Cucumber

Beauty Benefits of Cucumber/ Beauty Uses of Cucumber/ Beauty Applications of Cucumber/ How to use Cucumber in your beauty Routine

Cucumbers can be a delicious treat for our dishes. Be it the slicing kind for fresh consumption or the ones being pickled, they are an excellent source for vitamin K. And what else can you get from this wonder food? Let’s see, they are biotin, potassium, manganese, vitamin C, magnesium, phosphorus, copper and vitamin B1. They are also a good source of pantothenic acid and silica, a nail health-promoting mineral. With all those minerals present in cucumbers, it’s hard to deny that Cucumber is indeed beneficial to us health-wise and beauty-wise.

A Healthy Body is a Beautiful Body - Health benefits of Cucumber 

The benefits we get when we consume cucumber are immense. It contains anti-inflammatory flavonol that is important to brain health. Lignans contained in cucumbers helps in lowering your risk of ovarian cancer. Putting a slice of cucumber on the roof of your mouth gets rid of bad breath by getting rid of odor-causing bacteria. 


The skins also help in moving your food inside your digestive tract. Lastly, the potassium content in cucumbers helps lower blood pressure levels. I say that is one amazing food.

Beauty Applications and Benefits of Cucumber

Have a Healthy and Shiny Hair with Cucumber

The nutrients in cucumber juice contribute to a silky and shiny texture of your hair. Here’s how to make a cocktail for your haircare regimen:

You will need an egg, olive oil, cucumber and a hair mask. Peel and quarter cucumber, add a teaspoon of olive oil and put in a blender together with the egg. Blend until you get a puree. Apply to your scalp and hair. Wrap your hair with hair mask. Before 10 minutes is up, wash your hair with mild shampoo. This will repair damaged hair and add body.

A shortcut way is to use cucumber juice and rinse water to help repair dry damaged hair.

Skin Care - Cucumber 
reduces scars and remove skin tan

Cucumber is known to act as a bleaching agent. Use it to reduce scars and remove skin tan.

Mix cucumber puree with equal amounts of lemon juice. Massage all over your face and let it stay for about 15 minutes. You can also apply this all over your body where it’s needed like on dark spots or liver spots. Simply rinse with water when the time is up.

You can also use cucumber as a natural toner and astringent.

Make cucumber puree and apply all over neck and face. Leave for 30 minutes. This cleanses out clogged pores. Simply wash away with cold water. It will leave your skin glowing and gets rid of oily skin.


An Anti-aging Cucumber Facemask 
 

Blend egg white, 1 tablespoon cucumber juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Apply all over your face and leave for 15 minutes. Wash thoroughly. This will help reduce facial wrinkles. It may not smell that nice but it’s all worth it.

Go ahead and enjoy your cucumbers either by consuming it fresh or as a topical beauty solution. In both methods, your body will be the sole beneficiary of its wonderful effects.
 

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