5 powerful spices for your skin

Natural beauty that comes from within: the secret power of spices

Spices are true natural treasures: antioxidants, purifying, anti-inflammatory, regenerative... Discover which ones can transform your skin from within.

Throughout history, spices have played a significant role, not only in gastronomy. Preserving food, seasoning dishes, curing illnesses like the common cold, boosting the immune system, and preparing perfumes, ointments, or lotions to naturally cleanse and beautify skin according to its type have been some of their most important functions.

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Spices, ancient allies for health and beauty

Already in ancient Egypt, they were part of the daily lives of its inhabitants, both for making natural remedies and for religious, cosmetic, or food preservation purposes.

For later civilizations, spices were as important, if not more so. Let's not forget that they were one of the main drivers of the great discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries.

They were so valuable that some were worth more than gold or precious stones. A good example is the rumor circulating about Emperor Charles V, who apparently loved spices so much that he gave a huge diamond to a merchant in exchange for a chest of new spices from Java.

Why are spices good for your skin?

Over time and thanks to scientific advancement, it has been proven that spices do indeed offer wonderful properties for the human body.

In addition to being purifying and anti-inflammatory, they have proven antioxidant properties that maintain the vitality and youthfulness of our skin cells. They can also help reduce hyperpigmentation, detoxify the body, regenerate the skin, and stimulate circulation.

And if you want to consume fewer calories, they are an excellent substitute for salt and sugar, as they enhance flavors.

Now, we recommend some of the most powerful spices for your skin. Use them in your sweet and savory dishes, even in your herbal teas!

The 5 spices with the most benefits for your skin

Turmeric

This spice comes from the plant's underground stem. Once dried, it is ground into a deep yellow powder with incredible properties:

• Rejuvenating action. Its curcumin content makes it one of the most effective antioxidants against the effects of external factors.

• Purifies the skin. It's a powerful detox ingredient, as it stimulates liver activity.

• Relieves skin inflamed by redness and itching, acne or eczema.

• It fights acne thanks to its antiseptic and antibacterial action, preventing cells from clumping together and clogging pores, forming blackheads.

• Regulates excess sebum.

• Helps heal wounds.

• Brightens and revives dull skin.

To fully enjoy its properties, it's best to consume it as a root or in juice. Always add a little black pepper to facilitate the absorption of curcumin and ensure its effectiveness.

Ginger

Ginger is an ancient plant widely used in folk medicine. Originally from India, it has subsequently spread to Europe.

• Very rich in antioxidant compounds, it combats the action of free radicals, reducing cellular damage and preventing premature aging.

• Consumed raw, it provides vitamins A, C and E, amino acids, minerals and trace elements such as zinc and copper, necessary for the formation of collagen and protection against free radicals.

• Helps keep skin firm, juicy and vital.

• It has anti-inflammatory properties.

If its flavor is too strong and spicy for you, you can consume it in powder form, which retains practically the same properties as the fresh version.

We especially recommend consuming it in herbal tea form, as this will also increase your water intake, and your skin will thank you for it.

Saffron

Its cultivation dates back more than 3,000 years in Asia, making it one of the oldest known. It is obtained from the stigmas of the flower, collected at dawn, before sunrise. The filaments are carefully extracted within 12 hours of harvesting.

It's no wonder it's always been a luxury spice, known as "red gold." To obtain just 1 kilo of pure saffron, 250,000 hand-picked flowers are needed.

• It contains nearly one hundred carotenoid compounds, such as zeaxanthin, lycopene, beta-carotene and crocin, all powerful antioxidants.

• It is a natural antiseptic that helps treat pimples and acne.

• Contains glycan, a bioactive compound that helps regenerate skin cells and strengthen the skin barrier, protecting it from external aggressions.

• Rich in soothing flavonoids and antioxidants.

• By controlling the enzyme tyrosinase, it exerts an anti-stain and anti-wrinkle effect.

Cardamom

This plant is part of the same family as ginger and turmeric.

Used since ancient times in health remedies and perfumery, it contains two active ingredients (alpha-terpenyl acetate and terpene oxide) that exert a tonic and firming action on the skin.

• Ideal for mature and oily skin, as it provides zinc and vitamin B6, essential for protecting the skin's youthfulness and purity.

• Contains vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant.

• Improves blood circulation, increasing the brightness of the skin.

It is one of the most widely used spices in India and is mentioned in texts such as the Kamasutra and “One Thousand and One Nights” for its aphrodisiac properties.

It has a distinctive flavor, with hints of citrus, mint, and a slight spiciness. Our recommendation: drink it as an infusion.

Vanilla

Who doesn't feel its scent as reminiscent of their earliest childhood? Vanilla is one of the most common scents in baby products.

Authentic vanilla comes from a unique orchid native to Mexico (Vanilla planifolia). The most prized variety is cultivated in Madagascar, does not bloom until its third year, and is hand-pollinated within 24 hours of the flower opening.

Its richness lies in its small seeds, rich in polyketones:

• Antioxidant: combats premature aging.

• Brightens the complexion.

• Repairing: stimulates skin regeneration and healing.

• Improves firmness.

• Anti-inflammatory and regenerating.

• Fights acne, purifying and calming the skin.

• Rich in vitamin B, essential for cell regeneration.

• Moisturizing: maintains hydration and elasticity.

• Antibacterial, improves the condition of acne.

• It provides luminosity, evens out skin tone, and helps reduce spots and scars.

Food, natural cosmetics... and skin that transforms

Nutrition is a fundamental pillar of your beauty strategy, but it should always be accompanied by appropriate cosmetic habits, with gentle products that respect your skin's natural balance.

At OhMyKoko We use natural active ingredients like those found in these spices, in effective concentrations, non-toxic, and formulated to respect both your skin and the planet.

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