8 Skin Foods That Will Give Your Skin The Most Beautiful Glow
Updated: Nov. 20, 2017
Discover how avocados, salmon, eggs and other foods and nutrients help enhance your complexion. Plus, see our picks for healthy recipes to try.
Avocados are not just for eating
A good source of biotin, avocados help to prevent dry skin and brittle hair and nails. When applied topically, they can hydrate parched skin.
A tip from 1,801 Home Remedies: Create an avocado moisturizing mask. Pit the fruit, puree the pulp, and pat it on your face. The oil acts as an emollient. It also contains beneficial vitamin E.
3 avocado recipes you just need to try:
It is very easy being green
Green tea’s high on the list of skin-friendly beverages thanks to its impressive storehouse of polyphenols. Aim for four cups throughout your day.
See more tea benefits.
Reach for tomatoes
A German study found that lycopene-rich tomato paste helped participants prevent sunburn when they combined it with olive oil, daily for 10 weeks. Besides being a great source of the antioxidant lycopene, tomatoes are considered a fruit that is high in carotenoids. These nutrients may help slow down cellular damage from free radicals.
Slow down aging with salmon
Salmon are part of a healthy diet for skin because they contain astaxanthin, a carotenoid that improves skin elasticity, so you’ll have fewer fine lines.
3 salmon recipes your skin wants you to try:
Crack some eggs
Protein helps repair cells that have suffered free radical damage. Eggs, a complete source of protein, also contain biotin, an essential vitamin that protects against dry skin.
Need more reasons to get cracking? Here are 5 reasons to eat more eggs.
Put pomegranate on your list
When applied topically, this antioxidant-rich fruit may help skin create more collagen, while speeding healing.
See 20 Superfood Beauty Products that are Almost Good Enough to Eat.
Try walnuts
Looking to add Omega-3 fatty acids to your diet but not a fan of fish? Walnuts are a rich source of Omega 3s, which help put shine in your hair and aid in making skin smoother and younger looking.
Build better skin with beans
Another protein source, legumes help repair cells that have suffered free radical damage. During digestion, protein breaks down into amino acids, the building blocks of cells. Amino acids help to speed the repair and regeneration of skin cells and collagen.
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