The best fruit-based beauty products for summer
From banana to papaya, passing through avocado, watermelon and coconut
May 21st, 2021
Colorful, cheerful and sensorial, fruity beauty products are the must-haves of the summer! And not only for their greedy scent but because the substances contained in the fruit stimulate the production of collagen, responsible for the elasticity of the skin. From banana to papaya, passing through avocado, watermelon and coconut, the summer 2021 beauty case becomes greedy and full of special active ingredients, capable to take care of skin and hair in a natural way.
So the cosmetic companies made these properties of fruit their own, finding a way to insert the extracts in creams and beauty elixirs. These are what today are called superfoods, the foods that have been found to have remarkable antioxidant properties, able to keep us young and vital. Colorful to see, greedy to smell and fun to try, why not include fruity beauty products in your summer beauty routine?
BANANA
Thanks to its moisturizing properties and being rich in vitamins, the products based on this fruit are excellent for all skin types, from dry to the most sensitive, up to oily. Ideal for helping the skin of the face to maintain a uniform color, it is absolutely one of the new beauty frontiers to be discovered now and adopted in the daily beauty ritual.
PAPAYA
This delicious tropical fruit provides an excellent supply of vitamin C, beta-carotene, flavonoids and other essential amino acids: all these properties ensure a powerful anti-aging action and a good effect against skin spots. In addition, it is an effective exfoliant and is also useful as an adjuvant for the treatment of acne.
AVOCADO
Avocado is rich in vitamins, mainly vitamin E, minerals and omega 3, essential ingredients for skin hydration and elasticity. In addition, its content of beneficial fats and oils allows you to use its pulp to create super nourishing beauty treatments. Vitamins, fatty acids and minerals, for example, help restore shine to frizzy and brittle hair, making it softer and more flowing.
WATERMELON
Watermelon has an antioxidant action thanks to lycopene, which counteracts free radicals; to this is also added beta-carotene which, thanks to its omega 6 and 9 content, helps protect the skin from UV rays. Natural beauty products based on this fruit are therefore ideal for all skin types, both for its highly moisturizing properties and for its anti-inflammatory properties.
COCONUT
Ideal for counteracting the typical epidermal dryness of the summer period, the high concentration of vitamin E typical of coconut is known for its antioxidant properties against free radicals and ensures an effective revitalizing action, ideal for sun-tested skins. In short, an excellent moisturizer! In addition, a compress on damp hair, before washing, helps to make the hair shinier, nourish it deeply and prevent the formation of split ends.