SFS contest week 16 | skincare ingredients [cucumber]

Greetings and welcome

What a pleasure participating in this contest in this community steem fashion & style. I would love to appreciate @ashkhan for always bringing up such a wonderful and enjoyable topic to participate in. This week I will be writing about cucumber in accordance to the contest.

Cucumber a fruit which has so many health benefits to the body, cucumbers are a nutritious food with a high level of water content. They help relieve dehydration and contains important vitamins and minerals. Staying hydrated is very essential for maintaining a good and healthy intestines and cucumber is one of the many fruits which can help you stay hydrated.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF CUCUMBER TO THE BODY

All the water in cucumber are need for the hydration of the body, plus the fiber in the cucumber helps to keep you stay regular and avoid constipation. Like I said earlier cucumber contains essential vitamins like vitamin k which helps in blood clotting and keeps your bones healthy, another vitamin is vitamin A and it helps with vision, the immune system and reproduction. It also ensures that organs like the heart, lungs, and kidney work the way they are suppose to.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF CUCUMBER TO THE SKIN

Applying cucumber on the skin also have its health benefits, putting them on your skin during sunny weather help ease sunburn pain, Swelling, and damaged skin. That's why you see most people put a slice or two under their eyes, hoping to shrink bags and ease puffiness.


There are few risks associated to eating cucumber. One concern may be the pesticide growers used by the farmers to grow the cucumbers, before eating them, peel or wash thoroughly with warm water to remove the chemicals from the body. By doing this your cucumber is safe to eat. Most people slice, wash and toss their cucumber into salad. Before you do, you might have want to soak them in salt water first. That will lower the amount of water and keep the cucumber from making your salad look dressing watery.

When shopping for cucumbers, don't go for the yellow, puffy, or have sunk in areas, bulges, or wrinkled ends. Those overripe cucumber will not have a great taste instead go for the bright, firm, medium to dark green, slender and fresh looking cucumber. Any sign of bruises or dark spots are signs of decay. Cucumber are great fruit to be eaten and provide a variety of health benefits and I recommend that steemians should eat cucumbers more often

Inviting @mona01 @mhizta @woka-happiness to join me in this contest

Cc @ashkhan