Get a glowing fair skin, simple ways to keep your skin healthy with the foods that are available in your fridge!
Food for glowing skin
All of us are conscious of our
face and will do whatever possible to look more than presentable. But it’s not
just what’s done outside that enhances the skin, it’s the intake that’s
extremely important. It's important to make sure that the food eaten is
providing the required nutrients that help the skin.
These particular food items
are easily available and are quite common to most. Let’s look at some of them
that have nutrients we would have never imagined about.
Tomatoes
The red colour in tomatoes
helps increase the collagen strength—a protein that gives the skin the young
look and keeps the skin intact. Its vitamins also protect against UV rays of
the sun by hindering the skin-aging free radicals from affecting the skin.
Eating it raw or cooked or even applying the pulp on the face as a mask is
extremely helpful in giving a glow to the skin.
Carrots
It
contains a lot of beta-carotene and vitamin A, an antioxidant which prevents
overproduction of cells in the skin's outer layer. That means fewer flaky dead
cells that otherwise could combine with sebum to clog your pores.
Sweet potato
Such
vegetables are the best for a radiant complexion. In fact, just half a medium potato provides enough
carotenoid for your daily intake. Cooking it also provides more of such
nutrients. These carotenoids are responsible for giving colour to the skin.
Turmeric
It
is a very common Indian spice that can protect your skin in many ways. It has
an antioxidant, curcumin, that has anti-inflammatory effects. It can be used to
lighten dark pigmentations or scars caused by aging, hormone imbalance, or sun
exposure.
Papaya
It
contains an enzyme, chymopapain, that helps in removing inflammation of the
skin. It contains another enzyme, papain, can help remove blemishes and help in
curing acne when applied , the enzyme removes the pore-clogging fats and
cleanses the skin giving a clear look to the face.
Oranges
The peel of the orange is very important part as
it contains more vitamin C than the orange itself. The peel contains
antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. It can be used as face packs for a
glowing skin.
Pumpkin
Pumpkins have it all - antioxidants, vitamins
(A and C) and minerals. Pumpkins are rich in zinc which helps in rejuvenation
of new skin cells, and also helps regulate oil production hence prevents
opening of pores which helps in enhancing the skin tone. Eating pumpkin seeds
gives one a bright complexion and a naturally flawless skin tone.
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