Body Care > Cucumber Tonic

How to make cucumber tonic:

PLEASE NOTE:

Although all the ingredients in these beauty recipes are natural, remember that it is still possible to be allergic to anything applied to the skin. DO NOT USE ANYTHING NUT BASED ON YOUR SKIN IF YOU HAVE A NUT ALLERGY. To test other ingredients make up a very small amount of the recipe you intend to use. Wash and gently dry a small patch of skin inside your elbow. Apply a little of the mix to the skin and leave for 48 hours. If you experience any redness or swelling DO NOT USE THE BEAUTY RECIPE AT ALL.

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Cucumber is well-known for its cooling and slightly astringent qualities. Cucumber juice has a pleasant, fresh perfume and can help to take the heat out of sunburned skin.

Ingredients

juice of 1 whole cucumber
1 pint warm water

Method

- Mix the juice and the water together and sponge it over skin.
- Especially refreshing in hot weather.
- Allow to evaporate on skin.
- This lotion can help to cool sun-burn.