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🍅🍅SKIN LIGHTENING TOMATO FACE MASK🍅🍅

🍅🍅*Tomato is an excellent food good for skin.* *Eating tomatoes provides natural sun protection from UV rays as well as promoting youthful skin.* *Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that offers many benefits for skin, including protecting skin from UV rays, delaying skin aging and protection from skin cancer.*🍅

🍅*Applying tomatoes on the skin is also as beneficial.* *The humble tomato has cooling properties that soothe sunburn and also contains astringent properties that tighten large pores.* *What's more, tomatoes have natural acids in them which help regulate oily skin.*🍅 🍅*Tomatoes also clear acne, deep cleanse pores, fight premature aging and lighten skin.* *Here are three homemade tomato face mask recipes for healthy skin.*🍅

*1.Skin-Lightening Tomato🍅 Lemon Face Mask*🍋
*Ingredients:*
*1/2 ripe tomato*🍅
*1/2 teaspoon lemon juice*🍋

*Directions*

*Blend 1/2 a tomato into a smooth puree.*🍅 *Combine the tomato puree with 1/2-teaspoon fresh lemon juice.*🍋 *Using a clean cotton ball, apply the mixture all over your face.* *Let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.* *When the time is up, rinse off with cold water.* *Pat dry.* *Apply a drop of olive oil to moisturize.*

*2. Skin-Brightening Tomato Honey Face Mask*
*Brighten dull skin with a brightening tomato and honey face mask. 🍅Tomato has a rich lycopene content which can slightly tan your skin giving you that gorgeous glowing look. 🍅Tomato will also protect your skin from UV lights, making it a natural sunscreen. *Honey has skin-lightening and brightening properties.*

*Ingredients*
*1/2 ripe tomato*
*1 tablespoon honey*

*Directions*🍅

*Blend the tomato till you get a smooth puree.* *Stir in the honey and mix well.* *Apply the mixture onto your face.* *Sit for 15 minutes to allow the mixture to sink deep.* *When the time is up, wash off with cold water.* *Pat your face dry.*

*3. Skin-Rejuvenating Tomato Cucumber Face Mask*🥒

*Rejuvenate your skin with refreshing and hydrating cucumber.* *Both cucumber and tomato are natural astringents which help tighten large pores.* *Cucumber is composed of 95% water and will hydrate oily skin, preventing further oiliness as well as moisturizing dry, withered skin back to its previous smoothness*

*Ingredients*:
*1/2 ripe tomato*🍅
*1/4 cucumber*🥒

*Directions*:
*Wash and peel 1/4 a cucumber.* *Blend it to a fine pulp with 1/2 tomato.* *Apply the mixture to your skin in a gentle circular motion.* *Let it sit for 15 minutes.* *Rinse with cold water.* *Pat dry.*

*Tips*
*You can also extract the tomato pulp of one ripe tomato instead of blending.*
*Use freshly squeezed lemon juice for best results.*

*Tips*
*Use raw honey for skin. Processed products can irritate skin.*
*Protect your hairline from this sticky face mask by wearing a headband.*
*This also keeps away any stray hairs or bangs*
*Apply all face masks over your kitchen/bathroom sinks to avoid sticky messes on the floor.*

*Tips*
*Wear an old t-shirt to prevent the face masks from dripping all over your clothes.*🍅
*Excess face mask mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days.* *Throw it away if it starts smelling bad.*
*Allow the cucumber to reach room temperature before applying it on your face.

*The acidity in tomato helps to get rid of dull, rough skin and promotes cellular renewal.*🍅

*As a natural astringent, tomato keeps the skin firm and helps diminish fine lines.*
*Tomato also helps to shrink large pores and brightens up your complexion.*🍅🍅🍅🍅

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