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An excellent home remedy for removing skin blemishes is the cucumber mask, as this mask contains slightly whitening properties that help to remove light spots on the skin, especially those caused by the sun. In addition, as it is made with cucumber, it also promotes skin regeneration, maintaining a youthful, soft and shiny appearance.
To be effective and present the expected results, this home remedy must be used at least 3 times a week. It can be used to treat sun spots, acne or mild burns.
Ingredients
- ½ cucumber
- 1 package of plain yogurt
- 2 drops of lavender essential oil (optional)
Preparation mode
Beat all the ingredients in a blender, until you get a homogeneous mixture, and apply on your face. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then wash it off with ice water.
Preferably, this mask should be applied at night, before sleeping, and immediately afterwards, a layer of moisturizing night cream should be applied. In addition, it is still important to apply sunscreen to protect the skin from the sun and thus prevent the appearance of new spots and also to prevent existing spots from getting even darker.
Treatments to remove dark spots from the skin
In this video, the physiotherapist Marcelle Pinheiro gives some tips on aesthetic treatments to remove skin spots:
There are sunscreens specific for the face, which has less oil, making it the ideal product to apply on the face, but it is also possible to mix the sunscreen with a little moisturizer or with the base of makeup, for example, but in this case yours The protective effect can be reduced, which is why there are creams and makeup bases that already have a sun protection factor included in one product, which are effective and practical.
Created by: Tua Saúde Editorial Team