Carrots for Health and Skin Care

I just finished writing an article about the benefits of carrot juice in juice cleansing. Of course that article was about consuming the juice and the effects of beta-carotene and the other vitamins to your health, specifically your immune system. The article is not live yet, but when it is, I'll post the link here. (The article is now live. Here's the link The Benefits of Juicing Carrots).

What I didn't address in that article is how the nutrients in carrots are also good for your skin. First of all, if you're consuming carrots in your diet, you're improving your immune system which makes all systems function better including the skin. But carrots can also reduce the photosensitivity of the skin to UV rays and help protect against sun damage.

The most popular use of carrots in skin care is in the form of carrot seed oil. This is the essential oil produced from steam distillation of the seeds or the root. It can benefit many skin conditions, but is best known for mature skin. Carrot oil promotes skin regeneration (for mature skin, damaged skin) and it also stimulates the production of sebum (natural skin oil) making this oil great for dry skin as well.

Look for products containing carrot seed oil, beta-carotene extract, or even carrot seed hydrosol. Or if you're like most people you've got carrots in your fridge. Try adding a carrot to your daily diet.