Cucumber Face Pack for Sunburn in Summer – 5 Homemade Packs

SUMMER means fun, vacation, trip, camp, and sunburn.

Yes, you can’t avoid sunburn completely in summer.

It affects you more or less.

But, summer isn’t so cruel. It also gives you ways of treating sunburn.

It is the summer vegetables and fruits like cucumber, watermelon, potato, aloe vera, etc.

Today, We focus only on the cucumber. We will tell you later why. And here you get the best, tested, and proven cucumber face pack for sunburn in summer.

Let’s dig deeper.

What is Sunburn?

According to Wikipedia, “Sunburn is a form of radiation burn that affects living tissue, such as skin, that results from an overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, mainly the UVB radiation.

To Know UVB, Read this: What is the Real Meaning of SPF

In a simple world, sunburn is tissue damage by ultraviolet (UVB) rays resulting from excessive exposure to the sun, especially in the summer. It may happen within 10-15 minutes of sun exposure.

Do you know what happens while sunburn?

When the UVB rays of the sun penetrate the topmost layer of your skin called the epidermis, it damages the skin cells and tissues. In this situation, you lose moisture and feel tight. And your immune system responds instantly to it by sending blood for the healing process. That’s why redness occurs. If you press your skin with a finger, it turns to pale and after releasing, the redness reappears.

Besides this, your skin also produces melanin to stop the penetration of sun rays deep into the skin. It turns your skin’s natural color to a darker one, which is usually named skin tan.

The initial sign of sunburn is skin redness (erythema). This redness may associate with the pain of a minor burning sensation. Sometimes, in the severe case of sunburn, other symptoms may appear such as swelling, blistering, rash, pruritus, peeling skin, and more.

OK…

You have already known the causes and problems of sunburn. Now we talk about the main point – The healing process. You can treat sunburn in various ways.

But sorry to say, it is not possible to cover all the ways in this post. Today, we talk about the effective, proven, cheapest, and safe way to treat sunburn.

And, obviously, it is the face pack using cucumber.

Benefits of Cucumber for Skin

I Hope, you won’t be astonished, when we say cucumber. But, the question may appear in your mind that, why not other fruit or vegetable. Yes, you can use other fruits like watermelon or aloe vera to treat sunburn. But, cucumber is the best, cheapest, effective, and well used by all.

Why?

Let’s find the answer.

1. Cucumber is well known for its cooling properties. It provides instant relief from the burning sensation. You can also use it to reduce body temperature.
2. Cucumber contains 96% water of its mass. And this provides the optimum hydration to the dry and burned skin.
3. Cucumber contains some skin beneficial ingredients like magnesium and potassium. Additionally, it contains biotin, vitamin A, B1, and C.
4. It also provides anti-inflammatory properties.
5. Loaded with antioxidants.
6. It brightens, lightens, hydrates, and tones your skin.
7. Treats sunburn and suntan.
8. And more.

Now, We hope you will agree that the cucumber face pack is great to treat sunburn in summer (at home).

HOW?

Don’t worry, we will show.

Here you get the best cucumber face pack recipes (the quickest face packs & the deep care face packs) that give the best care to your sunburned skin.

[ Two Quickest Cucumber Face Packs for Sunburn ]

01. Cucumber Mash Face Pack for Instant Soothing

What You Need

1. ½ piece of cucumber
2. A small glass bowl

Procedure

First, mash the cucumber with a blender. If you don’t have a blender, you can do with a fork or a mortar & pestle. Blend the cucumber, until it’s mashed finely. Now pour the cucumber puree in the bowl and separate the cucumber water from cucumber mash. But, don’t make the mash dry. Make sure it can easily place on your face. Keep it into the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes to make it cool.

Now clean your face with a mild cleanser and lukewarm water. It helps to remove all the dirt and impurities from your face and open up pores. Place the cucumber mash on your face and set it for 15 minutes. After that, wash your face with lukewarm water and pat with a towel to dry. Try this pack every day until you get healed from sunburn.

Benefits of this face pack

1. It soothes the irritation of sunburn instantly.
2. Reduces the inflammation caused by sunburn.
3. Provides essential moisture to the dry, dehydrated, and burned skin.
4. Recovers the free radical damages.
5. Reduces skin discoloration.

02. Cucumber Juice Face Pack

What You Need

1. 1 piece of cucumber.
2. A small glass bowl
3. Facial tissue paper

Procedure

First, peel the cucumber and slice it. Now mash it to make a watery puree. You can use either a blender (buy a blender from amazon.com) or a mortar & pestle for this task. Take the puree and separate the watery part from the solid part with a strainer. Your preparation is done. It is ready to apply.

Before applying the cucumber juice on your face, clean it with a mild cleanser or face wash. It helps to remove impurities and open up pores. Now apply the cucumber juice on your face. Place the facial tissue all over the face. Again make it wet with the cucumber juice. Wait for 15 minutes, and wash your face off with lukewarm water. Store rest of the cucumber juice in the refrigerator for the next use. Apply this face pack whenever you want to heal your sunburned skin.

Benefits of This Face Pack

• Provides instant hydration.
• Soothes and nourishes.
• Reduces inflammation and irritation.
• So easy to prepare and apply.

[ Three Cucumber Face Packs for Deep Care in Sunburn ]

01. Cucumber and Yogurt Face Pack

What You Need

1. 1 piece of cucumber
2. 2 tablespoons of yogurt
3. A small glass bowl

Procedure

First, take the cucumber and peel it off. Mash the peeled cucumber with the help of a blender. Put it to the glass bowl and mix two tablespoons of yogurt with it. Stir until the cucumber and yogurt mix evenly.

Now prepare your face to apply this cucumber-yogurt face pack. To do this you should clean your face with a mild cleanser and lukewarm water. It removes all your impurities from the face and helps the face pack to work directly without any barrier.

After cleansing, apply the face pack evenly over your face. Leave it for 15-20 minutes to dry. After drying face pack, wash your face thoroughly with lukewarm water and pat with a towel. Apply this face pack twice a week to get rid of the problem of sunburn.

Benefits

• Reduces the redness and irritation caused by sunburn.
• Heals swelling and inflammation
• Provides essential moisture and nutrient to heal the burned and damaged cells.
• Shrink dilated blood vessels and tightens pores.
• Lactic Acid of yogurt slough away dead skin cells.
• Creates a protective barrier with antioxidants and fights free radical damages

02. Cucumber and Honey Face Pack

What You Need

1. ½ piece of peeled cucumber.
2. 1 tablespoon of honey.

Procedure

Like every cucumber face pack, mash the cucumber with a blender. After blending, pour it into the glass bowl and mix one tablespoon of honey with it. Mix them evenly with a spoon. Now This face pack is ready to apply.

Before applying the face pack to make your face clean and fresh. After cleansing, apply the face pack paste over your face in a thick constancy. Wait for 20 minutes to set the cucumber face pack on your face. Then wash it off with lukewarm water. Use the face pack 2/3 times a week.

Benefits

• Instantly soothes and hydrates.
• Acts as antiseptic and reduces inflammation.
• Reduces discoloration and fade sun and acne spots.
• Provides anti-aging benefits.

03. Cucumber, Papaya, and Mint Face Pack

What You Need

1. ½ piece of peeled cucumber.
2. 1 slice of ripe papaya.
3. 1 tablespoon of mint leaf juice

Procedure

Blend cucumber, papaya, and mint leaves separately with a blender. Now take the desired amount of cucumber pulp, papaya pulp, and mint leaves juice. Mix all the ingredients finely.

Now apply the face pack on your clean face and wait for 15 minutes to work it on your facial skin. Then wash it off with lukewarm water. Repeat the process twice a week to get healed from sunburn.

Benefits

• Gives instants relief from sunburn irritation.
• Mint juice gives you an ice cool sensation.
• Its papaya reduces the pigmentation of sunburn.
• Treats suntans.

And these are all the face packs that you can use to treat your sunburn in summer. But, I always believe that prevention is better than cure.

For this,

Here are some tips that you should obey to stay safe from sunburn in summer. By obeying these tips, you not only stay safe from sunburn, but also from suntan and other summer-related skin problems including skin cancer.

• Avoid or limits sun exposure.
• If not possible, use an umbrella (buy an umbrella from amazon.com), scarf, or long-brimmed hat.
• You can use sunscreen. But make sure they are non-comedogenic and skin-friendly.
• Wear long-sleeve and loose-fitting clothing.
• Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes and eye area.
• And drink plenty of water. It will make your skin stronger to fight against sun rays.

Thanks.

And enjoy summer without any sort of damage.

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