Skin-building seasonal foods

Skin-Boosting Seasonal Food

Fall is a fantastic season for fruits and vegetables. There's nothing better than snuggling up indoors with an apple crumble pie or pumpkin soup on a rainy fall day. Here at Baie Botanique, we're looking at this season's best foods to eat and use in your organic skincare routine - they're all delicious and packed with health benefits.

CABBAGE

Cabbage is a good source of vitamin C and is rich in antioxidants, meaning it's great for boosting your immune system and reducing the causes of premature ageing. Do you really need any more reasons to try cabbage in this tasty dish from BBC Good Food?

Gujarati cabbage with coconut & potato (English)

PEAR

Pears are packed with vitamin C, which is vital for skin health, making them particularly good for tissue repair and boosting the immune system.

These delicious recipes from Real Simple are sure to hit the spot this fall.

The 15 best pear recipes (English)

PUMPKIN

Pumpkin pulp is full of antioxidants – it helps protect your skin and keeps it wrinkle-free.

Well, we can't write a blog post about seasonal foods without including pumpkin, can we? Pumpkin pulp is packed with antioxidants with moisturizing properties - it helps protect your skin and keep it wrinkle-free.

Country Living has a wide selection of savory pumpkin recipes for you to try this season.

60 of the best savory pumpkin recipes (English)

APRICOT

Not only are they a deliciously sweet treat to eat, but using apricot oil on the face is fabulous for healthy skin due to the high levels of vitamin A. .

Apricot is quickly absorbed and helps treat eczema and itching. It also provides extra healing power to a variety of skin types, including dry and damaged skin, mature and aging skin, and normal to combination skin.

Learn more about oils that are good for your skin at The Hippy Homemaker.

Moisturize your face and find the carrier oil that is right for your skin type (English)

CUCUMBER

There's a reason why cucumber is used in a variety of skincare products - its high water content helps your skin stay moist and protects it from early signs of aging. Beautylish has some fantastic cucumber skincare recipes. https://www.beautylish.com/a/vpycr/diy-cucumber-recipes (English)