Using cucumber on your face incorrectly can cause wrinkles

Ms. Sun, 31 years old this year, saw someone using cucumber slices to moisturize her face on the Internet, so she wanted to try it. Every night before going to bed, she would peel the cucumber, slice it, and then apply it on her face for about 10 minutes each time. For several days in a row, every time Ms. Sun took the cucumber slices off her face, she felt her skin was particularly tight.

After applying the mask for 13 consecutive days, on the 14th morning, Ms. Sun got up to wash her face and found that her skin not only did not become whiter, but seemed to have become darker.

More importantly, she felt her skin had become particularly tight and the wrinkles around her eyes had become more obvious, which scared her so much that she rushed to the hospital.

Experts say:

The skin can absorb very little water through cucumbers, and a dew-like sticky substance will form on the surface of the freshly cut cucumber slices, which will cause the skin to become tight and make it more dry and wrinkled.

It is understood that cucumber is called "beauty agent in the kitchen" because it is rich in water. Many beauty lovers will use cucumber or cucumber juice to rub the skin to hydrate the skin.

But experts point out that applying cucumber on the face is actually not advisable. A dewy, sticky substance will form on the surface of fresh cucumber slices, which will temporarily make the skin tight, but will make the skin more dry and wrinkled. The skin is the first layer of protection for the human body. No matter how many nutrients cucumber contains, it is almost impossible to improve the skin by applying it.

Cucumbers are rich in water and can indeed have a moisturizing effect, but the skin will not absorb it. When the water-containing cucumber is taken away from the face, the 'water source' on the face will disappear, and the skin will naturally become tight. The amount of water that the skin can actually absorb is very little, and the effect is not even as fast as drinking an extra glass of water.

Correct approach:

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.

Take fresh cucumber juice, add appropriate amount of milk powder and honey, add a few drops of medicated oil, mix well and apply on the face. Wash it off after 20-30 minutes. Alternatively, wash the cucumber, cut it into thin slices and apply it directly on the face. It has the effect of moisturizing, whitening and removing wrinkles.