Figs provide us with valuable nutrients, including minerals, e.g. calcium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus, copper and selenium, as well as vitamins, e.g. C, A, K, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and beta-carotene.

Today, I would like to suggest a few home cosmetics that will help you take care of your beauty and can become an interesting alternative for those you use every day.

How it's working?

• Calcium - helps us maintain the skin in a good condition. Skin becomes smooth and soft, its deficiency, in turn, makes it susceptible to irritation and allergic reactions. Calcium also has a significant impact on the condition of our hair, clearly strengthening its structure.
• Potassium ensures that our skin is properly moisturized, firm, elastic, less prone to irritation and acne. It also improves the condition of our hair, reduces hair loss and makes it shiny and healthy.
• Zinc ensures that our skin is elastic, reduces the visibility of wrinkles, accelerates wound healing and acne lesions, copes well with free radicals, regulates sebaceous glands and promotes immunity. It also has a significant impact on the production of keratin, which is why it perfectly strengthens hair, accelerates hair growth and reduces hair loss.
• Phosphorus - helps us maintain the natural pH of the skin, stimulates the renewal of its cells and strengthens the hair.
• Copper - ensures that our skin is firm, smooth and elastic, and that hair is shiny and elastic. Accelerates regeneration, slows down the aging process and protects the skin against harmful external factors.
• Selenium - strengthens immunity, protects us against bacteria, viruses and fungi, regulates sebum secretion, accelerates skin cell renewal, neutralizes free radicals, delays aging effects, protects against harmful UV rays, soothes irritations and supports the treatment of acne and dandruff.

• Vitamin C - protects us against the effects of free radicals, increases collagen production, helps cleanse the body of toxins, evens skin tone, protects against the harmful effects of sun rays, reduces inflammation and strengthens blood vessels. Thanks to Vit. C our skin is smooth, firm, radiant and healthy and the hair is strong, perfectly nourished and flexible.
• Vitamin A - reduces keratinization of the epidermis, softens and smoothes the skin, evens its color, provides adequate hydration, reduces sebum production, increases resistance to infections and copes well with free radicals.
• Vitamin K - cares for the condition of skin capillaries, reduces redness, improves color, reduces swelling and visibility of "bruises" under the eyes, accelerates the process of skin regeneration, prevents irritation and strengthens the roots of our hair.
• Vitamin B1 - regulates the sebaceous glands, stimulates the regeneration of skin cells, accelerates wound healing, anti-inflammatory and strengthens hair and activates their growth.
• Vitamin B2 - helps maintain the skin's natural pH, reduces inflammation, accelerates wound healing, promotes regeneration, regulates sebaceous glands, cares for an adequate level of hydration, makes it more elastic, strengthens, reduces cracking and flaking.
• Vitamin B3 - is responsible for the proper structure of the hair and provides them with the right dose of energy, regulates the sebaceous glands, reduces irritation, maintains proper hydration and protects against the harmful effects of UV rays.

• Vitamin B5 - is necessary for the proper growth of our hair, it also cares for our skin, making it firm, smooth and elastic, soothes irritations, maintains proper hydration, promotes wound healing and reduces the risk of scars.
• Vitamin B6 - regulates sebum production, has anti-inflammatory properties, accelerates collagen synthesis, helps in the treatment of acne, helps fight cellulite, strengthens hair and reduces hair loss.
• Beta-carotene - protects against the harmful effects of UV rays, gives the skin a beautiful color, helps maintain firmness and elasticity, and as a strong antioxidant it has anti-aging effects.

How to use it all?

Here are some recipes for homemade cosmetics, the main ingredient of which will be figs.

1. Figs + honey

A mask that will nourish, moisturize, rejuvenate and radiant your skin.

Prepare yourself 2-3 beautiful ripe figs and 2 teaspoons of natural honey. Cut the figs in half so that you can easily extract the pulp, put it into a bowl and crush it thoroughly with a fork or mix, the idea is to make a paste from them. When ready, add two teaspoons of honey to it and mix thoroughly. Put the mask on the face and neck, avoiding the eye area and leave it for about 15 minutes.

2. Figs + milk + oatmeal

Gently exfoliating mask, removing excess sebum, nourishing and smoothing the skin.

You need about 2-3 fresh figs, 2 teaspoons of finely ground oatmeal (you can replace them with oat flour) and about 2-3 tablespoons of milk. Prepare the mass from the figs, heat the milk and mix with flakes or flour, and then combine all the ingredients thoroughly, spread the mask on your face and leave for about 15 - 20 minutes.

3. Figs + yogurt

A mask that gently exfoliates, cleans and brightens the skin

Prepare 2-3 figs and 2-3 tablespoons of thick yogurt. Prepare a smooth paste from figs and mix them thoroughly with yogurt. Just a few minutes is enough to create a mask that will significantly improve the condition of your skin when it is ready, gently spread it on your face, do a massage for a few minutes and leave on the skin for about 15-20 minutes.

4. Figs + honey + lemon juice + brown sugar

A peeling that cleans, refreshes, firms and smoothes your body.

To prepare it, you need about 4 figs, 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and a teaspoon of lemon juice. We have to cut the figs and extract the pulp, after we do it thoroughly, mix them so that they form a mass. Add honey, freshly squeezed lemon juice and sugar to the finished mass, mix thoroughly and it's ready. The peeling created in this way will help you take care of your skin, improve its color, visibly smooth and will perfectly support the fight against cellulite.

5. Figs + milk + honey + olive oil

A mask for weakened and tired hair, which nourishes them perfectly, strengthens them, ensures their proper hydration, reduces hair loss and accelerates the growth of new ones.

We need 2-3 figs, a tablespoon of honey, 2 tablespoons of milk and a teaspoon of olive oil. Figs should be mixed (of course, the flesh itself) so that they form a mass, when we succeed we add honey, milk and olive oil to them. Mix everything thoroughly and gently rub the finished mask into the hair and leave it on our home cosmetics for about 20 minutes. After this time, the mask should be thoroughly rinsed with warm water.

Enjoy the fantastic properties of figs right now, when it's season and you can easily buy them in stores, remember that figs are not only a nice ingredient in home cosmetics, but also perfectly enrich our diet and allow us to take care of our body also from the inside. As usual, however, I remind you to make sure that you are not allergic before using the prepared cosmetics.