Eating sugar isn't that great for you, it's ageing for the skin and can lead to weight gain. But according to a new book, the sweet treat can actually have amazing anti-ageing effects if you apply it to skin!
吃糖对人体并没有多大好处,它会老化皮肤,导致体重增加。但一本新书表明:如果用糖擦皮肤,那实则会有惊人的抗衰老效果。
Author Imelda Burke suggests in her new book, The Nature Of Beauty, that using sugar topically helps draw moisture into the cells, plumping it up.“Sugar is also a natural source of glycolic acid, used to improve the skin’s appearance and texture, keeping it bright and radiant,” she writes.
作者伊梅尔达•伯克在她的新书《自然之美》中建议:局部用糖可帮助细胞吸收水分,使皮肤饱满。“糖也是乙醇酸的天然来源,可用来改善皮肤质地,使其透亮有光泽,”她写道。
While eating a diet full if sugar can make skin look dull, lacklustre and spotty, using it as a moisturising agent can help keep skin hydrated and do away with dry skin in general. Read on for our tips on how to incorporate sugar into your beauty routine.
虽然摄入含糖量满满的饮食会让皮肤看起来毫无光泽、满是斑点,但将糖视作保湿剂可帮助皮肤保持水分,还能整体解决皮肤干燥的问题。继续阅读下去,看看如何正确用糖,让自己美美哒。
Soften facial skin
软化面部皮肤
Make a sugar mask at home by buying raw sugar then grinding it to a fine powder in a blender or coffee grinder. Mix with olive oil and 1 tsp raw honey, and apply to the face.
购买粗糖,然后在搅拌机或咖啡研磨器中将其研磨成细粉,之后放入橄榄油和一茶匙的原蜜,这样自制糖面膜就形成了,最后将其抹到脸上即可。
Get a smoother shave on your legs.
刮腿毛,让腿更加光滑
Before shaving, exfoliate dead skin cells by applying slightly wet granulated brown sugar in a circular motion. Rinse before shaving, and it will help razor to get a closer cut.
在刮腿毛前,可以通过圆形运动在腿部轻微的涂抹湿润的颗粒状红糖以去除死皮。然后冲洗,这样刮腿毛就更顺畅啦!
Pretty for a fake tan
漂亮的假棕色皮肤
Mix sugar with oil for an easy body scrub that works great on your back, legs, and shoulders, and will help you to get a patch-free glow.
将糖与油混合在一起,轻轻的擦在皮肤上,这对你的后背、大腿和肩膀都有很好的效果,会让你的皮肤焕发活力。
Luscious lips
性感的嘴唇
If your lips are dry or flaky, just dip your finger in a little water, then some granulated sugar and gently apply it in a circular motion to lips to exfoliate them.
如果你的嘴唇干燥或有细纹,那就用手指蘸一点水、一点粒状糖,然后以圆形状轻柔的涂抹唇部,即可去除死皮。
For youthful hands and feet
手脚细嫩
Mix a cup of brown sugar with 1/3 of a cup of olive oil plus a vitamin E capsule to give yourself an at-home manicure scrub. Tackle rough feet by mixing sugar and cooling peppermint oil, then rub the mixture onto the bottom of your feet while in the shower for an at-home pedicure scrub to remove dead cells and dryness.
制作成分:一杯红糖、1/3杯橄榄油再加上维他命E胶囊,混在一起就可以在家按摩手脚啦。如果你的双脚粗糙,那么将糖和冷却的薄荷油混合在一起,之后涂抹在脚面上,洗澡的时候就可以在家修脚,而且还可去除死皮、让皮肤保持水分。
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