Turmeric for Skin Native to Southeast Asia, and present in many of your favorite Thai dishes, turmeric doesn't just add a tasty flavor to foods, but it has a ton of skin-care benefits, too. "It is widely known that turmeric has awesome anti-inflammatory properties, so you likely have seen a zillion smoothie recipes, juices and recipes with this incredibly powerful ingredient. Turmeric is also lauded for giving your skin a healthy glow, reducing redness, minimizing stretch marks and even helping acne scarring," Jackson says.
While you can definitely chop up some turmeric for your smoothie and put a dot on that zit on your cheek, you might be smarter to buy a packaged beauty product instead. Why? Because of it's natural vibrant yellow color, it's been known to stain skin. Certain formulated blends, like the one below, have mastered the fine balance of giving you the perks of turmeric without making you yellow.
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