Spotting is something that every beauty-conscious woman wants to avoid, so we should pay more attention to this aspect in our daily work. In fact, if you want to get rid of spots, some dietary therapy can be very effective. Therefore, we must be careful. We can also make some homemade spot-reducing and beauty-enhancing soups, which can make you healthier overall.
Freckles are a common brownish spot pigment deposition phenomenon on the face, similar to changes in sparrow feathers. Sunlight can induce or worsen this phenomenon. Most freckled skin is dry. Most textbooks consider freckles to be an autosomal genetic problem.
The activity of tyrosinase in the melanocytes of the skin increases, and after exposure to sunlight, X-rays, and ultraviolet rays, a large amount of melanin is produced, forming freckles. However, in fact, many freckles are not the result of melanocytes, but only localized tissue cells in the epidermal superficial layer that are oxidized to form yellow-brown spots. Therefore, freckles are currently easy to eliminate. After the spots are eliminated, they can be detected by a fiber optic instrument, which shows that there is microvascular dilation in the superficial layer of the dermis.
Dealing with freckles doesn't have to be so difficult. Today, I recommend several beauty-enhancing and spot-reducing soups that will help you easily deal with freckle problems while enjoying delicious food.
Seven Treasure Spot-Reducing Drink
Ingredients: 30g of Chinese yam, 10g of coix seed, 10g of raw foxnut, 15g of lotus seeds, 10g of white kidney beans, 15g of red beans, 10g of Chinese dates.
Method: Wash the Chinese yam, coix seed, raw foxnut, lotus seeds, white kidney beans, red beans, and Chinese dates. Put them in a pot with 2000ml of water and simmer for 1-2 hours. Then it can be consumed, and you can also drink the soup.
Function: Tonify spleen, eliminate dampness, differentiate and clear turbidity.
This dish uses Chinese yam and white kidney beans to tonify the spleen and harmonize the middle; red beans and coix seed can dispel dampness and clear heat; Chinese dates nourish and replenish the spleen; raw foxnut astringes the kidneys and nourishes the stomach; lotus seeds lift and clear turbidity. Therefore, this recipe is suitable for yellow-brown spots caused by excessive dampness in the spleen, dampness stagnation, dysfunction of the middle burner, and long-term inhibition of heat dissipation.
Lily Honey Soup
Ingredients: 30g of lily, 10g of white atractylodes, 10g of cyperus rotundus, 20g of white peony, 20g of glutinous rice, 50ml of honey.
Method: Combine lily, white atractylodes, cyperus rotundus, white peony, and glutinous rice with 500ml of water and boil to obtain 200ml of juice. Then boil them again with water to obtain another 200ml of juice. Mix the two juices together, stir, and add honey to mix well before consumption.
Function: Nourish and enhance beauty, dispel wind and eliminate dampness.
This dish uses white peony to soften the liver and astringe the liver; cyperus rotundus to regulate the liver and qi; white atractylodes to dispel wind and enhance beauty; lily to nourish the lungs and nourish yin; glutinous rice to harmonize the middle and enhance beauty. Adding honey can moisturize the intestines and skin, and prevent and treat yellow-brown spots.
Pork Kidney and Chinese Yam Soup
Ingredients: 2 pig kidneys, 100g of Chinese yam, 50g of goji berries, 50g of sandy ginseng, 50g of coix seed, a little salt, ginger, and green onion.
Method: Wash the pig kidneys, cut them open, remove the fascia, soak them in cold water for 2 hours, changing the water every half an hour. Then blanch them in hot water to remove the odor, and cut them into small cubes. Wash the Chinese yam, peel it, and cut it into small cubes. Put them together with the other ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, along with cooking wine, salt, ginger, green onion, and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until tender, and it can be consumed.
Function: Tonify the kidneys, invigorate the spleen, nourish the blood, and enhance beauty.
