Monday 2 March 2015

Benefits of Pomegranate




Benefits of Pomegranate
Pomegranate has been touted as quite a powerful superfood in recent years. Apart from vitamins A, C and E, pomegranates can also provide you with 40 percent of your daily folic acid requirement. In addition to that, it is also an excellent source of antioxidants, with about three times more antioxidants than oranges and green tea. All these nutrients promote several health benefits.



But apart from health benefits, pomegranates are also well known for their anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties. These properties give them numerous beauty benefits too. In this article, we trace some of these beauty benefits of pomegranates.

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Sun protection
Pomegranates as well as pomegranate seed oil have sun protective compounds that help the skin fight off free radicals. This not only provides sun protection, it also helps prevent skin cancer.



Anti-ageing
Since it protects you from sun damage, it also ends up protecting you from skin ageing that is caused due to sun exposure. Thus, pomegranate facilitates anti-ageing benefits that help you prevent wrinkles, fine lines, age spots and hyperpigmentation.



Heals scars
Pomegranates and pomegranate oil contain nutrients that boost cell regeneration in the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin. So apart from protecting the skin, it also helps heal scars and wouds.

Aids glowing skin
You can make a face mask using green papaya, grape seed oil, grape seed extract and pomegranate juice. Apply this face mask and leave it on for about an hour before you wash your face. This face mask can help give your skin a health

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