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Carrots & Skincare

Carrots may have been the vegetable you hated as a child but
you?ll want to learn to love as an adult. Why? This orange
veggie contains not only numerous health benefits when eaten
and consumed as a beverage, but it can do wonders for the
skin as well. These days you can find a variety of skincare
products that contain carrots as one of its main ingredients.
If you want to know how you can add carrots into your daily
skincare regimen, you?ll want to keep reading.

Fans of natural skincare will enjoy using carrots as a means
to better, healthier and more youthful skin. Carrots can be
used in different forms in order to benefit from the best
properties. For example, carrot juice is known to be highly
beneficial when it comes to skincare. Among its natural
skincare properties, carrot juice is able to: fight against
free radical damage by providing potent antioxidants, assist
in producing more collagen within the body to improve the
lasticity of the skin, treat blemishes and can even help with
hyperpigmentation. Carrot oil is another form that has the
ability to help with sun care. Carrot oil works as a natural
type of sun block and is ideal for protecting the skin
against the effects of ultraviolet damage. You can find
carrot oil not only in sunscreens but as a tanning accelerant
as well. Because of its ability to reduce the effects of UV
rays, many tanning products use carrot oil as a main
ingredient.

If you?re interested in trying out skincare products that
list carrots as a main ingredient you can use the Internet to
find the right items for your skincare needs and skin type.
You?ll find gently exfoliating body scrubs that use carrots,
moisturizing cream for the hands and elbows, shower gel, body
lotion and even in hair care products, such as shampoos,
conditioners and hair/scalp mud masks. There are even entire
skincare lines that focus on carrot-infused products.

In addition to purchasing carrot-based skincare products, you
also have the option of trying homemade recipes. This method
is ideal for the scores of do-it-yourself types out there. To
create your own carrot facial mask, start by cutting raw
carrots and boiling them in hot water for about three minutes.
Remove from the water and place in a blender. Add five
tablespoons of plain yogurt and blend. Apply the mixture to
you face and neck and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse with
warm water and pat dry. To create a facial scrub using
carrots, grab a bowl and add five drops of lemon juice. Add
five drops of carrot juice to the bowl and then follow up by
adding two teaspoons of yeast powder. Next, add five drops of
olive oil and two teaspoons of plain yogurt. Stir together all
of the ingredients to create the scrub. Once mixed, apply your
facial scrub to your complexion and let it sit on your face
for 15 minutes until it dries. Then rinse it off with warm
water and pat your skin dry. This scrub recipe is best for
oily and dry skin types.


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