Foods to Eat
Eat the rainbow! Making sure your body absorbs the proper vitamins and minerals is essential for skin health. It is the only way to fight off disease and aging as well.
Wild blueberries and acai are rich in antioxidants needed for healthy skin rejuvenation. Asparagus and artichokes are rich in silica and great liver detoxification to get rid of free radicals from the sun. Citrus, kiwi, avocado, sunflower seeds are rich in Vitamin C and E for healthy immune system and skin health.
Your body also needs beta carotene and lypocene to fight sun damage. Beta carotene is great for fighting free radicals and when you provide these to your body, the liver can send carotene-rich blood through to the subcutaneous fat up to the dermis of the skin. Lypocene neutralizes free radicals from the sun and is a cancer preventative phytonutrient. Mango, papaya, mamey sapote, sweet potatoes, raspberries, carrots, melons and leafy greens are rich in beta carotene and watermelon and tomato are rich in lycopene.
Make sure to also stay away from inflammatory foods such as fried foods, dairy, gluten, pork, canola oil, corn and soy and limit your caffeine intake, as it dehydrates your skin. It’s also not only what you eat, but what you drink! Make sure to drink copious amounts of filtered water, spring water, coconut water, fresh watermelon juice, lemon water, and herbal teas throughout the day.
Everyday Habits
Raw Mānuka Honey
Use our Mānuka Honey Mask externally as a weekly mask and daily face wash to help combat sun damage. Use our Raw Mānuka Honey, internally for cellular skin health.
Pomegranate Extract
If you are extra worried or it is a particularly sunny day, add pomegranate extract to your natural zinc sunscreen to increase the SPF production.
Oils and Creams
Keep your skin hydrated, quenched and glowing all day long with Green Botanical Serum.
Zinc Sulfate
Take zinc sulfate supplement or tincture internally to protect your skin from the inside out.
Zinc-based Sunscreen
Stick to zinc or zinc-sunscreens. Chemical sunscreens typically contain two to six of the following ingredients: oxybenzone, octinoxate, ayobenzone, octocrylene and homosalate. Studies have shown that these ingredients mimic naturally occurring bodily hormones and can cause cancer. It is also very important to note their devastation on coral reefs
When You Get Sunburnt
Raw Mānuka Honey
Slather Mānuka Honey Mask to neutralize the heat and prevent aging/scarring.
Aloe Vera and Ionic Zinc
Use a combination of fresh aloe vera leaf and ionic zinc water on your skin to speed healing and cool the burn. Follow with our soothing Green Botanical Serum.
Cleavers and Chickweed
Drink these teas for lymphatic drainage and internal cooling to get rid of the toxins quickly ~ your body will thank you for this!