What are the benefits of using bitter melon as a facial mask?

Bitter melon is easy to buy in the market. Although it tastes a bit bitter, there are many friends who like to eat bitter melon in life. Bitter melon does have certain medical effects, such as clearing away heat and detoxifying. From a nutritional point of view, bitter melon contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals, so it can also be used as a facial mask. So, what are the benefits of bitter melon as a facial mask?

Can bitter melon be used as a facial mask?

Bitter melon can be used as a facial mask.

Bitter melon itself is a food ingredient that can be eaten. Even the body can accept it, so it naturally does not cause any problem to the skin. Moreover, it is not uncommon to use bitter melon as a facial mask. As early as in ancient times, people used bitter melon slices to wipe their skin for beauty purposes.

What are the benefits of bitter melon as a facial mask

Bitter melon is cool in nature and bitter in taste, and has the effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire. In the summer, when you return home after sun exposure, applying a bitter melon mask can quickly cool down your skin and make you feel comfortable. Bitter melon can promote skin metabolism. The vitamin B1, vitamin C and mineral components it contains can play a good role in hydrating, moisturizing, calming, acne removal and whitening.

Bitter melon is cold and bitter in nature, and enters the heart, lungs, and stomach. It has the functions of clearing away heat and thirst, lowering blood pressure and blood lipids, beautifying the skin, and promoting metabolism. Bitter melon is rich in vitamin B1, vitamin C and minerals. Applying a homemade facial mask made from bitter melon is very beneficial for treating acne. In addition, it also has the effect of moisturizing and whitening the skin, and can moisturize and calm the skin.

How to make bitter melon mask

Bitter Melon Sheet Mask

Wash the fresh bitter gourd and cut it into thin slices, the thinner the better, so that the nutrients in the bitter gourd can be better absorbed by the skin. Prepare some more bitter melon slices in advance, apply them on the skin after cutting them, wait for 5 minutes, and change them to a new round of bitter melon slices. Otherwise, if you keep applying the same batch of bitter melon slices, they will dry out over time. After repeating this process 3-4 times, you can rinse your skin with clean water.

Bitter melon facial mask

Prepare bitter gourd and flour, wash the bitter gourd first, cut it into small pieces, remove the bitter gourd seeds in the middle, and finally throw it into the juicer to squeeze the juice. After squeezing the bitter gourd juice, mix the bitter gourd juice and flour, stir evenly to make it into a paste, use a mask brush to brush the bitter gourd mask on your face, and wash it off with clean water after 15-20 minutes.