Grains and your skin
Besides eat them for breakfast cereals and bread also help your skin look healthy, fresh and youthful. For its qualities cereals are used in many cosmetics.
Cereals such as wheat, oats and rice, as you know provide fiber, vitamins, carbohydrates, minerals and protein to your body. When applied externally appear to be beneficial for skin and hair. Cereals above have a moisturizing and soothing effect. Can be applied to any skin type.
Oats
The oat cereal is the greatest presence in creams and cosmetics. It is used to absorb impurities from the skin, relax, soothe, decongest and prevent dehydration. Oats helps maintain the ideal level of pH (5.5) in the skin. It also helps to improve dry skin, battered, sensitive, irritated skin and dermatitis Oatmeal is used in creams, oils, soaps and scrubs.
Rice
Rice has anti-envejecedoras qualities as it contains natural antioxidants. The rice is used as a moisturizer and softener. The rice water may be able to recover dry and the rice husk used as an exfoliant for the skin.
Wheat germ
Wheat germ is generally used as an antioxidant that stops and traces the effects of aging cells. Most of their value is derived from its content of unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E. This antioxidant neutralizes the action of the premature deterioration of the skin (premature aging). It is mostly found in creams, for his role as a moisturizer. This oil can be used as a preservative in other oils.
Some people drink a tablespoon of wheat germ oil daily to keep skin healthy, radiant and beautiful. It also helps to strengthen nails and said memory.
How to use cereals for your skin
There are many recipes for using natural oils of the cereal, oats as you know can be used in homemade masks. There are many beauty products with these ingredients and now you know because they are there.