Applying Moringa on skin
Moringa is increasingly being used as an ingredient in quality beauty products the world over.
While you may buy moringa masks and skin products separately, moringa powder can be used to prepare DIY face masks at home. These are easy to prepare and apply, and are known to have tremendous benefits over the long-term.
Here's how you can prepare your own Moringa powder face mask.
You'll need:
- Moringa powder
- Honey
- Lemon juice
- Water
How to prepare & use:
- Take a bowl and add half a tablespoon of moringa powder, one tablespoon of honey and optionally a tablespoon of rose water. Also add half a tablespoon of lemon juice and mix them.
- Add water as needed and mix to reach fairly thick and smooth paste consistency
- Apply the paste on your face for about 10-15 minutes.
- Wash it off with water.
Here's another way to prepare your moringa powder face mask.
Add-ons for your face mask
To try different moringa powder masks at home, you may also experiment with adding a few drops of skin-friendly essential oils, or turmeric powder and aloe vera gel, or adding a base ingredient like mashed banana.
Benefits of using moringa on skin
Prevent skin damage & slow down ageing: Moringa is rich in antioxidants – including Vit A, B and C – and these offer great remedies for skin cell damage, which is increasingly caused by stressors like pollution and radiation. Moringa leaf powder can be used topically on the face and skin to help prevent radical damage to the skin and also to prevent wrinkles.
Improve skin smoothness: Moringa powder masks and paste can also help reduce and prevent blemishes and help build an even skin tone.
Reduce acne: Since consuming Moringa powder is also said to help purify blood and get rid of unwanted toxins, it can also subsequently help with pimples and acne which are often a sign of accumulation of toxins in blood. The mask can also help rub off dead skin.
Boost natural collagen: Moringa also boosts the skin's natural collagen formation as it is very rich in vitamin C. Balanced collagen development supports the skin’s ability to self-repair as well.
Great for oily and dry skin: Moringa’s nutrient rich profile means it can not only help protect the skin, but also help repair it. This helps reduce inflammation, which could otherwise lead to a more oily skin. It is equally helpful dry skin as it contains vitamin B which is a natural humectant which draws water to the skin’s outer layer.
To see how you can use moringa powder on your hair, click next. To see more about how you can eat and drink moringa, check the previous part.
