Garlic is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, containing about 2% allicin. Allicin has antioxidant effect, and it has the same anti-aging characteristics as vitamin E or vitamin C, so rubbing the spots and chloasma on the face with garlic can dilute the spots.

Some people with sensitive constitution will have contact allergy to allicin. If you wipe your face with raw garlic or garlic juice, it will cause redness, itching and even allergic urticaria. Therefore, for these people, it is not suitable to use garlic to wipe their faces and remove spots.

Garlic on the face can only help freckle, and can only dilute spots and age spots, and it will be effective if used for a long time. Garlic contains allicin, which has certain irritation. If you feel uncomfortable when using it on your face, you need to stop and clean it immediately. The skin around the eyes is fragile and vulnerable to irritation or injury, so garlic mung bean mask and garlic washcloth should avoid the eyes.

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The freckle removing effect of garlic

Regarding the cosmetic effect of garlic on the skin, according to the strong affinity between the effective components of garlic and the protein of the skin, and the characteristics that garlic can be fully absorbed by the transdermal effect of the skin, the following effects and effects are summarized.

Promote blood circulation and enhance the metabolism of skin cells. Squeeze out the old cells in the skin and promote excretion. It is effective for chloasma, small wrinkles, acne, skin allergy, skin frost crack, dry crack, chilblain, rough skin, etc.

While promoting skin keratinization, it regulates skin cell exchange (renewal). It is effective for chloasma, small wrinkles, acne and skin allergy. Reduce and bleach brown spots, freckles and black spots to achieve whitening effect.

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