Can lemon be used as a facial mask?

Lemon is rich in vitamin C and has a whitening effect. Many women who want to whiten their skin tend to use lemons for skin care directly. So can lemons be used as facial masks? Don’t be fooled by some wrong information on the Internet. Lemons cannot be applied directly on the face, and fresh lemon juice cannot be used directly on the face, because lemons need to be processed before they can be used on the face. Let's learn how to use lemon for beauty.

1. The misunderstanding that lemon beauty treatments can cause disfigurement

1. Applying lemon directly on your face will not beautify your skin

The citric acid in lemons is very acidic. If you use unprocessed fresh lemons directly for facial mask, the citric acid will irritate the skin, causing unbearable acidity and stinging. Lemon also contains solanine, which can cause dark spots on the skin. Lemon also contains photosensitive substances. If your face is exposed to direct sunlight after applying lemon, it will cause skin allergies.

2. Washing your face with fresh lemon juice cannot beautify your skin

Washing your face with lemon juice is also a beauty method used by many people. In fact, washing your face with unprocessed and diluted freshly squeezed lemon juice is the same as applying lemon directly on your face. Both will allow the lemon juice to come into direct contact with the skin, causing skin damage, stinging, allergies and other reactions. Therefore, if you want to whiten your skin, you still have to find the correct method.

3. Drinking lemon juice in the morning will not improve your beauty

In addition to applying lemon externally, another way to use lemon for beauty is to drink lemon water. Many people drink a glass of lemon water every morning. In fact, this is not good for your health. Lemon water is highly acidic. Drinking it on an empty stomach can cause irritation to the gastric mucosa and cause stomach pain and other problems. Moreover, there is nothing in the stomach, so the lemon water cannot be well absorbed, so the beauty effect is not great. Therefore, if you want to drink lemon water for beauty, it is best to drink it after a meal.

4. Lemon is not all about vitamin C for beauty

Many people may think that lemon can whiten the skin mainly because of the rich vitamin C it contains. Although vitamin C can indeed whiten the skin and reduce melanin, in fact, the most effective whitening ingredient in lemon is fruit acid. Fruit acid has a strong skin bleaching effect and is used in many skin resurfacing products. And don’t think that lemons are particularly high in vitamin C. In fact, the vitamin C content in lemons is much lower than that in dates and kiwis. Even oranges contain more vitamin C than lemons.

2. The correct way to use lemon for beauty

1. Wash your face with diluted lemon water

① Crush the fresh lemon to extract the juice;

②Then dilute it with water at least twice the amount of lemon juice;

③Wash your face with diluted lemon water;

④ Or wet a cotton pad and wipe your face;

⑤After washing your face, wash it again with clean water.

Effect: It can whiten and lighten spots, and it can also be anti-oxidant and slow down the aging of the skin. But be careful not to use this method during the day.