How to use lemon to whiten your face

With age, many women experience such an unpleasant phenomenon as age spots. At the same time, the skin itself darkens, wrinkles appear - all this significantly spoils the appearance, and it is extremely difficult to eliminate such defects with cosmetics. But there is a solution: to whiten the skin, giving it a fresh look, you can use lemon. Consider the benefits of this citrus fruit, how to use it correctly, and when to make masks with its use it is impossible.

The chemical composition and effect on the skin

Both zest and pulp contain a large amount of useful substances - vitamins, essential oils, amino acids, minerals. They tend to penetrate deep into the cells of the epidermis, with each component doing its job - due to which it is possible to achieve a complex effect when using lemon.

Consider in detail what useful substances are contained in this product:

1. Fruit acids (namely, galacturonic and malic). They penetrate deep into the tissue, cleanse the pores, eliminate sebaceous plugs, due to which they allow you to quickly get rid of black spots on the face in a short time and without any special effort. Acids also effectively eliminate dead cells - they create a peeling effect. The substances are actively used in modern cosmetology, and procedures using fruit acids are quite expensive.
2. Pectins. Promote rapid regeneration of damaged tissues. Even if there is minor damage on the face, inflammation - pectins will allow them to be eliminated in a short time, due to which the complexion is evened out. It is noteworthy that these substances contribute to the quick soothing of irritated skin.
3. Carotene. Eliminates age spots, has a whitening effect. With regular use of creams with the addition of carotene, you can achieve a fresh look, even out skin tone.
4. Volatile It is simply necessary for women who want to preserve youthful skin for a long time. They saturate with moisture, and it is moisturized skin that ages much more slowly.
5. Thiamine. Heals small cracks on the skin, effectively eliminates inflammatory processes, and together remove and redness.
6. Riboflavin. It enriches the epidermal cells with oxygen, and this factor also plays a big role if you want to stay young and beautiful for a long time.
7. Vitamin C. Promotes collagen production, is an antioxidant, and is also responsible for the release of free radicals. Prevents oncological diseases of the skin.
8. Flavonoids. Rejuvenate: increase skin turgor, eliminate small wrinkles.
9. Sesquiterpenes. Protect the skin from the negative effects of the environment.
10. Hesperidin. Moisturizes the epidermis, makes it soft, smooth, pleasant to the touch.

As you can see, lemon has not only a whitening effect - this citrus fruit will be incredibly useful for the fair sex, who want to keep youth and beauty for a long time.

How to use?

First of all, you need to know that it is extremely rare to use lemon in its pure form - both for the preparation of masks, and for the manufacture of scrubs and other cosmetics, due to the fact that this citrus can cause skin burns. To get the expected effect, you must first correctly prepare the product, and then use it correctly. The thing is that the abundance of vitamin C, as well as fruit acids, can adversely affect the skin.We will consider in stages how to properly use this miraculous product in order to whiten the skin of the face, eliminate age spots and give the skin a radiant, healthy appearance.

Stage number 1. Learning to cook scrub masks with lemon:

1. It is necessary to use not only the pulp, but also the peel - it also contains a large amount of healthy vitamins and essential oils.
2. Naturally, lemon juice for the preparation of cosmetics must be prepared with your own hands - store juice is not suitable due to the abundance of sugar and preservatives.
3. Before adding juice to a cosmetic product, it must be diluted with water - 50/50.
4. If possible, use natural components for the mask: homemade eggs or cottage cheese, kefir, honey, fresh herbs.
5. If you plan to add oil to the mask, it is best to take a cold-pressed product. Olive oil is ideal.
6. Before you intervene with the necessary ingredients, it is advisable to warm them up - but no more than 40 degrees.
7. It is important that all the ingredients from which you plan to make a mask at home are evenly distributed on the face. To do this, they need to be thoroughly mixed.
8. As soon as you have prepared a cosmetic product - use it immediately. Over time, a mask or scrub will lose all its valuable properties.

Stage number 2. Learning to use cosmetics with lemon.

1. First of all, you need to check if you have an allergic reaction to the product. To do this, apply a small amount of cosmetic on your wrist and wait 30 minutes. If redness, irritation does not appear - the tool can be safely used.
2. Before applying the mask, it is advisable to steam the face - the pores will open, and all the useful elements that make up the product can penetrate deep into the tissue. For steam baths, it is best to use medicinal plants: chamomile, calendula, etc.
3. Scrub should be applied with gentle massaging movements. If the skin is oily - leave the composition on the skin for 3-5 minutes, for dry skin a couple of minutes will be enough. Rinse off the scrub with ordinary running water, after the skin is moisturized with the usual cream.
4. If you are making a mask, prepare a brush in advance so that it can be applied to the face. Make sure that the product does not get on the sensitive skin of the lips, around the eyes - you can burn the skin. In order to achieve the desired effect, it is enough to hold the mask on the face for 15 minutes. Wash off with clean running water. You also need to apply a moisturizer to the skin - after the procedure, its use will be even more effective.

Preparing masks at home is not difficult at all; on the contrary, it is interesting and exciting. The most important thing is to follow the proportions specified in the recipes and not overexpose the composition on the face - so that there is no irritation due to the abundant acid content in the product.

Recipes

Consider some of the most effective and popular recipes that are very easy to cook at home.

1. To lighten the skin. 30 grams of honey and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Mix everything well, hold on the skin for 15 minutes.
2. To eliminate fat content. 30 ml of lemon juice mixed with egg white. Apply several times - as the protein dries.
3. To eliminate dryness. Grind the flesh of lemon, add a tablespoon of juice, mix with 1 tsp. honey, add 1 tbsp. oatmeal, boiled in fat milk. Hold for 10-15 minutes.

Video: face whitening with honey and lemon