When it’s summer we know that temperatures soar up high, your skin needs that extra care and hydration to keep itself glowing. None other than cucumber can be your best friend to help you out.
When we say cucumber for skin, the vivid picture that comes to our mind is a woman who has a towel wrapped on her head at a spa, having cucumber slices over her eyes and all masked up. But is it only on screen and does cucumber really help your skin. The answer is definitely yes.
Swelling, puffing, dark circles or whatever concerns the area around your eyes your inexpensive go to treatment was and is cucumbers.
So let’s see how it helps skin.
Cleanses skin
Cucumber helps in eliminating toxins from deep down the pores. Its a natural cleanser. Due to high water content it can be used as a toner that offers instant freshness when used on skin. Cucumber juice is an excellent alternative to alcoholic toners which comprises of harsh chemicals which can harm your skin.
Reduce dark circles
With abundance of antioxidants and silica , cucumbers help in lightening the dark areas around the eyes making it a successful home remedy for treating dark circles.
Treats fine lines and wrinkles
Though cucumbers contain higher water content they are also good agents for moisturising skin. Applying cucumber slices on the eyes and surrounding areas help in increasing the moisture there by reducing wrinkles and fine lines.
Reduce puffiness
Ascorbic acid and caffeine help in controlling water retention levels. Cucumbers have these in abundance and hence a great ingredient to help you deal with puffiness of eyes. Controlling water retention levels in turn helps in reducing swelling and puffiness around the eyes and surrounding areas.
Cooling agent
The cooling property of cucumber is the main reason that cucumbers are part of many skincare products that concern soothing inflamed skin. The cooling property helps in soothing the inflammated area and helps in faster healing. Products that have cucumber or simply using cucumbers for after sun skin problems will help in faster healing.
Here are some DIY eye pads that can help heal dark circles and puffiness
You need cotton pads and cucumber juice as main ingredients.
Cucumber and sandal
Sandalwood has skin brightening properties and hence when mixed with cucumber juice it makes a great face pack to lighten pigmentation.
Add 2-3 tbsp of cucumber juice to 2 tbsp of sandalwood powder. Apply on face and wash of when it dries off.
Cucumber and potato juice
Potato juice is another best ingredient in treating pigmentation. Imagine how the combination of potato and cucumber will work then.
Use juice of one cucumber and one potato. Dip cotton pads and place over eye. Remove after ten minutes. Do this on a regular basis to see amazing results.
This blog post is part of the blog challenge ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’ hosted by Cindy D’Silva and Noor Anand Chawla.’
That Madras Mom 
Cucumber is a super ingredient for skincare. Just rubbing a thin slice on the face before makeup decreases sweating. The freshness is unbelievable
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A very useful topic, definitely cucumber has aced in lot of thing and what you have suggested here is one of the best remedies for eye care. Good one!
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I can’t use cucumbers for my skin because it gets dry and rough. But loved ur tips.
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In summer my skin is oily and in winter it is too dry. I love cucumbers in summer as it is a saviour for me in summer.
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Only this morning I read about how Madhuri Dixit swears by cucumber in raw milk for her dark circles. Enough reasons to
embrace cucumber this season.
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That’s seems perfect for me to try !!! Cucumber is really good for healthy skin. We can put on skin else cucumber juice
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I have been using cucumber and papaya on my skin for a long time and it is very effective. Natural is always better than chemicals.
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I have always seen cucumber slices on eyes in commercials! Never really realized that I can put them on my own eyes till I read your article! I will try this out and do it regularly.
I did like the recipes for skin care you have added at the end – I’ve been looking fit natural ingredients that will help skin pigmentation – thanks for the simple recipes just for this issue.
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I just enjoyed placing cucumber over my eyes on a hot summer day. Never knew it had so much to offer beyond that. Great post.
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I mostly use cucumbers on the eyes to relax them. The use of cucumber and potato juice is new revelation. Great tips for summer.
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Cucumber and potato juice is something new for me, shall give it a try during the weekend 🙂 although cucumber is indeed one of my favorites during summers.
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As someone with skin allergies, I always turn to natural alternatives. I do use cucumbers as a coolant but didn’t know about all these other benefits. Saving your post. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Il love natural skin care and these tips are great! Cucumbers are aplenty at home so it’s also easy to execute. Thanks for sharing!
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Cucumber is one of my favourite ingredient for summer, be it for skin or for health. I am trying some of these surely, loved the cucumber and sandalwood powder usage.
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Never knew these benefits of cucumber. I am going to try some tips mentioned here.
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Very useful post Sindhu. yes, when u said cucumber I visualized the same thing … a lady with a towel wrapped around her head, wearing face mask n with cucumber slices over her eyes… hahaha.. I wasn’t aware of cucumber n potato mix for the skin I want to try it cuz I have subtle pigmentation. But I am a little confused… you have written ‘dip cotton in the mixture n place it over your eyes’… is it for the eyes or the face?
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This is predominantly over the area around eyes. You can also use this over face as well
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How I wish just loved reading this. Even in hot summer, I get cold and am unable to eat cucumber more often. Face glow and for dark circles, it is a great remidy.
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I’ve heard of the beauty benefits of cucumbers but never knew they could be combined with potato juice too!
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