Taking care of the skin in summer is even more important than in winter and to do so, these refreshing masks are the must-have of the season.
In summer there are many things to rejoice in: longer days, higher temperatures, holidays, the possibility of wearing super cheerful colorful dresses and seeing friends much more often. In the face of so many positive things, however, we must never forget that there are some enemies, ready to take advantage of our low guard in moments of carefree. The most avid is undoubtedly the sun, which while tanning us it attacks the skin with its negative rays, making it dehydrated and dry. To combat this phenomenon, in addition to never forgetting sunscreen, after sun exposure it can be useful to do nourishing and rebalancing face masks.
Here it is the freshest and most suitable for summer, to be prepared in a few minutes with natural ingredients that you can find in your kitchen.
Strawberry purifying mask
Before even feeding it, the skin it needs to be freed from dirt, make-up residues, salt and impurities various that can settle on its surface during the course of the day, blocking the pores.
Keeping the skin as clean as possible is therefore essential and also helps to improve the quality of the tan.
Among the most useful masks for this purpose, a super greedy and suitable for the summer season is that strawberry.
Ingredients
- 2 or 3 medium-sized ripe strawberries
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
How to do it
Mash the strawberries with a fork or other kitchen utensil, in order to reduce them to a pulp.
Combine the honey and lemon juice and mix until a uniform mixture is created.
Wash your face, dry it and spread a thin layer of the mask over the entire surface evenly.
Let it sit for about 15 minutes and eliminate it by rinsing the face with cold water, in order to further amplify the benefits of the treatment.
Refreshing cucumber mask
Among the summer face masks, the cucumber variant is undoubtedly one of the best known, because it can generate a detox and super refreshing treatment.
In short, what it takes after a long day at the beach and hours and hours of sun exposure. This vegetable, in fact, in addition to soothe, instantly give away one unique feeling of comfort.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt
How to do it
Put the cucumber in the blender, turn it on and chop the vegetables as much as possible. Combine the plain yogurt and mix so as to mix the two ingredients as well as possible, then spread the mixture on your clean, dry face.
Leave it on for about 20 minutes, then remove the mask with cold water.
While you wait for it to take effect, cut two slices of cucumber, put them on on closed eyes and relax. The soothing properties of this vegetable, in fact, are also a panacea for the eye contour, because they help relieve redness in the area and decrease bags e eye bags.
Elasticizing mask with celery and carrot
Other summer vegetables that are very suitable for finishing in a rejuvenating face mask are there carrot and celery, which thanks to their beneficial properties make the luminous, supple and very soft skin.
Ingredients
How to do it
Cut both the carrot and the celery stalk into small pieces and blend them together by adding a tablespoon of orange juice, one of Aloe Vera gel and one of orange juice.
Apply the mask and let it work for about 15-20 minutes, then eliminate it by rinsing your face with warm water.
Nourishing mask with almonds and coconut
Among the ingredients most used in face masks appear in the first places coconut and almonds because these elements are capable of rendering the luminous, soft and velvety skin. This is why they are the ideal choice even in summer and after sun exposure.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons of almond flour
- 2 tablespoons of coconut milk
How to do it
Mix the two ingredients together and once you have a uniform mixture, spread it well on your dry and clean face let it sit for about 15 – 20 minutes, before removing it with warm water.
Revitalizing mask with kiwi and citrus
Take Vitamin C in summer it is essential to keep the skin beautiful and healthy and for this reason, this is one of the most suitable masks during the hottest season.
Kiwi, in fact, is a fruit rich in vitamin C, as well as citrus fruits, and has among its capabilities also those of making brighter skin, hydrated and elastic.
Ingredients
- lemon, orange and grapefruit juice
- 1 tablespoon of whole white yogurt
How to do it
Mash the kiwi with a fork or other utensil that can turn it into mush, then add to the mixture a few drops of juice lemon, of orange and grapefruit and the yogurt.
Spread the mask all over your face e let it act for about 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
