My beauty regimen contains many fruits, but here are “9 Fruits for Healthy Skin Care.”
Many of my beauty recipes include then use of fruits either by themselves or in tandem with other natural products. This is primarily because of the fantastic benefits derived from the vitamins and minerals that fruits possess.
The beauty recipes I use and recommend to my clients and some of the celebrities I work with are natural and cost only pennies on the dollar compared to expensive spa treatments. Many of the ingredients we have in our refrigerator or kitchen cupboards.
As always, please seek the advice of your physician, skin care specialist, or dermatologist should there be any adverse reactions to fruit or fruit masks.
Here are 9 Fruits you can’t go wrong with:
Lemons
Lemons are one of many fruits containing Vitamin C. As such they have multiple antioxidant benefits which fight cancer, bacteria, and infections. But there are seven other benefits lemons can provide your skin including: exfoliating, brightening, eradicating environmental damage, toning the skin,
hydrating the skin, fighting wrinkles, and pore cleansing.
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Oranges
Oranges and Vitamin C have gone hand-in-hand for years. Thus, the antioxidant benefits of Oranges are multiple. From fighting heart disease and diabetes to skin care and collagen build-up oranges provide an added boost to your skin. But for the skin, it’s the Vitamin C contained in the skin of the orange that helps your skin.
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Bananas
Banana is a favorite when it comes to your skin. It contains the three essential sugars but also has Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, and Vitamin F. It is not a surprise that the vitamins and minerals contained in bananas mix well with other natural products to make great facial masks to improve the quality and health of the skin.
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Papaya
The skin of a papaya has many exfoliating benefits for the skin. Because it is rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E, the antioxidant properties it possesses helps to moisturize the skin as well as protect it from free radicals. The skin of the papaya and its enzymes are used extensively in facial masks and facial peels.
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Cucumber
Cucumbers contain ascorbic acid and can be used to decrease puffiness in and around the eyes as well as reducing water retention. They also contain silica and have an abundance of antioxidants which help rejuvenate the skin and leave it feeling soft. Here are some other applications of cucumbers and skin care: reduce dark circles under the eyes, treat puffy eyes, reduce freckles, improve complexion, treat sunburn, and tighten open pores.
Honey
Raw honey is full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and enzymes. Skin care product manufactures have used honey for years in their products because it helps keeping the skin moisturized and hydrated. But honey in concert with other fruits or natural products can provide great facial masks as well as applications for chapped lips and cracked lips.
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Apples
Apples contain an alpha-hydroxy acid, which refines and rejuvenates the skin. It is best known for it’s moisturizing and anti-aging properties, making it perfect for dry or mature skin. It also has exceptional elastase inhibition activity, making it suitable for treatments aimed at maintaining the skin’s youthful elasticity. Applying the fruit to your face and neck will give you a healthy dose of vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C and vitamin E as well as antioxidants protecting your skin from sun damage.
Pineapples
Pineapple is often an overlooked fruit when it comes to skin care. However, it is a great natural skin care tool for eliminating dirt, eradicating dead skin cells, and also producing soft and supple skin. Bromeliad is an ingredient of pineapple. Bromeliad is a digestive enzyme that provides anti-inflammatory properties.
Peaches
Peaches are loaded with Vitamin A and Vitamin C and are also a source of alpha-hydroxy acids. As such, peaches are a fruit that can help with the following skin care problems: tighten the skin, unclog pores, reduce wrinkles and lighten age spots. Because Peaches contain Vitamin C, it also possess antioxidant properties which help fight infections and bacteria.
References:
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