Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Everyone knows that drinking smoothies is great for your health. However, did you know that not only are smoothies great for keeping you healthy on the inside, but they can also work to help keep you looking great on the outside as well?
It’s true, smoothies can help to improve your overall skin appearance. Whether it is helping to reduce acne, reducing skin irritation, or even giving your skin a nice healthy glow, there is a smoothie out there that can help.
In this article, we will be going over exactly how smoothies can help improve your skin by highlighting specific ingredients that support healthy skin and getting rid of acne. We will also provide 4 great smoothie recipes you can make at home to put these ingredients to the test.
1. Sweet potato and carrot smoothie
This is just the smoothie to make if you want clearer skin. Both carrots and sweet potatoes are extremely rich in Vitamin A, which is known to fight acne. So it not only heals acne but also makes reduces their existence slowly but surely.
How to make it: In a blender add 1 large sized grated carrot, ½ of a large sweet potato grated, 1 cup water, 1 peeled and de-seeded, orange and ½ tsp cinnamon. Add one tsp maple syrup for taste.
2. Spinach green smoothie
If you’ve been worried about recurring acne, this green smoothie could help you out. Spinach (palak) is rich is chlorophyll, which is known to be a blood purifier so it will flush out the toxins from your body reducing the acne to a great extent. Moreover, this also contains Vitamin K, which improves the skin tone and reduces red marks and scars that acne leaves on the skin.
How to make it: In a blender add a cup of spinach, 2 cups of fruits that’ll act as sweeteners such as bananas or apples and a cup of water.
3. Blueberry smoothie
Blueberries are full of antioxidants, vitamins A, C, and E, which rigorously fight breakouts of acne.
How to make it: You need a cup of frozen blueberries, 1 full container of plain yoghurt, 3/4th cup low fat milk, 2 tbsp sugar. Blend all these until frothy and relish this amazing blueberry smoothie that’ll surely put up a good fight against pimples.
4. Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is a great ingredient to add to your smoothies, as it features a hefty dose of healthy fats in the form of medium chain triglycerides such as lauric acid and caprylic acid. (2) When you metabolize these fatty acids they transform into potent antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal agents within the body. These, in turn, attack things like candida and bacteria inside your body, both things that contribute to the development of acne.
In fact, coconut oil is so good for your skin that many people apply it liberally as a moisturizer on their face. It might seem counterproductive to put an oil on your face to combat acne, but those same antibacterial properties also help work directly on your skin to help keep it healthy and clear.
5. Green Coconut Blast Smoothie
This sweet and tropical tasting smoothie contains the other two potent acne-fighting items we have covered in this article, that is coconut oil and cucumber. It also includes additional great ingredients that provide other excellent health benefits.
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 Peach (Pitted)
- ½ Cucumber
- ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 ½ cups coconut water