Masks homemade They have always been considered excellent means of combating various skin imperfections, and besides, they are available to everyone. The cucumber face mask is no exception. Its application on long years will help maintain the beauty and youth of the skin.
What are the benefits of cucumber masks?
Cucumbers contain a lot of useful and nutritious substances, thanks to which the skin of the face is almost instantly refreshed, moisturized and improves its tone. And regular exposure to them helps eliminate imperfections such as pimples, blackheads and age spots.
And this happens due to the fact that cucumber contains such substances as:
- retinol – vitamin A, which helps moisturize the skin, preventing the formation of dryness and flaking;
- tocopherol – vitamin E, responsible for cell renewal;
- niacin – vitamin PP, which gives a healthy glow to the skin;
- folic acid – tightens pores and creates a barrier to new pore formations;
- thiamine – vitamin B1, which rejuvenates the skin and provides protection from environmental influences;
- biotin is vitamin H, which promotes the regeneration of damaged tissues.
Cucumber also contains B vitamins (B6, B2, B9, B5), vitamin C and vitamin K, which reduces swelling and eliminates redness on the face. It also contains organic acids that help prolong the youth of the skin. It is precisely because this vegetable brings all these components together that the cucumber mask is very popular in cosmetology.
Cucumber masks for oily skin
For fatty skin will suit cucumber mask, which includes the following ingredients:
- juice of ½ medium lemon;
- cucumber juice – 2 tbsp. spoons.
By mixing these ingredients, you will get a unique consistency in which you need to moisten a small piece of gauze. Then put it on your face for about 15 minutes. This cucumber face mask perfectly fights oily shine, tones and whitens the skin.
You can also mix strong vodka and cucumber juice in a 1:4 ratio. The result is a kind of lotion; a cotton swab is moistened in it and used to wipe the skin. To achieve results, you need to do such procedures daily. You need to store the lotion in the refrigerator, so you can immediately prepare it in large quantities.
The following mask, which includes:
- mineral water – 1 liter;
- cucumber juice – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- egg yolk – 1 pc.
The protein must be ground well and mixed with cucumber juice. The mass resulting from mixing these ingredients is applied to the face and then washed off. mineral water. The mask exposure time is 20 minutes.
Cucumber mask against acne and pimples
Probably everyone has experienced the formation of acne and pimples on their face. But few people know that cucumber can help anyone get rid of external imperfections quickly and forever. For this you will need:
- baking soda – ½ teaspoon;
- cucumber – 1 pc.;
- boiling water - 2 cups.
Prepare a cucumber mask for acne and acne as follows: make a paste from the cucumber using a fine grater, which is then poured with boiling water. And after it cools down a little, add soda. Strain the resulting mixture, pour out the water, and apply the paste on the face in an even layer for about 20 - 25 minutes. Washing off occurs with ordinary running water.
Rejuvenating cucumber masks
Cucumber face masks promote complete cell renewal, resulting in skin rejuvenation and tightening. For minor signs of aging, you can use the following mask. To prepare it you will need:
- Freshly squeezed cucumber juice – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Rose aromatic water – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- heavy cream – 1 tbsp. spoon.
We warn you right away - the mask does not wash off! You need to mix all the ingredients together and beat with a mixer or whisk until a stable foam forms, which is then applied to the skin with light movements for 15 minutes. After the time has passed, you need to take a cotton swab, moisten it in rose water and clean your face from the foam.
If the signs of aging are very noticeable, the following cucumber mask is suitable, for the preparation of which you will need:
- cucumber – 1 pc.;
- natural honey – 1 tbsp. spoon.
Peel the cucumber and grate it on a fine grater. Then mix it with honey. Apply the resulting mixture in an even layer on your face for 10 minutes, then rinse as usual.
Cucumber masks for dry skin
Dry facial skin always needs complete hydration and nutrition, which the following cucumber mask will help provide, for preparation we will need:
- sour cream – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- cucumber – 1 pc.
To prepare the mask, you need to chop the cucumber pulp (you can use a grater) and mix it with sour cream. As a result, you should get a kind of cream that needs to be applied to your face for about 20 minutes. The “cream” is washed off with cool water.
You can moisturize and refresh your skin by mixing the crushed pulp of one cucumber with white clay. The clay must first be diluted with warm water. As a result, you should get a mixture that is not too thick, but not liquid either. It should lie easily on the skin without leaking. If the consistency is thick, you can simply add a little water; if it’s liquid, add dry clay. The mask lasts 10 minutes. Wash off with cool, but not cold water.
A mask of cucumbers and cottage cheese requires the following ingredients for preparation:
- milk – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- medium-sized cucumber – 1 pc.;
- olive oil – 1 teaspoon;
- cottage cheese – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- parsley - 2 sprigs.
Grate the cucumber on a fine grater (no need to peel it) and add the rest of the ingredients to it, while the parsley must first be chopped. The result should be a homogeneous mass, which must be applied to the skin of the face for 10 minutes, then rinsed off with running cold water.
The use of these masks allows you to make your facial skin healthy and beautiful. But remember, no matter what mask you choose for yourself, the main thing is to do it regularly. After all, regularity will allow you to achieve the desired result!
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Cucumber has been used since ancient times in for cosmetic purposes. Masks based on it have an intense moisturizing, refreshing and tightening effect, lighten the skin, eliminating pigment spots and making freckles less noticeable, and are excellent at fighting acne. Regular application of cucumber masks makes the skin smooth and velvety.
The benefits and effectiveness of cucumber face masks.
The cucumber owes such truly miraculous cosmetic abilities to its composition. More than 90% of the vegetable consists of water, and only a small percentage consists of vitamins (especially groups B, A, C, H, K, PP, E), macro- and microelements (iron, calcium, phosphorus, etc.) , organic acids. But this amount is enough to have an amazing effect on the skin. A cucumber face mask is effective against dryness, flaking, wrinkles, acne, redness and irritation of the skin. Its regular use (twice a week for a month (treatment) and once a week for prevention) helps improve renewal and regeneration processes.
Cucumber masks are very easy to prepare. Cucumber can be used on its own; this mask will tighten pores and have a tonic and deeply moisturizing effect. Cucumber can also be combined with various foods, depending on the result you want to get. And if you freeze it, and then cut it into thin circles in a cold but melted form and apply it to the eyelid area, you will get a wonderful tightening and smoothing effect, get rid of wrinkles, swelling and bags under the eyes. Freshly peeled peel applied to areas of pigmentation will have a lightening effect. This procedure does not require subsequent rinsing. Cucumber face masks are universal, suitable for any skin type and the delicate area around the eyes.
Indications for cucumber face masks.
- Dry skin with clear signs redness, irritation and peeling.
- Insufficient level of skin moisture.
- Presence of pigmentation (freckles, age spots, post-acne).
- Pimples and acne manifestations.
- Mature (atonic) skin with visible signs withering.
- Presence of minor damage to the skin.
- Skin diseases of infectious nature.
- Individual intolerance to some of the components of the mask (when combining cucumber with other ingredients).
- Pustular rash.
- Neoplasms.
Homemade cucumber mask recipes for dry skin.
Cucumber-carrot mask with oatmeal.Action.
Nourishes, moisturizes, has a whitening effect.
Ingredients.
Peeled cucumber crushed in a blender - 3 tbsp. l.
Grated fresh carrots - 3 tbsp. l.
Sour milk – 1 tbsp. l.
Oatmeal (or crushed oatmeal) – 1 tsp.
Preparation.
Combine the cucumber and carrot mixture, add flour and sour milk. Stir well and apply to a cleansed face; after twenty minutes, rinse the mask with warm boiled water. After the procedure, moisturize the skin with a cream with a light texture (base).
Cucumber-sour cream mask.
Action.
Intensively nourishes and moisturizes the skin, has a slight brightening effect, refreshes and improves complexion.
Ingredients.
Fat sour cream – 2 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Grind the cucumber using a grater and combine the resulting mass with sour cream until smooth. Apply the composition to a cleansed face and leave to work for twenty minutes. Rinse off the composition with warm water.
Cucumber milk mask.
Action.
Moisturizes, nourishes, refreshes the skin, makes it silky.
Ingredients.
Fresh medium-sized cucumber – 1 pc.
Milk – 1 tbsp. l.
Cottage cheese – 1 tbsp. l.
Olive oil – ½ tsp.
Preparation.
Add cottage cheese, herbs and milk to the grated cucumber mixture. Mix everything until smooth, and then add oil. Apply the resulting mask to a cleansed face, after twenty minutes, rinse with warm water, and then rinse with cool water.
Cucumber-herbal mask.
Action.
Moisturizes, soothes, relieves irritation and redness of the skin.
Ingredients.
Fresh medium-sized cucumber – 1 pc.
Chopped mint or basil leaves - 2-3 leaves.
Chamomile infusion – 3 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Mix the ingredients and apply for fifteen minutes to a previously cleansed face. Rinse off the mask with warm water, then apply a nourishing product.
Cucumber and lanolin mask.
Action.
Nourishes, softens, brightens the skin, whitens, improves complexion.
Ingredients.
Peeled and chopped cucumber – 3 tbsp. l.
Lanolin – 1 tsp.
Preparation.
Combine the ingredients, lightly squeeze the resulting mass from excess juice and apply to the face. After fifteen minutes, rinse the mask with warm water. No additional cream is required.
Recipes for cucumber masks for oily and problem skin.
Cucumber-oatmeal mask.Action.
Moisturizes, cleans greasy shine, normalizes the secretion of the sebaceous glands.
Ingredients.
Fresh medium-sized cucumber – 1 pc.
Oatmeal (grind oatmeal in a coffee grinder).
Preparation.
Pour oatmeal into the cucumber mixture until you get a mass similar to thick sour cream. Apply the composition to a cleansed face and leave for fifteen minutes, rinse with cool water and lubricate with cream.
Cucumber-protein mask.
Action.
Cleanses, moisturizes, tightens pores.
Ingredients.
Freshly squeezed cucumber juice – 2 tbsp. l.
Egg white – 1 pc.
Preparation.
First you need to get the juice. Grind the cucumber, squeeze out the juice and combine with the whipped egg white. Spread the resulting mixture onto clean face and stand for fifteen minutes. Rinse off the mask with cool mineral water, after which the skin needs nourishment.
Cucumber clay mask.
Action.
Cleanses and dries out inflammation.
Ingredients.
Chopped cucumber – 1 tbsp. l.
White clay powder – 1 tsp.
Boiled water at room temperature.
Preparation.
Combine the clay with the cucumber mass, add a little water until a homogeneous consistency is obtained, and apply to a clean face. After twenty minutes, rinse the composition with cool water and apply the cream.
Homemade recipes for cucumber anti-wrinkle masks for facial skin.
Cucumber-honey mask.Action.
Deep nutrition, moisturizing and smoothing the skin. Gives freshness, smoothness and healthy looking. Also effective for tired, pale skin.
Ingredients.
The crushed mass of two small fresh cucumbers.
Flower honey – 2 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Grind the cucumbers on a fine grater, add honey. Mix everything well and apply to a clean face. After fifteen minutes, rinse the mask with cool water and apply cream.
Cucumber-potato mask.
Action.
Smoothes wrinkles, improves complexion, fights dullness.
Ingredients.
Fresh cucumber mixture grated – 1 tbsp. l.
Grated fresh potato mixture – 1 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Combine the ingredients and apply to the face. After twenty minutes, rinse the mask with cool water and apply cream.
Mask with rose water and cream.
Action.
Smoothes wrinkles, gives tone, cleanses the skin.
Ingredients.
Cucumber juice – 2 tbsp. l
Rose water – 2 tbsp. l.
Cream 30% – 1 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Squeeze juice from chopped cucumbers. Pour the juice into a ceramic container, add rose water. Beat the mixture on low with a mixer, gradually pouring in the cream. The composition should be in the form of a thick dense foam. Apply the mask to a cleansed face and leave for fifteen minutes. Wash off the composition with boiled water at room temperature. The skin does not require additional moisturizing after the procedure.
Recipes for cucumber masks against acne and acne.
Cucumber mask.Action.
Fights inflammation, soothes, eliminates acne.
Ingredients.
Fresh medium-sized cucumber – 1 pc.
Preparation.
Grind the cucumber using a fine grater. Apply the resulting mass to your face, after twenty minutes, rinse the composition with cool water and apply a nourishing cream.
Cucumber-curd mask.
Action.
Fights acne and adolescence acne, additionally has a nutritional effect.
Ingredients.
Squeezed juice from one cucumber.
Low-fat or low-fat cottage cheese – 2 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Grind the cottage cheese with cucumber juice until smooth, apply on clean skin and stand for fifteen minutes. After this, rinse the mask with cool water and apply a nourishing product.
Recipes for whitening masks with cucumber for facial skin.
Cucumber lemon mask.Action.
Lightens pigmented areas, improves complexion, tones.
Ingredients.
Fresh medium-sized cucumber – 3 pcs.
Lemon juice or boric acid - 1 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Grind the cucumber on a fine grater and combine with the remaining ingredient. Warm the mixture slightly and apply to cleansed face. Then squeeze the juice from two cucumbers, moisten gauze in it and apply over the mask for fifteen minutes. Rinse off with warm water and lubricate skin when finished. nourishing cream.
Mask with cucumber and parsley.
Action.
Whitens the skin well, improves complexion, moisturizes, mattifies.
Ingredients.
Peeled cucumber – 1 pc.
Parsley leaves – 50 gr.
Natural unsweetened yogurt – 4 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Grind parsley and cucumber into puree using a blender. Then put the mixture into a separate glass bowl and mix with yogurt. Apply the prepared composition in an even, thick layer to a previously cleansed face. Wash off the mask after twenty minutes with mineral water. After the procedure, lubricate the skin with a cream suitable for your type.
Cucumber green mask for the skin around the eyes.
Action.
Nourishes, moisturizes, smoothes, increases elasticity, brightens.
Ingredients.
Chopped parsley – 1 tsp.
Chopped fresh cucumber mass - 2 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Mix the components and apply to the area around the eyes, after fifteen minutes, rinse the mask with cool water, and moisturize the delicate area with a special cream.
Cucumber moisturizer.
Action.
Intensively moisturizes, nourishes and saturates with microelements, has a tonic effect, improves complexion.
Ingredients.
Cucumber mass crushed in a blender - 4 tbsp. l
White beeswax – 3 tbsp. l.
Almond oil – 2 tbsp. l.
Preparation.
Melt the beeswax in a water bath and cool until warm. Next, combine the wax with oil and cucumber mass. Stir the mixture well and put it back into the water bath. Stir the mixture constantly for three hours. Next, remove the mixture from the heat, cool and beat thoroughly until a mass is formed that looks like a mousse. Transfer the resulting cream into a jar with a lid and store in a cool and dry place. This cream is good to use after applying cucumber masks.
By nature, I have an oily skin type, with enlarged pores and prone to breakouts. And if at all other times of the year I learned to cope with it, thanks to the necessary cosmetics, then in the hottest summer months, when in the morning the temperature exceeds +27 and the humidity is about 70%, an ordinary seasonal vegetable helps me prepare my face for applying makeup - cucumber.
Since childhood, I remembered that various creams and lotions were produced based on cucumber, but their terrible aroma and unsightly packaging developed a strong immunity that does not allow me to purchase these products even now. But in fact, every housewife knows about the beneficial properties of this “green cosmetologist”; when cutting a salad for the table, she never misses the moment to wipe her face with a slice of this vegetable.
And despite the fact that 95% of a cucumber consists of water, the rest of it is a continuous periodic table with vitamins, macro and micro elements (potassium, carotene, vitamin PP, C, B and even iodine!). And the water in cucumber is not just water, but real structured water, which perfectly removes toxins and impurities.
But I’m not ready for the difficulties when I have to conjure for a long time to create some kind of miraculous remedy, and I follow the simple path so that the result is immediately obvious. And since the cucumber season is in full swing, I’ll tell you how, with minimal effort, you can literally and figuratively squeeze the maximum usefulness out of this vegetable.
Prepare frozen cucumber juice cubes:
I take 3-4 cucumbers (ground cucumbers, or even overgrown ones are better), wash them, peel them and grate them.
Then I fold a sterile bandage in two or three layers, squeeze the juice through it into molds and send it for quick freezing. All actions should be performed as quickly as possible in order to save useful properties vegetable.
As a rule, ready-made cubes of 3-4 cucumbers last me one week.
In the morning (and evening), after washing my face, I wipe my face with a cucumber cube for 2-3 minutes. The sensations are unusual. At first it seems that the cube is not cold, but hot! After a while, the skin gets used to it and starts to turn a little red, but the pores narrow instantly. Then I wash my face again with plain water and apply makeup. Wherein:
My skin is hydrated all day long
Pigmentation becomes a shade lighter
Pores are narrowed, and 60% less oil is produced throughout the day!
Remember long-forgotten recipes - they really work!
Cucumber masks are widely popular due to their universal action and ease of preparation. During the harvest season, the product will perfectly moisturize the face, eliminate excess pigmentation, and saturate the cells with oxygen. The use of home remedies has its own characteristics that must be followed.
Benefits of cucumber face masks
- The composition whitens the skin, removes freckles and age spots. Due to this, the tone of the face is evened out.
- Cucumber is responsible for normalizing the acid-base balance. For this reason, vegetable-based formulations are considered hypoallergenic and suitable for almost everyone.
- If you combine cucumber with egg white, you create powerful tool for cleansing pores and stable activity of the sebaceous glands. As a result, the formation of plugs in the ducts is prevented.
- Cucumber pulp and vegetable-based juice saturate the epidermis with moisture and oxygen. If you apply a one-component mask to the area around the eyes, dark circles disappear over time.
- Masks with a cucumber base are used in the fight against acne, purulent pimples, and open comedones. In combination with medications, homemade formulations will relieve you of the problem.
- Cucumber juice is useful for increased dryness, premature aging, dullness and general fading of the skin. The vegetable accelerates the production of collagen fibers.
- In summer and winter, cucumber eliminates excessive irritation and prevents the harmful effects of UV rays, frost, and wind on the skin. When bathed in chlorinated water, the vegetable forms a protective film.
Indications for the use of cucumber masks
- lack of moisture in skin(dryness, peeling);
- presence of irritation, rash, age spots, freckles;
- acne, open comedones (blackheads);
- excessive oiliness, open pores;
- uneven terrain;
- dark circles under the eyes;
- fading or dull skin with a green, gray, yellow tint.
Contraindications to the use of cucumber masks
- infectious diseases of the skin;
- allergic reaction to mask components;
- neoplasms of unknown nature;
- open ulcers.
Features of using cucumber face masks
- Before applying the mask, perform a test on a separate area of skin. Distribute the mixture onto the bend of your elbow, wait a third of an hour and rinse. If there is no redness or unpleasant itching, proceed with the procedure.
- Masks are made from cucumber pulp. You can get it using a grater, blender or food processor, meat grinder. Cucumber is often used in the form of lotion. In this case, you need to place the crushed pulp on cheesecloth and squeeze out the juice.
- The mask is kept for at least half an hour, or longer (as specified separately in the instructions for the mask). Throughout use, relax your muscles as much as possible, do not talk, rest.
- If the product contains clay, gelatin, starch or egg white, leave the composition until completely dry. Then carefully remove it like a film and wash it.
- Therapy using cucumber masks is carried out for therapeutic or preventive purposes. In the first case, the duration of the course is 2 months with a frequency of three times a week. In the second - 3 months, frequency - 1 time in 10 days.
- You can make extra cucumber juice tonic by diluting it with water. Soak a cotton sponge in the mixture and wipe your face with it immediately after washing off the mask.
- Combine mask therapy with skin treatment cosmetic ice. It is enough to squeeze out the juice or send the cucumber mask into molds, freeze, and apply once a day after waking up in the morning.
- Choose high-quality raw materials for making masks. Cucumbers should be fresh and without bitterness. If the fruits are a little wilted, soak them in salted cold water for 20 minutes.
- Cucumber peel contains many toxins (if the fruit is store-bought). For this reason, it is recommended to remove the skin so that it does not harm the skin. It would be a good idea to remove large seeds.
- Cosmetic masks cannot be prepared for future use; use them in 1 session. You can also spread cucumber slices over your face, touching your eyes. This move is easy to use and effective.
Oatmeal and kefir
- The composition is aimed at softening and moisturizing the skin, as well as combating flaking. Measure the rolled oats, grind with a coffee grinder, and pour into a bowl.
- Heat 60-70 ml. kefir (3% fat), pour it over the raw materials. While the ingredients are infused, peel a large cucumber and grate it without peel and seeds.
- After 10 minutes, mix all the ingredients and apply a thick layer to your steamed face. Lightly massage the skin to exfoliate. Keep it for a third of an hour.
Parsley and sour cream
- Rinse 40-45 gr. (1 bunch) fresh parsley, dry with napkins. Place in a blender and turn into a paste. Add 50 gr. thick fat sour cream or yogurt, 10 ml. olive oil.
- Now prepare the cucumber, remove the stems, peel the peel, and remove the seeds. Chop into cubes and also turn into puree. Add to the first mass, make a homogeneous composition.
- Apply a thick layer to your face with a brush. Now cut the gauze, make holes for the eyes, nose and lips. Place on top. Keep the mask on for about 25-30 minutes.
Mint and chamomile
- Measure out 40 gr. pharmacy dry chamomile or collect fresh inflorescences. Pour 80 gr. boiling water. Mash a handful of fresh mint leaves in a mortar and add to the broth. Cover and leave for 1 hour.
- After this period, strain the liquid and heat it. Add 25 gr. gelatin and leave it to swell. At this time, make a paste from half a cucumber.
- Combine all ingredients. Steam your skin in advance to open the pores. Apply the mask in a thick layer and rub in. The validity period of the product is half an hour.
Lemon juice and starch
- Squeeze the juice from a third of a lemon and grate the citrus zest. Mix with 15 gr. potato starch, 30 gr. fat sour cream. Separately, make a paste from a whole cucumber, removing the skin.
- Combine the components together and evaluate the consistency of the mask. If it is too liquid, add more starch or wheat (sifted) flour. Steam your face and apply the product.
- Let it sit for 20 minutes. When the specified time has expired, get rid of the composition. It is advisable to wipe your face with ice based on cucumber juice to close the pores and protonate the epidermis.
Bread and cabbage
- For this mask, you can use fresh white or sauerkraut. You will need 50 gr. Mash the product into porridge using a food processor.
- Separately, break 2 slices of gray or black bread, remove the crust. Pour hot milk or yogurt over the crumb and leave for 15 minutes. Squeeze out the liquid; it is not required.
- Mix cabbage with bread, add 40 g. ground cucumber pulp or 50 ml. vegetable juice. Turn the mixture into a homogeneous paste and apply tightly to your face. Keep for 25 minutes.
Pumpkin and dill
- Wash a bunch of fresh dill, put it in a blender and make a paste. Cut a 7*7 cm piece from the pumpkin, separate the pulp and chop it into cubes. Place the fruits in a saucepan, add 40 ml. water, simmer for 10 minutes.
- Now mix the boiled pumpkin with dill and grind again with a blender. Squeeze the juice from a whole cucumber and add to the first mixture. If the mask is liquid, add 20 g. starch.
- Mix the ingredients and apply a thick layer to the skin. Massage, go to rest for half an hour. It is important to hold the mask with your muscles as relaxed as possible. After 40 minutes, rinse off.
Baking soda and sea salt
- This mask is only suitable for oily skin with enlarged pores. The composition normalizes the activity of the sebaceous glands, cleanses and smoothes the epidermis.
- Mix 3 gr. baking soda with 20 gr. ground sea salt. Rinse the cucumber, cut off the ends, and remove the peel. Blend the pulp with a blender or food processor and add to the bulk ingredients.
- Scoop the product with your fingertips and apply a thin layer to your face. Do a light exfoliation to remove dead particles. After 5-10 minutes, rinse off.
Gelatin and milk
- Heat 60 ml in a saucepan. milk with fat content from 2.5%. Add 20 grams to it. gelatin, leave to swell for a quarter of an hour. Prepare the cucumber. It needs to be peeled and ends, turned into puree.
- Mix all ingredients. Evaluate the structure of the mask. If it is thick, microwave the mixture for 10-15 seconds. Steam your skin before applying useful material penetrated deep.
- Be sure to spread the product in a thick layer. After application, let the mask dry until the gelatin sets. After about 35 minutes, remove the composition like a film. Wash your face with foam.
Cottage cheese and honey
- It is advisable to choose fatty cottage cheese, it better nourishes and moisturizes the skin. Wipe 50-60 gr. product through a sieve. Melt 40 gr. honey, mix with cottage cheese.
- While the mixture is cooling, rinse and peel the cucumber. Cut off the ends and remove the large seeds. Chop the fruit into cubes and place in a blender bowl. Make a puree.
- Mix cucumber base with cottage cheese and spread a thick layer over cleansed face. Rub in for 3 minutes, then wait another half hour.
Egg white and strawberry
- Select 6 large strawberries, wash them, and remove the sepals. Now peel the cucumber and chop into slices. Place the berries and vegetables in a blender and turn them into a homogeneous mixture.
- Cool down egg, separate the protein, beat it into a viscous foam. Mix into the first gruel, add 20 grams. corn flour or starch to thicken the composition.
- Let the mask sit for 15 minutes. Then start applying it to your face with a cosmetic brush. Work well on all areas except the eye area. Leave for 20-25 minutes.
Potato and apple
- It is possible to prepare a mask from fresh or boiled potato tubers. Grate the vegetable along with the skin. Now cut from green apple turn the middle into a puree without removing the peel.
- The cucumber is prepared in a similar way: peeled, chopped with a blender or grater. Now combine all the ingredients and apply the mixture very tightly.
- To prevent the mass from falling off, secure it with a bandage. The main thing is to pre-cut holes for the lips, nose and eyes. Stay in a relaxed state, the mask lasts for half an hour.
Lanolin and beeswax
- Wax is sold in honey stores and pharmacies. Cut a cube measuring 3*3 cm from a solid briquette. Melt it in a saucepan or microwave, add 15 grams. lanolin.
- Separately, grate a large cucumber, removing its skin. Place the component on cheesecloth and squeeze out the juice. Mix the liquid into the wax while it is still warm (melt further if necessary).
- Dip your fingertips or brush into the contents, scoop out a little product and treat the skin. Make several thin layers and let each of them dry. Remove the mask after 30 minutes.
Yogurt and clay
- White, pink or white clay is ideally combined with dairy products. blue color. Measure out 45 grams and dilute with warm drinking water according to the instructions. Stir, let stand for 10 minutes.
- After this, strain 50 g. yogurt (without sugar and dyes), mix with 20 gr. corn starch. Add this mass to the previous one, squeeze the juice of one cucumber here.
- The mask can be distributed. Avoid the area under the eyes and the upper eyelid. Scoop the mixture with a brush, making a thin layer on the skin. Wash off after complete hardening.
Cream and rose water
- Rose water for the body is sold in almost all cosmetic stores, the liquid is sold in bottles. Pour 45 ml., mix with 40 ml. warm heavy cream, add 25 g. wheat bran.
- Knead the mass, leave it to swell. Cut off the butts of the cucumber, remove large seeds if there are any. Grate the vegetable, place on a bandage, and squeeze out the juice. Add it to the cream.
- Soak a cotton pad in the mixture and squeeze out. Apply it over your face, making several layers. Wait for each one to dry. Leave the mask on for half an hour and wash.
Peach and carrot
- Choose large carrots. Peel it and wash it, rub it on a fine section. Peel and peel 2 peaches and chop into a paste. Mix with carrots.
- Start preparing the cucumber. Remove seeds from the fruit and remove the skin. Make a paste by grating or swirling the fruit in a blender. Mix all ingredients, add 2 ml. boric acid.
- If the composition is very liquid, thicken it with starch or gelatin. Apply a thick layer to the skin, do not apply to the area around the eyes. Leave for a third of an hour, remove with water.
Cucumber masks can be made over a long period (more than a year). However, do not forget to interrupt the therapy to allow the skin to rest. For best results, change recipes every week. Consider the most popular formulations with gelatin, starch, egg white, potatoes, white clay, cottage cheese, boric acid, full-fat sour cream or yogurt.
Video: cucumber face mask
The chemical composition of cucumber is diverse: it contains vitamins B, C, P, proteins, sugars, iodine, carotene, mineral salts, enzymes and other active components. That is why cucumber perfectly eliminates swelling, refreshes the skin and moisturizes it. It also has soothing, anti-inflammatory, whitening and softening properties. The enzymes, vitamins and minerals present in its composition accelerate cell regeneration.
All sorts of things are prepared from cucumber cosmetical tools: tonics, masks, lotions, etc. Moreover, you can make homemade cucumber cosmetics for any skin type: oily, dry, sensitive, normal, and even problem skin.
Homemade cucumber cosmetics for dry skin
To moisturize dry skin, it is recommended to use a cosmetic mixture consisting of the following components:- a few drops of lemon juice;
- 1-2 fresh cucumbers.
Peel the cucumbers and then chop them on a fine grater or in a blender. Next, the cucumber pulp is enriched lemon juice. Apply the mixture to the prepared skin, leave the mixture for 17-20 minutes and wash with water at a comfortable temperature.
It is also useful to wipe the skin with a tonic, for the preparation of which you will need the following ingredients:
- a glass of milk;
- half an unpeeled fresh cucumber.
The cucumber is cut into thin slices, poured with boiling milk, after which the mixture is placed on low heat and cooked for 3-5 minutes. Then the milk-cucumber broth is cooled and filtered: the tonic is ready.
Cucumber for oily skin
The effect of cucumber on oily facial skin is amazing: cosmetics based on it help normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands, relieve inflammation, tone the skin, etc.To prepare a cucumber mask for fatty type skin, take products:
- oatmeal;
- fresh cucumber.
Peel the cucumber and grate it on a fine grater. Then the gruel is mixed with oatmeal (you should get a creamy mass). Apply the mixture to prepared skin and leave for 18-20 minutes. It is recommended to do 2 such procedures weekly.
To prepare a toner for oily skin you will need the following ingredients:
- 1.5 tbsp. lemon juice;
- 150 ml vodka;
- 1 tbsp. grated lemon peel;
- 3 tbsp. chopped cucumber pulp;
- 50 ml mineral water;
- 1 tsp. honey;
- chicken egg white.
Cucumber pulp is mixed with lemon peel and lemon juice. Then the mixture is poured with vodka, poured into a dark glass container, sealed tightly and left to infuse for 18-20 days. Afterwards, the infusion is filtered, enriched with mineral water, whipped egg white and honey. This toner is recommended to be applied to the skin twice a day. The effect will be amazing: unhealthy shine will disappear, and the skin will acquire a luxurious color and beautiful appearance.
