If you prefer to take care of your beauty in a natural way, here in autumn and winter you can choose pumpkin. In this way you will have low cost do-it-yourself cosmetics prepared with beneficial ingredients, without having to read the labels.
If you prefer to take care of your beauty in a natural way, here in autumn and winter you can choose the pumpkin. In this way you will have at your disposal do-it-yourself cosmetics low cost and prepared with beneficial ingredients, without having to read the labels.
If you have boiled the pumpkin or cooked it in the oven and steamed for dinner, or if you have leftovers on hand, you can keep a few pieces aside to mash or blend to obtain a pumpkin puree that you will use as a base. to make your natural cosmetics.
The most useful and simplest preparations to create in winter with pumpkin are the face masks e the scrubs. Consider the recipes we suggest above all as ideas to recycle leftovers or to prepare safe and anti-waste natural remedies at home.
Here are some pumpkin-based beauty recipes for you to experiment with. Always prepare these natural remedies in small quantities to use at the moment and in case of leftovers put them in the refrigerator for one or two days at most before using them (the recipes indicated are without added preservatives).
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Rejuvenating body scrub
Here is one scrub useful to eliminate dead cells and to promote the regeneration of the skin of the body. Just combine the pumpkin puree and brown sugar in the same quantities in a small bowl. For example, try using a coffee cup of pumpkin puree and a coffee cup of brown sugar. Mix everything well, then apply and massage the scrub along the body with a little hot water before taking a shower.
Nourishing remedy for the body
Mix ½ glass (or 1 coffee cup) of pumpkin puree and ½ glass of the solid part taken from a can of coconut milk after keeping it in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Add also 15/XNUMX teaspoon of cinnamon, stir or blend until creamy. Apply to the skin of the body, especially on the areas that need more nourishment, and leave it on for XNUMX minutes before taking a shower.
Pumpkin hair mask
Mix ½ glass of pumpkin puree (or more, depending on the length of the hair), 4 tablespoons of yogurt and 2 tablespoons of honey. Apply the mixture on hair and wear a shower cap. Leave on for 30 minutes, then rinse with warm water and shampoo normally.
Pumpkin pedicure
Un remedy to keep i soft feet it is prepared with 1 coffee cup of pumpkin puree, 1 egg and ½ teaspoon of honey. Blend all the ingredients and apply the mixture well on your feet and heels. Let it act for a few minutes, even up to 15 minutes, before taking a nice foot bath with warm water.
Face mask for all skin types
With the pumpkin you can prepare one face mask suitable for all skin types. Just mix 1 coffee cup of pureed pumpkin pulp with 2 teaspoons of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of honey and ½ glass of yogurt. Apply to face and neck, leave for 10 minutes and rinse with warm water, as it suggests the dermatologist Dr. Ted Lain.
Face mask for dry skin
If you want to prepare one face mask for dry skin, mix 1 coffee cup of pumpkin puree with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of honey. Blend or blend the ingredients until you get a creamy mixture. Apply to the face and leave for 20 minutes before rinsing off with warm water.
Quick lip scrub
To prepare quickly a natural remedy to exfoliate the lips mix 1 teaspoon of pumpkin puree, 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of honey. Gently massage your lips and then rinse.
Pack for dry and chapped hands
To revitalize the skin of dry and chapped hands mix 1 coffee cup of pumpkin puree with 1 teaspoon of sweet almond oil or extra virgin olive oil and 1 teaspoon of honey. Apply to your hands, let it act for a few minutes and then rinse with warm water.
Pumpkin and apple face pack
To prepare a regenerating pack for the face blend ½ green apple cut into wedges with 1 coffee cup of pumpkin puree, 1 teaspoon of honey, 1 pinch of cinnamon and 1 or 2 tablespoons of milk (also vegetable). Blend until you get a creamy compound that is easy to apply to your face and leave it on for 15 minutes before rinsing off with warm water.
Pumpkin face scrub
Finally, here it is a prescription very simple: mix 2 tablespoons of pumpkin puree with 2 tablespoons of yogurt and 1 tablespoon of almond flour or whole cane sugar, or ground oat flakes. Apply to the face gently using circular movements to exfoliate the skin and then rinse with warm water.
Marta Albè
Read also:
- Pumpkin: 10 tasty seasonal recipes
- Pumpkin: calories, properties and health benefits
- 5 ideas to use or recycle the pumpkin
