Turmeric Skin Benefits: Dr Geeta Grewal Shares The Right Way To Use Turmeric On Skin

Turmeric extract skincare benefits: Turmeric For Skin? Dr Geeta Grewal shares its numerous benefits on the skin.

 
Dr. Geeta Grewal
Written by: Dr. Geeta GrewalUpdated at: Nov 10, 2020 14:55 IST
Turmeric Skin Benefits: Dr Geeta Grewal Shares The Right Way To Use Turmeric On Skin

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Turmeric supplement skin benefits: Turmeric has a very long history of medicinal use dating back to 4000 years. In ancient scriptures, turmeric is considered to be useful for making skin fair and glowing, cures various diseases, decreasing fever kills worms and is a healthy antidote for toxins and poison. Turmeric is rich in sodium, potassium, iron, vitamin B1, B2, B3, and vitamin C also is a good source of omega-three fatty acid. Turmeric exhibits anti-inflammatory properties and has been used in Ayurveda, Chinese medicine Kampo (Japanese medicine) and Egyptians, Turmeric is cardioprotective and anti-cancer and anti-bacterial. Do you know that turmeric is known to reduce scarring? The anti-inflammatory properties calm your skin while targeting your pores. This may also help your face clean up from acne breakouts.

Turmeric and its skin benefits

Turmeric skin benefits

Skin benefits from turmeric are many; it helps to get even skin tone, improves skin texture, decreases sunspots, has photoprotective properties, and decreases skin collagen breakdown. Anti-inflammatory qualities of turmeric help to calm skin antibacterial properties helps to contain bacterial infections. Still, in a few cases, direct turmeric application can cause an allergic reaction, so it’s advisable to do a test patch on forearm before you use it directly on face. To fade off dark spots and remove sun tan Mix pinch of turmeric with one tablespoon milk and one teaspoon rice flour apply like a pack leave on for 10-15 minutes, wash off in circular motion with cold water. 

Turmeric and its anti-ageing benefits

Turmeric fights free radicals: Turmeric has anti-ageing benefits due to its antioxidants action. Mix a pinch of turmeric with one teaspoon crushed eggshells powder (wash used eggshells brought to a fine powder in a mixer grinder) and one tablespoon honey add a few drops of rosehip oil, apply as paste wash off after 10-15 minutes with cold water. You will feel your skin soft, smooth, firm and glowing. Mix a pinch of turmeric with sour hung curd, add a few drops of lemon oil and apply as a paste, leave on for 10-15 minutes and wash off using cold water. Turmeric contains curcumin, which slows skin ageing and is best known to fight free radicals in the skin.

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Turmeric for acne-prone skin

If you have acne-prone skin mix pinch of turmeric with one teaspoon neem powder and one teaspoon Multani Nitti add a few drops of tea tree oil mix using rose water and apply as a face pack wash off with cold water, pat dry. You will fall in love with glowing smooth skin with these golden turmeric packs which are so quick to make using simple kitchen ingredients.  Turmeric is recognised for its antiseptic and antibacterial effect, and this is how it keeps pimples and acne at bay. 

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Turmeric face pack for dry skin

Turmeric face pack for dry skin 

Dry, flaky dandruff troubles lot of people in this weather, arrange a clean spray bottle add water and mix one teaspoon pink Himalayan salt and few pinch turmeric, spray this salt turmeric water 30 minutes before shampoo see your hair shiny and no dandruff flakes to trouble you. Have turmeric oil and golden turmeric latte to take the benefits of this beautiful kitchen ingredient.

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