Brilio.net - Healthy, bright, and youthful skin is highly dependent on the presence of collagen and elastin. Collagen, as a structural protein, functions to keep the skin elastic, smooth, and wrinkle-free. Unfortunately, as we age, collagen production in the body naturally decreases. As a result, signs of aging such as fine lines and wrinkles begin to appear.
To keep your skin looking youthful even as you age, especially after entering your 30s, increasing collagen production is important. One way to do this is by consuming collagen-rich foods, such as bone broth, salmon, and various other nutritious foods. In addition, additional sources of collagen can also be obtained through supplement drinks and consuming vitamin C, which helps the process of collagen synthesis in the body.
Not only through food intake, skin care can also help increase collagen levels. As an alternative, natural methods are often an interesting choice, such as a simple trick shared by YouTube user Beauty Recipes. Instead of using anti-aging serum, she uses natural ingredients, namely tomatoes used as a mask in the form of ice cubes.
Tomatoes contain vitamin C which plays an important role in stimulating collagen production in the skin. In addition, the antioxidant content in it can protect the skin from free radicals while providing good hydration. The combination with honey as a natural moisturizer helps overcome inflammation of the skin, while its amino acid content also supports increased collagen production.
Those are the benefits of the two main ingredients that you can get. So how do you use the ingredients above? For those of you who are curious, let's see the steps shared by YouTube user Beauty Recipes, reported by briliobeauty.net on Friday (12/20).
photo: YouTube/Beauty Recipes
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon honey
photo: YouTube/Beauty Recipes
How to make and use:
1. Put granulated sugar into a bowl
2. Add pure honey
3. Stir all ingredients until well mixed
4. Clean the tomatoes first
5. Slice the tomatoes into several pieces and spread on the previous ingredients.
6. Apply to cleansed face gently.
7. Rub ice cubes made from tomato juice on your face.
8. Leave it for about 15 minutes
9. Rinse using normal water
10. To increase collagen levels and get rid of wrinkles on your face, use this trick regularly.
(brl/jad)
