To care for our body, we often resort to folk recipes – they can be much more effective than expensive luxury creams. And it’s not even about the price, but the fact that sometimes grocery masks, scrubs and tonics are more effective than those sold in the cosmetics department.
What foods from your table will help make your skin healthy, hydrated and radiant?
Green tea
Green tea contains antioxidants that soothe irritated skin and reduce redness. It is helpful to freeze green tea in cubes and rub them over your face throughout the day.
cocoa butter
Cocoa butter is widely used in cosmetology as masks for hair, face and body skin, massage creams. It moisturizes and nourishes perfectly, and the effect of cocoa butter lasts for a long time.
Cucumber
Cucumber is a symbol of homemade cosmetology, the peel of this vegetable is applied to the skin to relieve swelling and mask the blue under the eyes. Cucumber moisturizes, soothes and tones the skin, and also slightly removes pigmentation.
Oatmeal
Oatmeal is excellent at reducing inflammation and helping sore skin heal. Moreover, oatmeal can be used as a scrubbing agent, and applied as a mask. Not only the skin of the face will be grateful, but also any other parts of the body.
Avocado
Avocado, as a source of healthy fats, perfectly moisturizes the skin and retains fluid in the pores. It is good to use it not only for open skin areas, but also make hair masks – both for the roots and for dried ends.
Almonds
Almonds perfectly nourish and vitaminize the skin, gently cleanses from dirt as part of a scrub. You need to be careful not to injure your skin with an almond scrub, it may well be useful as a cleansing mask.
Honey
Natural honey contains many vitamins, has healing properties, softens the skin and fights microbes. As part of masks, creams and lotions, it soothes and moisturizes the skin.
Mayonnaise
Homemade mayonnaise is practically a ready-made mask for dry skin. Mayonnaise moisturizes and helps to get rid of early wrinkles, and as a mask, it does an excellent job of moisturizing the hair roots.
Onion
Onion masks are used to disinfect the skin and fight inflammation. You should be careful when using onions in cosmetics, as they can cause discomfort and irritation of skin areas. It is better if the onion is combined with natural honey – such a mass will perfectly cope with wrinkles.
Papaya
Papaya is a well-known remedy for puffiness, as part of homemade enzyme masks, it helps to remove excess water from the skin, normalize pores, soften stretch marks and bumps. You can also use this fruit powder.
We will remind, earlier we told which 8 foods provoke cellulite, and also advised what to eat in order to protect the immune system.
Be healthy!