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Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad, and genius is applying it to your face.
Although not native to the Indian subcontinent, tomatoes are quintessential to our diets due to the Portuguese influence and food exchange. Today, tomatoes are a huge part of almost all cuisines across the country making them an irreplaceable pantry staple. Tomatoes are great for cardiovascular health, they help reduce neurogenerative diseases, maintain a healthy gut microbiome, improve fertility immune response, and last but not least also work wonders for the skin, according to a study.
We all know tomatoes are great for the body, but let’s dive deep into their benefits for the face and skin and how you can incorporate them into your skincare routine through products available on Nykaa.
Benefits Of Using Tomato On Face
Let’s look at some of the benefits tomatoes have to offer and how to apply tomatoes on the face to achieve the best results.
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Controls Excess Oil & Sebum
According to research, tomatoes have amazing astringent properties that blot excess oil and sebum from your skin. This excess stickiness could lead to acne and breakouts and using a tomato to absorb the oil and hydrate your skin will leave you with glowing and oil-free skin.
How To Use It:
Take a medium-sized tomato and cut it in half. Take one half and start rubbing it on your face in small, gentle, and circular motions. Continue this process until you have covered your entire face and the tomato has released all its juice and absorbed all the oil from your face. Keep the tomato pulp on your face for 15–20 minutes and wash it off with a gentle cleanser.
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Removes Dead Skin Cells
The natural acids and enzymes in tomatoes help unclog your pores. Your open pores are filled with dirt, dust, impurities, makeup residue, and other pollutants that may not get deep cleaned with a water-based cleanser. Once a month if you want to give your skin a deep clean then you can incorporate a tomato homemade scrub that cleans your pores and leaves you with a natural luminescence.
How To Use It:
Take a medium-sized tomato and cut it in half. Put some powdered sugar on one half along with a pinch of coffee powder. Take this slice of tomato and rub it on your face very gently. Sugar and coffee are very coarse and they can tear your skin if you scrub it too harshly. Press the tomato if it starts getting dry to squeeze all the benefits of your face. Wash your face off and spray some toner to tighten your clean pores.
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Brightens The Skin
Tomatoes are rich sources of Vitamin C, and we all know what Vitamin C does for our skin. They help even out our complexion by reducing pigmentation, dark spots, and uneven skin tone. They also brighten our dull skin caused due to sun exposure, lack of sleep, heavy use of makeup, and lack of proper skincare practises.
How To Use It:
Take one small tomato and put it in a blender with some turmeric powder, lemon juice, sandalwood powder or grated sandalwood bark and blend it until you have a paste-like consistency. Take this paste and apply it to your face as a face mask. Keep this mask on for around 20 minutes before washing it off. This will immediately brighten your skin’s complexion to reveal your inner radiance.
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Reduces Signs Of Ageing
Vitamins A and B are great ingredients to reduce and reverse signs of ageing. After the age of 20, our skin starts losing 1% collagen which is responsible for keeping our skin firm, bouncy, and strong. Tomatoes can replenish the vitamins and proteins that help keep our skin looking youthful. It reduces signs of ageing such as wrinkles, fine lines, uneven skin tone, and pigmentation caused due to sun exposure and old age.
How To Use It:
Take some tomato powder, some avocado, and green tea and smash it into a thick, pulpy consistency. Take this paste and apply it to your face, massage the pulp well and let it sit for 20 minutes. Wash it off with a gentle cleanser, repeat this once a week for your face to get its youthful glow back.
Best Tomato-Infused Products
Face Wash
This face wash with cherry tomato and glycolic acid offers the best of both worlds with the natural goodness of tomato and the chemical perfection of glycolic acid. Together they gently cleanse and hydrate, remove tan, brighten skin, and even out skin tone. The unique moisture-lock technology holds in the moisture for intense hydration.
Nykaa Recommends:
Net Weight: 100 ml
Customer Ratings: 4.3 / 5
Clay Mask
This face mask has multiple benefits, it reduces whiteheads and blackheads stuck on our pores, it brightens our skin, hydrates, and offers a natural glow after every use. Enriched with tomato, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, almond oil, oat extract, and rose water this face mask energises, revives, and rejuvenates your skin for firmer, more youthful-looking skin.
Nykaa Recommends:
Net Weight: 50g
Customer Ratings: 4.2 / 5
Sheet Mask
This radiating sheet mask is bound to enhance your glow within 20 minutes. It offers instant hydration and the smooth milky serum packed within the three-layered pulpy mask enriched with vitamin E and tomato extract that helps remove dirt and revitalises skin.
Nykaa Recommends:
Net Weight: 21g
Customer Ratings: 4.6 / 5
Moisturiser
This SPF-activated, tomato-infused, malai-enriched face moisturiser is the ultimate glow booster. It is quick-absorbant, long-lasting, and instantly hydrates your skin from within. It also reduces pigmentation, reverses signs of ageing, and moisturises to naturally brighten your skin.
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Body Scrub
This tomato and walnut-infused organic body scrub is formulated to rejuvenate and brighten all skin types. It evens out your skin tone and skin texture by unclogging your pores and body acne. It has a soothing fragrance that will set you in the perfect mood at the end of a tiring day.
Nykaa Recommends:
Net Weight: 200g
Customer Ratings: 4.4 / 5
Bathing Soap
This homegrown, clean beauty brand brings to us a juicy, de-tan, and brightening soap bar. It reduces tan, tightens pores, brightens the skin, and cleanses the whole body. It makes your skin soft, supple, and velvety while offering a long-lasting aroma and a natural glow.
Nykaa Recommends:
Net Weight: 150g
Customer Ratings: 4.4 / 5
Parting Thoughts
Tomato is not just a tasty ingredient for your curries, sauces, and salads, but they are also a great ingredient for your skin and body health. It is a powerhouse of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that your skin needs to glow, rejuvenate, hydrate, and stay youthful. Not only are there several products on Nykaa that you can try but you can also DIY a face mask at home to experience tomato benefits for skin with just a few added ingredients.
FAQs
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Can we use tomato on the face daily?
Although, there are several tomato benefits for the skin, applying it directly to your face may not be ideal for everyday use. You can use a tomato-infused product every day since they are formulated with the right concentration your skin needs. Using a raw tomato every day can dry your skin out and create an imbalance in your pH levels.
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Does tomato make your skin glow?
Yes, tomatoes are loaded with vitamin C which helps the skin glow. It reduces pigmentation, dark spots, dullness, and uneven skin tone to reveal a natural glow.
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Does tomato help remove tan?
Tomato has vitamins A and C both of which are great in reducing dullness, pigmentation, and unevenness caused due to sun exposure, old age, and makeup residue. The acid and enzymes in tomatoes unclog pores, tighten them, and uncover the hidden glow.
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How long does tomato take to remove dark spots?
There are several tomato advantages for the skin, one of them is removing dark spots. Tomato has vitamin C that helps reduce pigmentation and dark spots that make your face look overall dull.
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Can tomato clear pimples?
Tomato benefits for skin include the ability to absorb excess oil and sebum found on most acne-prone skin. Rubbing a tomato or using a tomato-infused face mask can really control pimple-inducing oil production.
