August. Cabbage, carrots, zucchini and other vegetables have long grown.
August. Cabbage, carrots, zucchini and other vegetables have long grown. To meet autumn not only with a rich harvest, but also rested, prettier and rejuvenated, it’s time to organize a vegetable beauty salon.
Zucchini 1. Grate the zucchini pulp and, applying it to gauze, apply it to your face for 15–20 minutes. This mask stimulates metabolic processes in the skin, moisturizes, cleanses and tones it.
2. Cut thin long strips from raw zucchini and cover your face and neck with them. After 20 minutes, remove the strips and wash your face with unboiled milk or softened water (boiled or with the addition of a small amount of borax).
Cabbage 1. Boil cabbage leaves in a glass of water, cool the broth, and strain. After soaking a cotton swab in it, wipe your neck, face, and chest several times a day. Refreshes any skin.
2. Mix cabbage pulp with beaten egg whites and apply to face and neck for 25–30 minutes. The mask helps with oily skin, purulent wounds, ulcers and burns.
Potato 1. Peel raw potatoes and thinly slice. Apply them to a clean face for 15 minutes, then wash with warm water. The procedure softens and whitens the skin, the skin becomes elastic and acquires a natural shine.
2. For sun-scorched facial skin, make the following mask: boil several potato tubers in their skins, peel, mash and mix with fresh sour cream or cream to the consistency of a well-spreadable mass. Apply the warm mixture to the face for 10–15 minutes, then wipe the skin with a cotton swab.
Onion 1. A paste of finely grated onions is used for masks to remove acne, age spots and freckles on the face. Onion pulp is also applied to areas with severe sunburn after tanning.
2. Mix equal parts of grated onion and honey with fresh milk, apply the paste to your face. After half an hour, rinse with chamomile infusion. Recommended for aging facial skin.
Carrot 1. Grate the carrots on a fine grater, apply the resulting pulp to the face and neck, cover with a gauze cloth on top. After 15–20 minutes, rinse with cool water and apply nourishing cream to the skin. The mask is suitable for any skin, especially pale, aging, inflamed, acne-prone. Nourishes, moisturizes and refreshes the skin, makes it elastic, smooth and soft.
2. For sunburn, mix a tablespoon of carrot pulp with the white of one egg. Apply this mixture to the burned area for 20 minutes (1-2 times a day).
Cucumber 1. Peel a piece of cucumber 3 cm thick, put it in a cup, pour lemon juice and let it brew for an hour. Wipe your face with this piece. After 30 minutes, wash with warm water. The procedure has a good effect on any facial skin.
2. For very tired eyes, place two circles of fresh cucumber on your eyelids and lie quietly for 15 minutes.