5 Best Summer Foods For Clear Skin And Natural Glow

Everyone craves flawless, beautiful, and glowy skin. Still, several factors like the scorching sun, stress, hormones, and everyday pollution stop your skin from obtaining the desired level of skin perfection. You can try a thousand different methods to get supple and soft skin, especially one with that natural shine. However, nothing will continue to help until and unless you start eating healthy. 

Beautiful skin indicates how healthy you are from the inside. After all, radiant skin begins with nourishment from within. Therefore, we all must know that we should eat the right balance of meals, exercise regularly, de-stress, and follow a good skincare routine to feed our skin with essential nutrients required to stay beautiful and blemish-free. So, what can you do to achieve glowing skin? First, include greens and fruits that are potent antioxidants and help prevent the skin from cellular damage induced by free radicals. Secondly, it is mandatory to get your five a day. Still, confused about what foods are good for your skin?

Here is a list of some of the best summer foods for clear skin and a natural glow that will help you feel best all summer long!

Foods for skin that will make you feel gorgeous like never before

The list of foods shared below is healthy and good choices to eat all year round, especially in summer. They are rich in antioxidants such as flavonoids, vitamin A, C, and E, and other nutrients and minerals that keep the skin healthy and free from skin issues. 

1. Green leafy vegetables

Nothing says healthy skin like a bowl of fresh and green leafy vegetables. Whether it is broccoli, spinach, parsley, or kale, these veggies are the best skin food and loaded with antioxidants and many other vital nutrients, vitamins like C, A, and K that will help your skin to retain its brightness and youth.

Moreover, green leafy vegetables also repair the skin tissues, promote collagen production while preventing them from environmental stressors. Either drinks them up as a smoothie or add them into your salads or pasta or just enjoy them as an air-cooked healthy snack instead of potato chips.

2. Fruits for skin

Fruits play an indispensable role in keeping the skin blemish-free. Citrus fruits like oranges, limes, and grapefruits are rich in vitamin C and not only helps in collagen synthesis but also protects your skin and restores any damage that may be caused by the unforgiving sun. Additionally, mangoes help your skin improve its elasticity while eating papayas works as an excellent skin exfoliating agent.

Furthermore, do not forget to eat the super fruit of nowadays, "the avocado," packed with healthy fats and antioxidants like beta carotene, lutein, and vitamin E. It can help the skin combat issues like acne, premature wrinkles, moisture retention, and skin damage. 

3. Turmeric for healthy skin

When the question of what to eat for radiant skin appears, the most age-old answer is turmeric. There are lots of recipes with turmeric in them that your grandmother might have told you. Turmeric is an 'anti-all bad things' superhero ingredient with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antifungal properties.  

 

Furthermore, the curcumin present in turmeric helps to fight bacterial infection both outside and inside your body. You can add it to everything right from your smoothies to your soups, for perfect glowy skin. 

4. Green tea

When the word detox comes, the first thing that comes to our mind is green tea. It is packed with natural antioxidants rich in phytonutrients and is very efficient in guarding your skin against harsh UV rays.  

In addition, green tea helps to lower the level of dihydrotestosterone, hormones that are responsible for your breakouts. So, this summer, rather than reaching out for that soda or juice, shake up some fresh green tea with ice, mint, and lemon slices for a refreshing skin glow drink.

5. Beetroot for skin

This pink-colored fruit "beetroot" is full of minerals and vitamins, which make you glow immediately. Its anti-inflammatory effects prevent the eruption of pimples and acne. Moreover, you can drink a glass of beetroot juice or consume it as a salad in summer to purify the blood from within and eliminate the toxins. 

Besides, if you incorporate beetroot into your skincare routine by applying it as a face mask, you will notice that all your dark spots and pigmentation start to disappear due to niacin, potassium, copper, and vitamin C content.  

Here are a few easy tips to use regularly to protect your skin in summer

Skin is the largest organ that we own, and it is crucial to keep it healthy. So, include these tips in your daily routine to prevent any issues in summer. 

• Start your routine with a gentle face wash in the morning to purify your skin. Try Rose Hip Radiance Cleanser by Mello Beauty which contains vitamin A and C to provide deep cleaning. 
• Do not forget to wear sunscreen daily with an SPF of 30 or above. 
• Use a hydrating moisturizer with soothing ingredients like avocado, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and aloe vera gel. I suggest you try 100% Pure Hyaluronic Moisturizer by Mello Beauty that will help your skin look supple, plumper.
• Drink 6 to 7 glasses of water daily to keep yourself well-hydrated. 
• Exfoliate your skin with a gentle face scrub twice a week to shed away dead skin cells. Try your hands on Amber Honey Cleansing Scrub by Mello Beauty that contains amber granules with honey and vanilla to provide mild exfoliation. 

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