SHOP
Our Collection
Nederlands
Deutsch
FrançaisBeauty News, Shankara
Promoting Almonds: 5 Surprising Benefits for Your Skin from Shankara Naturals
Jul
Do you relish the delightful crunch of an almond in your fruit salad or enjoy popping one in your mouth first thing in the morning? While most are familiar with the cognitive benefits of almonds, such as boosting memory and attention, many may be surprised to learn that almond and almond-based oils offer remarkable benefits for your skin, including exfoliation. Let’s delve into this further.
1. Nutrient-packed Powerhouse
Almonds are brimming with beneficial monounsaturated fats, fiber, plant-based proteins, and antioxidants. These nutrients slow down aging of the brain and skin, alleviate inflammation, and manage cholesterol levels. They are also abundant in niacin, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin E, calcium, potassium, omega-3, and zinc.
2. Natural Exfoliating Agent
Almonds can act as effective exfoliants. They aid in the removal of dead skin cells, dirt, and other impurities, paving the way for healthy skin cell regeneration. A mixture of almond powder, lemon juice, honey, and milk serves as an excellent exfoliating formula.
3. Dark Circle Combatants
3. Dark Circle CombatantsAlmonds are rich in vitamin E, a critical nutrient to combat dark circles and puffy eyes due to its potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In addition to protecting your skin from UV damage, almond oil, which is also abundant in vitamin K and retinal, promotes a healthy appearance of the fragile skin beneath your eyes.
4. Keeps skin dryness at bay
Almonds are rich in linoleic acid, an essential nutrient that helps prevent dryness of the skin. Linoleic acid also strengthens the skin barrier. A strong skin barrier means higher moisture retention, more elasticity, and softness. It also prevents your skin from getting tanned or de-pigmented. Linoleic acid offers a host of other benefits for the skin including reducing irritation; brightening effect; managing acne and good hydration.
5. Brightens your skin
Like we said earlier, almonds, particularly, almond oil is your go-to for brighter, healthier, and well-moisturized skin. It is rare to find a nut that is rich in both vitamin K and Vitamin E-an ideal combination for treating skin tan and depigmentation problems. The multiple antioxidants present in almond gives them the much-coveted skin brightening prowess. You can add two spoons of raw almond powder to milk, oatmeal, and drops of lemon juice to make a fine brightening mask. Let it stay for 20 minutes before you wash it off thoroughly. Or you can do something way better. Use a natural brightening serum that has the fortified benefits of not just almond oil but many other exotic carefully crafted blends of essential oils like Shankara’s Brightening Serum.
Counter the effects of pollution and the environment with just a few drops of this luxurious serum. Reduce ruddiness and discoloration, even lighten your skin tone, and uncover a more beautiful, radiant you with Shankara’s Brightening Serum. The serum is made using the best of east and west, as it combines special Ayurvedic herbs and essential oils and actives from the west to bolster the skin brightening effect that you rightly deserve in your skin products.
The serum uses as its ingredients structured energized water; healthy peptides; glycerin; coconut oil; amino acids; essential oils of lemon, almond, sandalwood, extracts of thyme, olive leaf, golden seal root, turmeric, licorice, wheat germ, rosemary, green tea, amla, aloe vera, among others.
Beauty Products
View all
By Skintype
Brands A-Z
Wellness
Health / Nutrition