Acne not only affects our appearance, but also makes us lack confidence and affects our mood. It is a common problem for many of us. In fact, having acne on our face means that there is a problem with our overall health. So how can we effectively and safely get rid of acne? Here are a few detoxifying and nourishing recipes that can help eliminate toxins from our body, regulate our facial skin from the inside out, and get rid of annoying acne!
1. Kelp and Mung Bean Porridge
Ingredients: 15g kelp, 15g mung beans, 9g sweet almonds, 6g rose petals
Seasoning: appropriate amount of brown sugar
Instructions: Wash the mung beans and cut the kelp into shreds. Put the kelp, mung beans, sweet almonds, and rose petals in a pot and cook with water. After the kelp and mung beans are cooked, remove the rose petals and add brown sugar.
Nutritional benefits: Mung beans have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving cough, and diuresis. They not only replenish water, but also provide inorganic salts in a timely manner. Kelp has a salty and cold taste and is rich in nutrients. It is a seaweed food containing iodine, calcium, copper, selenium, and other trace elements, which can protect epithelial cells from oxidation. It can also help dissolve masses, eliminate phlegm, and promote diuresis.
Tips: It is best to consume this porridge in the morning. It is suitable for people with persistent acne and recurrent acne. It can also treat cough with excessive phlegm. Consume it once a day for 20-30 consecutive days.
2. Loofah and Corn Porridge
Ingredients: 500g loofah, 100g corn, 15g dried shrimps
Seasoning: chopped green onion, minced ginger, salt, MSG, cooking wine, all in appropriate amounts.
Instructions: Scrape off the thin outer skin of the loofah, wash it, and cut it into small pieces. Wash the corn and put it in a sand pot with enough water. Bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the corn is tender. Add the loofah pieces and dried shrimps, and then add chopped green onion, minced ginger, salt, MSG, and cooking wine. Mix well and simmer for a while.
Nutritional benefits: Corn is rich in zinc, which can enhance immunity, accelerate protein synthesis and cell regeneration, and promote wound healing. It has certain effects on treating acne. Loofah contains vitamins A, C, and other components, which can protect the skin, eliminate blemishes, and make the skin fair and tender. It is a rare beauty product. It can also clear heat, dissolve phlegm, quench thirst, and lower blood sugar.
Tips: Loofah combined with dried shrimps, which have the effects of tonifying kidney and Yang, promoting lactation, and detoxification, can nourish lung Yin and tonify kidney Yang.
3. Pineapple and Bitter Gourd Juice
Ingredients: 1 pineapple, 1 bitter gourd
Seasoning: honey, crushed ice, cold boiled water, all in appropriate amounts
Instructions: Peel the pineapple and cut it into thin slices. Wash the bitter gourd, remove the seeds, and cut it into slices. Put the pineapple and bitter gourd into a blender, add cold boiled water and crushed ice, and turn on the power to make the juice. Stir in honey and serve.
Nutritional benefits: Pineapple is full of voids and coarse fibers. Eating fiber-rich foods can promote gastrointestinal motility and accelerate metabolism, allowing excess fat to be eliminated from the body as soon as possible. Bitter gourd is rich in vitamins B and C and minerals. Long-term consumption can maintain energy and has great benefits for treating acne.
Tips: This juice is best consumed in summer. It can clear heat, detoxify, improve eyesight, cool blood, relieve fatigue, and calm the mind. It can also relieve constipation.
4. Acne-fighting Tea
Ingredients: 8g Salvia miltiorrhiza, 5g rhubarb, 5g Rehmannia glutinosa, 5g licorice root
Seasoning: rock sugar, appropriate amount
Instructions: Put all the ingredients in a teapot, add hot water, and steep for about 15 minutes. Remove the tea residue and serve.
Nutritional benefits: Rhubarb, with its bitter taste and cold nature, can clear heat and purge fire, detoxify, and activate blood circulation. It is a "master" in treating acne.
Tips: Rhubarb has a bitter taste, so it is specially matched with Salvia miltiorrhiza and licorice root to enhance the taste.
