Super foods for Healthy Summer Skin

Constantly changing seasons come with ever-changing skin issues, but concerns like dryness, inflammation, dull skin, and sun damage are forever. While a proper skincare routine helps elevate these issues, a balanced diet with nutritious food is of utmost importance. Including superfoods in your daily diet helps keep the skin healthy and ensures a youthful complexion. 

The key to protecting the skin from oxidative damage due to free radicals is avoiding excessive sugary foods and sugar consumption. Not only this, but one should also include seasonal fruits and vegetables, which are rich in vitamins and minerals. These super foods also help reduce inflammation and support the skin’s natural barrier. They also help with visible signs of aging and replenish the water levels within the body.

Super fruits and vegetables for a youthful skin

• Tomatoes: Consuming juicy, ripe tomatoes may increase the amount of minerals your body absorbs, including B vitamins, lycopene, and other antioxidants. Lycopene helps lessen the damage caused by free radicals and strengthen the skin's defence against UV damage. Furthermore, free radicals have the ability to harm cells, hastening the onset of dark spots and fine wrinkles on the skin. Fortunately, this superfood is prepared to defend itself. 

Looking for a skincare product with tomato enriched ingredients? Look no further, 3AM’s hydrating face moisturiser got your skin’s needs covered. With ingredients like tomato extract, niacinamide and aloe vera extract it replenishes the moisture content in your skin and while providing long lasting hydration. 

• Citrus fruits: Try your best to get vitamin C into your diet as well, even if it's common to use it in serums. Is there an easy way to go about it? Vitamin C, which can help prevent free radical damage and enhance your skin's natural radiance, is abundant in citrus fruits. Just another excuse for sipping on some fresh orange juice or making some homemade lemonade to relieve your thirst.

Include our everyday vitamin C serum that will leave your skin feeling naturally bright and hydrated. It also promotes collagen production and the lactic acid & glycolic acid in it gently exfoliates, adds glow, and gives clear skin.

• Watermelon: Summertime is a time to keep hydrated, and that also applies to your skin. Dehydration can make eyelids appear puffier, and inadequate hydration can contribute to dry skin. Watermelon is a fantastic option for a snack because it contains 92% water. In addition, it has a lot of vitamins C and A and lycopene, an antioxidant that prevents photodamage, which is also present in tomatoes. 

• Berries: Berries like strawberries, gooseberries, blackberries, blueberries, and blackcurrants are rich in antioxidants. These antioxidants help combat free radicals and oxidative stress, which are key contributors to early skin aging. In simpler terms, incorporating berries into your diet can give your skin a youthful glow and help slow down the ageing process!

3AM’s aha serum is not only infused with AHA, BHA, and PHA in mild concentration but also consists of strawberry extract, which makes it perfect for all skin types. It can be used twice a week without any worry. It gently exfoliates, brightens, and unclogs the skin pores, revealing bright and youthful-looking skin. 

• Walnuts: Walnuts are a rich source of an essential fatty acid called omega-3. Since our bodies can’t produce omega-3s, it’s essential that we get them from our diet. If you are wondering, how do omega-3s help our skin? They help maintain our skin’s integrity and have great anti-inflammatory properties, too. Omega-3s also help the body naturally heal from the effects of spending too much time in the sun.

Don’t forget to apply a good layer of sunscreen with SPF 50 before stepping out. Add our Sundowner Sunscreen with SPF 50 PA+++ to your routine which also contains walnut extracts. This broad-spectrum sunscreen will not only protect you from harmful UV rays but will also help deal with sun damage.

• Cucumber: Consisting of 95% water, cucumbers are one of the best sources and perfect for dry, dehydrated skin. They have the highest water content of all vegetables, which makes them a must on the summer superfood list.

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