Can cucumber shrink pores?

The so-called cucumber is also called cucumis, and this vegetable has a long history of consumption in Chinese history. Cucumbers are rich in carotene and vitamins, and also contain a certain amount of protein, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other nutrients. In addition, cucumbers contain a certain amount of fiber. Eating cucumbers regularly can help lower cholesterol and clean the intestines. In fact, cucumbers can be eaten and used externally to make pores tighter.

Cucumber is rich in water and vitamins, which are good for the skin. Applying cucumber on the face can improve the problem of large pores on the skin, but you need to use it for a period of time. Cucumber, a plant of the genus Cucumis in the Cucurbitaceae family. Also known as cucumber and cucumber. The fruit is oily green or emerald green in color, with soft small thorns on the surface. It is widely cultivated throughout China and is now widely planted in temperate and tropical regions. Cucumbers prefer warmth and are not cold-resistant, and are one of the main greenhouse products.

Cucumbers were brought back to the Central Plains by Zhang Qian during his mission to the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty and were called Hugua. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Shi Le, the emperor of Later Zhao, was superstitious about the word "Hu", so Fan Tan, a Han official and the governor of Xiangguo County, changed it to "cucumber". Cucumber tastes sweet, is cool, bitter, non-toxic, and enters the spleen, stomach, and large intestine; it has the effects of removing heat, promoting diuresis, clearing away heat and detoxifying; it is mainly used to treat thirst, sore throat, conjunctivitis, and burns. It also has weight loss effects. The combination of cucumber and peanuts can easily cause diarrhea. When cucumber is combined with pepper and celery, vitamin C is destroyed.

It should be noted that since a considerable portion of the cucumbers currently sold on the market are off-season vegetables, it is inevitable that some ripening agents will be sprayed and fertilizers and pesticides will be used during the planting process. Therefore, when we usually use cucumbers, we must rinse them repeatedly with clean water to avoid harm to the body during use due to the residues of pesticides or ripening agents.