8 DIY Cucumber Face Mask Recipes For Healthy Skin

Try any of these DIY cucumber face mask(s) recipes to back yourself from the unhealthy traits of your skin and rejuvenate it naturally!

You might have seen in movies- people chilling on poolside with cucumber sliced kept on their eyes. While most of the things are not true in movies, but this one is! Incorporating cucumber into your daily or weekly beauty routine can work wonders for your skin. Instead of using harmful chemical products, use these DIY cucumber face mask(s) which is super easy to make and uses some of the most common household items available.

Many people know only one use of Cucumber and that is using it in Salad. Because it tastes good, keeps us hydrated and is really good for us. Start using them in your skincare routine also to see amazing results.

But what makes cucumber so healthy for you and your skin?

1. First of all its full of antioxidants: Antioxidants are naturally occurring vitamins and minerals just like Vitamin A, C, E that protect your skin from free radicals. These free radicals are molecules in the environment which are responsible for damaging your skin by sticking to your collagen and weakening elasticity (thus introducing wrinkles), they basically suck the glow and the life of your beautiful face.
2. It’s loaded with nutrients: Vitamin A, B1, C, biotin, and potassium are found abundant in cucumber and needless to say that these nutrients are essential for your skin.
3. The ani-inflammatory property: It’s the property of a substance to reduce the inflammation or swelling. Cucumber feels cool and calm on the skin and can substantially reduce any inflammation on your skin.

Cucumber can also help you in:

• Skin lightening
• Deeply hydrating and nourishment of skin
• Brightening

We have especially curated the list of 8 easy DIY Cucumber face mask(s), let’s look at them:

1. Honey and Cucumber Face Pack

You will need:

• 1 tablespoon oats
• 1 tablespoon cucumber pulp
• ½ tablespoon honey

How to make:

1. To make cucumber pulp, cut one cucumber into small slices. Put it into a grinder (don’t remove the peel) and make a fine paste of it.
2. Mix the oats with the cucumber pulp.
3. Add honey to the mixture and mix well.
4. Apply this paste on your face and wash with luke-warm water after 15 or 20 minutes.

This face pack is good for dry skin, it will completely rejuvenate your skin. Try this DIY cucumber face mask for at least 2 to 3 times a week to get great looking and younger skin.

2. Tomato and Cucumber Face Pack

You will need:

• 1/4 cucumber
• ½ ripe tomato

How to make:

1. Blend the tomato and cucumber
2. Apply this paste on your face and neck as well. You can also massage if for a minute but not more than that.
3. Keep the mask on for 15 to 20 minutes and wash off with cold water.

Cucumber and tomatoes, both are rich in anti-oxidants. Applying them will make your face look radiant and glowing. Apply this 3 to 4 times a week to see visible results on your face.

3. Carrot and Cucumber Face Pack

You will need:

• 1 tablespoon of fresh carrot juice
• A tablespoon cucumber paste
• 1 tablespoon curd

How to make:

1. Grate the cucumber to get a paste-like consistency. Add the carrot juice to this paste.
2. Add curd to the mixture and mix all the ingredients to get a paste-like consistency.
3. Apply this pack on your face and neck and wash off after 15 minutes with lukewarm water.

Carrots have Vitamin C which helps reduce skin inflammation, adding curd to the pack will make your skin softer and radiant. Curd helps in fighting wrinkles and age spots. This face pack is especially good for dry skin.

4. Cucumber and Mint Face Pack

You will need:

• 1 tablespoon of cucumber juice
• An equal proportion of mint juice (1 tablespoon)

How to make:

1. Mix the cucumber and mint juice together.
2. If you feel the consistency of the paste is not good then you can add oats into it as well.
3. Apply the mixture on your face and leave it for 15 minutes. Rinse off the mixture with cold water.

This face pack will instantly refresh your skin and will improve your low mood.

5. Papaya and Cucumber Face Pack

What you will need:

• ¼ ripe cucumber
• An equal proportion of cucumber (1/4)

How to make:

1. Cut the papaya and the cucumber into small pieces and add them to a blender. Make a paste consistency.
2. Apply this pack on your face and neck also.
3. Keep it for 15 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water.

The potassium present in Papaya deeply hydrates the skin and removes dullness and dryness. It can also be used to soothe irritated skin. This face pack can reduce the dark spots, blemishes on the skin and also slow down the aging process.

6. Cucumber and Neem Face Pack

You will need:

• 5-6 neem leaves
• ½ cup of water
• ½ cucumber

How to make:

1. Boil the neem leaves for 2-3 minutes until they are soft. Then strain the water.
2. Blend the cucumber and neem leaves and add the neem water to it.
3. Apply it on the face pack and leave it for 15 minutes, wash off with cold water.

Neem has anti-fungal properties which can help to lighten scars and pigmentation caused by acne and pimples. This face pack can prevent and cure acne and pimples on your skin.

7. Avocado and Cucumber Face Pack

You will need:

• ½ Avocado pulp
• 2 tablespoons of fresh cucumber juice

How to make:

1. Mix the avocado pulp and cucumber juice in the right quantity.
2. Apply this on the face and neck.
3. Rinse off with warm water.

Avocados are best for your skin, it has Vitamin E to prevent skin damage and aging. This face pack will remove fine lines and prevent wrinkles on your skin.

Also Read: How to treat acne at home

8. Almond and Cucumber Face Pack

You will need:

• 1 tablespoon almond paste or almond butter
• ½ cucumber

How to make:

1. Cut the cucumber into small pieces.
2. Add the almond butter and blend to make a paste.
3. Apply the face pack for 15 minutes and rinse off with cold water.

Almonds are rich in Vitamin E which helps in fighting the signs of aging and nourishes your skin. Both the ingredients in the mask has antioxidants which will provide you glowing and younger skin, the elasticity of the skin will also improve if applied regularly.

Regularly applying these DIY cucumber face mask(s) on your face will surely yield you great visible results in a few weeks. These DIY Cucumber Face Mask can only be effective if you replace your chemical product with these natural alternatives. Apply them 3 to 4 times a week to start seeing visible differences on your face.