Benefits Of Jaggery For Your Skin
What Is Jaggery?
Jaggery is a less refined form of sugar mostly made from sugarcane or date syrups. This is a healthy alternative to our regular white sugar and has plenty of benefits. Jaggery is a common sweetener in South Asia. It is also called Gur.
Jaggery is gaining popularity because it is considered a super healthy sweetener. Jaggery is packed with antioxidants, minerals, essential nutrients and vitamins. It has antimicrobial properties that can also treat infections. It is also known as medicinal sugar.
Jaggery also helps to detoxify your body and helps in eliminating constipation. It cleans your gut. Which is extremely important to improve overall health and getting rid of many diseases. Jaggery also improves hemoglobin i.e. improves blood quality.
It has iron and folic acid which is great for people with anemia to consume.
Why To Use Jaggery In Skincare:
Jaggery contains molasses which is the main ingredient in making it so beneficial. It is getting popular in skincare because of so many benefits. Jaggery is rich in antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory and properties that can heal acne and blemishes, reduce wrinkles, fade away dark spots and improve skin texture.
Let’s discuss the benefits in detail…
Jaggery Benefits For Skin And Hair:
Jaggery is rich in nutrients, vitamins, and many skin-benefitting properties. Here are some skincare concerns for which jaggery can be used as a solution.
1- Treats Acne And Blemishes:
A delicious way of keeping your skin healthy and beautiful is to take jaggery orally. You can reduce the appearance of acne, blemishes, and pimples by consuming a small ball of jaggery every day. Jaggery has anti-inflammatory properties that can also prevent impurities from building up on your skin and help you keep your skin blemish-free. The topical application of jaggery also helps to treat acne and acne scars.
2- Reduces Wrinkles:
Jaggery has anti-aging properties and that help to prevent and reduce wrinkles. It is mixed with sesame seeds and other beneficial herbs to treat premature aging in Ayurveda. Jaggery has antioxidants that fight free radicals in the body. Hence, it delays the aging process of not only your skin but also your entire body. While protecting your cells from aging, jaggery contains many other essential nutrients that are effective against many diseases.
3- Improves Skin Texture:
The moisturizing effect of jaggery is closely related to that of glycolic acid. It can mildly exfoliate your skin and moisturize it at the same time. Thus, improving your skin texture. Jaggery contains vitamin B complex, which is a holy grail ingredient if you want to achieve clear skin.
4- Reduces Dark Spots:
Jaggery is packed with vitamins and nutrients. Its anti-aging and mild exfoliation properties can help to reduce dark spots and age spots. Daily use of jaggery keeps the skin feeling young and healthy.
5- Prevents Hair-Loss:
Having enough iron in your body will increase the production of hemoglobin. That is, it will improve the quality of your blood. This will also provide better blood circulation. Improved blood flow in the roots of your scalp reduces hair fall and also promotes hair growth. Jaggery’s high iron content can make the hair shiny and smooth. Jaggery can be used as a hair mask.
DIY Jaggery Face Masks:
Now we know how beneficial jaggery can be for our body and skin health when taken orally. Let’s look at some face masks to use jaggery topically in our skincare routine.
Mask #1: Serum Mask
This is more of a serum than a mask because of its consistency. But you need to wash it off so ill call it a serum mask. Use mask#2 if lemon juice is not tolerated by your skin. So you will need to:
1- Take half a cup of water.
2- Add 1 tablespoon of Honey, 1 tablespoon of Jaggery, and a few drops of Lemon Juice.
3- Let it sit for 5 minutes then mix everything together.
4- Apply the mask on your face and massage for a minute.(If it gets dry then apply a little more)
5- Let it on for about 15 minutes.
6- Rinse it off with luke warm water.
Mask #2: Face Pack
Use this jaggery face mask if your skin does not like lemons. My skin does not like turmeric so I skip adding turmeric in this face mask.
1- Take a bowl
2- Mix in 1 tablespoon of Jaggery and 1 tablespoon of Rose Water.
3- Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes to let the jaggery dissolve.
4- Now add 1 tablespoon of Graham Flour.
5- Add 1/4th teaspoon of turmeric.
6- Mix mix mix.
7- Apply onto cleansed face for best results.
8- Keep it on for about 15 minutes.
9- Wash off with luke warm water.
To Conclude:
- Jaggery is packed with antioxidants, minerals, essential nutrients, and vitamins like vitamins B12 and B6.
- It has antimicrobial properties that can also treat infections.
- Jaggery has anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties that can heal skin inflammations like acne and blemishes.
- It can minimize the appearance of pores.
- Jaggery has anti-aging properties and can reduce wrinkles and fine lines.
