Benefits of lemon for beauty

All citrus fruits have unique properties that are used in cosmetics. Moreover, you can take care of your skin with the help of fragrant fruits using not only professional care products, but also homemade ones. Why are they so attractive in cosmetology?

Citrus fruits contain many vitamins such as A, B1, B2, C, P and PP, as well as organic acids, amino acids, sugars, pectin substances, essential oils, minerals, flavonoids and phytoelements. Both the pulp and the rind have a valuable content. Flowers, leaves, fruits are used for cosmetics.

All fruits differ from each other in taste, appearance and content of the main components. Let's focus on the lemon now. Yes, it is sour, but the smell of lemon immediately creates a pleasant impression of itself. Lemon tea is a favorite drink for many of us, it invigorates and cheers up. A cup of tea with lemon is a pleasant conversation in a cozy living room or in winter by the fireplace.

Benefits of lemon for health and skin
Lemon. One of those fruits that have a high concentration of vitamin C. Although lemon tastes sour, it lowers the acidity level. Acids contained in lemon, when absorbed, are converted into alkaline elements, which maintains the oxygen content and acid-base balance in the blood. Citric acid is neutralized during digestion to form potassium and calcium carbonate. Thus, the environment becomes more alkaline. This property is important for everyone to know. For many painful conditions, this magical citrus can help us, and especially those who have disorders in the digestive system. It tones all the organs of the digestive system, promotes their cleansing and disinfection.

Lemon will also help with headaches or dizziness associated with overwork, stuffiness, meteorological changes, and an overdose of coffee.

Lemon, in addition to vitamins, is rich in minerals and phytoncides. In case of colds, he is the first helper, but since it is too sour, you can add honey to it, which is also useful, and together with lemon, this is one of the best medicines for colds. Lemon can lower the temperature for colds - put lemon slices in water or add lemon juice and honey. Drink as needed. Lemon is an excellent remedy for strengthening the immune system. It has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, stops bleeding, disinfects wounds.

Lemon rejuvenates the walls of blood vessels, prevents varicose veins.

It is an excellent moisturizer that easily penetrates the skin, smoothes wrinkles, whitens well, therefore it is used to treat problem skin. In cosmetology, lemon-containing products are produced for hand care and for the treatment of dandruff; it is one of the components of various skin care creams. Vitamin C, which is found in large quantities in all citrus fruits, helps to normalize the production of melanin, that is, evens out the skin tone. It is citric acid that helps exfoliate dead cells.

Cosmetologists, taking into account different skin types, vary the acid content in cosmetic preparations - from a high level - for oily or problem skin with pigmentation, to a low level - for the care of dry or sensitive skin. Using lemon oil, hands become softer and nails stronger, brittle nails are eliminated. Lemon can also be used as a natural hair brightener during rinsing, it gives a light platinum shade, shine, eliminates dandruff and brittle hair.

But the most unsurpassed quality of lemon is cosmetic - skin whitening and hand care.

It can help you get rid of freckles and boil spots, but it must be used for a long time.

How to use lemon oil at home:
For baths - 4-7 drops, for massage - 4 drops per 10 g of transport oil. Lemon oil can be added to cream, mask, shampoo, tonic, rinse - 2-3 drops are enough per 5g of base.

For skin whitening: 10 drops of lemon + 10 drops of jojoba oil + 1 tablespoon of mashed potatoes, mix and apply as a mask for 7-10 minutes, rinse with warm water, rinse with chamomile infusion.

For dandruff treatment: if the skin is dry - 4 drops of oil lavender + 2 drops of lemon + 2 drops of geranium + 2 drops of tea tree per 10 ml of any shampoo; if oily - 5 drops of geranium oil + 5 drops of lemon per 10 ml of shampoo.

If you want to get rid of freckles or age spots, start using bleaching products during the fall and winter period.

We offer several recipes where the most important role belongs to lemon.

1. Squeeze out the juice of one lemon, add a little salt, blot a cotton swab and wipe the skin. These treatments are beneficial for oily skin.

2. For dry skin, mix the juice of one lemon with olive oil (1: 1) and lubricate the face and hands with this composition.

3. Grind one lemon with the peel, but without seeds, pour a glass of vodka and leave in a dark place for 2 weeks, shaking occasionally. Lubricate freckles with this composition before bedtime. If you feel a burning sensation, add a little water to the resulting composition.

4. One of the best recipes - make a strong decoction of parsley roots and mix it with lemon juice (1: 1). Wipe your skin morning and evening.

Whitening masks:

1. Finely chop fresh parsley and lettuce leaves, then grind them with a pestle, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply the mask on the face for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with water.

2. Chop a small fresh cucumber, squeeze the juice out of it, add as much lemon juice as you get cucumber juice. Add a little starch to the resulting juice to thicken the mass. Apply to face for 15 minutes, then rinse with water.

Emollient Hand Care Liquid

1. Mix equal parts lemon juice, glycerin and cologne. Lubricate your hands as needed.

2. Mix one tablespoon of lemon juice with two teaspoons of potato starch and two teaspoons of wheat flour. Rub everything well and apply the resulting paste to your hands. Rinse off after 15 minutes.

This is just a small part of those recipes in which lemon takes part.

Some important features of lemon should be noted:

• Avoid direct sunlight immediately after applying the oil.

• the use of 1-2 drops of lemon oil inside (do not apply to the skin!) With juice contributes to a more effective and faster tanning.

• Freshly squeezed lemon juice can have a side effect - dryness, as lemon contains tannins.

The beneficial properties of lemon help us maintain health and beauty, vitality and energy.

Indian yogis consider lemon to be a universal remedy for maintaining health. They say: "Everyone should accustom himself to eat at least one lemon a day or drink the juice of one lemon."