Published: 12/03/2013 - Updated: 06/17/2016
Author: Miriam Reyes8 Comments
Cucumber is an edible vegetable that comes from the plant Cucumis sativus, which is part of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is used for various purposes in the kitchen, but also part of several cosmetic products today.
It is used for different purposes, as it can be eaten raw or cooked and is very beneficial for human health. One of the greatest benefits of cucumber is revitalising properties for the skin.
Nutritional content
Cucumber is mostly water: Up to 90% of its volume is water, which is why it is so refreshing.
Other nutrients that it has are vitamin A, B, C and folate. Cucumbers also contain minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, zinc, magnesium, silica and manganese. Furthermore, cucumbers are a rich source of dietary fiber which contributes to good digestion.
One of its virtues is its amount of calories, because even though it provides carbohydrates, it is considered to be very low in calories and thus is a good ally in weight loss diets.
Skin
The high water content, vitamins A, B and C, as well as the minerals, make cucumber an essential ingredient for skin care. Masks containing cucumber juice are useful to use against skin tightening. In addition, you can reduce water retention, as well as decrease inflammation and swelling that occurs around the eyes. Fresh cucumber slices can relieve skin with sunburn.
If you want healthy skin, then do not hesitate to resort to the cucumber. As cucumber and the skin share the same level of hydrogen, it is easy to begin reaping its many benefits quickly. Its properties also help to soothe and soften skin.
This vegetable has become part of many beauty products, face masks, facials, nutritious juices and other products that can help you improve the look of your skin.
Also, being refreshing, it is excellent for cleaning the skin, giving it softness and flexibility. To enjoy these cosmetic benefits, it can be used both internally and externally.
Mask with cucumber to hydrate and refresh your skin
Ingredients
- 4 fresh mint leaves
- 1 cucumber with the skin removed
- 1 egg
Preparation
- Make a puree with the cucumber and mint leaves.
- Beat one egg separately and add to the mash until homogeneous.
- Apply the resulting mixture evenly over the face, leave on for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water and dry well.
Eyes
Applying a couple of slices of cucumber can help fade bags around the eyes that appear after a bad night, a long day or inadequate sleep. When doing this, remember to relax and leave them on for 10 to 15 minutes.
Hair
Cucumber juice contains silica, which, when added to carrot juice, spinach and lettuce, promotes hair growth. Silica is also present in the connective tissues of the body. A diet that includes vegetable silica fosters good hair and bones. We recommend eating cucumber regularly or adding it to your diet in the form of salads.
Nails
Eating cucumber also helps your nails. By including it in your diet, you can prevent your nails from cracking or breaking due to its silica content.
NOTE: The cucumber can be eaten with the skin, especially when tender, as it contains many hidden properties.
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Cucumber is delicious! Although there are many people that do not like it, we should encourage them to eat this valuable vegetable that can change our life in a very good way, not only eating it but using in different preparations and mask for the whole skin and body parts, it is very useful!.
Just eating a great salad of cucumber with some lemon is a good option to start a change in the thelath of the skin and the rest of the organs, at least you should eat a salad containing this ingredient twice or more per week, since it is a very good vegetable with many benefits! so enjoy its taste and the advantages too
The mask in the skin has hydrated all my skin and it feels so soft and shiny now, a very good choise if your skin tend to be dry, so I really recommend it because I just wore it and I felt the difference almost inmediately so the results are very amazing, probably it works like that for the rest of the body too
I really like the taste and consistency of this vegetable, so there is not problem in adding it to my salad more often, but maybe it is a little uncomfortable using it in the skin or preparing the remedies of it, especially because I really lack time, even to take care of myself so I do not if I could do that
I have used the mask and it is sooo good in the skin, perfect to look young, and the rest things you mention there are very true indeed, this vegetable can do very good facts in your whole skin if you for example use a cream that has it as main ingredient and even in the shampoo it can be perfect to achieve a nice and fresh hair
After reading this article I?ve took more conscience about all the benefits of the cucumber. This veggie is very delicious and I love eating it in my salads.
Thanks for the post!
Wow!!I’ve always heard of the cucumner being good for the eyes, but for the hair and skin too?! That’s amazing, and thanks so much for the fantastic recipes. They all look great and very easy to make. I’ll try this on my thumb nail that keeps cracking.
Fantastic! I always knew of cucumber being a great natural coolant on the skin, for example on sunburn or red/inflamed skin, but who knew it was so beneficial for skin, hair and nails too! I am looking forward to making a cucumber mask and enjoying the results. Thanks for this post!