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 With the onset of autumn golden orange pumpkins are the solar energy into our homes, fill the hearts and minds warm memories bright summer, our menu is enriched variety of delicious and healthy dishes, as well as replenish the arsenal of natural cosmetics. Lasts this pumpkin season from autumn to spring, and the sin would not be used at this time a pumpkin in all the diversity of its qualities.
Pumpkin - a magician with melons
The family has long pumpkin vegetable crops and rightfully takes pride of place. It's probably no coincidence that so many legends, customs and magic rituals associated with a pumpkin in different nations. This brings to mind a Celtic Halloween, celebrated on the night from October 31 to November 1. Pumpkin with carved mouth and eyes, and inserted into a candle (jack-o'-lantern) - its character and the primary attribute. All "evil" in the night to look out of a Jack, who managed to trick the Devil twice, not giving him the soul, when the time came, and now wanders the world with a pumpkin for a head.
In many European countries in September and October festivals and parades pumpkins. For example, in the Netherlands in late October, parades pumpkins, carts and carriages driven by the huge trolls pumpkins of different shapes and colors - colorful and exciting spectacle.
 Usually these celebrations are accompanied by fairs with delicacies from pumpkin and exhibitions, the exhibits of which are skilled crafts pumpkin. It turns out that pumpkin can make a variety of different beautiful and useful things from lamps, coasters, glassware, containers for liquids, containers for pickling cucumbers to the floating assets. Given such popularity of the pumpkin it is not surprising that as a magical carriage in which Cinderella went to the ball, fairy chose the pumpkin.
 But in Switzerland on holiday pumpkins and fairies without even swim in the pumpkin-boat satisfied. Why not, if the dimensions allow!
As you can see, a pumpkin - a multifunctional fruit! However, more still pumpkin we associate with healthy and delicious food, as well as more and enjoys a well-deserved popularity as an effective cosmetic.
 Pumpkin - useful and tasty
Pumpkin can be considered an ideal dietary product. Sweet and aromatic, it contains a number of useful elements for our body - carotene, iron, vitamin B, as well as vitamins C, E, D, PP, sugars, and fiber. Is it a rare vitamin T, which contributes to the absorption of a heavy meal and prevents obesity, accelerating metabolic processes in the body. The salts of copper, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus contained in the pumpkin, also contribute to the recovery of the organism, supporting the balance of these minerals at the required level.
Pumpkin is rich and very delicate tissue, so dishes from her, especially the mashed potatoes, do not irritate the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract and is recommended even for diseases of the stomach and intestines (gastritis, colitis, peptic ulcer disease). Thanks to the salts of potassium pumpkin has a good diuretic effect, so the flesh of fresh pumpkin and dishes from her diets include diet in renal disease (nephritis, pyelonephritis), the cardiovascular system.
It is easy to cook at home, and the juice of fresh pumpkin. It is enough to grate the flesh, then squeeze and strain. Pumpkin juice can be rightfully called the drink of youth, as its constituent vitamins A and E help to permanently keep the skin healthy, fresh and smooth and hair - strong, strong and shiny.
 Fresh pumpkin juice is good to drink for chronic constipation, inflammation of the urinary system, renal insufficiency, hemorrhoids and neurological disorders. Pumpkin fine salt out of the body and the liquid and does not irritate the renal tissue.
Apply pumpkin juice and externally, it has a real help in addressing various cosmetic problems, they smeared burns, treat acne.
 Mass utilities contain pumpkin seeds - sugar, resinous substances, organic acids, proteins, essential oils and fat, as well as potassium, calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and more. From pumpkin seeds are manufactured extremely useful oil, which is highly regarded as a product of preventive nutrition. Pumpkin seed oil has beneficial effects on the liver, it prevents obesity, improves blood, removes cholesterol, has a slight laxative effect. The daily diet of the oil is added to salads, cereals, mashed potatoes and a variety of side dishes.
Pumpkin - a cosmetic product
In cosmetics are widely used and pumpkin pulp, and its juice and seeds.
 Pumpkin for the face and hands
Masks from raw or cooked pumpkin useful for all skin types. A juice can be prepared a wonderful refreshing tonic.
- Refresh and moisturize the skin withering help following screen:
cook gruel (2-3 tbsp. tablespoons) of cooked pumpkin, add to it one egg yolk and a teaspoon of honey. The resulting mass of slightly warm and apply a thick layer on the skin. After 15 minutes, rinse with cool water.
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For dry skin
This mask will work well with pumpkin.
Puree the cooked pumpkin, mix in a 1: 1 ratio with grated apple, add one tablespoon of olive oil. Thoroughly mix all ingredients. Apply the mixture on your face and leave for 20 minutes. After this time, rinse with warm water. This mask has a soothing effect and moisturizes.
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Rejuvenating Mask
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100 grams of pumpkin pulp grate and cook for 5 minutes, add 1-2 tbsp. spoons of milk, cool to a warm state. Add 1 tsp. Dried yeast and 1 tsp. Olive oil or a few drops of oil from pumpkin seeds. Set aside the mixture for 5-10 minutes, and then apply to cleansed face and neck. Leave on for 15-20 minutes and then rinse with warm water.
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Masks for hands
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Rub raw pumpkin and mix with peach butter in a ratio of 1: 1, ie, one teaspoon of grated raw pumpkin you need to take one teaspoon of peach butter. Apply the cream on your hands and wear rubber gloves. An hour later, the mask can be washed off and the skin after such a procedure would be surprisingly soft and tender.
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Mask lip.
Mix 1/4 cup of pumpkin juice with 1 ch. L. cottage cheese until smooth paste. Apply the mixture on the lips for 5 minutes, remove the mask from her lips with a damp cloth. This mask nourishes and moisturizes the delicate skin of the lips is very good, if the cracks on the lips and irritation, in this case, repeat the procedure several times a day.
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Pumpkin seeds
It can also be the basis for efficient masks. Whiten discolored freckles and age spots will help the following mask: mash in a mortar 2 tablespoons peeled raw pumpkin seeds, gradually pouring two tablespoons of boiling water. Add 2 tablespoons of honey and stir well means. Apply the mask on the face for about 30 minutes, then rinse with cool water. The mixture was stored in the refrigerator, use a mask every day, until it is the desired effect.
Pumpkin Hair
A huge benefit of the pumpkin can bring your hair.
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The mask of pumpkin juice for hair
Mix 4 tablespoons of pumpkin juice, 4 tablespoons of coconut oil and 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil. The resulting homogeneous mixture is applied to dry hair for one hour. Wash your hair with warm water and, if necessary using a mild shampoo.
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The emulsion for hair pumpkin seeds
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Emulsion homemade pumpkin seeds give your hair softness, shine, strength and beauty. Pumpkin seeds good wash, peel and mash to form a slurry, add cool boiled water in a ratio of 1:10. Stir until smooth, place in a glass pot and tightly cover the pan. For half an hour before shampooing, apply the emulsion on the scalp and hair, carefully rubbing it into the skin, put a heater. After 30 minutes, wash your hair with a mild shampoo and rinse with acidified water.
- A real natural pharmacy for the treatment and rehabilitation of hair -
pumpkin seed oil
. To improve the dry hair, to improve the nutrition of hair follicles in the evening once a week, use the following steps: Wash your head, and then, carefully rubbing, apply on the scalp pumpkin seed oil, put a plastic cap on the hair, the top heater and leave the mask on the night. If the fat content of normal hair a nourishing mask worth doing once a month
So pumpkin season started! Since pumpkin can be stored for a long time without losing their beneficial qualities, with its help, we have all winter to take care of their health and beauty. Big, beautiful, bright orange pumpkin will not let you forget about the summer heat, and will always give a great feeling, a good mood and appeal!
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