Skin Care
12 Turmeric Face Mask Recipes for Clear, Glowy SkinIf your visage is more dull face than doll face, use this all-star ingredient to spice things up |
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But can this golden spice really energize, exfoliate and impart radiance on skin? Doesn't that sound like the fountain of youth itself? Here's the weirdly awesome thing about turmeric: It actually lives up to the hype, with the scientific studies to prove it.
Perhaps best known as an anti-inflammatory, a 2003 study backed up turmeric's main claim to fame when researchers found it blocked the protein that causes inflammation related to stress, free radicals and ultraviolet radiation. Translation: Applying this spice can help with conditions like psoriasis, acne and dermatitis, claims further backed up by a May 2016 study.
Other studies have found that applying turmeric helps retain skin elasticity and prevent wrinkles and sun spots caused by UVB rays; heal burn wounds and prevent skin cancer.
According to Miami-based board-certified dermatologist Dr. Leslie Baumann, you don't have to participate in a study or buy a beauty product off the shelf -- you can make a turmeric mask yourself. "Homemade is just as good," says Baumann. And you can expect near-immediate results, with a decrease in skin redness six to 10 hours after applying a mask, says Baumann.
We rounded up the best turmeric homemade face masks to stop acne in its tracks, reduce redness and give you the glowing, lit-from-within skin that dreams are made of.
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