Beetroot: The "Super-Food" For Skin

The purple root is not only a good addition for your skin, it also protects your heart, bones and body. Read more to find out how.

Why?

The more antioxidants we have in our body, the more our skin will glow. And beetroot ensures just that. It is a rich source of anthocyanins which are powerful antioxidants that prevent appearance of wrinkles. It helps our skin look healthy and glowing. These antioxidants present in beetroot juice neutralize the free radicals that cause aging, and help prevent wrinkles and fine lines.

Nutritive Value:

Your daily dose of beetroot contains:

• 1 percent Vitamin A
• 2 percent Calcium
• 11 percent Vitamin C
• 6 percent Iron

How to Use? As a Mask / salad.

Beetroot Mask

Ingredients:

• 1 medium-sized beetroot
• Strainer
• Cotton balls

Preparation
1. Peel the beetroot and slice it into smaller pieces.
2. Place the pieces in the blender and blend till into a  paste.
3. Using the strainer, separate the pulp from the juice.
4. Dab the juice on your face using cotton balls.
5. Keep it on for 10 minutes, and wash it off with a mild face wash.

Beetroot Salad & Juice

You can begin with boiling a beetroot and then cut it into slices. Add few droplets of lemon juice on it to reap its full benefits and to add a zingy taste to it. If you are a fan of naturally pink lips, then rub beetroot on your lips or apply beetroot juice to your lips every night before going to bed. And within a few days you will have luscious pink lips!

Or you can also have beetroot juice which has multiple skin benefits. To enhance the taste of beetroot juice, you can also add carrot, cucumber or orange to it. So as a juice or salad, beetroot is sure to work up its magic!
 

Health Benefits:

1.  Treats anaemia
   Beetroot is a natural blood purifier that contains a lot of iron. Iron helps in the formation of haemagglutinin, which is a part of the blood that helps transport oxygen and nutrients to various parts of the body. It is this iron content that helps treat anaemia.
2.  Rich in Antioxidants
   Beetroot juice being a rich source of iron, vitamins and minerals can give you healthy and glowing skin. If inner body is healthy, it is sure to reflect on the outside. Drinking a glass of beetroot juice regularly helps cleanse the body of toxins. It purifies blood, and leads to a healthy glowing skin.
3.  Acne and pimple free skin
   Beetroot is rich in skin enhancing nutrients and very effective for oily and acne prone skin. Drinking beetroot juice regularly helps prevent acne and pimples from popping up on the face as beetroot has anti-inflammatory properties.
4. Skin Lightening Agent
   Drinking the juice regularly and applying 1 tbsp of beetroot juice mixed with 1 tsp of lemon juice for 15 minutes and then washing it off at night before you go to bed will work wonders towards lightening your skin complexion.
5.  Spotless Skin
   Beetroot works amazingly well to remove any dark spots or blemishes from the skin. Just mix it with little tomato juice and apply it on the spots. Alternatively, go ahead and mix up a little beetroot juice with your regular clay mask and see the positive result on those blemishes. They will disappear in no time with routine application.
6.  No More Dry Skin
   Mix a little bit of beetroot juice with honey and milk and apply it as a mask. Dry skin problem solved just like that!

Beetroot has some surprising and overwhelming benefits to offer for all skin type. So what are you waiting for? Go grab your bunch of Beetroot, Now!