Normally, fresh lemons are used as a fruit to make refreshing drinks or as a spice for cooking. But in fact, lemons have many uses, including a beauty role for women…

1. How to use fresh lemon for beauty?

Fresh lemons contain up to 22 substances, including very important substances that have anti-cancer, anti-aging, and skin whitening effects , and reduce dark scars such as limonene, citrus pectin, flavonnol glycosides, vitamin C, L-ascorbic acid…

Not only lemon juice, but also lemon peels contain many antioxidants and essential oils that have many uses. Lemon peels contain essential enzymes, vitamin C, vitamin P, calcium, potassium, fiber, limonene… which help prevent acne and reduce cholesterol.

Accordingly, vitamin C, L-ascorbic acid… in lemons can be used directly on the skin to help prevent aging, reduce melanin production and whiten the skin. The natural acids in lemons also help remove the horny layer and dead skin cells. When combining lemon juice with some other ingredients and applying persistently, dark skin areas will be improved.

Fresh lemon helps fade dark spots and brighten skin.

– Fade freckles and dark spots: Take fresh lemon juice and apply directly to freckles and dark spots. Then massage gently for 5 minutes. Leave on for 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

Do this twice a week for about 4-6 weeks and you will see the dark spots and freckles gradually fade.

– Prevents acne, fades dark scars: L-ascorbic acid in lemons helps tighten pores naturally, prevents acne (excluding inflammatory acne, pustules). Vitamin C is an antioxidant, helps restore damaged skin and fades dark scars caused by acne.

+ Method 1: Cut thin slices of lemon, apply directly to the dark scar area and leave for about 5-7 minutes then rinse face with cool water.

+ Method 2: Mix half a teaspoon of lemon juice + half a teaspoon of rose water. Use a cotton swab to absorb the solution and apply around the acne and acne area. Leave it for 10 minutes then rinse with cool water. After just a few times of doing this, the acne will gradually subside and the acne core will be pushed out.

– Helps reduce dark lips: Use lemon juice to apply directly and gently on the lips and leave for about 10 minutes, then rinse with warm water and then use lip balm. Should be done daily, before going to bed. During the day, use lipstick combined with sunscreen.

In addition, you can combine lemon juice with honey to create a lip mixture that both removes dark spots and softens lips.

Persistently doing this for about a month will result in brighter and pinker lips, and softer skin.

– Skin whitening: Squeeze lemon juice, then use cotton swab to absorb lemon juice and apply on face, neck, chest, shoulders, nape to help even skin tone. Leave on for about 10 – 15 minutes then shower/rinse with cool water. Do this twice a week, in just about 8 weeks you will see visibly whiter skin.

Note, during the day, you need to protect your skin with sunscreen and protective clothing. In addition, people with very sensitive skin or skin damaged by acne should not use this method because lemon juice will damage the skin. Especially in cases of acne, pustules, the acids in lemon will cause pain, leading to more serious skin damage.

Also, do not apply fresh lemon juice after exfoliating or using other physical methods to beautify the skin. Because at this time the skin is thin, lemon juice can cause a stinging, burning sensation on the skin.

2. How to make a mask from lemon to help nourish your skin

– Lemon juice + tomato mask : Lemon juice provides a lot of vitamin C, L-ascorbic acid… Tomatoes provide a lot of lycopene, vitamin A… These substances have very high antioxidant effects. When combining lemon juice and tomatoes, it will increase the antioxidant, anti-aging and alkaline acid effects, which will help improve the effectiveness of skin beautification and prevent skin erosion.

How to do: Take a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice and mix it with the juice (or puree) of a tomato. Apply it on your face and leave it for about 20 minutes. Then rinse with warm water to soften your skin immediately. Do this twice a week for 4 weeks and you will see your skin become softer and brighter.

– Lemon juice + unsweetened fresh milk + cereal: Unsweetened fresh milk contains many vitamins and minerals that help strengthen the skin. When combined with the acid in lemon, it will effectively whiten and reduce wrinkles.

How to do: Take the juice of ¼ fresh lemon and mix well with 10ml of fresh milk and cereal (can be replaced with rice bran or wheat flour) to form a thick mixture. Note that the mixture should not be too thin or too thick when applying the mask, it will be more difficult. Then apply the mixture on the face and leave it for about 20 minutes, then rinse the face with warm water.

Do this 2-3 times a week for about 8 weeks to improve your skin, making it white, bright, and ageless.

– Lemon juice + honey + turmeric powder: Take 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and mix well with 2 teaspoons of turmeric powder, 2 teaspoons of honey to form a thick solution. Apply evenly on the face and leave for about 30 minutes, then wash your face with warm water. You will immediately feel your skin plump, smooth, and softer. Do this 3 times a week, and in about 1 month you will see brighter skin.

Combining lemon with other ingredients will create a very effective beauty mask solution.

3. Things to note when beautifying at home with lemon

Although fresh lemon has many skin whitening and beautifying effects, to achieve the best results, you should note:

– Lemon is very benign, but lemon juice contains many types of acids and can cause skin irritation. Therefore, you should not overuse it to avoid damaging your skin, especially sensitive skin and damaged skin. Before using lemon juice directly on a large area of ​​skin, you should test it first on a small area of ​​skin or thin skin such as the inside of the arm to check for reactions.

– People with dry skin should not use lemon juice directly because it will make the skin drier. Using a lemon mask mixture will be more effective and reduce irritation. For oily or combination skin, using lemon for beauty is ideal because the acid in lemon has a very good effect of exfoliating dead skin cells and sebum on the skin.

– Before using lemon, you need to clean your face thoroughly. After washing your face, you need to continue using skin care steps, especially the full moisturizing step, which will increase the effectiveness and shorten the skin recovery time, resulting in faster beauty results. During the day, you need to protect your skin with sunscreen and cover your skin carefully to avoid increased skin irritation from UV rays and the environment.

– Do not use lemon to whiten your skin continuously. Because lemon has a strong effect that can cause skin erosion. If overused, it will cause thin skin, damaged skin that is easily darkened and more susceptible to sunburn.