Sunflower Oil: Your Skin Will Love Your For It!

We all know sunflower oil as a cheap neutral-tasting oil in cooking but did you know it has a variety of amazing benefits, especially in skin care.

Moisturizing

Sunflower oil helps your skin retain moisture because it has a high concentration of two things:

1. Vitamin E: Helps trap moisture in skin cells maintaining hydration for a longer time. Vitamin E also has anti-oxidant properties which protects your skin from UV rays and environmental stress.
2. Beta-Carotene: A fat-soluble compound that can be converted to Vitamin A. Vitamin A also has anti-oxidant properties which fight skin radicals and keeps your skin looking healthy.

Soothing Dry Skin

Sunflower oil’s high vitamin E and beta-carotene content contributes to its anti-inflammatory properties, reducing your skin’s redness and improving smoothness. It’s high linoleic (omega-6) acid content also reduces inflammation and improves cell regrowth. These properties make sunflower oil great for dry skin types. It’s natural soothing properties improve your skin moisture and regular use can even remove dead skin cells giving your skin a soft glowing appearance.

Anti-Aging

Sunflower oil’s anti-oxidant properties also prevent premature signs of aging by protecting against the sun’s UV rays. In particular, it protects naturally occuring collagen and elastin. These compounds are vital for your skin to reduce fine lines, wrinkles and maintain your skin’s youthfulness.

Anti-Acne

Sunflower oil is also high in vitamin A, C and D. These vitamins act as anti-oxidants which target free radicals and reduce inflammation soothing the skin and promoting cell regrowth and inhibiting bacteria.

So now you know. Sunflower oil is not only good for cooking! It’s also a popular active ingredient in many beauty and skin care products.

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