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1. MANGOES CAN PREVENT ACNE BREAKOUTS

Applying the pulp of the mango to your skin can helps to clear the pores and prevent blackheads and pimples. Use mashed pulp and form a texture you can leave on your face for five to ten minutes. Then wash off and pat your skin dry.

2. MANGO NUTRITION PROMOTES HEALTHY SKIN

The nutritional values of mango are in abundance, from vitamins to minerals to antioxidants. It’s a harmless (unless you are allergic) and natural approach to use mangoes to care for and maintain healthy skin. So, what’s so healthy about a mango?

  • Vitamin C – this important vitamin reduces the damage induced by the sun’s UV rays, although it’s not a sunscreen, it protects against free radicals. Administering vitamin C topically (through the skin) has a better effect for this than taking it orally. It can likewise reduce inflammation caused by acne and lighten the skin.
  • Vitamin A – also known as retinol, diminishes fine lines by stimulating collagen production and lightening dark patches on the skin.
  • Vitamin B6 – a water-soluble vitamin that reduces sebum on the skin (oily skin).
  • Copper – reduces fine lines and wrinkles, lightens the skin and fights against damage from free radicals.
  • Potassium – keeps cells hydrated to moisturize the skin.
  • Magnesium – helps to reduce oily skin, acne, and rosacea.
  • Beta-carotene – boosts immunity and protects the skin against bacteria and toxins.
  • Vitamin E – a fat-soluble vitamin that’s famous for hydrating the skin.
  • Vitamin K – a fat-soluble vitamin that helps to reduce stretch marks and spider veins.

3. BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM WITH THE BENEFITS OF MANGO FOR SKIN

Micronutrients such as phenol and antioxidants can move inside cells to defend the body from certain autoimmune and degenerative diseases. Your immune system can become compromised if the cells break down, so to keep your cells healthy, consult a nutritionist for recommended dosages and ideas for how to get more mango into your diet. And mango applied topically in all its forms will to help support a healthy immune system in a different way, by penetrating skin and working right on problem spots. 

4. REPAIR YOUR DNA

Your DNA is the heart of your body makeup. If your DNA is damaged by age, disease, poor diet or oxidative stress, it becomes altered and can react by way of various diseases including cancer and autoimmune disease. Keeping your DNA in proper working order is paramount to living a lengthy and healthy life.

5. MANGO CAN EASE INFLAMMATION ON THE SKIN

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Mangiferin, found in the seeds, skin and kernels of the mango is a powerful antioxidant. This antioxidant helps to ease the inflammation produced by acne and other inflammatory skin conditions.

Use mango as a daily treatment to heal your skin from a bout of acne or a flare-up of rosacea. You can use it in various forms as a natural beauty treatment, these are:

  • Mango seed oil
  • Mango pulp blended to make a puree can be combined with other ingredients to make a face mask.
  • Mango extract powder (formed from the skins) can be added to complimentary ingredients to make a powerful moisturizer, mask or cleanser.

6. PROMOTE COLLAGEN PRODUCTION WITH MANGOES FOR SMOOTH, WRINKLE-FREE SKIN

Vitamins A and C help to maintain your immune system by producing collagen proteins. Collagen proteins are the connections to amino acids that build the body’s connective tissue. They take care of your overall health and wellbeing.

7. AHA’S REMOVE DEAD SKIN CELLS

The alpha hydroxy acids in mangoes are excellent at chemical exfoliation (breaking down the bonds between dry skin cells with chemical components instead of exfoliating “grit”), helping you remove dull, dry skin to show the fresh, new skin underneath. The pulp of the mango fruit rejuvenates your skin, adds brilliant shine, and serves as a natural moisturizer for dry skin. 

8. REDUCE DARK SPOTS AND EVEN-OUT SKIN TONE WITH MANGO

Mango skin extract can reduce dark spots and patchy skin tone. Use the powder in a mixture to cleanse your face regularly.

To make powdered mango skin first you must dry out the skin, you can achieve this by peeling the skin with a potato peeler then drying the pieces out in the oven. The oven method can take up to seven hours at a low heat. If you live in a very warm country, you can dry the peeled mango skin outside for a few days. Once skins are dried, the peels can be crushed into powder with a mortar and pestle. 

9. MANGOES PROTECT AGAINST PREMATURE AGING

Mangoes are high in antioxidants and phytochemicals that protect the body from free radicals that damage the skin and induce premature aging. Using the pulp of the mango to create a moisturizing treatment can help your skin to look and feel younger.

10. GIVE SKIN A MANGO GLOW 

After using mango butter, the pulp from a mango, or a mango-containing moisturizer, you’ll notice your skin is clean and healthy with a distinct glow. Mango skin benefits include the AHA’s and antioxidants in the fruit which can:

  • Clear pores by removing dirt and oil.
  • Fight against the damage of free radicals.
  • Protect against premature aging.
  • Boost cellular transformation to make collagen.

It’s safe to say the mango fruit has enough vitamins, minerals, and other powerful compounds in it to create a nourishing, natural beauty treatment for your skin. With so many benefits of mango for skin health, you need to look no further for an effective moisturizer and skin protector.