Egg Whites: Off Your Plate, Onto Your Skin & Hair

Perhaps, the cheapest and the most easily available home remedy to better your skin and hair is eggs. You’ve been eating them for a long time; it’s time you considered them for beauty purposes. After all, they’re the richest source of protein available! They whiten and provide nourishment to your skin, and make your hair texture shinier and healthier.

But, before we dig deeper intohow to apply eggs on dry hair or how to use eggs for face whitening, let’s see how exactly they work.

How eggs help in enhancing your skin and hair

Essentially, eggs contain lutein, a xanthophyll necessary to improve the elasticity and hydration quo of your skin. The protein content present in egg massively helps in repairing damaged skin tissues, thereby, tightening your skin.

For hair, on the other hand, the protein present in eggs strengthens hair quality and imparts lustre and sheen. As protein is the building block of the body, it is extremely essential for adequate hair growth. This, is pretty much why most skin care masks you browse through on the internet contain eggs as an essential ingredient.

Now that you know exactly how eggs help improve the quality of your skin and hair, let’s look at how you can bring them into use.

How to use egg whites

• • For skin tightening

If you mix egg whites with cucumber paste and apply on your face, it will increase collagen production and blood circulation in your skin. Simply whip together cucumber paste and egg whites in a blender and apply the mask. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes, and rinse off with lukewarm water. Repeat this twice a week to see effective results.

• • For brightening

 Did you know, eggs can give your face instant clarity and enhanced texture? For whitening, you can mix it with one tbsp. of lemon juice (an active bleaching agent), and improve your complexion. Add two tbsp of olive oil to the concoction to make a hydrating mask, and leave it on your face and neck area for 15 minutes. This concoction will not only keep your skin soft, supple and hydrated, but also improve your complexion over time.

• • For fighting age signs

Mix one egg white with one tbsp. each of sugar and yoghurt, and leave the paste on for fifteen minutes. White the albumin present in egg whites helps in toning and firming the skin, the yoghurt helps in getting rid of blemishes and cleanses your skin. The concoction is known to reverse the signs of ageing, so use it twice a week to see best results.

• • For shiny hair

Egg whites + honey + olive oil = the greatest home-based hair conditioner that ever was! Depending upon your hair length, blend equal amounts of all three ingredients, and leave the concoction on your damp hair for about 30 minutes. Being a good source of fatty acids, protein and lecithin, eggs will not only repair damage but also lend sheen to your mane.

• • For quicker hair growth

As stated above, eggs contain a miraculous amount of fatty acids and protein, which promotes health and sheen, and quickens the pace at which your hair grows. If it is quicker hair growth you’re looking for, a simple concoction to massage your scalp with is egg whites and olive oil. Let the mixture sit on your scalp for at least 30 minutes before you rinse it off with a mild shampoo.

Now that you know the benefits of applying egg on hair and face, what are you waiting for? Start experimenting now, and ensure that you keep a routine intact for maximum results.

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