Turmeric, often referred as a golden spice in India is perhaps the ‘most respected’ condiment be it in rituals, Ayurveda, beauty and in daily cooking. This bright yellow coloured spice is loaded with curcumin, an active compound that plays an important role in providing a wide range of impressive perks for your beauty and skin.

Use turmeric daily to cure various skin related issues like ageing, sun tan, wrinkles, cracked feet and even to prevent hair loss and dandruff.

Let’s explore some of the powerful benefits of turmeric for your beauty regimen.

Lowers Scars

The goodness of anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric function well on pores and soothes the skin. It also lowers scarring and heals wound at a very faster rate, thanks to its antiseptic qualities. Add a pinch of turmeric with 1 teaspoon of besan, apply it on the scars and pores. Allow it to dry for 15-20 minutes and rinse well with water.

Delays Premature Ageing

The abundance of active compound curcumin in turmeric promotes the secretions of antioxidants that protect skin cells from free radical damage and lowers signs of premature ageing such as dark spots, pigmentation, and wrinkles.

Heals Cracked Heel

Cracked heels are one of the common issues that scare women, go for this magic ingredient turmeric that possesses strong anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties that can heal your cracked heels. Mix turmeric powder with milk and apply the paste on your cracked heels and dry skin, let it stay for 15 minutes and wash off. It makes your feet soft and supple.

Skin Whitening

Turmeric is an amazing herb that makes your skin glow naturally. It also aids in removing suntan that makes your skin look dark and dull. Mix turmeric with lemon juice, and milk apply this paste all over the skin and wash off with cold water after 15 minutes.

Treats Acne

This wonder spice is a natural remedy for acne and pimples because of its strong anti-bacterial properties. It aids in combating acne-causing bacteria by removing excess oil. Take 1 teaspoon of turmeric with 2 teaspoons of sandalwood powder and milk to make a fine paste apply it all over your face and let it dry. Rinse well with cold water and repeat it regularly for a naturally glowing skin.
Brings Glow

One of the most talked about benefits of turmeric is its ability to aid glow and illuminate the skin. The main ingredient in turmeric is curcumin which has skin brightening properties besides significant traces ethanol and acetone that leave the skin super radiant upon application.

Boosts Collagen

Collagen is known to be an elixir when it comes to skin health. From many benefits of turmeric for your skin, a fabulous one is its ability to boost collagen production and speed up the body's ability to form this component. This helps providing the dermis a youthful appearance in the long run.

Curbs Skin Inflammation

Presence of anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and therapeutic properties in turmeric or haldi can help soothe mild to severe skin inflammation thus providing much-needed relief.

References:

Curcumin: A Review of Its’ Effects on Human Health. Susan J. Hewlings1,2,* and Douglas S. Kalman3,4

1Department of Nutrition, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA, 2Substantiation Sciences, Weston, FL 33332, USA

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664031/

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