Looking young and gorgeous can be as easy as eating healthy. The following is a list of delicious foods that will keep you looking beautiful at a fraction of the cost of all those beauty creams.
Carrots
Rich in beta-carotene, carrots give your complexion a healthy glow, as well as prolong your tan all year long. Be sure to eat them raw to ensure you benefit from all their nutrients.
Beauty prescription: 1 large carrot per day as a snack
Avocadoes
Avocadoes are a rich food with the ability to nourish hair, fingernails and skin. You can eat them as they are, or even apply the flesh to your hair as a mask for extra moisture.
Beauty prescription: Eat 2 avocadoes + apply 1 hair mask per week for four weeks.
Water
Water is a beauty must for flawless looking, well-moisturized skin.
Beauty prescription: 8 glasses per day
Oranges
Oranges are a great source of vitamin C, with plays a role in collagen-formation, which retains your skin’s elasticity and radiance.
Beauty prescription: 1 orange per day at breakfast
Olive oil
Olive oil is great for your health, and should also be part of your beauty regime, as it can strengthen hair and fingernails. So for an extra boost, apply some warm olive oil onto your mane and cuticles, leave on for a few minutes, and rinse.
Beauty prescription: 1-2 spoonfuls per day for cooking
Tomatoes
This fruit is full of water, which makes it great to hydrate your body, especially your skin. Tomatoes are also chockfull of antioxidants, which help fight your skin’s aging process.
Beauty prescription: 1 portion de per day, as juice, in a sauce or raw.
Lemons
Refreshing, tonifying and clarifying, lemons are a gold mine when it comes to beauty. They’re rich in vitamin C and potassium, which do wonders for your hair’s shine, as well as give your skin a brighter complexion.
Beauty prescription: Add a few drops of lemon juice into your 8 daily glasses of water. Also, sweep a slice across your face to freshen and tone, or even add a few drops to your favourite shampoo.
