Summer is a season worth waiting for, with fresh fruits, vegetables, and berries in the market. These edible summer beauties make beauty care an enjoyable exercise during the warm months. Fruits and vegetables are good for the body and when consumed in plenty, they help by keeping body healthy and beautiful. While some makes your skin better, others are good for the eyes. Let us what some of the edible summer beauties are…

Enhance Beauty in summer with these Edible Summer Beauty Tips

Watermelon with its content of vitamins A and C along with calcium, iron, potassium, and lycopene is a beauty treatment in itself. Scoop out two cups of melon flesh into a bowl, remove any seeds, and then mash the pulp through a coarse sieve. Pat the thick juice over the face, lie down in a quiet spot while the watermelon juice cleanses the skin and tightens the pores. Rinse off and repeat whenever you feel the need for a natural facelift.

Fresh organic strawberries on a warm day offer great tasting pleasures. Strawberries can moisturize skin and soothe sunburns. Nourish body with iron, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin A by consuming a cup of fresh strawberries every day.

Papaya is another powerhouse of nutrients. This can provide body with vitamins A, C and E along with enzyme papain. Papaya pieces mashed and rubbed on the face works as a good exfoliant.

Citrus family of lemons, oranges, and grapefruits are natural cosmetics and antioxidants. They are rich sources of vitamins A, C and E. Lemons have a mild bleaching effect, and when used with honey can be a natural bleaching agent. A lemon wash can even enhance and highlight hair.

Fruits, herbs, milk, and yogurt are natural ingredients used in organic cosmetics. These can be used at home to enhance beauty and improve skin, hair, eye, and general health too.

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