As a mother of 4 children, sometimes I have no time to make my own brightening mask, so I apply vitamin C serum. (Read my reviews for some good vitamin C serums here) But when I have extra few minutes, I like to mix few ingredients from my kitchen and make my own homemade face mask.
One of the most famous vegetables that contains vitamin C, is lemon. And in this infographic, there are many beauty uses for lemon including brightening your skin, curing acne and blackheads, promoting the production of collagen, and nail strengthener.
Check this infographic to see how you can use lemon in your beauty routine.
- Lemon
Beauty ulses
You might love lemonade and lemon chicken, but your skin and hair love lemons even more they have an amazing range of beauty benefits.
Here are some great uses for the sunny yellow fruit:
- Clarifying moisturizer
mix a few drops of lemon juice.
the coconut will hydrate your skin, and lemon will clear and brighten it. elbow and knee bleacher
if your elbows and knees appear dark, simply rub them with half of a lemon, says patrice colemam, owner of dablot Beatuty. "its like magic"
- Blackhead treatment
It may sound too good to be true, but because lemons are antibacteial, they can help treat acne, just slice a lemon, and squeeze the juice on your face.
your blackheads will stast to fade before you know it.
- Cleansing wipes
I like to mix a couple drops of distilled water.
I recommend it as a torner or for use with cotton pads as a cleansing wipw for problematic skin, says becky Sturm, founder of StormSister Spatique.
- Teeth Whitener
Mix baking soda and lemon juice, and apply it to your teeth with a clean Q-tip Then, use your toothbrush to scrub your teeth and rinse. Its way cheaper than going to your dentist office.
- Canker sore treatment
Sturn also uses a few drops of the lemon essential oil on her canker sores to help them heal faster.
- Skin Brightener
lemons are rich in vitamin C and citric acid, so they can help brighten and lighten your skin when used over time. Vitamin C is a great antioxidant for neutralizing free radicals and boosting collagen production, says Marina Peredo, M.D., a dermatologist.
that means it can lighten age spots, dark spots, or a fake tan gone wrong. remenber to wear SPF when using lemon juice on your skin, though, since the citrus fruit can make your skin more sensitive to UV rays.
- Shine eliminator
lemon is great for reducing excess oil.
- Lip exfoliator
Put a little lemon juice on your lips before bedtime, and wash it off in the morning to help remove dead skin cells and dried Skin. One cveat: "Obviously, if you already have severely chapped lips that have any cuts, do not try this," says Gary Goldfaden, M.D., a dermatologist.
- Nail Strengthener
Have you been getting tooo many gel manicures?
make a mixturs of your favorite cooking oil (try olive oll with lemon juice, and soak your nails. This is a good practice if your nails are dry and brittle, but its also a great way to help fix nails that have yellowed)
- Hair Lightenerht to score a sun Kiss
Score dye free DIY highlights with lemon juice.
Apply it before you expose your hair to sunlig to score a sun kissed color.
the lemon juice can also help treat a dry scalp and dandruff, so apply it liberally.
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