Turmeric Powder

Not only a familiar ingredient found in many Vietnamese households’ kitchens, fresh turmeric is also used to smooth the skin and reduce acne scars. If you’re curious to know more about the effects of fresh turmeric on facial skin, let’s explore the “beauty secret” of fresh turmeric through the following information.   

1. Composition and Benefits of Fresh Turmeric for Facial Skin

The most prominent active compound in fresh turmeric is Curcumin (E100), followed by various vitamins (vitamin C, E, B6), iron, potassium, manganese, fiber, Atlantone, Turmerone, Zingiberene, etc.

Thanks to these components, fresh turmeric offers amazing benefits for your skin, specifically:

1.1. Fresh Turmeric Helps Fade Dark Spots, Melasma, and Scars   

Curcumin extracted from fresh turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties and promotes faster wound healing. In addition, other important nutrients such as turmerone, curumin, cyclocurcumin, etc., help limit the formation of scars and support the healing of damaged skin areas. For effectiveness, after the wound has closed and dried, you should apply fresh turmeric to the scar daily. However, a note is that fresh turmeric should not be applied to open wounds on the skin.   

1.2. Turmeric is Used to Treat Acne   

Another wonderful benefit of fresh turmeric is its ability to help reduce the formation of acne blemishes. Thanks to its rich mineral and vitamin content, turmeric can reduce sebum secretion in pores, support anti-inflammation, and effectively limit acne. If new acne spots appear on your skin, you can apply fresh turmeric to the pimple to help reduce swelling and inflammation. After the acne disappears, you should apply turmeric to prevent dark scars. Few people know that fresh turmeric also has another effect: it helps to fade stretch marks on the skin. You can combine turmeric with plain yogurt and green bean powder and apply it to the stretched skin area for about 15 – 20 minutes/day to effectively fade unsightly stretch marks.  

1.3. Anti-Aging Benefits of Fresh Turmeric

If you are still wondering what fresh turmeric does for facial skin, in addition to treating acne and scars, fresh turmeric is also a natural exfoliant. Moreover, two prominent vitamins, E and C, contained in fresh turmeric also help increase collagen production, improve skin elasticity and firmness, fight oxidation, and reduce wrinkles. For anti-aging purposes, you can apply some mask recipes as follows:

● Green bean powder and fresh turmeric mixture: You should apply this mask 2 – 3 times/week to improve the youthful appearance of your skin. Not only applicable to the face, but you can also apply this mixture to the whole body as it has the same effect as an exfoliant, helping the skin become brighter and smoother.

● Turmeric powder combined with plain yogurt: Apply the mask to areas with dark circles under the eyes or where there are wrinkles, then gently massage for 5 minutes and rinse your face with water.

● Honey mixed with turmeric starch helps to tighten pores and exfoliate the skin.

1.4. Brightens Skin Thanks to Fresh Turmeric

Some minerals such as potassium, iron, and vitamin C provided by fresh turmeric also help enhance blood circulation to facial skin cells, provide necessary moisture to the skin, and boost collagen production. It is these benefits that when using fresh turmeric, you will have radiant, rosy skin. To increase the skin-brightening effect, you can combine turmeric with plain yogurt and honey.  

1.5. Turmeric Inhibits Hair Growth on the Face

Excessive hair growth on the face can reduce aesthetics and make the skin look darker than usual. In addition, facial hair also hinders the absorption of nutrients from moisturizers into the skin’s epidermis. Many people have chosen methods such as shaving, waxing, or facial hair removal to improve this situation. However, this inadvertently makes the hair grow back thicker and denser, and can even enlarge pores and easily damage the skin. Fresh turmeric has a little-known benefit of limiting rapid hair growth on the skin. You can use a turmeric mask regularly, about 2 – 3 times/week. In addition, fresh turmeric combined with coconut oil can also help make lip skin more plump and smooth. So, those with chapped lips in cold weather should remember to apply this formula!”