5 Ways to Use Tomatoes in Your Beauty Routine
By Michelle Fabio
I would wager that among tomato lovers, it surprises precisely no one to know that tomatoes are not only healthy for our bodies but also for our skin.
In particular, with their high Vitamin A and C contents, tomatoes have been shown to combat oily skin without drying it out–no easy feat for a scientist in a laboratory, perhaps, but for our tomato, it’s just natural.
Here are 5 ways you can incorporate tomatoes into your daily beauty routine for younger-looking and healthier skin:
1. To hydrate your skin, crush a tomato and apply the pulp to your skin. Wash off after a few minutes.
2. To combat oily skin, mix tomato paste with cucumber juice and apply to skin as a face mask. Let on for about 15 minutes before washing off.
3. To soften skin, mix tomato paste with plain, natural yogurt and apply to skin. This will also soothe sunburn.
4. To shrink pore size, squeeze a few drops of lime juice into tomato paste and apply to skin. Rinse well after about 10 minutes.
5. To make a pimple disappear faster, dab a bit of tomato paste on the spot. This will draw out excess oil and lessen redness.
And men, don’t think you can’t use these tomato skin care tips too–wrinkles don’t discriminate!
November 13th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! How could anybody ever contemplate doing anything but eat a Tomato? Much too delicious to waste!
November 13th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Great suggestions — I always knew the tomato was versatile!
November 27th, 2008 at 3:19 am
@Zoe, I definitely see your point. Personally I would only use these if I had an extreme abundance of tomatoes
@Nancy, glad you enjoyed!