Turmeric Benefits For Healthy Skin-Turmeric An Ultimate Skin Elixir !

Hello, Everyone!

There has been a craze for flawless, glowing, and youthful skin through the ages, and we all long for it. Turmeric is one such beauty enhancer that we must include in our daily diet to have wonderful skin.

With countless health benefits like reducing chronic inflammation, combating hyperlipidemia-increased levels of fats or lipids in the blood, and helpful in liver detoxification by enabling bile production; it also helps to counter free radicles thereby leaving a youthful glow on our skin and lightening skin tone.

Turmeric has a compound called Curcumin which possesses anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fungal properties making it a star performer in contributing to skin benefits and powerful dermal recovery.

So let's delve into the skin benefits of having turmeric in our diet or applying it on our skin as homemade masks or lotions:

• Loaded with antioxidant properties it helps reduce pimples and fine lines by protecting skin from collagen loss. Our body naturally makes proteins such as Collagen and Elastin. Collagen is the most highly found protein in our body and aids in the generation of connective tissue which binds other tissues. Also, Collagen is a key component of our skin, bones, muscles, tendons as well as cartilage. With age, this collagen production starts to get degraded. But turmeric intake catalyzes collagen production and aids in the production of healthy tissue. Manganese- a trace mineral requisite for normal body function our body, leads to collagen synthesis. We call it a trace mineral because our body requires a small amount of it. According to a study,1 tablespoon of turmeric helps in the generation of 26% of the everyday amount of Manganese needed for our body. Besides collagen, our body synthesizes another protein called elastin cited in the dermis layer (middle layer) of our skin, which aids in the elasticity of our tissues and organs; but as we age, elastin production decreases. Elastase is an enzyme that reduces the body's ability to synthesize elastin but surprisingly turmeric inhibits the production of these enzymes and thus the elasticity of our skin is secured.
  

• It helps aid in lightening of skin complexion by restraining melanin production -which is a pigment responsible for the color of our skin hair as well as eyes thereby aiding in the reduction of dark spots, sun damage, and discoloration of our skin. We can mix turmeric with fresh cream and apply it to our face for an immediate cleansing and lightning complexion of our skin. If one's skin is normal to dry types, then one can use this homemade method for attaining and maintaining fairer skin. If one has an Oily skin type then one can mix turmeric with yogurt to reduce skin pigmentation.

Turmeric used in homemade masks and lotions

• Turmeric intake also aids in scar reduction since it enhances the healing of skin wounds and tissue regeneration and therefore it can reduce scars and blemishes on the skin.

• Blessed with anti-inflammatory properties, turmeric helps minimize skin inflammation -which leads to acne, eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea(a chronic inflammation of the skin). It may help relieve redness and irritation associated with these severe skin diseases.

• Turmeric is great for skin moisturization, thanks to the natural oils and fatty acids present in it which are essential for skin moisturization and hydration. It can be used in multiple ways while making homemade face masks and moisturizers to get optimum benefits. Lastly, we strongly feel that the everyday inclusion of turmeric in our diet contributes to amazing health benefits for our body as well as turns out to be an ultimate skin elixir. Thank You.