CUCUMBER
13 uses of cucumber:
1. Contains many healthy nutrients
Cucumber contains most of the vitamins and minerals needed by your body every day such as vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9 (folic acid), C, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.
2. Provides a lot of energy
If you feel tired in the afternoon, dont drink caffeinated soda, eat a cucumber. Cucumbers are a great source of B vitamins and carbohydrates that can help you to wake up quickly, and stay awake for hours.
3. Brighten the bathroom mirror
After you take a shower, the mirror in the bathroom will be foggy as if covered by a layer of mist. Rub a piece of cucumber along the length of the mirror, not only to help the mirror shine again, but also to create a soothing fragrance for the bathroom.
4. Insect repellent
Is your garden carpet damaged by some kind of insects and snails? Place a few cucumber slices in a small aluminum container, ensuring your garden wont be plagued by insects or snails for a long season. The organic matter in cucumbers reacting with aluminum can produce an odor that is undetectable to humans but drives garden insects crazy and wants to run away.
5. Make your skin look smoother and younger
Looking for the quickest and easiest way to get rid of dry, rough skin? Try rubbing a few slices of cucumber on the problem skin for a few minutes, the photochemistry in cucumber helps to tighten the collagen layers in your skin, tighten the outer layer of skin and eliminate the appearance of skin layers. Applying a cucumber mask also helps you to avoid wrinkles.
6. Helps curb hunger
Youre looking for a way to stop the hunger pangs after just snacking on the main meal. Cucumbers have long been used in Europe. And thats why people often include cucumbers in fast meals, or diets to lose weight, because it helps to suppress hunger.
7. Cleaning stainless steel appliances
If you dont want to use chemical cleaners, you can clean stainless steel pots or utensils with cucumbers. Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will the years of dullness be removed, the device will be shiny again, but your fingers or fingernails will not be damaged during cleaning.
8. Anti-drunk
You drink alcohol and then feel hungover, terrible headache? Eat a few slices of cucumber before going to bed, you will wake up refreshed and free of headaches. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins, and electrolytes to replenish the bodys essential nutrients, help to keep everything in balance, and avoid hangovers and headaches.
9. Helps freshen breath
After finishing lunch, you realize you dont have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and place it on your tongue, close your mouth for about 30 seconds to remove the bacteria that cause bad breath.
10. Polish shoes quickly
An important meeting or a job interview is waiting for you and you dont have enough time to polish your shoes. Cut a fresh cucumber in half, rub your shoes, the substances in the cucumber not only help the shoes quickly to become shiny, but it also doesnt get wet.
11. Dispel the creaking of hinges
Your cabinet door hinge or door is in need of repair and is squeaking. Temporarily, if you do not have time to repair, you can take a slice of cucumber and rub it along the hinge, then the squeaks will disappear.
12. Reduce fatigue
You are tired and do not have time to massage, apply a mask or go to the spa. Chop a cucumber and put it in a pot of boiling water, the nutrients in the cucumber react with the boiling water to be released in the steam, creating a relaxing, soothing aroma that helps relieve stress, especially for young mothers or students taking exams.
13. Magic eraser
If you make a mistake or the kids accidentally scribble on the board or painted walls with markers or crayons, you can erase them easily with a piece of cucumber.
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