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Carrot face mask

Carrot face mask

When I was a young girl I sometimes got a little too creative. One day I wanted to revive my skin, so I checked out what was in the fridge. A carrot. Hmm, I could do a carrot mask. I grated this good-looking specimen and spread the mixture onto my face, neck and décolleté, and relaxed.

My mother could have told me. ‘Lucie, a carrot is orange: you will look orange too.’ Mothers are always right.

I tried to scrub if off with kitchen salt – WRONG. It burns and scratches!

Then I rubbed lemon juice onto my face. It helped, but I was still slightly orange. So in this case, don’t do what I did …

Lemons can remove the orange colour

The peel and juice of ripe lemons (organic) is astringent, antibacterial, antiseptic and cleansing. Squeeze the juice of one lemon into bowl and apply it to your face. Or cut it in half and rub it into your skin. Wash it off after 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Caution: It may sting especially if you have any open spots or cuts. Lemon can cause increased skin sensitivity to ultraviolet light if left on the skin. Always wash it off and use sun cream.

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