Betina Christine

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Not only do tomatoes taste great but they also keep the skin healthy. It is necessary to consume tomatoes as they have lycopene, which is an antioxidant and hence works as a sunscreen from within. These antioxidants make tomato an anti-aging product as they help in fighting cellular damage and reddening of skin. Here are some of the benefits of tomatoes for your skin

Acne healing
The acidity in tomatoes helps in reducing and clearing up your acne. Vitamin A and vitamin C are commonly found in a lot of acne medicines and tomatoes are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin K. If you have mild acne, cut a tomato in half and apply the inside on your face.

For severe acne mash a fresh tomato and use the pulp as a pack on the face. Leave it on for an hour. Rinse it off and moisturize. Do this on a regular basis or as many times as you can. Your acne is bound to dry off soon

.Just cut a ripe tomato into two halves and rub the pulpy side over the face. Leave juice for 15 minutes, so that it penetrates deep into the skin pores. Rinse off thoroughly with cold water.

Tomatoes also:
Lightens Skin Tone
Reduces Skin Oiliness
Tomato pulp and tomato juice are used to combat excess production of oils by the sebaceous gland and cleanses Skin
Relieves Skin Irritation
The benefits of tomato juice for our skin include reducing itching, unusual redness, scaling and irritation symptoms.
Tightens Skin Pores
One of the highly appreciated benefits of tomato juice for face is shrinking of the pores. IRemoves Blackheads
Juice of tomato is also a wonderful remedy for getting rid of unsightly blackheads (comedones).

Treats Sunburn
Tomato juice, laden with antioxidants, is effectual to cure symptoms of sunburn.

It aids in restoring the dead skin cells, thereby promoting quick recovery.