Ladies, let’s be honest, no matter how varied our individual life ambitions maybe, the one common aspiration we have is radiant glowing skin, even those of you who claim otherwise (gotcha!). Now your creams, beauty treatments, serums, do great work from the outside to reach that goal but you could double the impact. How? By letting these healthy smoothies work wonders from the inside. That thing you read “what goes in shows on your skin”? It’s true!
Best Glowing Skin Smoothies
Coco-Pinea-Spinach and Banana Smoothie
The goodness of coconut, spinach, pineapple and banana, all packed in one. Coconut water, rich in cytokines and lauric acid, minimizes skin ageing, balances PH levels and hydrates skin, nutrients in banana fights free radicals, vitamin c and potassium in pineapple fights acne and keeps skin looking young, while the “queen of greens”, spinach provides skin with ample vitamin A and antioxidants.
Ingredients:
• ½ cup coconut water
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pineapple
• 1 ripe banana, cut in chunks and frozen
Blend all the ingredients, putting the liquids first, till smooth.
Almond Banana & Flax Smoothie
It’s super tasty, super pretty and super good for your flawless skin. The Flax seeds fight skin irritation and inflammation; the vitamin E packed almonds cleanse and flush out toxins from your skin and the banana, rich in vitamin A, B and E fights ageing. Yum!
• 1 medium Banana – frozen
• 1 spoon of peanut butter
• Fistful of almonds
• 2 spoons flax seeds
• ½ cup milk
• Honey (as per taste)
• Vanilla extract (optional)
Blend it all in and enjoy cold.
The Beauty Smoothie
Ingredients:
Strawberry, orange, mango, pineapple, bannana, carrots and coconut water, that’s almost all the nutrients and vitamins found in the most coveted skin care products. This smoothie looks as beautiful as it tastes and keeps you as beautiful. Strawberries and oranges are rich sources of Vitamin C, which is a powerful antioxidant and helps in collagen making, plus the flavonoids in orange aids cell growth. Then there are the mangoes that are rich in skin-loving vitamins, C, A, E, K and B. What!, the carrots provide beta carotene, which our bodies covert to retinoids that fight ageing and finally, the elixir, coconut water.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup coconut water (chilled)
• 1 cup fresh strawberries
• 1 cup of baby carrots
• 1 cup banana
• 1 cup Pineapple
• 1 cup of mango chunks
• 1 orange, peeled
Get, set, blend!
