Cucumber Face Mask is a great hydration boost!

Cucumbers are one of my favorite food items to use in homemade skin care. They not only help de-puff the skin and add hydration, they also help accelerate healing and even provide anti aging power. It’s simple and fun to make DIYs that contain cucumbers!

Cucumber Face Mask Benefits:

Anti Aging-

Cucumbers have anti-inflammatory properties and are loaded with antioxidants and nutrients like vitamin C and folic acid. Vitamin C helps stimulate collagen and new cell growth. Folic acid helps protect against environmental toxins that can prematurely age your skin.

Healing & Calming-

The cooling and anti-inflammatory effect of cucumbers can help ease swelling from bug bites, soothe skin after a sunburn and calm irritation from rashes. 

Hydration

Cucumbers are 96% water. Water isn’t enough to hydrate and moisturize the skin but when combined with other ingredients like Aloe Vera, yogurt, oats, oils and essential oils, cucumbers can help replenish the overall moisture content in the skin.

DIY Cucumber Face Mask Ingredients:

While cucumber is the star of this DIY, I’ve added other ingredients that work along side it to boost the effectiveness of this mask!

This recipe is a nutrient packed feast for your skin!!

  • 2 TBSP. Full Fat Greek Yogurt or full fat vegan yoghurt like Coconut one.
  • 1 TBSP. Organic Oats
  • 1 TBSP. Cucumber
  • 1 tsp. Dried Lavender  *optional*
  • 1 tsp. Manuka Honey  *optional*
  • 1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice *optional*

Directions & How to Apply:

  • Add all oats and lavender to a coffee grinder and grind to a fine powder. Set aside.
  • Using a food processor (or a small, handle food mixer) add 1 tbsp. yogurt, cucumber, lemon and honey and blend.
  • Transfer powder mixture and cucumber/yogurt mixture to bowl and mix or add powder to the processor and blend. Either way does the job.
  • Add in another tablespoon of yogurt.
  • Apply a thick layer to the skin.
  • Leave on for 10-20 minutes.
  • Rinse with cool water.
  • Follow up with a toner and moisturizer.

Notes:

This mask is meant for a one time use. If you have some left over you may store in your fridge and use for a second time within 3 days.

If you don’t have Manuka Honey, raw honey is a good alternative.

If you don’t have dried lavender, you could substitute 3 drops of lavender essential oil.

This is a really easy recipe to whip up and please don’t skip this recipe of cucumber face mask.  if you don’t have lavender or Manuka Honey. I added these ingredients as optional. They only boost the power of this recipe, they are not the important must-add ingredients. Your skin will love this mask either way!!

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