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Food that are good for your skin

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Simply by changing your eating habit and enjoying what you eat can improve your skin. Dermatologist, Dr. Howard Murad has introduced different types of food that are good for healthy skin. Watermelon, cucumber, tomato, zucchini, eggplant and carrot: They all provide moisture into our body, resulting in smooth and elastic skin. For better understanding, imagine a wet sponge and a dried out sponge. Drinking water also helps, but, these foods actually stay inside your body for a longer period assisting in cell formation. They are also rich in fiber. Salmon, olive oil, flaxseed and walnut: These foods include anti-oxidant ingredients, which controls inflammatory causes of acne or pimple. Also, omega3 is beneficial for keeping moisture within your skin, which helps in regenerating cell membrane. Tomato, broccoli, mango, strawberry, watermelon, green tea and pomegranate: They have the effect of UV protection. This doesn’t mean that you can stop applying your da...

How to treat your skin during fall

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It’s finally getting into fall as cool wind is blowing after the long lasting summer. Last summer was just too long and hot, and it is time for us to calm our skin down from the UV ray, heat and sweat. You may find that there are freckles and other pigmentation appearing or getting more significant after summer’s strong sun light. Your skin would more likely lose its elasticity due to sudden aging. It is easy to get wrinkles and rough skin as your skin has been suffering through hot and humid summer. There are cosmetic products prescribed from dermatologists that is effective on whitening such as hydroquinone and retinoid that destroys excessive melanin pigmentation. The effect of vitamin C on skin anti-aging is already well-known. Applying essence or cream that contains vitamin C can be helpful. Peeling is effective as it helps the elimination of dead skin cells and the excretion of melanin pigmentation, and laser toning is also popular recently wh...