Benefits Of Mint Leaves For Your Skin
As the summers have set in, all of us have deep anxiety about saving our skin from this terrible heat. All of us have mint/spearmint leaves ready in our kitchen all round the summers. And all of us use it for all our skin and health related troubles. Since our childhood, we all have been taught that mint/spearmint leaves have many benefits.
Health Benefits of Mint Leaves
Mint is known for its anti-inflammatory properties. It soothes stomach aches and other problems related to indigestion/inflammation. Spearmint and peppermint leaves are the most popular herb in our kitchen which has several benefits. One of the most useful health benefits of mint leaves is that it acts as a skin reliever and a savior from the summer heat for all.
This herb has been used for many hundred years for its well-known medicinal properties which benefit our health. It has been used remarkably since many years. There are many therapeutic properties which we might probably do not even know that what magic mint/spearmint leaves can do for all of us. It has this magical property and strong medicinal property due to which it acts as a magical ingredient for our health.
1. Mint Aids the Digestion Process
Mint is a great appetizer or palate cleanser as said earlier thus promoting better digestion for our stomach ailments. One can have a mint drink to beat the heat! You can either have it with water or chew few mint leaves in the morning so as to keep your stomach protected all day long from the scorching heat.
Mint drinks are readily available in the markets during the summers. It is also refreshing and calms the mind and detoxifies our body. It also soothes stomachs in cases of indigestion or inflammation. When your stomach troubles you, drinking a cup of mint green tea can give you relief from all types of stomach ailments.
Its aroma activates our glands thus giving relief to the body and mind. It is because of these medicinal properties and attributes that mint/spearmint leaves and even peppermint oil is extensively used in cooking.
2. Mint/Peppermint Leaves/Oil for Dry Skin/Cuts
As the fact is well known that mint leaves and mint oil have medicinal properties in abundance, its oil is used to cure and prevent acne problems. Mint has an anti-inflammatory property, which makes it an excellent ingredient that can be used to cure acne prone skin, and dry and itchy skin.
It is a great treatment of cuts, wounds, mosquito bites, etc. All you need to do is just to gather mint leaves and squeeze out the juice out of the leaves. Apply this mint juice all over your face or the affected area. Leave it for few minutes and wash off. You will feel freshness right away, and the burning/itching will instantly soothe.
3. Mint Face Pack for Freshness and Glow
Mint leaves acts an exfoliating agent. Mint/Peppermint oil/leaves are a rich source of salicylic acid which is used to treat chronic acne problems. This is an excellent home remedy to cure that persistent acne or acne prone skin. All you need to do is to follow these simple steps to get rid of acne and pimples:
- Take a bunch of mint leaves and grind them or crush them.
- Add rose water to make a smooth paste.
- Now apply this paste all over your face or to the problem area. For better results, you can also keep it overnight. Wash off, and you can feel the freshness.
4. Skin Care and Pimples
Skin problems and pimples are one of the biggest rivals of girls. “Bring it on!” Yes! Peppermint oil is but here is a perfect remedy for a good skin care and a good antiseptic.
Mint juice acts as an excellent skin cleanser. It soothes skin and helps to cure infections and pimples caused by dirt and dust during summers. In addition to being a good way to reduce pimples, it can even relieve some of the symptoms of acne, if the mint paste is regularly applied. Its medicinal properties can be used for treating insect bites also.
5. Oral Care with Mint
Oral care is as important as skin care. Thus improving the health of a person’s mouth is also an important routine. One of its many benefits is improving a mouth related infections.
The known benefit of peppermint! Because it has germicidal qualities, it freshens up the breath and kills germs which quickly freshens breath thus adding to oral health as well. Mint mouth fresheners and mouth gargles are easily available in the market.
With regular use of spearmint mouth gargles, you can get rid of harmful bacterial growth inside the mouth and by cleaning the tongue and teeth with spearmint based toothpaste. Therefore, for the same reason, mint is one of the most common elements used in toothpaste, mouthwashes, and various dental products.
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