CHICKPEA FLOUR: HOW TO USE IT FOR FACE, BODY AND HAIR CARE - BEAUTY

7 recipes to make yourself beautiful with chickpea flour; you can use it to prepare masks, shampoos and cleansers!

It is not surprising the aesthetic use of chickpea flour when considering its composition. In fact, it contains saponins, molecules capable of capturing water and absorbing fat particles, which make it suitable for the preparation of ECO beauty products for skin and hair care.

Even the chickpea flour itself can be prepared at home and in complete autonomy, as long as you have an adequate food processor capable of blending dried chickpeas. A single precaution: toast them in the oven for 15 minutes at 150 ° before grinding them.

Once you have the chickpea flour you can indulge yourself in the preparation of masks, cleansers and beauty packs. Find out some quick recipes here!

1- Exfoliating scrub

Mix 3 tablespoons of chickpea flour with the same number of brown sugar and a handful of specially chopped almonds and mix everything with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Spread on your face and massage gently before rinsing, your skin will be smooth and dead cells a distant memory.

2- Anti-aging mask

Combine a few tablespoons of chickpea flour with a pinch of turmeric, rich in antioxidants, and a little warm water until you get a sticky mixture to keep on your face for 10-15 minutes. Then rinse gently.

3- Gentle shampoo

Mix hot water and chickpea flour (3-4 tablespoons) until you get a batter thick enough to use as a normal shampoo, massaging the skin well and distributing over the entire length. The important thing is to rinse with plenty of water to prevent grains of flour remaining in the hair.

4- Body cleanser

Following the same procedure used for the preparation of the chickpea flour shampoo, it is possible to prepare a compound, which will be left slightly denser than in the case of the shampoo, suitable for massaging on the body. If you want you can also enrich it by adding a few drops of essential oil diluted in half a teaspoon of a vegetable oil of your choice, in order to obtain a pleasant scent.

5- Mask for sensitive skin

If you have particularly sensitive and reactive skin, you can prepare a moisturizing and softening mask based on chickpea flour and rose water, free of added industrial ingredients. The rose water must be mixed with the chickpea flour to obtain a creamy compound that can be easily applied to the face, to be left on for about ten minutes before rinsing with warm water.

6- Mask for oily skin

If, on the other hand, your skin is combination or oily, you can use lemon in addition to chickpea flour to prepare an excellent astringent mask. Mix 2-3 tablespoons of chickpea flour, 1 of lemon juice and just enough lukewarm water. spread it evenly on your face and after leaving it on for about 10 minutes, rinse thoroughly.

7- Hand soap

An ecological and completely natural soap for daily use? Keep a small jar of chickpea flour and a teaspoon next to the sink. Just pour a small amount on wet hands, rub and rinse to obtain the desired effect.

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