Natural Skin Care Solution 1: Tomato and Lemon Juice
How tomato and lemon juice can be a part of your regular skin regimen.
Tomato is known for its many nutritional and health benefits. Lycopene is the phytochemical in tomatoes that gives it the distinct red color. Other fruits and vegetables have lycopene also.
Lycopene is also a potent anti-oxidant. Anti-oxidants are good for preventing cancers, slows down skin aging and helps prevent other diseases.
You can find facial scrubs and skin care treatments that contain lycopene. But nothing really beats the real thing; the natural way is better and it gives real-time results as well.
If you love tomatoes in your salad, you’ll also love it as a skin care regimen. Couple it up with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice for added vitamins and natural oils.
Here’s how to prepare your own skin regimen.
- You only 2 ingredients: 1 red tomato and the juice of one lemon
- Slice the tomato in half
- Use one of the halves and make a few slices out it. Put it a small bowl.
- Pour the lemon juice on the tomato slices
- Put the tomato with lemon juice in the fridge and cool for at least 30 minutes
- Make sure to rinse your face, neck and arms with plain water. Dry before rubbing the tomato slices.
- Rub your skin with the tomato soaked in lemon juice. You may also use the rub to your entire body. But try using it on your face, neck and arms first to see the effect.
- Leave the tomato rub on your skin for at least 15 minutes
- Rinse your skin with plain water and dry
Tomatoes and lemon juice are rich in vitamins A and C. Anti-oxidants from the lycopene and vitamin C helps produce that rosy glow on your skin. This skin regimen is good for exfoliating and in providing your skin with the much needed nutrients.
You may use this regimen every day and you’ll see the improvement of your skin in a week’s time. If lemon juice irritates your skin, reduce the quantity or only use tomatoes instead.
Skin care shouldn’t be too expensive or complicated. It should also be healthy, safe and natural. If you want to try new products, why not try natural sources instead. They are cheaper, readily available and healthier.
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May 13th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I’ve never tried fruits and veggies as skin care. I might wanna give this one a try. =)
May 13th, 2008 at 9:53 am
well i love experimenting natural sources, but never tried tomatoes & lemon yet, since it sounds really good, why not give it a try, right???
May 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I tried this regimen before commenting. As it turns out, it is good.
You might want to experiment a little further like what I did with the tomatoes. I placed it in a food processor and pureed it before putting the lemon juice. Just like smooth salsa.
It’s a good variation if you like it as a facial mask. Just my 2 cents. =)
May 14th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
hey, if it’s good for the body it is good for the skin. nice one!
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:36 am
I’m glad I found your article.Great article!
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Dear Dee Gold,
Thank you very much. =)
Take care.
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
To everyone,
thank you for your comments and suggestions. Enjoy your tomato and lemon facial. =)
November 11th, 2008 at 11:10 am
am glad i read this article. i will try it starting today and will let you know if it has an effect on me.
November 16th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Thank you very much for this article. I have used it in mine
http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/Healthy-Living-by-Tomato-and-Friends.346917
May 18th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I came up with this article as i was making a study about essential components in Medicinal and aromatic plants. I agree with this article though not sure about the method of treatment. Lemon has provitamins and it has been proven that the lycopene acts as a antioxidant better than vitamin E. There has been an study about the longevity of people with diets rich in lycopene been larger than those with diets without it.
Sorry spelling, not my main language
July 20th, 2009 at 4:27 am
hey guys,
thanks for all your comments.
@Lucas Dié, you’re welcome. and thanks for sharing it also on your article.