正确用糖,让你的皮肤焕发活力

 　　Eating sugar isn't that great for you, it's ageing for the skin and can lead to weight gain. But according to a new book, the sweet treat can actually have amazing anti-ageing effects if you apply it to skin!

　　吃糖对人体并没有多大好处，它会老化皮肤，导致体重增加。但一本新书表明：如果用糖擦皮肤，那实则会有惊人的抗衰老效果。

　　Author Imelda Burke suggests in her new book, The Nature Of Beauty, that using sugar topically helps draw moisture into the cells, plumping it up.“Sugar is also a natural source of glycolic acid, used to improve the skin’s appearance and texture¹, keeping it bright and radiant,” she writes.

　　作者伊梅尔达?伯克在她的新书《自然之美》中建议：局部用糖可帮助细胞吸收水分，使皮肤饱满。“糖也是乙醇酸的天然来源，可用来改善皮肤质地，使其透亮有光泽，”她写道。

　　While eating a diet full if sugar can make skin look dull, lacklustre and spotty, using it as a moisturising agent can help keep skin hydrated and do away with dry skin in general. Read on for our tips on how to incorporate sugar into your beauty routine.

　　虽然摄入含糖量满满的饮食会让皮肤看起来毫无光泽、满是斑点，但将糖视作保湿剂可帮助皮肤保持水分，还能整体解决皮肤干燥的问题。继续阅读下去，看看如何正确用糖，让自己美美哒。

　　Soften² facial skin

　　软化面部皮肤

　　Make a sugar mask at home by buying raw sugar then grinding it to a fine powder in a blender or coffee grinder. Mix with olive oil and 1 tsp raw honey, and apply to the face.

　　购买粗糖，然后在搅拌机或咖啡研磨器中将其研磨成细粉，之后放入橄榄油和一茶匙的原蜜，这样自制糖面膜就形成了，最后将其抹到脸上即可。

　　Get a smoother shave on your legs.

　　刮腿毛，让腿更加光滑

　　Before shaving, exfoliate dead skin cells by applying slightly wet granulated brown sugar in a circular motion. Rinse³ before shaving, and it will help razor to get a closer cut.

　　在刮腿毛前，可以通过圆形运动在腿部轻微的涂抹湿润的颗粒状红糖以去除死皮。然后冲洗，这样刮腿毛就更顺畅啦！

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　　Pretty for a fake tan

　　漂亮的假棕色皮肤

　　Mix sugar with oil for an easy body scrub that works great on your back, legs, and shoulders, and will help you to get a patch-free glow.

　　将糖与油混合在一起，轻轻的擦在皮肤上，这对你的后背、大腿和肩膀都有很好的效果，会让你的皮肤焕发活力。

　　Luscious⁴ lips

　　性感的嘴唇

　　If your lips are dry or flaky, just dip your finger in a little water, then some granulated sugar and gently apply it in a circular motion to lips to exfoliate them.

　　如果你的嘴唇干燥或有细纹，那就用手指蘸一点水、一点粒状糖，然后以圆形状轻柔的涂抹唇部，即可去除死皮。

　　For youthful hands and feet

　　手脚细嫩

　　Mix a cup of brown sugar with 1/3 of a cup of olive oil plus a vitamin E capsule to give yourself an at-home manicure scrub. Tackle rough feet by mixing sugar and cooling peppermint⁵ oil, then rub the mixture onto the bottom of your feet while in the shower for an at-home pedicure scrub to remove dead cells and dryness.

　　制作成分：一杯红糖、1/3杯橄榄油再加上维他命E胶囊，混在一起就可以在家按摩手脚啦。如果你的双脚粗糙，那么将糖和冷却的薄荷油混合在一起，之后涂抹在脚面上，洗澡的时候就可以在家修脚，而且还可去除死皮、让皮肤保持水分。

1 texture   

n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理

参考例句：

• We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
• Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。

2 soften   

v.(使)变柔软；(使)变柔和

参考例句：

• Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。
• This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。

3 rinse   

v.用清水漂洗，用清水冲洗

参考例句：

• Give the cup a rinse.冲洗一下杯子。
• Don't just rinse the bottles. Wash them out carefully.别只涮涮瓶子，要仔细地洗洗里面。

4 luscious   

adj.美味的；芬芳的；肉感的，引与性欲的

参考例句：

• The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口，每个人都想再来一片。
• What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇！

5 peppermint   

n.薄荷，薄荷油，薄荷糖

参考例句：

• Peppermint oil is very good for regulating digestive disorders.薄荷油能很有效地调节消化系统失调。
• He sat down,popped in a peppermint and promptly choked to death.他坐下来，突然往嘴里放了一颗薄荷糖，当即被噎死。