What Fruit Is Good for the Skin?

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Fruits contain nutrients good for the skin. (Photo: Ablestock.com/AbleStock.com/Getty Images)

Fruit can be good for your skin. You can use fruit either externally or take it internally to help acne, to keep skin cleaner and less oily, and to moisturize. Fruit can be good for skin both because it contains water and because various fruits contain many kinds of vitamins and nutrients.

Benefits

Avocado. (Photo: Zedcor Wholly Owned/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images)

Fruits with a large amount of fats and/or water, such as watermelons and avocados, are good for moisturizing dry skin. Avocados can also be used as an external face mask.

Effects

Strawberries. (Photo: Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images)

Berries, with their large amounts of vitamins E and C, not only provide antioxidants but also naturally help produce collagen, resulting in smoother skin.

Identification

Apricot. (Photo: Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images)

Orange fruits, such as apricots and mangoes, contain large amounts of beta carotene, which turns to vitamin A once in the body. Vitamin A can be used both internally and topically as a treatment for acne.

Misconceptions

Orange juice. (Photo: Jupiterimages/liquidlibrary/Getty Images)

Fruit does not have to be eaten in order to be beneficial to the skin. Different kinds of fruit can be used in masks and pastes, rubbed into skin and hair, and boiled into an antiseptic.

Prevention/Solution

Apples. (Photo: Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images)

Some fruits can be used to prevent skin problems before they start. Apple juice prevents dandruff. Cucumber slices can prevent pimples and other skin eruptions.

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