health and wellness

If you want to keep your skin healthy and hydrated, cucumbers can be one of the solutions. As cucumber and the skin share the same level of hydrogen, it becomes easy for cucumbers to help soothe and relieve eye puffiness, dark circles under the eyes, sore eyes, eye fatigue, hay fever symptoms, eye strain from jet lag, computer use, reading and sun exposure.

With so many useful ingredients in cucumbers such as its high water, silicon and sodium content, it has become part of daily beauty products, into facial packs, juice and many other remedies. The sodium content helps draw excess water from the tissue surrounding the eyes, reducing puffiness. Due to its cooling effect it can be termed as a magic wand for all your skin problems making it not only soft and supple, but also as the most wonderful and natural eye pads you can ever find for yourself. The regular intake of cucumber juice is very useful both internally and externally.

Some additional tips given by experts for relieving swollen or puffy eyes in the morning suggests drinking plenty of water while reducing your sodium intake and sleeping with your head elevated on a pillow. Two cool cucumber slices placed over your eyelids can constrict blood vessels because of the astringent properties, allowing you to relax while they do their miracle work. 

For healthy glowing and smooth skin use this recipe:

• Blend 4 - 5 leaves of fresh mint.
• Peel and deseed the cucumber.
• Add mint leaves to the cucumber to make a puree.
• Beat egg white and keep it separate, then add this egg white to the cucumber mixture.
• Apply this evenly on your face for 20 minutes and then rinse with cool water and pat skin dry.