I came across some very old photos of myself earlier this week, during a manic summer cleaning blitz. In them, I was with some friends at a sleepover, probably aged around 6 or 7 and we all had DIY face masks on, accompanied by the obligatory cucumber slices over our eyes! I haven't donned cucumber slices for a long time, because nowadays I find the shredding technique a lot more effective. This is a good DIY tip for anyone who has been suffering from puffy eyes recently. Shredding the cucumber and bundling it into muslin cloth will cover more of the eye area than a thin slice of cucumber would, so a bit more effect doing it this way will give you much better results.
You will need:-
- A half portion of cucumber
- A grater
- Two muslin cloths
- Two hair ties
To do:-
1. Grate all of the cucumber and divide the shreddings into two even piles.
2. Place each pile of shreddings into each muslin cloth.
3. Wrap each one up and fasten with a hair tie.
4. Lie back and place on the bundles on closed eyes for 10-15 minutes for a cooling
and refreshing de-puffing natural eye treatment.
Have a great weekend! :)
This sounds like such a good idea :) I wish I had some cucumbers right now to try x
ReplyDeletelet me know what you think if you try it :) x
DeleteThat's a really cool idea! I always used the old trusty cucumber slices, now I'll have to give shredding them a go :) xx
ReplyDeleteit's definitely more effective :) x
DeleteThis is such a good idea, sadly I only have one muslin cloth :( x
ReplyDeletei think you could do it with anything similar like a thin face flannel? x
DeleteThis is such a great tip!! Thanks for sharing, I am going to try it the next time I do a face mask :)
ReplyDeletecool, let me know what you think if you try it :)
DeleteThat is such a great tip, I always use cucumber slices, as I'm really prone to puffy eyes, but it makes so much more sense to grate them! I will definitely have to try that out tonight when I do myself a facemask! :)
ReplyDeletei find it works really well with reducing the puffiness, let me know what you think if you try it :)
DeleteThis is something I definitely need to try, my eyes are so puffy its unreal.
ReplyDeletexo
mine have been awful recently too, have been finding this very helpful though - this and Liz Earle's Eye Bright is a great combo :) x
DeleteThis sounds like a fab idea, I always want to do the whole cucumber slice thing but we never have cucumber at home! I definitely need to try this though, my eyes are so horribly puffy! xx
ReplyDeletei find it works really well with reducing the puffiness, let me know what you think if you try it :) xx
Deletethis sounds great...away to try it :) x
ReplyDeletelet me know what you think :) x
DeleteThis sounds so nifty, I've not tried putting cucumber to the eye area but seems like it really is soothing and refreshing :)
ReplyDeleteit is very refreshing, great to try out when it's hot out :)
DeleteIt just so happens that I have a huge cucumber in the fridge. My eyes are crying out for this!!
ReplyDeleteGive it a go! :)
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