Skincare cosmetics

Like many other organisms, our skin as well needs to be purified from external agents and foods that do not guarantee an adequate supply of nutrients.
Here are the 8 detox foods that you can never miss in your pantry for a young and healthy skin.

• Lemon: In the morning, a glass of warm water with a few drops of lemon, taken with an empty stomach, favours the processes of detoxification of both liver and intestine. As a result, the skin, which is the body’s mirror, will improve in compactness and brightness.
• Green leaf vegetables: rich in chlorophyll, dietary fiber, water and vitamins, they favour the purification of the body and the elimination of toxins. Water contained in foods is very important because it comes in larger quantities to the skin and improves its hydration. In addition, vitamins increase the anti-oxidant action by fighting free radicals and slowing down the ageing process.
• Grapes: rich in water as well as sugars, mineral salts and vitamins. They have cleansing, detoxifying and anti-oxidant properties; perfect for improving the skin tone, giving it a younger, healthier and brighter look.
• “Oily” fish (salmon or tuna): it is a source of Biotin, a Vitamin B that produces fatty acids and metabolises amino acids (protein constituents), which are fundamental ingredients for the well-being of the skin. A Biotin deficiency can cause, in fact, loss of tone and hydration.
• Sunflower seeds: they provide the body with large amounts of vitamin E, which helps to counteract the damage caused by free radicals present in the environment and in the body. An excess of free radicals can damage body cells, including skin cells, by increasing skin ageing processes; the right amount of vitamin E prevents these phenomena by giving the skin a younger look.
• Carrots: rich in Beta-Carotene, resulting in Vitamin A, are useful in repairing damage caused by external agents and accelerating the metabolic processes of the body and skin.
• Pomegranate: vitamin-rich food with powerful antioxidant properties. Also rich in vitamin C, it helps to eliminate toxins and to fight free radicals damages. The high concentration of this vitamin increases the production of collagen fibers, making the skin more compact and younger. Additionally, pomegranate, as well as broccoli, increases the defenses against damage caused by sun exposure.
• Water: the purest element for excellence, it must never fail to be part of our diet. Water helps the body to purge, eliminate excess toxins and without it all the other detoxification processes of the organism can not occur.

If you want to feel good and treat your skin to the better then check that these foods are always available at home otherwise…run to do the shopping!