How To Feed Your Skin, Naturally
WellBeing|Issue 182

You can snack on it, drink it and cook with it but did you know that fruit can be used as a natural beauty product? Find out how to feed your skin, naturally.

Carrol Baker
How To Feed Your Skin, Naturally

Did you know that you can naturally refresh and renew your body’s largest organ — your skin — by using fresh fruit? It can be that simple!

Humans feed their skin with all kinds of beauty products. According to the Australian Academy of Science, off-theshelf beauty products may contain up to 50 ingredients and women typically use up to 15 personal-care products daily. This can add up to hundreds of different chemicals every day. Swapping a few store-bought products for natural ones, like fruit, is a step in the right direction.

Get fruity

Fruits can rejuvenate the skin when used as masks and scrubs. You can find plenty of recipes to try or, if you’re feeling inspired, embark on your own rewarding natural skin-care journey by investigating the attributes of different fruits then experimenting and creating your own.

Fruit aids skin hydration

One of the key things in caring for the skin is adequate hydration as it helps plump up the skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines. Cucumber, tomato, watermelon, strawberries, rockmelon and grapefruit all have a very high water content.

Fruit for glowing skin

Fruit that’s high in carotenoids gives skin a lovely translucent glow. Naturopath Alison Mitchell says when you eat red, yellow and orange fruits the betacarotene is transported into the blood and then accumulates in the tissues. “Eat a lot of coloured fruits and your skin will have a rosy tinge,” she explains. “It’s also helpful for natural sun protection because, as we know, exposure to the sun adds to the visible signs of ageing.” The highest sources of beta-carotene are dried apricots and mangoes.

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