Why? Pomegranate extract helps to slow down aging. whiten skin.
Believe that many people’s childhood memories often have to see family members recruiting fruit juices that provide high vitamin C to drink on a regular basis, or take it easy, no matter what kind of fruit juices the TV media advertises. You can hunt for it. But how can we be sure that what we drink is high in vitamins or not? And what effect does it have on our bodies? Today we have an answer for everyone.
Pomegranate is a bright red fruit that is full of useful nutrients. It is also full of antioxidants, vitamin E and vitamin C in high amounts, which are very beneficial to the skin. So let’s see how this pomegranate extract can help.
Effect on melanin formation.
Pomegranate extract has the effect of inhibiting the formation melanin pigment which is the skin pigment that makes the skin dark There was an experiment with allagic acid. which is an important substance derived from pomegranate with brown guinea rats exposed to ultraviolet light such substances inhibit melanin pigment formation in the skin. and seed oil and pomegranate extract also has a stimulating effect and inhibit the destruction of collagen which affects the formation of skin cells Pomegranate extract can also inhibit the generation of free radicals from ultraviolet A and B rays.
and also found that Pomegranate extract containing ellagic acid can inhibit the darkening of the skin from ultraviolet rays in rats and can also prevent skin damage from ultraviolet A1 rays, making pomegranate extract a fruit that can nourish the skin. very well Help slow down premature wrinkles. It can also protect against the harmful effects of ultraviolet A and B rays that can lead to skin cancer.
Antioxidant effect.
Pomegranate extract is a fruit that is rich in antioxidants such as allagitannins, flavonoids and polyphenols. to prevent the danger of pollution from the environment.
An analysis of the antioxidant activity of pomegranate extract revealed that pomegranate peel is a source of many important antioxidants, and it was found that the antioxidant activity was higher than that of the extracts from the leaves and extracts. 2-3
In addition, a study comparing the antioxidant activity of various fruit juices in the United States found that pomegranate juice has the highest antioxidant activity 4-6. The antioxidants in pomegranate can also nourish the liver. In experiments with pomegranate extract in rats before giving carbonate chloride (CCl4), which is toxic to the liver, it was found that rats given pomegranate extract were able to prevent liver toxicity significantly. Significant 7
Therefore, pomegranate extract has Especially useful to be used to slow down the deterioration of the body.
References.
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