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20 Amazing Foods for Glowing Skin

Vinita Tahalramani
In this quick web story let me share with you what my granny's secret skincare box had for her glowing skin.
Ahh! This was always kept in the kitchen.

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With a variety of skin products available in market that suit your skin, a diet packed with nutrients is necessary to make your skin glow from within! Here are some foods that are necessary for a glowing skin.
Fatty Fish
The Omega-3 fats in fatty fish provide essential nutrients and help in moisture locking of the skin.
Beauty with Berries
Blueberries boost collagen and help reduce acne, while strawberries help anti-ageing, thus maintaining skin glow.

Fruity Delight

Apart from fruit facials for glowing skin, adding these in your diet helps in overall skincare.
Papaya
Loaded with essential nutrients, this popular fruit promotes nourished and smooth skin.
Avocado
This wholesome fruit does wonders by making the skin super soft and promoting radiant complexion.
Mango
Mango makes it to the list as it contains vitamins, minerals and its production of collagen gets you firm skin.
Oranges
Yes, this easy-to-find fruit adds to the radiance of your skin and also helps in damage repair with its antioxidant properties.

Seeds for Skin

The easy-to-find in kitchen ingredients do wonders to your skin. Know ahead which ones are these.
Chia Seeds
Glowing skin and preventing acne, chia wins with its antioxidant properties. Though these can be consumed daily and have a lot of health benefits of lowering blood sugar and blood pressure levels, do check if you notice any side effects.
Flax Seeds
Including these superfoods in your daily diet gifts you with shinny and glowing skin. There are a number of ways to consume the seeds.
Fennel Seeds
Packed with antioxidants, the fennel seeds take credit of improving skin tone by maintaining good blood circulation.

Veggies on Table

Green leafys are always a must-have for any aspect, apart from which a number of veggies promote glowing skin.
Tomatoes
"You'll have red cheeks"😜 - this is how my mother convinced me to have tomatoes. But trust me, tomato boast of giving you a younger looking skin with its antioxidant properties. Keeps you hydrated with radiant skin.
Carrots
Carrot contains very high amount of beta-carotene that gives you a flawless skin and also addresses problems like acne.
Beetroot
Powerhouse of iron improves the tone of your skin by purifying the blood. You can have a glass of beetroot juice or pair it with carrot, both have proven results of radiant skin.
Bell Peppers
These superfoods are full of Vitamin A and Vitamin C that help reversal of pigmentation and dark spots. Capsanthin works for anti-ageing. Gorge on these for healthy skin.
Sweet Potato
“You would need approximately 30 milligrams per day to see the effects of reduced wrinkles and increased elasticity,” Dr. Musavvir says.
So not much to do a sweet potato a day.☺️
Pumpkin
Being a rich source of vitamin C and beta-carotene, pumpkin gets you an improved skin tone. So, next time don't just get the pumpkin for Halloween decor.
Go Nuts
Walnuts, hard, tough shelled nuts solve your full skin problem and almonds act as moisturizer.
Eggs
Protein in eggs works for tissue repair, and also helps moisturize skin. Egg white and lemon juice face pack is an age old beauty regime.
Dark Chocolate
This one is my personal favorite. Slows down ageing, promotes cell growth and that too with an amazing taste. Applying dark chocolate also has proven to be the protection against UV damage due to the presence of flavonoids.
Herbal Tea
Providing nourishment to skin, herbal tea has anti-inflammatory properties. With a variety of tea available with their benefits of own here is a quick list.
Jasmine helps with oily skin, white tea helps rejuvenation, and peppermint tea treats hormonal acne.
Turmeric
Pair it with plain water or tea or add to the food, turmeric is not going to disappoint you with its benefits. The easy making face pack for bringing glow to your face.
"Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty."

- Coco Chanel