Potato face mask: healing puree for peeling, wrinkles and acne

In fashionable beauty salons or cosmetology, a mask of boiled potatoes, of course, will not be offered to you. It is not solid and unprofitable. Well, in vain. According to lovers of natural cosmetics, a potato face mask is just a panacea for girls with dry, flaky skin. The fact is that tubers are more than 70% water and generously transfer moisture when in contact with the epidermis.

Potato "in the cosmetic bag": why it is useful

But this is not all the possibilities of a vegetable. The chemical composition makes it a unique face care product: natural lifting, skin color correction, and the fight against acne and wrinkles. How it works?

• Starch. It is called “natural botox” because potato “powder” acts similarly to this expensive drug for rejuvenation. With regular use, starch returns the skin its former elasticity and velvety, plus saturates with vitamins and has a whitening effect. By the way, during heat treatment, starch is converted to glucose, which improves metabolism. That is why the mask of potato wrinkles is so praised.
• Vitamin C. Natural antioxidant, reduces the depth of wrinkles, narrows pores, improves skin elasticity.
• B vitamins. Normalize the work of the sebaceous glands, enhance the body's production of collagen - a protein that is responsible for the youth and health of the skin.
• Vitamin K. Natural remedy for skin pigmentation.
• Vitamin B4. Choline acts as a remedy for inflammatory processes, heals wounds. Effective component to eliminate acne and black spots.
• Lutein. This pigment additionally moisturizes the epidermis and helps retain moisture, and also protects against the negative effects of ultraviolet radiation.
• Potassium. This element normalizes the water balance and relieves puffiness.
• Vegetable proteins. Having come into contact with the epidermis, they stimulate the renewal of its cellular composition and delay the aging of the skin.
• Anti-ulcer factor. Or, as it is also called, a vitamin-like substance U. It has a strong healing effect. In medicine, it is used to treat skin diseases.
• Selenium. It blocks the action of free radicals and thereby protects the face from wilting.

How to make a potato mask: 5 tips

Potato face mask is easy to prepare. But still, it is worth considering certain nuances when using the product for cosmetic purposes.For example, note that red tubers have a lot more useful ingredients than white ones. In addition, in bright varieties, even with prolonged storage, less toxic substance solanine accumulates.

Here are five more tips to note for proponents of homemade cosmetic potato treatments.

1. Remember that the benefits are in the peel. "Tunic" has an even greater selection of vitamins and minerals than the middle of a tuber. Therefore, if the prescription needs to cut off the peel, do it with a thin layer.
2. Use a minimum of water. Even when cooking. Moreover, you should not soak tubers before use. The thing is that the beneficial substances contained in potato tubers tend to dissolve quickly in liquids. When boiling, throw the vegetable into boiling water already. And it will be ideal if you cook it in a double boiler.
3. Choose the right dishes. If you cook potatoes in a pan from tin or copper, then the lion's share of vitamin C is removed from it during heat treatment. It is better to use glass or aluminum dishes.
4. Do not use a blender. Masks from potatoes should not be mixed with a blender, otherwise the mixture will turn out to be too liquid.
5. Add flour. In any of the potato masks, you can add a spoonful of flour for density, this will not affect the effect.

8 popular recipes

Face masks are made both from raw potatoes and from boiled. As additional components, it is recommended to use a variety of products - milk, fruits, and other vegetables. However, tubers quite effectively cope with many cosmetological tasks on their own.

For example, grated raw potatoes help get rid of sore tubercles or dark circles under the eyes. Combinations of ingredients are needed to enhance the effect. Below are the most popular recipes for potato face masks for wrinkles, acne and for different skin types.

Banana-potato mask for oily skin

1. Cook one medium-sized potato, after peeling it from the peel.
2. Mash potatoes with a fork, allow to cool.
3. Add 1/3 pulp of medium banana, mix.
4. 15-20 minutes after application, wash with a decoction of chamomile or green tea.
5. Use cream for daily care.

Soft potato mask with yolk

1. Grate one medium-sized potato, after peeling it from the peel.
2. Add half a cup of flour to the resulting “pulp”, mix.
3. Take a medium-sized chicken egg, separate the protein from the yolk.
4. Add the yolk to the potato-flour mass, mix.
5. Half an hour after application, wash with warm mineral water.
6. Use cream for daily care.

Lifting mask from age problems

1. Grate one medium-sized potato, after peeling it from the peel.
2. Grate one medium-sized apple, after peeling it from the peel.
3. Mix the resulting mashed potatoes.
4. After 15-20 minutes after application, wash with warm mineral water.
5. Use cream for daily care.

Thermo-mask for the correction of complexion and age spots

1. Grate two medium-sized potatoes, after peeling it from the peel.
2. Squeeze a teaspoon of juice from fresh lemon, add to potatoes and mix.
3. Add a teaspoon of honey to the resulting mixture, mix.
4. Apply mask to skin.
5. Cover your face with a warm cotton cloth with slits for your mouth and eyes.
6. After 15-20 minutes after application, wash with warm mineral water.
7. Use cream for daily care.

Potato with milk against wrinkles and dryness

1. Cook one medium-sized potato, after peeling it from the peel.
2. Mash potatoes with a fork, allow to cool.
3. Take a medium-sized chicken egg, separate the protein from the yolk.
4. Add the yolk to the potatoes, mix.
5. In the resulting mass add a tablespoon of fat homemade milk, mix.
6. After 20-30 minutes after application, wash with warm mineral water or a decoction of sage, calendula, chamomile.
7. Use cream for daily care.

Intensive moisturizing mask

1. In home-made skim milk, boil one medium-sized potato, having previously peeled it.
2. Mash potatoes with a fork, allow to cool.
3. Add any freshly squeezed fruit juice to the resulting smoothie. For example, grape. Correlation: one tablespoon of potatoes should account for two tablespoons of juice.
4. 10-20 minutes after application, make a contrasting wash, rinsing the face with warm, cold mineral water.
5. Use cream for daily care.

Super nourishing mask with sour cream

1. Boil one medium-sized jacket potato.
2. Peel potatoes, knead with a fork.
3. Add half a teaspoon of butter and a tablespoon of homemade fatty milk. Allow mashed potatoes to cool.
4. To the resulting mass add fat homemade sour cream in a ratio of 1: 1.
5. After 15-20 minutes after application, wash with warm mineral water.
6. Use cream for daily care.

Oatmeal cleansing mask for problem skin

1. Grate one medium-sized potato, after peeling it from the peel.
2. In a coffee grinder, grind oatmeal into flour.
3. Add the resulting oatmeal in a 1: 1 ratio to the potato gruel.
4. After 15-20 minutes after application, wash with warm mineral water.
5. Use cream for daily care.

A face mask made from raw potatoes brings a more immediate result than procedures with boiled vegetables. At the same time, raw tubers act more aggressively on the epidermis and in sensitive and inflamed skin, this can cause additional negative reactions.