Acne not only affects our appearance, but also lowers our 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 safely and effectively treat acne and improve our skin condition from the inside out? Here are a few detoxifying and nourishing recipes that can help eliminate toxins from the body and improve the condition of our facial skin, getting rid of those annoying pimples!
1. Kelp and Mung Bean Soup
Ingredients: 15g kelp, 15g mung beans, 9g sweet almonds, 6g rose petals
Seasoning: Red sugar to taste
Method: Wash the mung beans and cut the kelp into shreds. Put them together with the sweet almonds in a pot and add water. Cook them together with the rose petals in a cloth bag. After the kelp and mung beans are cooked, remove the rose petals and add red sugar to taste.
Nutritional benefits: Mung beans have the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, and relieving cough. They not only replenish water but also provide essential minerals. Kelp is salty and cold, rich in nutrients, and is a type of seaweed that contains iodine, calcium, copper, selenium, and other trace elements. It can protect epithelial cells from oxidation and has the ability to soften hardened masses, eliminate phlegm, and promote diuresis.
Tips: It is best to consume this porridge in the morning. It is suitable for people who have long-term acne or recurring acne. It can also be used to treat cough with excessive phlegm. Consume it once a day for 20 to 30 consecutive days.
2. Loofah and Corn Porridge
Ingredients: 500g loofah, 100g corn, 15g dried shrimp
Seasoning: Chopped green onion, ginger, salt, MSG, cooking wine to taste
Method: Peel the loofah and cut it into small pieces. Wash the corn and put it in a clay pot with enough water. Bring it to a boil and then simmer until the corn is cooked. Add the loofah pieces and dried shrimp. Then add the chopped green onion, 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 a certain effect on treating acne. Loofah is rich in vitamins and vitamin C, which can protect the skin, eliminate blemishes, and make the skin fair and tender. It is a valuable beauty product. Consuming it can clear heat, resolve phlegm, quench thirst, and lower blood sugar.
Tips: Loofah and dried shrimp, which have the effects of nourishing the kidneys, promoting lactation, and detoxifying, are matched together. This combination has the effects of nourishing lung yin and tonifying kidney yang.
3. Pineapple and Bitter Gourd Juice
Ingredients: 1 pineapple, 1 bitter gourd
Seasoning: Honey, crushed ice, cold boiled water as needed
Method: Peel and slice the pineapple. Wash and deseed the bitter gourd, then slice it. Put the pineapple and bitter gourd into a blender, add cold boiled water and crushed ice. Turn on the blender and wait until the juice is ready. Mix in honey.
Nutritional benefits: Pineapple is rich in fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and speed up metabolism. It helps to eliminate excess fat from the body. Bitter gourd is rich in vitamin B, vitamin C, and minerals. Consuming it regularly can maintain energy and has great benefits for treating acne.
Tips: It is best to drink this juice during hot weather. It can clear heat and toxins, improve eyesight, relieve thirst, 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
Seasoning: Rock sugar to taste
Method: Put all the ingredients in a teapot and add hot water. Steep for about 15 minutes, then strain the tea leaves. Add rock sugar to taste.
Nutritional benefits: Rhubarb is cold and bitter, and it can clear heat and detoxify, as well as promote 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 to enhance the taste.
