Lightweight Skin Glow Night Tonic For Daily Use
Today in this article, I am going to share one homemade tonic that you can use on your skin. The best part is that it is non-greasy and very lightweight, so you can use it for all skin types.
For best results use this regularly in the nighttime before going to bed. This calming lightweight lotion is great for everyday use.
This recipe is perfect for dry skin problems during the year.
To Make This You’ll Need:
- 1 cucumber
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup aloe vera juice
Preparation
- Grate it coarsely to juice the cucumber and put in a strainer or cheesecloth over a cup.
- To release the juice, press the cucumber.
- Pour the coconut milk and the aloe vera into a lidded container and incorporate them.
- To mix, gently shake the container. Keep them refrigerated.
To Use:
- All you need to do is wash your face with a mild cleanser.
- Take a little amount of this lotion and gently tap this moisturizer into your skin.
- You can use it 2 times a day in the replacement of your regular moisturizer.
- This will stay good for about 7 days in the refrigerator.
- You can actually use it all over your body, too, for that refreshing and soothing feeling.
Benefits:
In addition to naturally cooling cucumbers, the vitamins in cucumbers often function on dark eye circles and help the skin retain moisture. You can also get a dose of retinol and silica to help the skin cells regenerate. Also, cucumber keeps the skin hydrated, well moisturized, soft, and supple.
Oily skin can clog pores and cause acne breakouts, as well as dead skin cells.
The slightly astringent cucumbers help to cleanse the skin and tighten the pores.
This can assist in reducing breakouts.
It can be a potentially beneficial anti-wrinkle ingredient due to the antioxidant components in cucumbers.
Furthermore, cucumbers contain vitamin C as well as folic acid.
Vitamin C is capable of promoting the development of new cells, while folic acid helps combat environmental toxins that can make the skin appear exhausted or prematurely aged.
These components, combined, can make your skin look firmer and healthier.
There are high levels of Vitamin C in coconut milk, which helps preserve skin elasticity and durability.
It is also copper-rich and prevents wrinkles, sagging skin, and spots of age.
Aloe vera has the ability to moisturize your skin without making it oily.
High levels of antioxidants, as well as vitamin C, E, and beta-carotene, provide aloe vera with nourishing and anti-aging properties of the skin.
Aloe vera is also very effective in the treatment of sunburn, stretch marks, and tan.
Also, the hydrating properties of aloe vera gel keep the skin moisturized without any oiliness feel, thus reducing the sebaceous glands from being overactive and making more sebum.
Oily skin is generally very much prone to breakouts, and the aloe vera gel helps to treat inflammation.
It absorbs excess oil from the skin pores, and secondly, its powerful anti-bacterial properties help to kill the acne-causing bacteria.
Plus, the anti-inflammatory properties of aloe vera also helps in acne treatment as well as fading the acne scars.
Aloe vera has amazing skin rejuvenating properties, which is why it is considered as a great ingredient for oily skincare.
Oily skin is commonly prone to having large pores, and the main reason why cucumber works so well for oily skin is that cucumber juice has natural astringent properties, which helps to shrink the pores and reduce oil secretion on the skin.
In dry skin conditions such as eczema, dermatitis, and psoriasis, gentle treatment of coconut milk provides an excellent moisturizing effect.
For individuals with oily and acne-prone skin, because of its anti-bacterial properties, coconut milk can be used on the face.
In coconut milk, the fats do not clog pores, reducing acne.
