Disadvantages of potato facial mask

Potatoes are not only a common food, but they can also be used for beauty. For example, many people will directly use potatoes to apply on their faces. In fact, applying potatoes on the face has certain benefits for the skin, but it also has some disadvantages and shortcomings. If people want to use potatoes to apply on their faces, they must understand some of its disadvantages. What are the disadvantages of applying potatoes on the face?

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of potatoes?

1. Applying potato chips on your face can not only eliminate fatigue, but also smooth out wrinkles. It has the effects of whitening, delaying skin aging, cleansing and smoothing, and inhibiting melanin. What is particularly special is that the starch in potatoes is a natural skin soothing agent that can protect the stratum corneum, lock in moisture, keep the skin elastic and delay aging. Cut the boiled potatoes into slices and apply them on your face to make your skin delicate and moisturized. If you use raw potato slices, it can control oil, which is more suitable for people with oily skin.

2. Applying potato chips on your face does no harm, but it does have its own disadvantages. It contains moisturizing mucus, which can effectively help moisturize the skin, but potato slices also contain irritating and itchy substances, so people with sensitive, fragile or thin skin should use it with caution.

2. What are the ways to use potato facial mask?

1. If your face looks tired, using cooked potatoes as a facial mask can not only eliminate fatigue but also smooth out wrinkles. How to make cooked potato mask: Add a small amount of milk to the potatoes and cook. After cooling, apply on face for 20-25 minutes.

2. Mashed potatoes with lemon juice can also remove fatigue from your face. The method is: squeeze the juice of a lemon into a teacup of mashed potatoes, mix it and apply it on the face and neck, cover it with gauze for 30 minutes, and then wash it off with cold water.

3. To make dry skin soft and elastic, peel and mash the cooked potatoes, add a spoonful of sour cream, apply it on your face for 10-15 minutes, and then wash it off with warm water.

4. If you have oily skin, peel and mash the cooked potatoes and mix them with a small amount of oatmeal powder. Apply it on your face for 15-20 minutes and then wash it off with warm water.

5. Raw potato mask can remove old skin. Put the raw potato mask between two napkins and apply it on your face. You can also use cooked mashed potatoes. The effect will be better if egg yolk and milk are added to the mashed potatoes.

6. If small wrinkles appear on your face, cut potatoes and cucumbers into shreds and apply them on your face and neck for 20 minutes. Then, wash it with water with a little lemon added. Finally, apply olive oil.

However, the editor recommends not to use potato facial mask often. After all, potatoes contain a lot of starch, and using too much will clog the pores. Friends who don’t want to use it as a facial mask can also eat it and make it into mashed potatoes, stewed potatoes, etc., the effect is the same. The editor thinks potatoes are really delicious and easy to use.