5 Wonders Tomato Does To Your Skin
By: Pinki Mon, 06 Sept 2021 1:22:41
Tomatoes are a staple in every kitchen. Daily consumption of tomatoes gives your health a boost, along with improving the flavor of food.They can help improve eyesight, boost stomach health, reduce blood pressure, prevent urinary tract infections and protect against cancer, to name a few of the benefits.
Besides improving your health, you can use this common ingredient from your kitchen to enhance your beauty.
Treats Acne
- Mash a ripe tomato and spread its pulp on the affected area. Leave it on your skin for 20 to 30 minutes before rinsing it off with lukewarm water. Repeat 2 or 3 times a day.
- Alternatively, mix equal amounts of tomato juice and cucumber juice. Dip a cotton ball in this solution and apply it on the affected skin. Allow it to dry on its own, then rinse it off with lukewarm water. Repeat twice daily. This remedy is particularly good for fading acne scars.
Shrinks Large Open Pores
- Put 1 tablespoon of tomato juice into a bowl.
- Mix in a few drops of fresh lemon juice.
- After rinsing your face with water, use a cotton ball to liberally apply this mixture on your face where you have large pores.
- Allow the mixture to sit for at least 15 minutes.
- Rinse it off with cool or cold water, then pat dry your skin with a clean, soft towel.
- Use this treatment twice a week.
Controls Excess Oil Secretion
- Cut a tomato in half and rub the tomato halves on your skin. Let the juice sit on your skin for at least 15 minutes. Rinse it off with cool or cold water, then pat dry your skin with a soft towel. Do it once daily.
- Alternatively, thoroughly mix the juice of 2 tomatoes and 3 to 4 tablespoons of cucumber juice. Apply this mixture on your face and rub it around in circular motions. Wait 10 minutes, then rinse it off with cool water. Repeat once daily before going to bed.
Treats a Suntan
- Put 2 large-sized tomatoes and ½ cup of yogurt in the blender and blend it into a smooth paste. Apply the paste all over the sunburned area. Wait 10 to 15 minutes, then wash it off with cool water. Repeat once daily.
- Another option is to mix 2 tablespoons of tomato juice with 4 tablespoons of buttermilk. Apply it on your skin, then wash it off after 30 minutes. Do it once daily.
Treats a Suntan
- Put 2 large-sized tomatoes and ½ cup of yogurt in the blender and blend it into a smooth paste. Apply the paste all over the sunburned area. Wait 10 to 15 minutes, then wash it off with cool water. Repeat once daily.
- Another option is to mix 2 tablespoons of tomato juice with 4 tablespoons of buttermilk. Apply it on your skin, then wash it off after 30 minutes. Do it once daily.
Clears Blemishes
- Mix 2 teaspoons of tomato pulp with 1 teaspoon each of oatmeal and yogurt.
- Gently rub it on the affected area and leave it on for 20 minutes.
- Rinse it off with cool water.
- Repeat once or twice a week.
