Potato Benefits: The Magical Ingredient to Solve Your Beauty Problems

We use potatoes to prepare vegetables, but do you know that potato, the king of vegetables, can prove to be a boon for the skin. Yes, using potato you can make your face spotless, as well as erase the dark circles around the eyes.^(3,4)

Potatoes are rich in vitamins, minerals, iron, phosphorus etc., which can easily treat skin problems at home with low cost-effective treatment. Due to the mild bleaching properties present in potato, it prevents hyperpigmentation and improves skin tone. It also brings freshness and glow to the skin and prevents black spots and pimples on the face.

Vitamin ‘C’ present in potato restricts premature wrinkles and aging by increasing the collagen in the skin. Drinking potato juice by mixing in other juices enhances the beauty and lightens the complexion. Many skin problems can be cured with external use of potato.

Thus, the potato has all the qualities to be added to your skincare regimen. You can use it in various ways. You can use it to treat all types of skin related problems like oily skin, dry skin, acne, blackheads, whiteheads, dark circles and other problems.^(1,3,4)

So, potato is beneficial for the overall health of your skin. But its effectiveness can be further enhanced by mixing it with other ingredients. In this article, you will learn how you can make your skin beautiful with the help of potatoes.

Let us know the different methods of making potato face packs that can enhance your beauty:

If you have pimples on the face and you have taken all the measures to remove them, yet you are not getting any relief from them, then try the potato and multani mitti face pack.

Prepare the pack by mixing two tablespoons of multani mitti in one tablespoon of potato juice. Add rose water to it so that your skin pores will be closed. Now leave it for 15 to 20 minutes. Wash the face with cold water. This will remove your facial scars and brighten your face. It will keep your face glowing.^(2,4,5,10)

Is your skin dark and you want to be fair? If this is the case, the potato and honey face pack can lighten your skin color. To get fair skin, you need 3 teaspoons of potato juice and 2 teaspoons of honey.

To prepare this face pack, mix honey and potato juice. Mix it well and apply on your face and neck. Clean this pack with water till it dries or after 15-20 minutes. You can use it daily to get good results.

It can make your skin tone fair. Honey keeps the skin moisturized and helps in keeping it soft. While potato juice is acidic, it has natural bleaching properties. Both ingredients are helpful in the brightening of your skin.^(3,4,7,10)

Acne is one of the major skin problems. But it is easy to get rid of them with potato. A face pack made using potato and tomato can be used to treat them. Potatoes and tomatoes have antioxidant properties that help fight free radicals. Apart from this, they stop the growth of bacteria and prevent them from spreading. To make this face pack, you need 1 tablespoon each of tomato juice, potato juice and honey.

Mix the juices well. Now add honey to this mixture and keep stirring until it gets mixed well. Apply this mixture on the face. You can use this face pack daily until the problem of acne is cured.^(5,7,10,11)

Many times our skin becomes very dry. It is one of the major reasons for reduced facial beauty. Dryness is one of the extreme conditions of your skin that needs to be treated immediately. Otherwise, it can cause flaky skin.

In this case, it is good to apply a potato and curd face mask. This face mask can be made very easily. To make it, take 2-3 teaspoons of potato juice or pulp and mix 1 teaspoon of sour curd. Now apply this paste on the face and neck and leave it for 15 minutes. After that, wash the face with lukewarm water.

This face pack can treat many skin problems. Curd has great properties, it helps in removing dead skin cells and keeping the skin pores healthy. In addition, it protects the skin from free radicals.

This face pack should be used regularly twice a week. This will keep your face glowing. It helps treat your dry skin and protect the skin from signs of aging.⁽⁵⁾

To lighten the skin tone, add a pinch of turmeric to 1 tablespoon of potato juice. Then apply it to the face and leave it for 30 minutes. Wash the face with cold water.
By applying this face pack regularly, the color of your skin will start to lighten.

This face pack helps in improving the skin tone. Do apply this face pack once a week.^(4,6)

You can use potato and lemon face pack to enhance the beauty of your face. Lemons and potatoes have astringent properties. These properties are helpful in removing excess oil present on the skin. In addition, this pack removes the dirt present in the skin pores and keeps the skin clean. Also, the honey used in this face pack keeps the skin moisturized.

To make this face pack, you will need 2 teaspoons of potato juice, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice and, ½ teaspoon of honey. Make a smooth mixture and apply it on your skin. After about 15 minutes, wash it with water. It will add beauty to your skin. You can use this face pack every other day.

This face pack acts as natural facial bleach. It also helps to overcome the problem of dark skin complexion.^(3,7)

If your skin is tanned by sun rays, then potato and egg face pack can work wonders for you.

To prepare this face pack, grind half the potato and extract its juice. Now add one egg white in it and mix well. Apply the pack on the face and leave it for 20 minutes.

Wash the face with plain water. You will see its effect immediately. By applying potato and egg face pack, your pores will also be tight with a natural glow on the face.⁽¹³⁾

Potato and milk face pack is a boon for the face. Peel half the potato and extract its juice and mix two teaspoons of raw milk in it. Mix it well and apply on your face and neck with the help of cotton. Wash it after 20 minutes. Applying this face pack two to three times a week helps in skin brightening. It makes your skin soft and supple.

You will clearly see the difference in the face.⁽¹⁰⁾

Almond oil and potato face pack is great for deep cleansing of the skin. You can prepare an effective face mask by mixing almond oil and honey in potato pulp. For this, you need 1 small potato, 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of almond oil.

Make potato pulp and add honey and almond oil to it. Mix it well and apply this pack on your face and wash it with clean water after about 20 minutes. You can use it twice a week.

Potatoes are rich in antioxidants and beta-carotene, which promote your skin health. Almond oil and honey are helpful in cleaning the dirt of the skin.⁽¹⁰⁾

Potato and cucumber face pack is beneficial to treat many skin problems. To make this face pack you require 1 tablespoon potato juice, 1 tablespoon cucumber juice, 1 tablespoon curd, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 egg white.

To make the face pack, prepare a paste by mixing all the ingredients mentioned above. Apply this paste on your face and after 30 minutes wash the face with plain water. This face pack should be used regularly 3 times a week.

Baking soda helps in deep cleansing of the skin. Curd, potato and egg white are helpful in cleansing the skin pores and removing excess oil. Apart from this, cucumber helps to moisturize the skin and make it fair and also helps in treating rashes.^(3,7)

Potato and rice flour face pack helps in keeping the skin healthy. To make this face pack, you require 1 teaspoon each of rice flour, potato juice, honey and lemon juice.
Mix all these ingredients well. Apply this mixture to your face and neck and allow it to dry. After drying, take some water to massage your face and clean it thoroughly.

Potato juice helps to remove dark circles. Along with this, rice flour removes the dead skin cells, which makes the skin supple and soft. Lemon juice keeps skin pores clean. This results in clean healthy skin.⁽¹¹⁾

In today’s world, almost everyone is struggling with premature wrinkles. Wrinkles are difficult to treat due to the busy lifestyle and other factors. But potato can prevent wrinkles when used regularly.

For this, extract juice from a potato. Apply this juice on your face or affected area. Clean the skin after 20 minutes. It is helpful in removing wrinkles of your face as well as keeping your skin soft. It also makes your skin young because of the anti-aging effects.^(3,5)

Sometimes due to the dead skin on the face, your skin can become dry and ugly. But you can solve this problem with the help of potatoes. Potato can effectively remove the dead skin as well as lightens the skin color. For this, grind 1 potato and extract its juice and apply it on your face. After about 15 minutes, wash your face with cold water. This can give you quick results.^(5,8)

Excess of work and lack of sleep can affect your skin. This results in dark circles under the eyes. Many people seek treatment for these dark circles, but chemical-laden creams can bring other side effects. Instead one should try natural remedies. Potato can be used for the treatment of dark circles. For this, peel 1 large potato and cut it into thin slices. Now keep these slices on your eyes and let them rest for 15 minutes. You can also make potato pulp and use it in a wet cloth. This is a powerful treatment to remove your dark circles.^(5,7,8,10)

Potato is easily found in every Indian kitchen. But the use of potato is not just limited to food, you can also take care of your skin in the best way using potato. Potato juice treats many beauty problems from sunburn and dark circles to fine lines and dull skin.

Potatoes can help bring back your lost beauty. It can treat facial spots and wrinkles. Antioxidants in potatoes are helpful in reducing the damage caused by pollution and the sun.

Potato juice closes the open pores of the skin, causing skin tightening. It gives relief from pimples, signs of aging and dark skin. The starch present in it acts as a natural bleaching agent. If you want to maintain the beauty of your face, then rarely use cosmetic products on your face. Use a natural face pack to brighten your face, so that you do not have any kind of side effects, as well as your face becomes glowing.

Try these potato face packs and you will surely get astonishing results. Potato face pack will be very useful to cure all those spots, scars, tanning or dark circles under the eyes.

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