Cucumber face mask: variety and properties of the procedure

The condition of the skin of the face is the calling card of any woman, because a well-groomed and healthy look depends on it, which attracts and attracts people. To maintain the beauty of the skin is constantly being invented many new creative ways and advanced tools. However, the old folk recipes, tested over the years, also remain relevant due to their effectiveness and accessibility. Many beauties know about the wonderful properties of cucumber and use it in cosmetology. One of the popular options - the use of vegetables in the form of masks.

The secret of the popularity of cucumber facial masks lies in their benefits, due to the unusually rich composition of vegetables. The chemical content of cucumber perfectly meets the skin's needs for nutrition and recovery.

Mostly vegetable consists of water. It is 90%. The remaining 10% is a vitamin complex, iron, phosphorus, calcium, organic acids, kaolin. Since cucumber juice is saturated with beneficial substances, it can be used both as a separate tool and as a basis for multi-component lotions and masks.

Vitamin A makes the skin supple and soft, nourishes it with moisture and eliminates peeling. Vitamins of group B rejuvenate, protect, help the skin to breathe, affect the metabolic process in the cells, treat acne. Vitamin C adds skin elasticity. Vitamin E helps the cells to be renewed, and vitamin H allows the tissues to regenerate. Cucumber eliminates puffiness and red inflamed areas on the skin, whitens due to the content of vitamin K. Vitamin PP (niacin) helps to refresh the face.

This is a "shock" group of vitamins, which provides the effect of the mask of cucumbers. Also in the chemical composition of the vegetable is a complex of organic acids, whose action is similar to the action of hyaluronic acid (helps moisturize and rejuvenate the skin).

The use of cucumber masks at home is similar in effect and effect to lymphatic drainage massage. The composition of this vegetable is not aggressive substances that can cause irritation or itching. Therefore, cosmetics based on it can be applied even to the sensitive epidermis. They are also suitable for the care of the neckline and delicate skin around the eyes.

For recovery, a mask of cucumber is applied by a course 2 times a week for a month. For preventive purposes, it is enough to use this product once a week. It is quite acceptable and more frequent use.

Prepare a cucumber mask is easy. You can make it one-component. In this case, you will have an excellent tool that allows you to tone the skin and narrow enlarged pores. Multicomponent mask will require the use of other products to complement the properties of cucumber. The composition will depend on the desired result.

The mask of cucumber will definitely benefit, regardless of the age and skin type of the lady applying it. The effect of the effects of funds will be visible immediately. The face will refresh, and the skin will gain elasticity.

Especially good mask of cucumber will help oily skin. Due to the effects on the sebaceous glands, it will remove excess shine, make the skin velvety and well-groomed. In the presence of acne, after the application of the cucumber mixture, inflammation in the affected areas will decrease.

Cucumber has a wonderful set of elements that gives a rejuvenating effect. Masks from this vegetable smooth out fine wrinkles, help to avoid the appearance of new ones. It will not be possible to restore the natural relief and tighten the aging skin in one procedure, but with the occasional use of such products, significant improvements can be achieved.

Well the cucumber on the area around the eyes. With bags under the eyes and puffiness of the eyelids, it is enough to attach pieces of fresh cucumber to these zones for a few minutes. The result will be visible after the first application.

Thus, the indications for regular cucumber procedures are:

• skin with severe dryness, peeling;
• inflammation and redness of the skin;
• increased pigmentation (freckles, age spots, acne marks);
• acne, acne, adolescence;
• wrinkled skin, atopic skin.

Despite all the benefits of cucumber masks, there are also contraindications to their use. You can not do cosmetic procedures (even such sparing) in the presence of wounds and suppuration on the skin.

Cucumber can be called a hypo-allergenic vegetable, but masks are often made multi-component to achieve greater effect. Therefore, people who have a tendency to allergic reactions, it is necessary to conduct a preliminary test, even when using cosmetics on a natural basis. After all, any of the components may cause an undesirable reaction.

Thus, contraindications to the use of cucumber masks are:

• skin damage;
• skin infections;
• intolerance to individual components of the mask;
• ulcers;
• neoplasms.

The skin before carrying out cosmetic procedures must be cleaned of sebum, dust and dirt. Also removes makeup from skin. Wash should be warm, preferably boiled water without the use of aggressive means. You can clean the skin with cosmetic milk.

To achieve a greater effect, in some cases, you can pre-steam the skin before applying the mask. It should be borne in mind that only healthy skin can be steamed out, without acne and acne. Also, exposure to steam is contraindicated in rosacea. In other cases, this preparation will only benefit, since the beneficial trace elements will penetrate better and faster. To do this, sit for a few minutes, holding your face over a bowl of hot water. Essential oil or chamomile decoction can be added to the water.

Before the procedure of applying the mask, you can do a facial massage. First, cheekbones and cheeks are massaged with fingertips. Then, light movements massage the other areas of the face and neckline. This procedure will improve the blood flow in the capillaries and facilitate the absorption of beneficial substances. The main thing - to remember that the area under the eyes can not be massaged.

Carry out the procedure better in a relaxed state. To do this, you need to take a comfortable posture in a half-lying position, so that the applied mask keeps well on the face. Hair is collected under the cap or pinned on the back of the head. It should be remembered that some of the components of the masks can affect the color and structure of the hair.

After applying the mask, it is recommended to apply cosmetic lotion or a light cream on your face, under which the skin will “breathe” freely.

Cosmetic companies offer a wide range of ready-made masks for the face with the addition of cucumber extract. They are recommended for irritations on the skin, as bleaching and moisturizing agents. Cucumber patches for the eye area are also available. There are a lot of brands and names of funds, the price spread is also great.

But the greatest effect can be obtained from cucumber masks, cooked at home. It is easy to make them; it is enough to have a blender to chop vegetables into a homogeneous mass. If necessary, you can chop the cucumber and using a grater with a medium-sized grain. It is acceptable to use tolkushki. Before making a mask, vegetables must be washed, get rid of defects and damaged areas.

Apply the mask should be light, massaging movements with your fingertips or cosmetic sponge.For impact, the composition is left on the face for 20-25 minutes, then washed off with warm or slightly cool water.

There are a lot of ways to make masks from this useful vegetable. They vary in direction of exposure. The simplest and most versatile recipe for a cucumber mask was and remains the following: Slice the fresh cucumber or grind into a single mass. One piece should be smeared on the surface of the face, the rest should be spread on the skin and leave for 15-20 minutes. Then the cucumber slices are removed, you can not wash your face.

There are other, more interesting recipes with the addition of various vegetables, berries and other ingredients. Consider some of them.

Mature skin is an object of enhanced care, which should perform two main functions: moisturizing and improving tone. If these conditions are met, existing wrinkles will be smoothed, and new ones will form more slowly. Also, atopic skin is prone to increased pigmentation, so it needs to be bleached further.

• Rejuvenating mask with potatoes. Grind into the gruel 1 cucumber and 1 potato. Add 2-3 drops of olive oil, mix. Apply to face skin for 20-30 minutes, rinse with water, apply day cream.
• Pulling up mask with cucumber and aspirin. Ingredients: 1 fresh cucumber with skin, 2 tablets of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), chamomile infusion. Pill crushed in mush, pour 1 tbsp. l chamomile broth. Chop the cucumber, mix all the ingredients. Massage and leave to dry completely. Keep on face for 5-10 minutes. Rinse with cosmetic sponge moistened with chamomile decoction. The mask should be liquid, with elements of scrub. Apply with light movements, gently exfoliating the skin. Instead of aspirin, calcium gluconate or ascorbic acid can be added to this mask.
• Mask of chicken protein and cucumber. Protein 1 chicken eggs beat in a stable foam, mix with the juice of 2-3 cucumbers. Mass applied to the face, leave for 15-20 minutes. Wash off with water.

• Sour cream mask with cucumbers. Beat 2 tbsp. l sour cream (preferably homemade) with a gruel of 1 fresh cucumber. Add a few drops of essential oil (peach, mint, fir, pink). Keep on face for 10-15 minutes. Facial skin may tingle slightly during the procedure. It is important to monitor the sensations so that the tingling does not develop into pain or itching - this can be a sign of an allergic reaction. In this case, the mask should be immediately washed off.
• Milk mask. Mix 2 tbsp. l milk with 2 tbsp. l grated fresh cucumber. Add 1 tbsp. l low-fat cottage cheese, 1 tbsp. l chopped parsley and 1 tsp. olive oil. Stir, heat a little in a water bath until it reaches a temperature pleasant to the touch. Apply with massaging movements, hold for 15 minutes.
• Mask with white clay. Mix 2 tbsp. l grated cucumber with 1 tbsp. l white clay (or any other cosmetic clay). Stir, apply on face. After drying, hold for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

The recipes are as follows.

• Mask with blue clay and cucumbers. Grate 1 fresh cucumber, mix with 1 tbsp. l blue cosmetic clay. Apply to face and wait for the mixture to harden. Wash off with warm water. This combination is good for blackheads and blackheads. You can also apply a ready-made clay mask on your face, and on top of it put slices of fresh cucumber. This option is easier to use, but the effect of it will be more likely to pull. To get rid of acne recommends the first version of the procedure.
• Almond mousse. Grind 1 fresh cucumber into gruel, add 1 egg protein and 1 tsp. almond oil. Bring the mixture to a uniform and frothy state. Apply daily for a month. The skin of the face is visibly cleansed, the proteins of the oil will have an anti-inflammatory and healing effect.

You can use the following ingredients.

• Honey mask. Mix 1 tbsp. l liquid honey with 1 ground cucumber.Apply to face, keep up to half an hour. Such a mask before applying can be heated in a water bath.
• Lemon mousse. Mix 1 tbsp. l freshly squeezed lemon juice with 2 tbsp. l cucumber gruel. Add the whipped protein (1/2 egg). Apply to face, keep no more than 10 minutes. If the skin after use is slightly reddened, you can cut the cucumber into slices and additionally wipe the face.
• Brightening mask. Grate 1 cucumber, mix with 1 tbsp. l cream (non-fat). Squeeze 3-4 strawberries into mush, mix with the rest of the mass. Apply on face with gentle massage movements for 20-30 minutes. The mask, made according to this recipe, can save from age spots and redness. It is worth remembering that strawberries are a strong allergen, so it is important to check the reaction to the components of the composition before the procedure.
• Mask of sauerkraut. Stir ½ cucumber from 2 tsp. sauerkraut. Add 1 egg, beat with a blender. Apply for 10-15 minutes. Wash skin thoroughly. This tool is called the “grandmother's recipe”, in the villages it was often used before important events when it was necessary to look good.

You can use the following options.

• Kefir exfoliating mask. Grind into mush 1 green vegetable. Add 2 tbsp. l kefir, mix until a homogeneous consistency. Hold for 10-15 minutes, rinse skin well with water. You can add 1 tbsp. l wheat flour or ground almonds. Particles will gently cleanse the skin and remove all dead cells from its surface. The peeling effect of such a mask will be similar to the effect of a soft scrub.
• Yogurt mask. The recipe is similar to the above, but instead of yogurt take yogurt without additives and dyes. This mask will help with excessive dry skin due to the high fat content of yogurt and the healing properties of cucumber.
• Mask with olive oil. Gruel of cucumber and olive oil mixed in the required amount in a ratio of 1: 1. As a rule, take 1-2 tbsp. l each product. Keep the mixture on the face for at least 20 minutes. This mask heals microcracks very well.
• Herbal mask Stir 1 tbsp. l grated cucumber with ground mint, basil, parsley (1 tsp. of each type of greens). Keep the mixture on the face for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.

The use of cucumber in cosmetology is indisputable, it is proven not by one generation of women. To fully use all the advantages of this vegetable, you need to know some tricks.

• For cosmetic masks, it is better to use fresh cucumbers, recently picked from the garden. Vegetables bought in the store out of season are unlikely to have many nutrients. Therefore, for the period of winter, cucumbers can be frozen. Thawed vegetable can be cut and put on slices on the skin, including the area around the eyes. This method will tighten the skin, remove bags under the eyes.
• Cucumber mass can be applied to the face chilled and in the summer. This will have an additional tonic effect.
• Juice or mashed cucumber mass can be frozen in ice tins. Get a special cosmetic ice. It can be used to wipe the face, and also to thaw for application to the skin in liquid form.

• For deeper and longer exposure juice is recommended not to wash off the face. Cucumber mass is removed with a cotton swab. If there are other products in the mask, it is better to remove the composition from the face with cool water.
• Cucumber mass is better to do for one use. To keep the mixture in finished form in the refrigerator does not make sense, because the vitamins are quickly destroyed.

Reviews of women about cucumber masks differ by unanimity. They are all positive.Ladies note an improvement in skin condition, wrinkle smoothing, lightening of problem areas with increased pigmentation.

Young girls often use cucumber to eliminate acne. Feedback from this group suggests that the effect is noticeable after several applications of such masks. In this case, the therapeutic effect is very mild.

Mature women also note a gradual improvement in the condition of the skin under the influence of cucumber procedures. The face becomes more toned, resilient.

All ladies note the availability and ease of use of cucumber masks. In the absence of special cosmetics at hand, many people replace this vegetable with facial skin care.

There are few negative reviews, mostly they are associated with improper use of masks or poor quality raw materials. Cases of cucumber allergy are extremely rare.

To learn how to make a cucumber face mask, see the following video.