Fruit and vegetable face mask
Fruits and vegetables are a natural storehouse of vitamins that benefits the entire body. At the same time, you need to pamper yourself not only with fruit desserts, but also with appropriate masks. Such skin care will help you look young and well-groomed for longer, regardless of the conditions in which you live. About what fruit and vegetable masks can be prepared using the gifts of nature, and what effect they will have, you will learn from this article.
What products can be used
Almost all fruits, berries and vegetables that grow in different parts of the world can be used to make masks. But each product has its own useful properties, so they are used for different purposes.
Apples
Apple masks, like no other product, refresh the face and cleanse it. Due to the fact that this fruit is rich in various vitamins and minerals, girls with different skin types can use it. In this case, each will receive some kind of advantage for itself.
Apples are best used raw, as they give all the vitamins and the skin becomes moisturized and well-groomed.
In this case, you can simply cut the apple into slices and apply them to the skin, or grate them and turn them into a puree.But there is another way to use this heavenly fruit for home skincare. A baked apple mashed into puree will cleanse your skin just as well as scrubs and tonics.
Apricot
Sweet and juicy apricot is also able to moisturize your skin well and make its color more even and beautiful. Many mixtures can be prepared from apricot pulp to keep the skin in good condition at home.
Banana
Banana masks are very popular in Korea right now. But an analogue of such a cosmetic product can be prepared in your own kitchen. As part of this fruit, there is vitamin E necessary for our body, which allows you to make the surface of the face younger and smoother.
Currant
For a mature dermis, currants will also be useful. It will become your good assistant in the fight against dark spots.
Sweet cherry
Sweet cherries can also be added to the list of universal products for all skin types. If you have dry epidermis, you can safely apply sweet berry masks on your face. But for girls with oily skin, a sour berry is better.
Peach
Sunny peach can soften your skin and remove signs of fatigue from your face.. After using the mask of this juicy fruit, you will immediately notice improvements - the skin will become velvety and, as it were, radiant from the inside.
The properties of peach oil are known to many cosmetics manufacturers. This is evidenced by the presence of such effective means as "Silk Ribbon. Juicy Peach".
Strawberry
Strawberries will help you moisturize your skin and make your complexion more healthy. This berry has long been loved by many women, because strawberry masks work more efficiently than many store-bought counterparts.
A pineapple
For many girls, this fruit is known as a fat burner.But besides this property, it has others. So, it works great for skin rejuvenation. Cosmetologists confirm that pineapple masks can not only delay aging, but also remove shallow wrinkles from our face, making it younger and more beautiful. But do not use concentrated pineapple juice, hoping for a more noticeable result.
The juice of this fruit is too rich, so it must be diluted before use. This is especially true for girls with sensitive or allergy-prone skin.
Lemon
Citrus juice is present in many masks. Especially in those that are designed to whiten the skin and remove age spots and post-acne from the face. Therefore, no one will be surprised by the fact that lemon juice whitens the skin well. In addition, it reduces the amount of sebum secreted, mattifying the skin. But, as with pineapple juice, you need to be very careful not to hurt yourself.
For skin care, both lemon juice and peel are used. Grated peels make a good base for a mask, and infused in water, an unusual but effective tonic.
Orange
Another fruit from the citrus family that can be added to different masks is an orange. Orange juice and peel are rich in vitamins and essential oils. Therefore, masks with this component at the base can make your skin fresher and velvety.
Grapefruit
The same can be said about the grapefruit mask. Despite the bitter taste of this fruit, it works great on our skin, saturating it with vitamins.
Raspberry
Raspberry mask can provide freshness and good skin condition. For skin care, girls use real “fruit desserts”, combining sweet berries with dairy products.It is in this tandem that they work best.
Pear
The pear mask works well against acne and helps to simply cleanse the skin, making it more even and smooth. A pear face mask is suitable for both teenage girls and mature women.
You can also talk for a long time about the benefits of vegetable masks. Juicy cabbage, carrot or cucumber masks have long earned the love of ordinary girls and beauticians.
Healthy Recipes
Fruit and vegetable masks are produced by many brands. This is Himalaya, and Organic Shop, and other brandswho are trying to create more natural skin care cosmetics.
But even you yourself can compete with them by preparing a tool that is right for you in your kitchen. Let's look at some "tasty" care recipes that any girl can repeat.
Strawberry
As already mentioned, strawberry masks are one of the most favorite means for caring for the epidermis in many girls. For the preparation of the mask, homemade berries or at least bought on the market are best suited. So you get more benefit from using the berry mixture. Berries need to be picked ripe and juicy, but not rotten.
First you need to mash them with a fork. For one mask, three large berries will be enough. Gently add a teaspoon of honey to this mixture. This is a fragrant mess and should be applied to the face, leaving it for ten minutes.
It is desirable to wash it off with cotton pads dipped in milk. Walk over the skin with slow massage movements. After such a home procedure, you will immediately notice that the condition of your skin has improved.
Banana
Masks of ripe and juicy bananas are great for rejuvenating the skin. That is why they are most in demand among all fruit.To prepare one mask, you need only one juicy and ripe banana. As in the previous recipe, the fruit should be gently kneaded with a fork.
Next, cream should be carefully added to this fruit puree. If you have naturally dry skin, take oily ones, and if your skin already stands out with an ugly oily sheen, take fat-free ones. In order to make the mask more convenient to apply to the skin, it must be thickened with starch or flour. The mixture is applied in layers, moreover, each lays on top only after the previous one has completely dried.
You need to keep a banana mask on your face for about half an hour so that the vitamins penetrate deep into the layers of the epidermis. Remains of the product from the face should be carefully removed with wet cotton pads.
The procedure will be effective only if you carry it out regularly. One course takes 20 days, when you need to make a mask every two days.
The recipe for a whitening face mask using strawberries and lemon, see the video below.
Reviews
With fruits and vegetables, skin care becomes much easier. Almost everyone who has experienced the effect of vegetable and fruit masks agrees with this. But they also have a side effect. Even if you do not have an allergy to the product when you eat it, it may appear after applying the mask.
To check if a home cosmetic procedure will cause a negative reaction of the body, test it. Apply the prepared mask to the crook of your elbow and wait half an hour. If during this time the skin there does not turn red, then you can safely apply the mixture to the entire face.