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| Facial Skin Care with Papaya |  Papaya is a natural for your skin. The fruit provide your skin with anti-oxidants and are rich in essential enzymes. Papaya has both preventive and restorative properties when used in skin care. Its powerful fruit enzymes are know to aid and quicken healing in skin disorders like acne. Besides, the fruit enzymes are a gently exfoliation to the skin.
This yellow fruit is usually available all year round, nevertheless is more easily found in the super markets between April and October. Papaya offers vast advantages in skin care therapy.
When applied to the face, it reduces wrinkles, nourishes the skin with Vitamin A which quickens the formation of new skin cells, and exfoliates the skin. Moreover, it is filled with Vitamin C, which is an anti-oxidant. The beta-carotene in this fruit protects the skin and promotes elasticity.
Today people use papaya in many skin care products, because it provides a “natural” face lift and rejuvenation. It is commonly seen in toners, moisturizers, and facial peels. Additionally, it is gently enough for all skin types.
An occasional facial peel is a great way to remove dead skin cells, which make better the texture of the skin while renewing elasticity. Besides, peels lessen pore size, diminish fine lines and wrinkles, and helps with blotchiness and stimulate collage production.
To effectively use this recipe, cleanse face and steam to open pores. The skin will be moist and receptive to the peel.
Papaya Peel
Components:
1 cup fresh pineapple
Half-a-cup fresh papaya
1 tablespoon honey
Mash fruit together. Add honey and mix into a smooth paste.
Pineapple and papaya have natural enzymes and alpha-hydroxy acids that eliminate dead skin cells while the honey moisturizes the skin. Apply mask for 15 to 20 minutes. Then rinse completely.
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