5 DIY Ways To Use Cucumber For Skin Lightening

Achieving flawless and radiant skin is every woman’s dream. However, due to our stress-filled lifestyles and busy schedules, we often ignore the health of our skin that results in dull and dark looking skin. There are other factors that are responsible for skin pigmentation such as pollution, overexposure to the sun, some medical conditions, etc.

So, in order to hide this uneven skin tone, we use various chemicals laden products that further deteriorates the condition of our skin. So, it is better to use some natural ingredients that can help to improve your skin health. One such ingredient is cucumber – which is the most widely used vegetable in salads and is available easily. Cucumber is packed with nutrients that are not only beneficial for our health but for the skin as well.

# Cucumber Juice

- Take one cucumber and grate it.

- Now, extract juice from it.

- With the help of a cotton ball, dab the juice on the skin and let it rest for 15 minutes.

- Rinse it off with water.

# Cucumber Slices

- Take one fresh cucumber and cut it into thin slices.

- On the dark skin, spread these slices.

- Keep them for 15-20 minutes and then remove.

- You can do this process daily.

# Cucumber Ice Cubes

- Take one cucumber and grate it.

- Now, extract juice from it.

- Take ice cube tray and pour the extracted juice into the tray and refrigerate.

- Scoop out one ice cube and massage it gently on the pigmented skin.

- Leave the juice on the skin until it completely dries and then rinse off.

- The best part about this recipe is that you can store the remaining ice cubes for future use.

# Cucumber As A Toner

Next on the list of using cucumber for skin lightening is to use it as a toner. Cucumber acts as a refreshing skin conditioner and moisturizer, helps in shrinking pores, tightens loose skin and can replace the store-bought facial toners.

- Take one fresh, organic cucumber and grate it.

- Now, extract juice from it.

- Sieve the juice and fill it in spray bottle.

- Spray the juice on your clean face and let it dry before applying any moisturizer on top of it.

- You can store this juice for one day only in refrigerator as the juice is fresh and no preservative is added.

# Aloe Vera & Cucumber For Skin Lightening

Aloe vera serves a lot of skin benefits and is known as a miracle plant. To know the benefits of aloe vera for our skin and hair, click here. The combination of cucumber and aloe vera will help to rejuvenate your skin and make it look fresh and radiant.

- Take ¼ grated cucumber.

- You can take the cucumber with or without peel but it should be clean.

- Now, mix it with 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel. (It is always better to extract fresh aloe vera gel from the plant)

- Apply this mixture on the pigmented skin for 15 minutes and rinse off.