How To Use Top Super Foods As Skincare

Many skincare products require additional ingredients like fatty acids, fatty alcohols, and preservatives to create the product and give it shelf life. In order to avoid these unnecessary additives, you can make your own products from simple super foods. This is most definitely the way to go if you desire the cleanest and healthiest skincare possible. Below we will dive into 7 powerful foods that can be used as skincare: why they work for the skin and how to use them.

1. Avocados:

Avocados contain chlorophyll which helps to reduce redness and inflammation, water to hydrate dry, flaky skin and vitamin E to promote softness and prevent wrinkles.

Mix together half of a avocado with a teaspoon of raw honey until you create a smooth paste. Use your fingertips to apply it over a clean face and leave the mask on for 10-20 minutes. Remove with warm water and pat dry.

2. Bananas:

Bananas are rich in potassium, magnesium vitamins A and E and unsaturated fats that keep your skin moist, soft, and supple.

Mix half a banana with a teaspoon of honey. Apply the mask to a clean face and leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.

3. Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is so popular for skincare because of its antibacterial properties. It’s also commonly used because it reduces inflammation and it’s nourishing fatty acids keep skin feeling smooth. It makes for a wonderful moisturizer because it has concentrations of MCFAs and is easily absorbed into the skin.

You can use coconut oil alone as an all over body moisturizer. It can also be used as an oil cleanser, makeup remover, and so much more!

4. Coffee

Coffee is crammed with high amounts of fatty acids, sterols, vitamins, and antioxidants. It is widely used in anti-aging skin care because it increases elastin and collagen which in turn lessens aging effects like wrinkles and fine lines.

To make a coffee exfoliating scrub combine one-quarter cup fresh coffee grounds, one-quarter cup brown sugar, and enough lemon juice for the desired consistency. Scrub the mixture into the skin once every few days after washing the body and let the scrub sit on the skin for a few minutes before rinsing it off with warm water.

5. Cucumbers

Cucumbers contain vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, folic acid, vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc. They are also 95% water which makes them great for hydrating the skin. Cucumbers can help to balance sebum production, and its anti-inflammatory properties can help reduce acne and blemishes.

To create a soothing gel mask blend together in a food processor, half a cucumber, one tablespoon of gelatin, and one tablespoon of collagen powder. Apply the mix on your clean face, let it sit for 15-20 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.

6. Honey

Honey has strong antibacterial properties, which make it ideal for those struggling with blemishes. It is also a wonderful humectant which means it’s capable of absorbing moisture from the environment – making it ideal for hydrating the skin and improving the barrier function.

Honey can be used by itself and makes for a great exfoliator and cleanser.

7. Olive Oil

Olive oil has healthy fats that seal moisture into your skin and prevent sagging, fine lines, and wrinkles. It also has natural lipids that resemble your skin’s sebum and is known for reducing inflammation and redness.

Combine half an avocado and a quarter cup of olive oil. Apply this mix all over a clean face and leave it on for 15 minutes before rinsing it off with warm water.