One of the most powerful and proven anti-aging ingredients.
Is probably lurking in the back of your cupboard at home.
It's called turmeric.
And in this video I'll give you a great recipe as well as multiple
specific ones that you can make to address specific issues like.
Pigment, glow, acne, all the things I see in my clinical practice every single day.
And remember, I also see SAG.
And SAG is a byproduct of those other issues that I know concern you.
And so by tackling these we're in essence tackling and
preventing, cuz prevention is key.
Facial sag, so let's get right into this.
Turmeric, it's bright color, of course, comes from the bioactive
compound called curcumin.
Curcumin has the anti-inflammatory antioxidant and anti-cancer properties.
Now, you can't just take.
Curcumin because it's thought now that the complete product of the
root called turmeric is needed.
But you'll find supplements with curcumin and turmeric in them.
Turmeric applied topically on the skin, imparts a radiant glow and leaves the
skin feeling soft and smooth to the touch.
What many people don't know is that turmeric can be used
as a natural dye for textiles.
And clothing, and it's been used for centuries.
In fact, the robes of Buddhist monks are traditionally dyed with
turmeric to symbolize humility and detachment for material possessions.
Not a bad thing.
So when you make these recipes, Protect your clothing.
Now, will it dye your teeth?
I often get asked if I happen to eat it or take it in a nons supplement
form, will it dye my teeth?
Now, the staining effects of turmeric on the teeth are not as strong as those like.
Other items, you're probably already taking coffee, tea, and red wine.
Some people brush their teeth with a turmeric solution.
In other words, mixing it with say, uh, coconut oil or some type
of a base oil and brushing it.
But yes, if you take it chronically in the root form, it could potentially.
Stain your teeth, but it also is very helpful for your gum.
So there's a trade off and brushing your teeth regularly will help prevent it.
This is why so many people take it as a supplement because it avoids
any risk of staining the teeth.
That was an aside.
But on the turmeric, it is an amazing spice to apply topically
like we're talking about today, for pigmentation, discoloration,
acne, age spots, and sal skin.
In fact, let's look at this study and then I'll give you the recipes
for these different masks to address exactly what you want.
And by the way, the under eye area, it works extremely well there for
puffiness and that tired hollow eye.
Let's look at this study so you can see here from a 2018 study.
Turmeric is a widely used Ayurvedic herbal supplement and a spice.
The active ingredient of turmeric is curcumin, a hydrophobic
polyphenol characterized by yellow.
Pigment studies have shown curcumin to possess anti-inflammatory anticarcinogenic
or anti-cancer properties, and recently an in vitro study has suggested that it may
induce apoptosis of human melanoma cells.
Those are skin cancer cells.
Were following this closely by way of mitochondrial pathway.
Uh, and activation, and I did a whole video on oral turmeric
for anti-cancer benefits.
I'll put that link in the more info below this video.
Many people watched that and enjoyed that video.
According to the abstract of a dual study application of topical turmeric extract
reduced the appearance of, here you go.
Facial hyperpigmentation.
It's a skin lightener as well.
So when you, we get into this mask, which you can see is backed up by
science, a lot of people like skin lighteners, especially in Asian countries.
Um, but hyperpigmentation, and it helps brighten and
lighten the skin and look here.
Fine lines and wrinkles.
The first study was a split base study among Caucasian women, so more skin type
one to three lighter colored split base.
They treated half the base and did not treat the other half That
compared turmeric extract combined with niacinamide, another great one.
But this was a combination keep in mind, in a cream to niacinamide alone.
So one of the half base got niacinamide when they added niacinamide.
With the curcumin extract, the combination product was significantly
better at improving fine lines and wrinkles according to a group of judges.
The second study that they're talking about here was another split based study
among Chinese women, so more like skin type four, sometimes five, but more
skin type four darker colors similar to mine that compare to turmeric extract.
Uh, cream formulation to an unknown control, so there's an
unknown there, but the formulation.
Improved areas of hyperpigmentation by look.
14.16% at four weeks, very quick.
14% in skin is very, very good.
So it, it, it showed a therapeutic effect of turmeric.
There's a study before we go on to these recipes, so, you know.
There's science backing this product up.
A lot of science, in fact, so the properties that we're harnessing are
number one, reduced inflammation.
Inflammation on the skin, often referred to as.
Inflamm aging is really bad and prematurely ages your skin, so we want
to use that anti-inflammatory benefit.
Number two is antibacterial properties, particularly staphylococcus and
other skin type of bacteria.
In fact, this extract has been shown to reduce the appearance of acne scars.
Next is the antioxidant property.
It helps scavenge free radicals.
And prevents the onset of hyperpigmentation scars and
other long term conditions.
What is hyperpigmentation?
That's when you're seeing patches of darker skin surrounded by
normal or lighter colored skin.
One study found that turmeric based cream reduced pigmentation and
hyperpigmentation by more than 14% over the course of just four weeks.
Here's a great general mass that you can make.
Number one, you're going to need turmeric powder, just a pinch
to maximum a quarter teaspoon.
Number two, a tablespoon of honey.
Now honey has antibacterial effects as well.
And number three, milk or U yogurt, two tablespoons up to a
quarter cup of milk or yogurt.
Whole organic real milk or yogurt, and that's going to form a base for many
of these type of masks that we use.
So you'll need those three things.
What are you gonna do?
Mix turmeric, powder and honey until it's well incorporated.
Then add a small amount of the milk or yogurt, and you create a paste.
First of all, you want to cleanse your face.
Pad it dry.
Then you're going to apply the turmeric paste on the face and let that sit
for about 10 minutes or until dry.
You might find it dries in just under 10 minutes.
Then you're going to wash it off with warm water.
You do not need to re cleanse your face at that point.
You can simply add moisturizer.
That's going to lock it all in.
Now let's go to some simple guideline recipes.
That's your main base recipe for acne and antibacterial concerns.
Combine the turmeric with warm water.
And honey, you can then forego the milk or the yogurt or just
add minimal milk as a base.
But really the honey and the turmeric have the antibacterial effects.
Next, if you're using it for hyperpigmentation and wrinkles, you
want to combine the turmeric with yogurt and a little bit of lemon juice.
That's that extra nourishment and brightening effect of that acid for
lemon, just a quarter teaspoon is needed.
Be mindful.
You don't wanna use lemon juice alone on the face without anything
mixed but mixed in this manner.
It's safe now for skin irritation if that's why you're using it.
Mix the turmeric extract with alovera gel that.
Provides just a soothing benefits of the antioxidants and the soothing
effect of the aloe with all of the aforementioned benefits of the turmeric.
Now, let's say you just want an overall antioxidant powerhouse.
You want to simply combine turmeric with a little bit of water.
It should be fairly runny, and then you want to add a small amount of almond
or rice flour that will make it into a paste, and it'll be fairly easy to apply.
Once you leave that on for 10 minutes, it will start to dry or even crust
over, wash that off, and you're good to go again with your moisturizer.
Those are some pointed recipes for exactly what you may be using them
for, but that is the most proven, most powerful antioxidant treatment you
can provide at home to look younger.
Then you're given eight.
I put a complete video up here of the benefits of oral supplementation
with turmeric that you might want to take for your whole body wellness.
Stay tuned here.
Keep your skin and body beautiful, healthy and vibrant.