Tomato is a superfood that is healthy for the skin. Eating tomatoes offers natural sun protection against UV rays and encourages young skin. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, a potent antioxidant that provides many benefits to the skin, including protection from UV rays, delayed aging of the skin, and protection from skin cancer.
But do you know applying tomatoes to the skin is also helpful. Degraded tomatoes have cooling properties that soothe sunburn and also have astringent properties that tighten large pores.
In addition, tomatoes have natural acids that help regulate oily skin. Tomatoes also clear acne, clean the pores thoroughly, combat premature aging and lighten the skin.
Step 1 – Cleanser
You’ll Need:
- Beetroot juice
- Tomato juice
- Raw Milk
- Lemon Juice
- In a bowl, mix beetroot juice, tomato juice, and raw milk in equal proportion along with a few drops of lemon juice.
- Wash your face with a mild face wash to remove the makeup and sunscreen etc
- Now take this cleanser and apply it on your clean skin.
- Gently massage this for 2-3 minutes and then leave it on for an additional 2 minutes.
- Clean it off in order to get a good outcome on those persistent blemishes. It removes blackheads and whiteheads, too.
This cleanser removes the excess oil that is stuck in the pores, giving you an acne-free skin. It also soothes itching and irritation around the tablets as it is antiseptic and antimicrobial.
Vitamin C present in beetroot helps improve the development of collagen in the skin to improve the appearance of the skin. Lemon juice, which is one of the strongest skin brightening agents, helps to give the skin an even tone.
Step 2 – Exfoliate
You’ll Need:
- Red Lentil
- Tomato
- Take 2 tablespoons of red lentil and soak in 1 cup water for about 7-8 hours.
- Now take this soaked daal in a food processor and add 1 small tomato and make a scrub.
- Now take out in a bowl and apply this on your face and massage for 3-4 minutes in small circular motions and in upward strokes.
- Wait for it dry semi-dry on your face and then wet your fingers and rub it against the skin to remove it like an ubtan.
- Lastly, wash your face with some cold water.
3rd Step – Mask
You’ll Need:
- 1/2 ripe tomato
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 cucumber
- Besan/Rice Flour
- Blend 1/2 a tomato 1/4 cucumber into a smooth puree.
- Combine the tomato puree with 1/2-teaspoon fresh lemon juice and 1 tablespoon honey, add enough besan/rice flour to form a mask.
- Using a clean brush, apply the mask all over your face and neck.
- Let it sit for 10 – 15 minutes.
- After that, rinse off with cold water. Pat dry.
Do you want to fade blemishes or lighten your skin tone?
Using a face mask with tomato and lemon!
- Both lemon juice and tomato have natural skin lightening properties that can help discolor and hyper pigment skin and lighten acne scars.
- You can also remove one ripe tomato pulp instead of mixing it.
- Using freshly pressed lemon juice for best results.
- Previously, do facial steaming to open the skin pores and let the face mask penetrate.
Brighten the skin with a brightening tomato and a honey face mask.
- Tomato has a rich lycopene content that can lightly tan your skin, giving you that beautiful glowing look.
- Tomato can also shield your skin from UV rays, making it a perfect sunscreen.
- Honey has lightening and brightening properties for the skin.
Rejuvenate the skin with refreshing and moisturizing cucumber.
- Both cucumber and tomato are natural astringents that help to tighten large pores.
- Cucumber is made up of 95% water and moisturizes oily skin, preventing more oiliness and moisturizing dry and dull skin back to its previous smoothness.
