Looking Good - December 2, 2015

*-- 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 elasticity 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 accelerate 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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