Ginger is a common ingredient in our daily cooking, often used to remove fishy smell when cooking fish, to make soup for preventing colds, or to relieve hangovers. However, many people are unaware that ginger also has beauty benefits, including fading dark spots and promoting hair growth. In this article, I will explain the methods of using ginger for skin lightening and hair growth.
Ginger for Skin Lightening
Ingredients: 1 piece of ginger, 1/2 cup distilled water.
Method: Wash the ginger and juice it using a juicer. Filter the juice with sterile gauze to remove any residue. Mix the ginger juice with the distilled water. After cleansing your face, soak a sheet of facial mask paper in the ginger distilled water mixture. After 20 minutes, rinse off the mask.
Effect: Ginger contains a unique natural active ingredient that can improve blood circulation when applied externally. It helps eliminate melanin and fade dark spots. However, make sure your skin is not allergic to ginger before using this method.
Ginger Spot-Fading Mask: 1 piece of ginger, 1 sheet of facial mask paper.
Method: Juice the ginger using a juicer. Filter out any residue with a clean gauze. Heat the ginger juice slightly in a microwave, but be careful not to make it too hot to avoid burning your skin. Soak the facial mask paper in the ginger juice. After it is fully soaked, apply it to your face. You may feel a slight tingling sensation at first, but it is normal. After 10 minutes, rinse off with water.
Effect: Gingerol, a compound found in ginger, has a strong ability to combat melanin, making ginger effective for fading dark spots.
Ginger Tincture Spot-Fading Mask: 30g ginger, a suitable amount of white wine.
Method: Wash 30g of ginger, cut it into thin slices of 2-4mm thickness, and let it air dry or dry it using a dehydrator until it turns yellow and translucent. Put the dried ginger slices into a sterilized container and pour in enough white wine to submerge the ginger slices. Seal the container and let it sit for two weeks to make ginger tincture. After cleansing your face, dip a cotton pad into the ginger tincture and gently massage it in circular motions on the areas with dark spots. After 4-5 minutes, rinse off.
Effect: Both ginger and white wine have natural active properties that can enhance blood circulation in facial skin, promote the elimination of melanin, and fade dark spots.
Using Ginger Honey Water for Spot Fading: The ability of ginger to lighten facial dark spots is mainly due to its various active ingredients. Facial dark spots are often related to free radicals, which accelerate skin aging and lead to excess melanin production, resulting in dark spots. The active ingredients in ginger can effectively inhibit the occurrence of free radicals.
