covered with juice. Allow to dry and then rinse skin with cool water.
4. Mix one cup oatmeal with 3 tbsp. non-fat dry milk, moistening all the oats. Chop one tomato and puree it in a blender. Add that to the oatmeal-milk mixture, stirring to incorporate all ingredients well. Apply to cleansed face and neck skin with the fingertips, keeping free of the eye area. Leave on the skin for 45 minutes. Use a warm washcloth to remove the facial and splash face with warm water.
5. Blend 1 tbsp. powdered brewer's yeast with 1/2 tbsp. plain, unflavored yogurt, 1 tsp. each of lemon juice, tomato juice, carrot juice and olive oil. Mix by hand or in a food processor or blender to form a smooth paste. Cleanse face and neck and apply the facial mixture with fingertips, but not near the eyes. After 15 minutes, remove the mask with a warm washcloth and rinse skin with warm water.
6. Remove the peel and seeds from one tomato and puree the flesh in a food processor or blender. Mix in 1 tsp. instant mashed potato flakes, blending well. Pat the facial onto cleansed face and neck skin. Keep away from the eyes. After 10 minutes, rinse off with warm water.



*Tomato against Painful Joints
The juice of the whole plant including leaves, mixed with equal quantity of sesame oil, is heated until all the watery part is evaporated and the oil is preserved in a bottle. This oil, massaged over painful joints and sprains and fomented with dry heat gives a great relief.