3. Real Food
Some ingredient lists sound like a salad bar.
Boosters of the food-as-product-ingredient trend say that whole foods are best for your skin for the same reason they’re good for your diet. And some foods are just as effective as their lab-made counterparts—or more so.
Essential oils from nuts and other plant components, like hazelnut and carrot seed, 20 are hydrating. And green tea is a great detoxifier.
But be cautious. Just because the label says “tomatoes” doesn’t mean that ingredient will benefit your face. Eat a kale salad and you’ll get vitamin C, but your skin doesn’t digest food. Antioxidants can degrade fast, so a kale-infused facial cleanser may not totally deliver, warns Houston dermatologist Rajani Katta.
LOOK FOR Plant Apothecary matcha face mask uses green and chamomile teas with white clay. Nova Scotia Fisherman scrubs contain sea buckthorn oil, kelp, and sea salt, of course.
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