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Five Herbs That Are Laden With Anti-Aging Benefits

While we are young, we are constantly hoping to grow up and be an adult. However, only when we grow up, we realize that life is not all rosy and beautiful! Speaking of beautiful, that’s one major problem that comes when you become an adult. While you can invest all the time and money you have into looking pretty, your natural beauty starts to fade as you being aging.

And every year, people spend thousands of dollars on looking pretty and reducing the signs of aging. However, did you know that you can stop the aging clock from ticking just using the herbs in your kitchen? Here are a few herbs that add taste to your food and add beauty to your skin and reduce the signs of aging on your face!

Basil

Basil, or the great basil as a few people call it, is a culinary herb with numerous benefits. Besides being great for digestion, it also helps detoxify your body, enhances liver function, promotes gut health, and reduces diabetes. It is rich in antioxidants that fight skin rashes, pimples, and freckles. It also fights free radicals and has numerous benefits for your skin.

You could include this herb to your everyday diet or apply its oil on your face. Just massage it onto your skin before you hit the bed and wash it off the next morning. And the oil will work its magic.

Rosemary

Rosemary is a fragrant herb that is native to the Mediterranean region. It has numerous uses in medicine, culinary, and beauty world. It is an excellent source of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory for your body and boosts immunity with regular consumption. Rosemary improves blood circulation, and a better blood circulation means better and glowing skin!

Besides that, the antioxidants in the herb reduce the skin-damaging effects. It also promotes cell growth, which boosts skin elasticity and leaves your skin feeling supple and firm.  You could include this in your diet or use it as your face massage oil.

Thyme

Thyme is more than just a delicious and aromatic herb. It is useful in treating numerous ailments, including bronchitis, sore throat, arthritis, stomach problems, dyspraxia, and other skin disorders. Yes, this herb has ornamental, culinary, and medicinal uses. Thyme fights the free radicals in your skin, which fights signs of fine lines and wrinkles.

Besides that, the herb is rich in antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties that help protect your skin from rashes, pimples, acne, and freckles. You could use thyme by mixing it with some witch hazel or consume it regularly. And if you decide to consume it, why not make a healhty meal of it and treat your stomach as well, while treating your skin to some anti-aging treatment!

Parsley

Parsley is not just a great addition to the Italian cuisine that you are dishing out. You could use it in your beauty routine too. The herb is rich in vitamin C, which makes collagen. Collagen is the chemical that smoothens your skin and irons it out of all the wrinkles and fine lines. So, the next time you want to treat those freckles, invest in a bunch of fresh parsley instead of buying an expensive collagen serum.

You could include this in your everyday diet, which helps with your other effects of aging. For instance, your fading eyesight could benefit from the presence of lutein, beta carotene, and zeaxanthin in the herb. Isn’t that reason 101 to include it to your everyday herbs to consume?

Lavender

Lavender can come handy and to your rescue while you are trying to relax and calm your senses. However, it has an added usage too. It is a prominent ingredient in numerous anti-aging remedies because the regular application of lavender reduces aging signs. It tightens the skins, fights free radicals, which creates fine lines and wrinkles on your face. Besides that, it also reduces inflammation.

That’s not all. If you suffer from acne, you could benefit from the regular application of lavender oil as the antibacterial properties treat acne, dry skin, and eczema. All you need to do is get your hands on some organic lavender oil and massage it on your skin every day.

Well, these are just a handful of herbs that you can find in your kitchen that can also double up as an excellent remedy for anti-aging. So, tell us, which of these are you going to start trying today?

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