Tangerines five compelling arguments in favor of love for mandarins
 Bright orange balls with a pleasant, sweet sour, taste and aroma of the divine - a favorite winter dessert. Well, how can you not love them! But Mandarin - is not only delicious, but also very useful fruit, which has many valuable qualities, and because of this has found application not only in terms of gastronomy, but also in other areas of our lives.

But of course, first of all, we love tangerines for their taste!

Mandarin - "perfect" Citrus
Judge for yourself, sweet, no bitter taste, the sugar content is 7% more than in oranges, peel easily separated from the lobules, there are varieties of seedless mandarin, does not deteriorate during prolonged storage, it retains all the vitamins and does not contain nitrates. But the content of vitamins, valuable trace elements and acids can be safely put them in the category of champions! In Mandarin Beto and contain folic acid-carotene, potassium, magnesium and calcium, vitamins C, D, B1, B2, A, D, K

By the way, the food is recommended to use the whole tangerine - with white mesh containing glycosides - substances that strengthen blood vessels. Yes, and you should not throw away the peel, it is also very useful, due to the content of essential oils, organic acids, flavonoids, vitamin C, carotene. The drink, made from broth and honey tangerine peel, improves the production of gastric secretion and stimulates digestion, and just very tasty.

And more of tangerine peels can make delicious candied perfectly replace any candy. The main scope of tangerines - fruit salads, jams, compotes and jellies, but not only! They get along well with a variety of vegetables, rice, meat and fish, so that it can be used as an ingredient of mandarins and a variety of salads and hot dishes.

 Tangerines five compelling arguments in favor of love for mandarins
 Tangerine Beauty
Mandarin - a valuable cosmetic product. Use everything: juice, pulp, peel - everything is going to cook a variety of products for health and beauty of the skin. Creams, lotions, shower gels, shampoos different manufacturers as one of the ingredients often contain a certain tangerine inclusion. Widely used in cosmetics, tangerine home.

- The simplest mask   - Paste of mashed pulp tangerine, very refreshing, tightens, levels tone, moisturizes dry and normal skin. Overlay it should be 2-3 times a week for 15-20 minutes, you can mix the pulp with honey, fresh cream and 1 egg yolk.

- Eau de Toilette Refreshes and rejuvenates any skin pores. For its preparation tangerine peel should pour cold boiled water (crockery), water rind cut into small pieces, insist day, then strain. This tangerine water can wipe the face, morning and evening.

- Lotion   for oily skin, refreshes, removes shine. To prepare the lotion Mandarin with peel Grate, add 120 - 150 ml of vodka, insist in a dark place for 1 week, filter. Add to that the infusion 2-3 tablespoons boiling water and 1 teaspoon of glycerin received an excellent lotion for normal skin.

- Face mask of the peel Suitable for dry and normal skin, the skin is very refreshing. For preparing the dry cake milled in a blender mandarins were thoroughly mixed for 1 hour. L. tangerine powder with 1 tsp. yolk and 1 tsp. sour cream. The resulting mass should be applied on the face and neck for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

- Lip balm , Is especially important in the changeable weather conditions during the cold season. To prepare take:
• beeswax, 10 g.
• coconut oil - half tsp.,
• palm oil - half tsp.,
• cocoa butter - 3 c.
Melt in a water bath, and now add the mandarin essential oil - 10 drops. Stir, and pour the resulting mass into small jars.

- Mask for oily hair , Moisturizing and nourishing. For its preparation mix the juice of 2 tangerines, 10 drops lemon balm oil, 1 tbsp. spoon of mustard. Apply on oily hair over the entire length. After 20 minutes, wash your hair with shampoo. The mask has a complex effect, so the vitamins contained in Mandarin, nourish and moisturize the hair. Oil of lemon balm normalize sebum secretion, fights dandruff, and mustard, moreover, that, as a natural antiseptic, kills bacteria causing dandruff, absorbs fat from the scalp.

- Massage the mixture   with tangerine oil, as the basis of suitable sweet almond oil or other vegetable oil. The basics of oil (2 tbsp. Tablespoons) add tangerine (8-10kapel) and massage the abdomen, buttocks, thighs, outward strokes ahead. This massage leaves the skin soft and supple, struggling with "stretch marks" and cellulite. Tangerine oil well with sage and sandal essential oil (1: 1: 1). To care for aging skin problem and as a basis to choose avocado oil massage.

- The mixture bath It helps relax after a hard day, cheer up, soften and tighten the skin. So shred the rind of tangerines (mandarins themselves can eat, cook the juice from them, or used to prepare the mask), mix the chopped peel with 5 drops of mandarin oil, 3 drops of lavender oil and 1 drop of any pine oil. Adding the resulting mixture in a bath filled with water, comfortable temperature, immersed in the bath and enjoy ... but not more than 20 minutes

 Tangerines five compelling arguments in favor of love for mandarins
 Mandarin - doctor
Mandarin is widely used in medicine. Tangerines increase appetite, improve metabolism, use them for beriberi, and as an effective antiasthmatic agent.

- A glass of tangerine juice in the morning - good and tasty remedy for cleansing the lungs and bronchial mucus.

- Fresh tangerine peel is used in the treatment of vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and bronchitis, and dried - calms the central nervous system and prolongs the action of painkillers. A decoction of tangerine peels helps with bronchitis and tracheitis, it softens and has a cough expectorant action.

- Tangerines can be used as a styptic, and they are effective for symptoms of toxicity in pregnant women. Enough to eat a few slices of mandarin and leaves nausea, abdominal pain calm down.

- Tangerines and tangerine juice through phytoncide properties have antimicrobial action, so effective in dysentery, other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, accompanied by diarrhea.

- Phytoncidal properties tangerine juice manifested in the treatment of skin diseases - fresh juice kills some fungi, including those affecting the nails. Repeated rubbing in the nails and skin of the juice wedges or tangerine peel kills the fungus is not worse than many specialized ointments.

 Tangerines five compelling arguments in favor of love for mandarins
 Mandarin - one thin waist
Mandarins as diet and low-calorie fruit that they can safely eat large quantities (if no allergies and other contraindications), it is not fear of the figure! Pulp mandarin consists of approximately 89, 7% water, depending on the sugar content (7-12%) their caloric content ranges from 38 to 45 kcal per 100 g

But that's not all, not so long ago, scientists from South Korea found that drinking mandarin helps to reduce fatty liver and reduces fat accumulation in the abdominal cavity. The experiment involved obese students. Studies have found that children who drank tangerine juice daily lost more weight loss than those who did not drink juice. Other conditions - diet and exercise were the same.

There are more encouraging results of experiments on rodents, it appears, tangerine concentrate injection lead to the loss of half of the fat accumulation in the abdomen. Of course, directly transfer the results of experiments on animals to humans is not entirely correct, but there was something in it ....

Only in an effort to lose weight, do not overdo it, do not forget that citrus fruits are one of the strongest allergens, besides their abuse can have a negative impact on the digestive system and kidneys. Those who suffer from gastritis, ulcers, enteritis, cholecystitis, caution should be exercised in the use of mandarins and comply with the measure.

 Tangerines five compelling arguments in favor of love for mandarins
   The smell of tangerines ...
Miraculously, a mystery, a fairy tale, snow, Christmas tree and the good mood! It should start to clean tangerine peel, moreover, at any time of year, and breathe the thin, sweet, unique flavor, we mentally move in the atmosphere of New Year holiday - that turns this "time machine! Even for this alone can love tangerines!

And the thing, the amazing effect of smell - in the essential oil of mandarin, which is so rich in its orange peel. It is quite caustic and changes its properties depending on temperature and sunlight - and may cause burns. The structure of this oil include α-limonene, citral, aldehydes, alcohols, anthranilic acid methyl ester. The combination of these components and gives a mandarin oil, fruits, leaves and young shoots a peculiar smell, which elevates mood, gives vivacity. And look at these fruits is a pleasure, bright orange balls give us a feeling of joy, delight, elation!
Author: Olga Travleeva