5 Proven Beauty Benefits Of Radish

This crunchy edible root vegetable can sometimes be easily ignored. I know I did, for many years. But lately I’ve noticed it right back and it all began with some photos I saw at my grandparents’ house. When I was in kindergarten, I was in a small play about the “Giant Radish”, which needed to be pulled out the ground by a mother, a father, a child, and the two grandparents. I played the mother back then. And seeing the pictures of the event, I started to crave radishes instantly.

And the craving was definitely a positive one since the beauty benefits of radishes are enough to pique my interest. The general health benefits are not to be ignored either: radishes detoxify the body, ease digestion, soothe urinary problems, help with your blood sugar levels and might even protect against some type of cancers.

The raw, crunchy, white on the inside, red on the outside, the edible root is full of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. They help nourish, hydrate and protect the skin from the more dangerous elements in our environment.

# Wonderful Skin Cleanser

Radish juice is a wonderful skin cleanser which when applied topically on the skin removes dirt, impurities, and other unwanted substances from our skin pores, and minimizes the risk of several skin problems.The abundance of water in it moisturizes our skin, and nutrients like vitamins and minerals in the radish nourish our skin.

Consuming radish or radish juice also helps.Dietary fibers in radish eliminate toxins, pollutants, and other unwanted substances from the body, and prevents them from getting accumulated in the skin pores. This minimizes the risk of skin problems like acne and pimples.

# Wonderful Skin Moisturizers

Because of its high water content (around 95 percent), pumpkin is a wonderful skin moisturizer that moisturizes our skin and prevents skin dryness, maintains skin elasticity, and smoothens our skin.Essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients, etc in pumpkin nourish our skin and improves skin health.

# Provides Antiaging Benefits

Radish contains antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin A and other antioxidantal compounds like phytonutrients, polyphenols, and flavonoids, etc that protects our skin cells from the free radical damage, and minimizes various signs of premature aging like fine lines, wrinkles, age spots, freckles, dark spots, and skin blemishes, etc.Free radicals are the unstabilized ions that stabilize by stealing electrons from the neighboring molecules, and in doing so they cause oxidative damage to them.

Vitamin C enhances the production of collagen, an amino acid that maintains skin elasticity and prevents wrinkles and saggy skin.For treating freckles and skin blemishes, apply fresh radish juice on the affected skin area using a cotton ball. Let it dry for 15-20 minutes and then wash off with water.

# Promotes Hair Growth

Radish nourishes our hair follicles and scalp due to the presence of essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, etc in them.Antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin A and other relevant compounds like phytonutrients and polyphenols protect our hair follicles and scalp from free radical damage and improves scalp health.

Other nutrients like zinc, iron, folate, and potassium in radish improve blood circulation in the scalp, nourishes our hair follicles and scalp, and promote the growth of new hair follicles. Consuming radish juice and as well as its topical application on hair follicles and scalp is equally beneficial for promoting hair growth.

# Helps In Treating Dandruff

Both consumptions, as well as topical application of radish/radish juice, helps in treating dandruff, a common scalp problem that affects millions of people around the world and is mainly caused by poor scalp health.Antioxidants like vitamin C and other relevant compounds like phytonutrients, polyphenols, and flavonoids, etc in the radish protect our hair follicles and scalp from free radical damage and make them healthy.Vitamins and minerals in the radish nourish our hair follicles and scalp, minimize the risk of scalp problems like dandruff, etc.

For treating dandruff, apply some fresh radish juice on hair follicles and scalp, and cover your head with a towel for one hour. After this, wash off your head with water. Regular use will treat dandruff and will make your hair soft and lustrous.