Grapefruit peel contains many essential oils and has antibacterial and antioxidant properties and is rich in vitamin C. In traditional medicine, grapefruit peel has very good effects in health care and effective beauty that few people expect… Here are ways to beautify and take care of health from grapefruit peel for your reference.

Acne Treatment

Using the essential oil in grapefruit peel not only balances the pH but also prevents the formation and development of acne. The skin will be cleaned, pores will be tightened, thereby limiting acne and effectively treating acne.

Skin whitening

Many women use grapefruit peel to whiten their whole body. This method is simple, safe, effective and can be done at home. You just need to cut the grapefruit peel into small pieces, dry it, then use the grapefruit peel to boil bath water. After only a short time of application, the skin will become soft, smooth and bright white.

Moisturizing

The Vitamin A and C in grapefruit peel, along with strong antioxidant properties, help nourish the skin, increase moisture, giving you smooth and vibrant skin. Especially in the dry season, using grapefruit peel properly, women will never have to worry about chapped, dry skin.

Exfoliate with grapefruit peel

Using pureed grapefruit peel as an exfoliant will help gently remove dead skin cells and sebum on the skin. Thereby, pores will be more open, helping the skin absorb nutrients better, enhancing the skin care effect and bringing smooth white skin.

Prevent skin cancer cells

Lycopene in grapefruit peel has the effect of preventing skin cancer cells, formed by ultraviolet rays. Significantly reduces freckles caused by melanin pigment, acne, blackheads, as well as itching – redness caused by skin infection.

New cells are produced more to replace aging skin tissue, making the skin look brighter and healthier.

Treat melasma, freckles

Grapefruit peel contains lycopene, so this ingredient has the ability to prevent the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays, helping to rejuvenate the skin. Therefore, people often use grapefruit peel to prevent aging, reduce wrinkles, melasma, and freckles appearing on the face.

Hair beautification

Essential oils also have an effect in beautifying hair. You can use grapefruit peel to boil water to wash your hair or after washing, squeeze grapefruit peel essential oil onto your hair to help your hair become shiny, strong, and smooth. This method is especially effective for mothers after giving birth. Some people also use grapefruit peel to rub on the scalp to stimulate pores to prevent baldness or hair loss.

Anti-aging

Grapefruit peel essential oil can nourish the skin and stimulate collagen formation, helping to replace aging skin tissue with new, healthier tissue, giving the skin a firmer surface if used for a long time.

• Weight loss: In addition to skin care and protection, grapefruit peel also has a great effect in weight loss that you should not ignore. The amount of essential oil in grapefruit peel will help you quickly burn excess fat in the body, lower cholesterol and burn calories. This will help you reduce the risk of obesity.
• Treating baldness: If you are young and have signs of baldness, use fresh grapefruit peel to spray on your hair. The essential oil in grapefruit peel stimulates hair growth. If your body is suitable, you will feel your hair thickening after a while. This tip can help treat hair loss and thinning hair, preventing baldness.

Respiratory support

The first effect of grapefruit peel is its ability to support the treatment of respiratory conditions in adults and children thanks to the medicinal ingredients in grapefruit peel.

If you are coughing, have a sore throat or have symptoms of sore throat, take 50g of grapefruit peel, cut it into small pieces, dry it, then boil it with 100ml of water. Drinking grapefruit peel water several times a day will help you feel much more comfortable.

Treating bad breath

Essential oils and vitamin C in grapefruit peel are widely used in beauty and are ingredients that can help eliminate bad breath.

To feel the effect of grapefruit peel in oral health care, you need to dry the grapefruit peel, boil it with a little water mixed with 1 teaspoon of salt. Use this water to rinse your mouth twice a day to help you no longer be bothered by bad breath.

Reduce blood fat

The grapefruit peel contains essential oils as well as the flavonoid neohesperidin, which has antioxidant properties. In addition, flavonoids also help protect liver and bile cells, reduce cholesterol and reduce the absorption of bad cholesterol.

Prevent constipation

Grapefruit peel is very effective in preventing constipation. When having constipation problems, just take 12g of grapefruit peel and boil it to get water to drink, the fiber content in grapefruit peel will help the excretion process go more smoothly.

In addition, grapefruit peel combined with some other medicinal herbs is also effective in treating diseases such as:

• Treat stomach pain: Grapefruit peel, purple perilla leaves, tangerine peel, three ingredients in equal amounts, crushed, mixed well. Dosage: 5g each time, drink 2 times a day.
• Vomiting, nausea during pregnancy: 20g grapefruit peel; boil water to drink instead of tea, drink during the day
• In case of postpartum edema: 20g grapefruit peel, 20g motherwort; boil to drink during the day, drink on an empty stomach.
• Treat edema: 600g grapefruit peel, 500g horsetail, 400g kitchen soot, 400g jade plant, 300g motherwort, 200g star anise, 200g cinnamon, 200g alum, 100g alum, grind into powder and make pills, take 20g per day.
• Treat colds and stomachaches due to cold: Dry grapefruit peel, burn and steam into the navel.
• Support treatment of asthma: 200g grapefruit peel, 40g lily, 40g white sugar; simmer with water, remove residue, divide into several doses to drink during the day; drink continuously for 7-10 days (1 course), rest for 3-5 days and then continue drinking.
• Treat respiratory diseases, reduce cough: 6g grapefruit peel, 6g mugwort leaves, 3g licorice; decoction
• Treat bloating, indigestion: Grapefruit peel 12g, chicken gizzard membrane (chicken gizzard lining) 10g, hawthorn 10g, cardamom 6g; decoction to drink during the day.

Note

To achieve high efficiency when using grapefruit peel to beautify the skin, you should do it correctly and regularly.

Protect your skin carefully, cover it every time you leave the house. Because after the care process, the skin is very easily irritated by sunlight.

Do not use grapefruit essential oil during pregnancy.

Do not let the essential oil fall into the eyes. If the essential oil gets into the eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of cool water. If you see problems with your eyes, see a doctor immediately.

Choose essential oil products that are extracted safely, pure, undiluted, and do not contain other chemicals or additives.

Build a proper diet and lifestyle to bring maximum effectiveness.

Although grapefruit peel is benign, it does not cause any harm to health and skin. However, you should apply it correctly and reasonably, do not overuse it. To avoid damage to the skin, causing counterproductive effects.

In particular, with drinks made from grapefruit peel, if you abuse too much, it can lead to body poisoning; seriously affecting the metabolism.