What is the effect of applying cucumber slices on the face?

Cucumbers are widely loved by female friends, especially in summer. The coolness of cucumber can relieve the summer heat very well. We can not only eat it raw, but also stir-fry it or eat it cold. All of them taste good. In addition, many people believe that it also has the effects of beauty and weight loss. Usually female friends will apply cucumber slices on their face, but is it really useful to apply cucumber slices on the face?

In the eyes of many people, applying cucumber on the face is a classic and timeless beauty and hydrating trick. In fact, doing so will not only fail to achieve a cosmetic effect, but may sometimes even have the opposite effect.

Cucumber has a water content of 96% to 98% and is rich in vitamin E and cucumber enzyme. It can refine pores, promote metabolism, and dilate skin capillaries. This is why it is used as the main ingredient in many skin care products. Unfortunately, applying cucumber slices on your face does not perform the above functions well. Because there is a dew-like sticky substance on the cut surface of the freshly cut cucumber slices, which hinders the skin's absorption of the cucumber's effective ingredients. If you don't apply any skin care products after washing your face and directly apply cucumber slices on your face, it will only cause your skin to become tight, dry and wrinkled. In addition, many fruits and vegetables, including cucumbers, may increase skin moisture in a short period of time when applied directly to the face, but will be "returned to their original form" after 10 minutes, which means that the moisture is not absorbed. If used for a long time, the dehydrated and tight face will develop various problems such as dryness, wrinkles, darkening of skin tone, etc.

The truly effective way to use cucumber for beauty care is to squeeze the juice and mix it with honey, milk, etc. and apply it on your face. But compared to fruit and vegetable hydrating masks, the most effective way to replenish water is to drink water. You can also add some lemon to the water, which is rich in vitamin C.

Many female friends previously believed that applying cucumber on the face could have a beauty effect, but in fact it is not the case. In fact, cucumber itself is a very good food. It has a very high water content and can really help us take care of our skin. But this requires a method, and only correct use can achieve beauty effects.