Pomegranates are originated from Iran and known as “fruit of paradise”. Pomegranate is a round, red colour fruit with white spongy tissue. The inner of pomegranate is densely packed with ruby red colour seeds. The seeds are fully filled with red colour juice which containing fiber, vitamins, minerals and small amount of protein.
Pomegranate has provided various benefits for human skin no matter which skin types they are. Thus, pomegranate is used to manufacture essential oil, serums and facial masks.
Benefits of pomegranate for skin
- Sun-Damage Protection
As summer is arrived, human especially ladies start to worry about the effect of sun exposure. They scare about they skin condition will be worse after exposure to the hot sun. Pomegranate contains ellagic acid which is an antioxidant and it can helps in healing sunburn. Pomegranate with antioxidant properties can reduce the harmful effect of ultra-violet radiation and the risk of getting skin cancer.
- Fighting against acne
The excessive sebum found on the skin may triggers several skin problems such as acne. Antioxidants that present in the pomegranate juice can be used to fight against the acne. Therefore, the inflammation can be reduced and the redness of our skin can be relieved. D.I.Y pomegranate scrub can be made at our home to remove the excessive oil from our skin. The aim of this action is to fight against acne by internal and external use of pomegranate.
- Skin brightening
Pomegranate is having a high tendency to brighten our skin to give us a fair skin tone. It nourishes our skin in order to reduce the dark spots that found on our skin and improve skin tanning. Many skin care products are containing pomegranate as their ingredients in manufacturing. Those skin care products are including facial masks, toner and cleanser. Some skin care products are purposely produce to fight against those dark spots which also containing pomegranate as the ingredients.
- Hydration for skin
Pomegranate juice is beneficial for human skin which helps for those dry and dull skin. The small molecules can penetrate easily into the deeper layer of our skin. Therefore, the cell of the bottom layer of our skin can have the chances to absorb moisture into the cell. As results, most of the cells can get hydrated and can have better skin textures and brightness.
