Some call it tom-e-to, some call it tom-a-to, but this lush red, juicy fruit always stays at the top of your grocery list when you head to the super market. Besides being a fantastic source of vitamins like B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6, and minerals like magnesium, iron and phosphorous, it has a number of beauty benefits that are yet to be advertised.
Savior for oily skin
Ladies, if you feel you can deep fry food off that oily face, the tomatoes are a must have in your beauty closet. This little red food item is the ideal astringent for oily skin. Combine tomatoes with the extract of cucumber to make it a very effective and natural skin astringent. Even better, try a tomato-and-avocado mask because it combines the astringent, blackhead and oil-reducing benefits of tomatoes with the antiseptic and moisturizing properties of avocados. Mash the two products and smooth the paste on your face. Keep it for 20 minutes and rinse.
Lightens skin tone and cures acne
Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin A that helps maintain the overall well being of the skin. They also have strong skin lightening agents that can transform the dullness of the skin. A good way to use tomatoes for this purpose is by mixing crushed tomatoes into a bowl of oatmeal and applying it to the face within 20 minutes. You can just rub a crushed or juiced tomato in circular motion around the face for similar effects.
Shrink them pores
Most of us are plagued with dirt and grime clogging up our pores that eventually leads to zits and infections. Fret not! The miracle cure for this skin problem lies in tomato juice which helps cleanse the skin naturally. Combine tomato juice with a few drops of lime juice and apply the mixture to your face. Massage it in with circular motions. Leave it on for about 15 minutes and then wash off with cool water. Regular application will shrink pores greatly.
Skin Burns
Tomatoes are one of the best cures for any form of skin irritations and skin burns. The fruit not only heals the burnt area but also aids in the restoration of the dead skin cells around it. Just mash half a tomato and blend with two tablespoons of plain yoghurt. Apply this concoction on face, neck, hands and feet and wash it off after 20 minutes. Tomato soothes the skin, while yoghurt gives it a protein boost, leaving it soft and supple.
Apart from their use as a natural ingredient in skin care remedies, eating tomatoes is also vital to soak up all their beauty benefits.Tomatoes contain the antioxidant lycopene, which helps attack the damaging free radicals in their tracks. This helps stem sun damage, while maintaining your skin’s moisture levels. So go ahead and grab that glass of tomato juice, because it’s all you need to remain healthy and beautiful!!
Edited by: Medhavi Gulati
