Ever wonder why so many store-bought redness and acne treatments contain cucumber extract? Well, cucumber is a centuries-old natural remedy to sooth irritated skin, to eliminate redness, and to treat acne. Check out the article below and learn how to use fresh cucumber as your beauty secret weapon!
Cucumber: A DIY
natural remedy for redness and blemishes
Ever wonder why so many
store-bought redness and acne treatments contain cucumberextract?
Well, cucumber is a centuries-old natural remedy to sooth irritated
skin, to eliminate redness, and to treat acne. Cucumber belongs to the
Cucurbitaceae family, which also includes watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew,
all of which have anti-carcinogenic properties, and are super hydrating
additives for ingestion (good eating!) and to apply to the skin for facial
treatments. Cucumber is not only hydrating, but it is rich in pantothenic acid,
which is a powerful antioxidant, helpful in fighting aging and acne.
Pantothenic acid helps reduce skin’s overproduction of oils and it soothes
inflammation.
So how do we go about giving
ourselves a cucumber treatment from a solid cucumber? As pictured above, take a
potato peeler, and cut a thin slice of the cucumber so that you have a long
strip with cucumber skin on one side, and cucumber flesh on the other side.
After washing your face, gently apply the fleshy side of the cucumber strip to
any areas of the face with redness or blemishes, and leave the cucumber strips
on for at least 20 minutes. An hour is even more beneficial, as the skin
continuously absorbs the goodies present in that valuable cucumber flesh! There
is no need to wash the face again after removing the cucumber – just moisturize
as usual (a light gel moisturizer is best after this treatment). And, of
course, go eat the rest of that nutritious cucumber!
The cool thing about this treatment
is that cucumber is pretty good at adhering to the face, so you can walk around
and it usually stays on. Most people notice an immediate reduction in redness
when the cucumber strips are removed. And, acne swellings are usually
significantly reduced by the following day.
Organic cucumbers are, of course,
the better choice, since this veggie is very susceptible to pesticide
absorption, and we don’t want those toxins absorbed topically or internally.
This cucumber DIY (do-it-yourself) natural remedy is an age-old grandma’s
facial treatment that everyone should know about, and everyone should try, to
see if it works for them! It’s one of the easiest and cheapest natural remedies
for redness, blemishes, irritations and acne. Explore and follow this blog for
more DIY natural remedies!
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