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Cucumber - A big boon to skin and eyes.
Our skin has many other purposes other than being beautiful and serving as an eye candy for everyone. It protects our internal organs from any of the external adversities as far as possible.
Protecting our skin and caring for it the right way does a lot of good for our beauty and health. Apart from cosmetic products available, fruits and vegetables eat do whole lot of good for the skin.
One such veggie is the cool cucumber. With 90% water content, it is known as a cooling agent.
Cucumber for Eyes
Cucumber helps in reducing swelling around the eyes or the big dark circles around your eyes. Cucumbers are the most wonderful eye pads you can find.
The puffiness and tiredness in your eyes may just leave you, if you do this in a relaxed fashion. These natural eye pads do wonders after a long day's work.
Cucumber for Skin
If you want to have happy skin, then cucumber is the answer. As cucumber and skin share the same level of hydrogen, it becomes easier for cucumber to mask all the problem areas. It helps in soothing and softening your skin which can get you relaxed in no time.
With so many useful ingredients in cucumber it can help you in treating so many skin problems. It has become part of daily beauty product into face packs, facials, juice and many other things which can affect your skin.
Due to its cooling effect it can be termed as a magic wand for all your skin problems. The cleaning and cleansing property makes your skin soft and supple.
Regular intake of cucumber juice is very useful both internally and externally.
Grated cucumber applied all over the face and neck daily for 15-20 minutes works as an excellent tonic and reduces pimples and blemishes.
To brighten up dull skin, add a dash of lime juice and rose water and apply.
Equal quantities of cucumber juice and milk mixed with a few drops of rose water, keep sensitive skin glowing.
Drinking a mixture of cucumber and carrot juice regularly helps stimulate hair growth.
The chlorine is swimming pool water damages the hair. To minimise damage, blend together an egg, 3-4 tblsp olive oil and a quarter peeled cucumber. Spread all over hair and rinse after 10 minutes.
Regular intake of cucumber juice is very useful both internally and externally.
Grated cucumber applied all over the face and neck daily for 15-20 minutes works as an excellent tonic and reduces pimples and blemishes.
To brighten up dull skin, add a dash of lime juice and rose water and apply.
Equal quantities of cucumber juice and milk mixed with a few drops of rose water, keep sensitive skin glowing.
Drinking a mixture of cucumber and carrot juice regularly helps stimulate hair growth.
The chlorine is swimming pool water damages the hair. To minimise damage, blend together an egg, 3-4 tblsp olive oil and a quarter peeled cucumber. Spread all over hair and rinse after 10 minutes.
Cucumber toner
Puree 1 medium-sized cucumber in a blender. Pour the cucumber puree through the sieve and let it stand for 15 minutes for the juices to drip into the bowl. Pour the clear juice into a clean bottle and add 2 tbsp honey.
To use, shake the bottle and saturate a cotton pad with lotion.
Sweep over face, neck and chest, morning and night, and let it dry( about 3 to 4 minutes). Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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