Beet, or beet — the grassy plant relating to one - two- and long-term. There are several species of a plant. The most popular is beet ordinary, including sugar and fodder. We will tell about properties of ordinary beet further.
Shortly about beet
Till that time when beet became a cultural plant, in food used wild. The first cultivated a sheet type of beet — approximately in the II millennium BC in the Mediterranean. Already then its useful properties were noted. Cultural rhizocarpous forms appeared much later, before our era.
Today we eat a table kind of this culture. Its root crop grows weighing from 400 to 900 g, usually it spherical, spherical and oval or cylindrical shape with dark red, burgundy or red-violet pulp.
Whether you know? According to national beliefs, consumption of beet by inhabitants of the Balkans and Eastern Europe allowed to prevent spread of medieval plague.
About cosmetic properties
The root crop is vitamin-rich A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, and still such minerals as calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, zinc. Therefore it is useful to use it not only as foodstuff, but also as cosmetic.
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For the person
The advantage of beet for the person consists in the following:
- Availability of vitamin C accelerates regeneration of cells of skin.
- Potassium cares for moistening of integuments.
- Curcumine is capable to clean pores carefully.
- The betaine does skin elastic and feeds it.
- Cellulose forms the protective layer interfering penetration of pathogenic microorganisms.
- Pectin does skin elastic and smoothes small wrinkles.
For health of hair
- The vitamins of group B which are contained in beet are responsible for normal exchange process in hair bulbs. Because of it hair become stronger and resistant to negative action of the environment (to a frost, UV-radiation).
- Retinolum humidifies roots, helps to get rid of dandruff, normalizes work of sebaceous glands, removes irritation and inflammation from skin.
- Ascorbic acid stimulates producing collagen and elastin which are responsible for elasticity and elasticity, owing to what the bush of hair becomes more magnificent and less fragile.
- Iron adjusts blood circulation process that allows roots to receive more nutrients for active growth.
- Potassium controls losses of liquid from the surface of hair. Also humidifies them and finds metabolism.
- Folic acid interferes with premature loss of hair.
Read also how to apply A and E vitamin to hair.
For coloring of hair
Beet is the natural natural dye rich in vitamins. Thanks to the naturalness it not only does not spoil structure of hair, but also, on the contrary, improves it. With its help it is perhaps easy to shade a fair hair or to make more saturated dark. Even if the tone is not pleasing to the eye, anything terrible. Wash few times the head with laundry soap, and it is possible to experiment again. Harm — any.
It is important! Remember that beet can be allergen and it is necessary to carry out the test for a means allergy for coloring (to grease with substance a wrist and to observe skin reaction).
Recipes of face packs from beet
House face packs from beet — an irreplaceable thing for freshness and youth of skin.
Classical
The classical recipe is very simple. It is necessary to grate crude beet on a small grater and to put on a face a dense layer. To wait 20 minutes and to wash away.
Learn how to make face packs in house conditions.
Nutritious
We take boiled beet, we clean, we split up small. On one tablespoon of pulp it is necessary a teaspoon of honey and as much vegetable oil (it is better olive). We put mix on a clean face for 20 minutes.
Anti-inflammatory
The mask is intended for problem skin. We squeeze out juice of beet and we mix with grated crude potato and flour. The consistence of dense sour cream has to turn out. We put on a face for 15–20 minutes and we wash away mix of milk and water (1 to 1).
Srub
We take a tablespoon of beet grated small, we mix it from 3 tablespoons of oat flakes. We put a thick on a clean face, we mass a little and we wait for 10-15 minutes. We wash warm vodiy and we feed the skin with the moisturizing cream.
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Hair, as well as face skin, it is necessary to feed and protect constantly from the environment and also from negative impact of curling irons, hair dryers, varnishes and other. Beet masks will help to return former beauty.
For strengthening
We mix beet, onions and burdock oil in equal shares. We crush vegetables by means of a grater, we warm up oil. We apply mix for 40 minutes on curls and we hide under a hat for a shower. We wash away by means of shampoo.
From dandruff
Crude beet is crushed on a small grater. We distribute the received gruel on all length of hair. We put on a hat for a shower or we roll up the head food wrap. From above we wrap up with a towel. We wait of half an hour up to 40 minutes and we wash hair with warm water. The procedure it is necessary to carry out 1–2 times a week for 2.5-3 months.
For gloss and silkiness
To make hair color saturated, and their structure smooth, it is necessary to prepare plain water for rinsing. After cooking of beet do not merge water in a sink, and keep it. After washing of the head rinse it hair. Through 4–5 procedures you will notice positive result.
Important! It is possible to prepare masks on a basis not only a root crop, but also a beet tops of vegetable.
How to paint hair by means of beet
To paint hair, you will need to extract juice from a root crop and to mix it with different natural ingredients. We provide several simple recipes. We mix warm fresh beet juice with henna. We apply the received substance on dry curls with a sponge. We put on a hat for a shower and we wind the head with a towel. We expect 15 minutes. If you want color to turn out saturated and dark, we wait for about 1 hour. We wash away plain water. If there is desire to receive color with a mahogany shade, it is necessary to mix juice of 1 beet with 1 package of henna. To put, as in the previous recipe. Duration of expectation depends on what on saturation you wish to receive a shade. If you the owner of dark curls, then it is possible to shade their color by means of the beet juice mixed with water in a proportion 1 to 1. You carry out rinsing after washing of the head.
About harm and contraindications: whether all will suit recipes?
Recipes of masks on the basis of beet will suit all. The main thing, during creation of any given mask it is necessary to consider the type of skin and hair color. Also consider such moments:
- allergy to components of masks (it is desirable to check them for a wrist);
- do not use beet on the inflamed sites of skin where there are wounds and ulcers;
- you remember the painting abilities of a plant — do not overdo a mask, otherwise you will gain scarlet complexion.
As it is correct to choose beet for use in the cosmetology purposes
The root crop has to be:
- the correct form, without dents;
- firm;
- with a smooth thin skin;
- saturated color.
It is the best of all to give preference to beet of the average size. Juice is easier to cook, clean and get it from it.
Whether you know? Sugar beet was removed by selectors in 1747. And in 54 years the first factory on receiving sugar from beet appeared.
Root crops with cosmetic properties
Some more root crops used in cosmetologists.
Girasol
Useful effect of a girasol on face skin and hair:
- tones up and rejuvenates;
- carefully cleans;
- levels tone;
- feeds and humidifies;
- fights against problem skin;
- eliminates dandruff;
- does hair obedient;
- slows down loss;
- feeds hair bulbs.
Ginger
Useful effect of ginger on face skin and hair:
- rejuvenates;
- humidifies;
- vitaminizes;
- cleans;
- fights against problem skin;
- does hair by stronger;
- feeds them;
- eliminates a greasy luster;
- normalizes a metabolism in hair bulbs.
Celery
Useful effect of a celery on face skin and hair:
- feeds;
- tones up;
- rejuvenates;
- cleans;
- levels tone;
- strengthens hair;
- restores damaged;
- returns gloss.
Perhaps, house masks not such attractive by sight, as purchased. But it is unimportant. Do not neglect house cosmetics, and positive changes pleasantly will please you.