Nutrient-rich foods aren’t just for eating – you can also apply them to your skin to feel the benefits
We all know that some foods can help brighten our skin and keep wrinkles at bay, but you don’t just need to eat them to see the benefits. Realising their powerful potential, beauty brands have been using edible foods in their ingredients for many years now. Here are four products that make the most of these kinds of products…
Rio Rosa Mosqueta Skin Brightening Exfoliator
Avocado may be one of the most Instagrammed ingredients in 2016, but it’s not only good on toast. Rich in moisturising nutrients, avocado is a potent ingredient in beauty products and can help nourish and repair dry skin. Rio Rosa Mosqueta skin brightening exfoliator is formulated with avocado, and its nutrient-rich properties help to nourish dry skin and accelerate new cell generation. Other ingredients include bamboo powder and hydrated silica to gently cleanse and polish, lifting away dead skin cells and impurities, rosehip oil and shea butter to soothe dryness and replenish natural oils, and golden bamboo to scrub and gently exfoliate.
Rio Rosa Mosqueta Skin Brightening Exfoliator, £8.95, riorosa.co.uk
SBC’s Superfruits Skincare Gel
Utilising the powerful benefits of a range of berries and fruits, SBC’s brightening and revitalising Superfruits Skincare Gel will help you achieve a fresh, awakened and radiant complexion.
Raspberry and cranberry help to energise dull and tired skin for a smoother, uplifted appearance, while the pomegranate and balancing jasmine deliver clarifying, antioxidant care.
It’s recommended for those with dry, flaky and dull skin, lacking lustre.
SBC’s Superfruits Skincare Gel 250m, £19, sbcgels.co.uk
Akamuti Organic Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is not only a brilliant tool in the kitchen, but also for your beauty regime. As a fantastic anti-bacterial and anti-fungal moisturiser, it can help sooth and calm dry skin and works a treat on hair too!
Akamuti’s entire range of products are brimming with botanical goodness and its organic coconut oil is a must-have for natural beauty goddesses. Designed with sensitive skin in mind, the brand relies completely on natural ingredients to promote healthy, happy skin from top to toe and its products are cruelty-free with no added nasties, preservatives or artificial fragrances. The collection also includes a range of exotic butters and moisturisers, soaps and cold pressed oils.
Akamuti Organic Coconut Oil 175g, £6.95, akamuti.co.uk
Myroo’s Raspberry & Cucumber Superfood Balm
Myroo’s Raspberry & Cucumber Superfood Balm is a multipurpose product packed with edible plant based goodness. The velvety smooth formulation contains cucumber, raspberry, mango, papaya, carrot, avocado, olive and more. It delivers intense skin nutrition, with omega 3, 6 and 9, multiple vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. The whole Myroo range is natural, organic, vegan, free from gluten, nut and dairy. Formulated by an allergy sufferer, the balm is great for allergic, sensitive and problem skins, Use on dry patches, cuticles, cracked heels, fly away hair or for an intense face treatment. Like all Myroo products it is also available fragrance free.
Myroo Raspberry & Cucumber Superfood Balm, £25, myroo.co.uk