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Today’s post is about how you can use potatoes to get beautiful and glowing skin. This starchy vegetable contains high nutritional values and benefits. Most of you must be aware that potatoes contain natural bleaching agents hence it is widely used in various anti tan and skin lightening remedies. Apart from this it also works on dark circles and helps to lighten them.Today’s post would help you to address most of your skin concerns with potatoes.

1. Oily & Combination Skin

This facial mask is very beneficial for oily and combination skin. It would help to control the excess oil secretion from your face, control the acne and lighten the acne scars effectively. To prepare this mask you would need one potato, four tablespoons of fullers earth and one tablespoon of rose water. First chop the potato in cubes without peeling it and make a smooth paste by using grinder. Now add fullers earth and rose water to it to make a paste.

Apply this all over your face with the help of a brush and let it sit for 20 minutes. Wash off afterwards with cold water . Due to the natural bleaching properties potatoes would help to lighten the acne scars and uneven skin tone. Fullers earth helps to detoxify your skin, control the oil secretion and also help to diminish the acne. Rose water helps to soothe the skin and shrink the pores due to its astringent properties. You can follow this mask twice a week.

2. Dry Skin

This facial mask works well for dry skin. It would help to nourish the dry and flaky skin and also give a radiant glow to it. To prepare this mask you would need one boiled potato, two teaspoons of raw milk and one teaspoon of almond oil. Mash the boiled potato and add raw milk as well as almond oil to it. Mix it well and make a smooth paste. Now apply this paste on your face and let it sit for 15 minutes. Wash off later with cold water. You can also add olive oil instead of olive oil.

3. Anti Ageing

This facial mask is very beneficial for mature skin and help to firm the skin and improve its elasticity. To prepare this mask you would need one medium sized potato, two teaspoons of raw milk and half a teaspoon of glycerin. Grate the potato and make a puree of it in a grinder. Now add milk and glycerin to it. Mix well and make a smooth paste. Apply this mask on your face and let it sit for 20 minutes. Wash off with cold water. This mask would help you to smooth out the fine lines with regular usage.

4. Pigmentation

This facial mask is beneficial for pigmented skin. To prepare this mask you would need potato peels. You would need to soak few potato peels in one tablespoon of yogurt over night. Now make a smooth paste of it next morning and apply all over your face . Let it sit for 30 minutes and wash off later with cold water. The yogurt contains natural lactic acid which would help to reduce the skin pigmentation and blemishes effectively while potatoes would help you to reduce the dark spots and lighten the skin tone due to natural bleaching properties.

5. Skin Lightening

This pack would help you to lighten the skin tone and improve its texture gradually. To prepare this make you would need a small potato and a small carrot. Boil carrot and potato in water . Mash it and make a smooth paste. Apply this all over your face and let it sit for 15 minutes. Wash off with cold water. Carrot contains vitamin a and beta carotene which helps you to get even tone and brighter skin tone while potatoes help to naturally lighten the skin.