How to use potato for a beautiful, blemish free skin
Potato is one of the favourites for food for people all over the world, but do you know potato is a super ingredient for skin care too. Potato contains Polyphenols which provide protection against sun damage and also the high iron content in the potatoes also help promote a health, glowing and radiant skin. Apart from this potato also contains azelaic acid which is a natural skin brightening agent, which helps you reduce blemishes, dark spots, scars and hyperpigmentation on your skin
Here are some amazing home remedies using potato that you can use to get a beautiful blemish free skin, naturally.
Potato, Rice flour, and Lemon Face Mask
Ingredients required:
- Potato juice: 1 tsp
- Rice flour: 1 tsp
- Lemon juice: 1 tsp
- Honey: 1 tsp
Procedure:
- First of all, extract some potato juice by mashing it and then straining its juices. Take it in a mixing bowl.
- After that, add in all the other ingredients to the mixing bowl and combine all of them together thoroughly by stirring them vigorously. You should obtain a smooth and consistent paste-like mixture.
- Then, cleanse your face first and then apply the resultant mixture all over your face and neck using gentle circular massaging motions.
- After that, let the mask stay on your skin for as long as it takes to dry.
- Lastly, apply a little bit of water to your face and then use gentle scrubbing motions to get the mask off. Splash some water afterward and finish with a moisturizer and you are done!
Frequency:
- Use this great and effective potato face mask a couple of times in a week improves the health and elasticity of your skin all while making it lighter and brighter and free from any blemishes, spots, and the likes. This remedy will also exfoliate the skin well and help keep it hydrated. It will tighten up your pores and give you a clean, fresh, and young look.
Potato, Flour, and Egg yolk Face Mask
Ingredients required:
- Potato: 1 small to medium-sized
- Flour: 3/2 cups
- Egg: 1 of it
Procedure:
- First of all, prepare the ingredients by first- grating the potato or slicing it up into tiny pieces and cracking open the egg and separating the yolk from the white. Discard the white as we will be using the yolk for this recipe.
- After that, add in all the ingredients to the mixing bowl and combine all of them together thoroughly by stirring them vigorously. You should obtain a smooth and consistent paste-like mixture.
- Then, cleanse your face first and then apply the resultant mixture all over your face and neck using gentle circular massaging motions.
- Lastly, let the mask stay on your skin for about 20 minutes before rinsing it off using lukewarm water. Finish with a moisturizer and you are done!
Frequency:
- This is a highly nourishing bad useful mask which you can utilize a couple of times in a week to nourish and treat the skin well. This one will help exfoliate the skin well and lighten and brighten it by adding a radiant glow to it and helping in getting rid of any marks, spots, blemishes, etc from the skin.
Potato, Turmeric, and Honey Face Mask
Ingredients required:
- Potato: 1 small-sized
- Turmeric: 1/2 tbsp
- Honey: 1/2 tbsp
Procedure:
- First of all, take a potato and mash it up to obtain its mash or thick paste. You can use a spoon, fork, or any other utensil for this purpose.
- After that, add the potato mash along with all the other ingredients to the mixing bowl and combine all of them together thoroughly by stirring them vigorously. You should obtain a smooth and consistent paste-like mixture.
- Then, cleanse your face first and then apply the resultant mixture all over your face and neck using gentle circular massaging motions.
- Lastly, let the mask stay on your skin for about 15 minutes before rinsing it off using cool water. Finish with a moisturizer and you are done!
Frequency:
- Use this mask a couple of times a week to improve your skin significantly. This remedy is highly healing and curative towards the skin and will work wonders on a variety of skin issues like eczema and irritated skin. It will also help prevent issues like acne and it will help rejuvenate and reinvigorate your skin while also helping to lighten and brighten it and adding a radiant glow to it.
Potato and Fuller’s earth Face Mask
Ingredients required:
- Potato: 1 medium-sized
- Fuller’s earth: 2 tbsp
Procedure:
- First of all, take a potato and grate it to obtain its zest. Then crush or squeeze that to obtain the potato juice.
- After that, add the potato juice along with the fuller’s earth in a mixing bowl and combine both of them together thoroughly by stirring them vigorously. You should obtain a smooth and consistent paste-like mixture.
- Then, cleanse your face first and then apply the resultant mixture all over your face and neck using gentle circular massaging motions.
- Lastly, let the mask stay on your skin until it dries off before rinsing it off using cool water. Finish with a moisturizer and you are done!
Frequency:
- You can use this mask a couple of times in a week to cleanse your skin properly and help exfoliate it and make it look fresh, supple and glowing.
Potato, Milk, and Olive oil Face Mask
Ingredients required:
- Potato: 1 of it
- Raw milk: 1-2 tbsp
- Olive oil: 1 tbsp
Procedure:
- First of all, boil some water in a pot and place the potato in it to boil it so that it becomes soft.
- After that, peel the potato and mash it up using a fork or a spoon to obtain a paste. Take the mash in a mixing bowl.
- Then, add in the other ingredients to the mixing bowl and combine all of them together thoroughly by stirring them vigorously. You should obtain a smooth and consistent paste-like mixture.
- After that, cleanse your face first and then apply the resultant mixture all over your face and neck using gentle circular massaging motions.
- Lastly, let the mask stay on your skin for about 10 to 15 minutes before rinsing it off using tepid water and you are done!
Frequency:
- You should be using this great skin mask a couple of times in a week to enhance your skin and make it clearer and brighter. The potato will help lighten the skin along with the milk while olive oil will nourish it to make it soft, smooth, supple, and healthy as well. Also, this one remedy is quite simple and straightforward too.