Pumpkins can settle the puffiness on your face or eyes.  The high vitamin A in pumpkin renews the skin and helps to make the skin smoother, silky, clear and it is very good for preventing wrinkles. In Korean medicine they believe if you use pumpkin to wash your face it will help to remove dark spots, chloasma and freckles and make your skin more elastic. Also in Japanese medicine, old pumpkins are known for removing paralysis and dark spots and make your skin more glossy and shiny. The pumpkins themselves may look ugly but it helps to make people look pretty. If you want to make a face mask with pumpkins, here is the instruction.

Mix a piece of an old pumpkin, grated, a table spoon of honey, 2 tea spoons of flour and 2 teaspoons of milk. Blend it until it gets thick and rich.

After washing your face clean and spread the prepared pumpkin face mask on your face evenly. After leaving it on for 15 to 20 minutes, rinse it off with warm water. You have to wash it very clean so you don’t get any remnants of pumpkin left on your face. Always finish off by rinsing with cold water.