Watermelon is a common fruit women everyday and in almost every market. The fruit which is commonly red on the inside and very delicious to eat even though it contains mostly water.
Watermelons are available all year round and require temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius or above in order to grow, but are at their best during the summer months.
Culturally, watermelon seeds are consumed during the Vietnamese New Year’s holiday and eaten with other seeds at Chinese New Year celebrations, but are generally growing in popularity across the world.
Aside the health benefits of watermelons, there are also some beauty benefits of this fruit that women should be enjoying. Let’s see some of them:
Promotes hair growth
Arginine is an amino acid that is essential in our bodies and helps with blood circulation in the scalp. Watermelon contains a lot of citrulline that increases the level of arginine and is therefore good for promoting hair growth.
It also prevents hair loss because it is packed with Vitamin C, which helps your body to use non-heme iron – this ensures that enough iron is in your red blood cells to assist in carrying oxygen to your hair follicles, promoting healthy hair. Collagen is also needed for healthy hair growth and watermelon helps promote collagen formation.
Moisturizes hair
Watermelon seed oil is rich in linoleic and oleic acids, Omega 6 essential fatty acids and Omega 9 fatty acids, vitamins A and E. This oil helps to heal dry, chapped and cracked skin, balances the moisture in skin, and conditions hair well. It helps to balance the moisture in the skin.
Hydrates skin
Dehydrated skin can lead to a dull and dry appearance, but watermelon has such a high water content that it helps to keep the skin hydrated and moisturized. This can help to keep a woman’s skin supple.
Skin toner
Watermelon contains a natural substance that helps to shrink body tissues. This essentially means that watermelon is a natural toner that can help to refresh the skin.
Prevents skin from aging
As women get older, their skin becomes thinner and less able to recover from damage. This is because the free radicals that damage cells over time reside in our bodies and can be attributed to the cause of aging skin.
Watermelon is full of antioxidants such as lycopene and also vitamin C and A which helps reduce these free radicals that can slow down the signs of ageing. The consumption of Vitamin A can encourage growth of collagen and elastin cells that help your skin stay supple.
Prevents oil production in the skin
Sebaceous glands secrete oil that can be troublesome for keeping skin clear. Watermelon is packed with Vitamin A, reducing skin pore size and the amount of oil that your sebaceous glands secrete. Watermelon is believed to help with acne due to this these properties.
Reduces inflammation
Watermelons contain several phenolic compounds that are beneficial in reducing inflammation in the body and have been proposed as an alternative natural approach to prevent or treat chronic inflammatory diseases.
Reduces brain fog
Watermelon is a good source of potassium, which is absolutely essential for women’s bodies to function properly. Among other things, low potassium levels can lead to mental fogginess and confusion because, without adequate levels of this extremely important mineral, the electrical signals that drive the brain are interrupted.
Improves immunity
Watermelon is also a delicious way to get your daily dose of vitamin C, with one serving containing about 16% of your day’s requirement. Vitamin C is regarded as one of the safest and most effective nutrients around and has been shown to improve immunity and overall health.
Good for your heart
Watermelons owe their gorgeous red color to the powerful antioxidant lycopene, just like tomatoes. In recent years, lycopene has being recognized by the scientific community as an especially important nutrient for cardiovascular health.
The consumption of lycopene-rich foods, like watermelon have been connected to an improvement in blood flow by acting as a vasodilator. It has shown some ability to potentially lower LDL, also known as bad cholesterol, making lycopene very good for your heart.
Hmm, watermelon