Lately, most of us have realized that returning to our ancient roots can be the answer to many of our skin woes. One such age-old home remedy is a carrot face pack, which can be concocted in different ways to suit your skin type. Carrots are one the healthiest of vegetables and can also provide the required nutrition boost to your skin.

Nutrition in Carrots

 Carrots have Beta carotene, dietary fibers, and important vitamins like Vitamin A and Vitamin K loaded in them. This aids the well-being of our hair, eyes, and skin as well. Vitamin A helps prevent wrinkles and keeps early aging at bay. It is very beneficial to provide a glass-like shine to our skin when used in face masks and packs. Let us find out how valuable the carrots are in skincare

• It gives shiny and healthy skin, as we discussed above
• Packed with antioxidants, it makes the skin heal from within
• It is of great help to people that have oily and acne-prone skin and helps them overcome the issues
• It makes the skin look fresh and young by removing the dead skin cells due to its fiber content
• It bleaches the skin and helps to lighten the skin tone.
• It prevents wrinkles and fine lines.

We can include carrots in our daily face masks to achieve shiny and healthy skin for ourselves. Instead of spending on expensive creams and other products for skin care every day, we can make some easy but effective carrot face packs with whatever is available at home to achieve breath-taking results. People with different skin types should use carrots in various concoctions.

Here are different ways we can use a carrot face pack to get that instant glow before a party or any special occasion:

Besan Carrot Face Pack For Tan Removal

This is an excellent face pack to reduce tan as well as control excessive oiliness for the skin.

Ingredients

½ piece of carrot

1 tbsp curd

1 tbsp besan(gram flour)

1 tsp lemon juice

How to prepare

All you have to do is grate some carrot and strain the juice out of it. Pour the juice in a bowl.  Now add one tablespoon of gram flour or besan. Mix it well then add one tsp of lemon juice and a tablespoon of curd and mix everything into a thick and smooth paste without any lumps. Next, we need to apply it all over our face, neck, and shoulder. You can use this pack every alternate day. It helps remove tan and soothes skin. The addition of curd and lemon juice also helps in getting rid of uneven skin tone.

Milk Cream And Carrot Face Pack For Dry Skin

If you have dry and lackluster skin, then understand that your skin requires hydration and some good rejuvenation. To combat these issues, we can make a carrot face pack to moisturize the skin and make the skin glow.

Ingredients

½ piece of carrot

1-2 Tbsp Thick milk cream

1 tsp honey

How to prepare

Grind half a carrot with little water and make it into a thick paste. To that, add the honey and fresh milk cream and mix the ingredients well. Spread it all over the face, neck, and shoulders and wait for around fifteen minutes so that the entire mask dries up. After that, wash it all away with lukewarm water.

 Aloe Vera And Carrot Face Pack For Sensitive Skin

Those who have sensitive skin are often worried about putting strong ingredients on their skin. If that is your case then this simple face pack is best suited for you,

Ingredients

2 tbsp Aloe vera pulp

½ piece of carrot

How to prepare

Grind the carrot with some water into a smooth thick paste. Add the aloe vera pulp and mix well. Apply this all over our face and neck. Let it sit for about fifteen minutes, then wash it away with plain water.

Oats And Carrot Face Pack For Dead Skin Renewal

Here is a face pack that will also act as a scrub and exfoliates your skin.

Ingredients

1 piece of Carrot

2 tbsp Oats

1 tsp Lemon Juice

How to prepare

Grind oats into a rough powder and keep them aside. Now grate and extract the juice of the carrot. Mix the oats powder with the carrot juice and lemon juice to form a paste. Apply on your face and keep it for fifteen minutes. After it dries properly rinse it away with plain water. It will help remove the dead skin away from your face and make it glow almost instantly.

Multani Mitti (Fuller’s Earth) and Carrot Face Pack For Oily Skin

Those with oily and acne-prone skin can use this pack to control excessive oiliness.

Ingredients

2 tbsp Multani Mitti

1 tbsp Rose Water

1 Carrot

How to prepare

Grate and extract the carrot juice. Now add the Multani mitti in the bowl. Pour the carrot juice and rose water in it and mix well. Apply on your face and neck. Wait for fifteen minutes then wash it away with water.

You may also like to read: Homemade Face Scrubs For Glowing Skin: All Skin Types

Instead of opting for super expensive therapies that would always give a temporary solution to all our skin issues why not try these simple remedies. They hardly have any harsh side effects and are easily available in your kitchen.

 

 

References:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070521162324.htm

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270191#benefits