Though it doesn’t feel like it, summer is slowly creeping towards us and with it comes the need to guard your skin against sun damage and sweat. Eating watermelon, or drinking watermelon juice, can help to keep you hydrated in the summer season, but it can also give your skin wellness a major boost.
Whether you eat the fruit or apply it to your face, watermelon is great for your wellbeing, especially your skin. Firstly, watermelon gives your skin a toned and a youthful appearance, as it is a natural astringent. To get the best results, massage your skin with fresh watermelon slice or mix it with honey. You can also apply its juices to your face and neck, and for oily skin sufferers, you can treat your skin naturally by adding witch hazel’s to the juice.
Next, the rich sources of antioxidants, especially lycopene and vitamins C and A, found in watermelon make it a powerhouse in preventing signs of ageing. You can develop fine lines, wrinkles and age spots on your skin due to free radicals in your body, but applying anti-aging watermelon to your skin or eating the fruit banishes these free radicals from your body and prevents the signs of skin aging.
Eating the juicy fruit also keeps your skin and body hydrated, especially if you add honey to it, which is great news as dehydration can lead to dry and dull face. However, if you have oily skin, the rich level of vitamin A in watermelon reduces your pore size and minimises the levels of oil that your sebaceous glands secrete.
Further, if you have acne, massaging your skin with watermelon juice every day is a simple and natural cure. If you are particularly prone to spots and blackheads, using watermelon can be a great preventative measure to take. To do this, cleanse your face, and then dab a cotton ball or pad in the fruit’s juices and apply it your face and neck. Then, simply rinse off with cold water after 15 minutes.
Finally, you should apply watermelon to your face as revitalise and rejuvenates your skin. Why not get your girlfriends round and have a watermelon pamper session? You can make yourselves simple and effective watermelon face masks by mixing the juice with honey or yoghurt. Then, all you need to do is apply it to your face and neck, and let it work its magic.
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