"What are some summer beauty and skincare soup recipes?"

During sweltering summers, people sweat more profusely, losing not only a significant amount of bodily fluids but also various nutrients within, particularly inorganic salts. Coupled with inadequate sleep, which leads to endocrine disorders, it often results in facial acne or a haggard complexion. Below are some soup recipes that offer moisturizing and beautifying effects.

White Fungus and Red Dates Soup

Ingredients: 50g white fungus, 20 red dates, 5 yuan of dried longan pulp, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation: Soak and wash the white fungus, trim off the stem, and tear into appropriate-sized pieces. Remove the pits from the red dates and clean them. Rinse the dried longan pulp. Add an appropriate amount of water and boil with the above ingredients until the white fungus becomes soft and smooth. Suitable for both hot and cold consumption.

Benefits: Strengthens the spleen, replenishes qi, promotes blood circulation to remove blood stasis, and gives a smooth complexion.

Apple Yogurt Soup

Ingredients: 1 cup of yogurt or cheese, 1 cup of fresh apples.

Preparation: Wash, peel, core, and dice the apples. Blend them with the yogurt (or cheese) in a blender until smooth. Alternatively, blend the apple chunks with a little water first to extract juice, then mix in the yogurt and blend again. Both methods yield the same effect.

Benefits: Regular consumption can make skin radiant and complexion rosy.

Imperata Rhizoma and Sugarcane Soup

Ingredients: 50g Imperata Rhizoma, 250g sugarcane (green variety preferred), 1 carrot, 50g southern almonds, 25g northern almonds, 1 small piece of dried tangerine peel.

Preparation: Soak the Imperata Rhizoma and dried tangerine peel in water, then clean and set aside. Cut the sugarcane into 10cm sections and then lengthwise into 4-6 strips. Slice the carrot thicker. Wash the almonds. Place all ingredients in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium-low heat and simmer for 3 hours.

Benefits: Cools the blood, stops bleeding, clears heat, promotes urination, moistens the lungs to relieve cough, and dispels summer heat.

Poria Cocos, Red Peony Root, and Mung Bean Soup

Ingredients: 100g mung beans, 40g Poria Cocos, 15g Chinese violet, 20g red peony root, 150g lean meat, and an appropriate amount of salt.

Preparation: Rinse all ingredients. Place a pot on the stove, add eight bowls of water, and put in the ingredients. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 2 hours. Season with salt, and consume both the soup and meat.

Benefits: Has a special effect on eliminating facial acne.

Honeysuckle and Chinese Violet Soup

Ingredients: 15g of both honeysuckle and Chinese violet, an appropriate amount of slab sugar (rectangular, brown sugar).

Preparation: Rinse the pot, add four bowls of water, and simmer the herbs for about an hour. Strain out the residue, add slab sugar, and boil for a while longer.

Benefits: Removes heat, has antibacterial properties, and detoxifies.