Carrots are vegetables rich in vitamin A and C.they are good sources of collagen which is a protein found in the skin, hair and nails. Collagen is responsible fohave you heardr maintaining the elasticity of the skin and keeping the hair and nails healthy and strong. Carrots are great sources of lutein, a pigment found in the human eye so yes, mum’s advice on eating carrots for clear eyes is a good advice.
When eaten, carrots help in restoring lost collagen thus making the skin smoother and lighter.A vitamin A enriched vegetable, it is very soluble in fat so a small amount of healthy fatty foods should be consumed alongside carrots.
Boiled carrots contain a lot of vitamins and minerals so if you are among those who have problems eating raw carrots, go ahead and boil them. Its healthy!!!
But have you heard of carrot oil?
Carrots dont only work wonders when taken orally, they also work magic when applied topically on the skin. This is where carrot oil comes in. Carrot oil helps in moisturizing the skin, making it lighter, smoother and eelastic due to the presence of collagen, vitamin A,C and E.
So what are you waiting for? Get some carrots and obtain your oil.
But did you know that you can make homemade carrot oil? Its very easy with just a few ingredients and steps.
You will need;
CARROTS
CARRIER OIL(OLIVE OIL OR COCONUT OIL)
HEATER
.Steps:
Get three to four carrots and chop them into pieces. Wash them and preferably peel of the skin before chopping them. Pour the carrots in a bowl of either olive or coconut oil and mix together.
Put it over a heater and gently keep stirring until oil becomes orange in colour. Then sieve the mixture and your carrot oil is ready for use. Remember to lower the temperature so that the oil would not fry and spurt everywhere. Use a low temperature so as to get better results. So that’s it. Carrot oil. Use it as a moisturizer after bathing. Results of skin lightening shows after two to three weeks of usage.