It’s really disgusting to apply this flower face mask over the skin due to its sticky nature.
But, will you still ignore benefits of hibiscus for skin if I tell you that it is packed with alpha-hydroxy acids, antioxidants, and exfoliating ability?
This ornamental flower is prominent for its exotic vibrant petals and variety of colors. The viscous substance in hibiscus flower makes it effective to hydrate your dry skin.
Apart from its looks, this flower can be used to heal health ailments like appetite, respiratory issues, colds, swelling and stomach irritation. Studies back that its consumption can reduce blood pressure.
Now, let’s check out its beauty benefits.
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7 Awesome Hibiscus Benefits for Skin
It isn’t a surprise to those who knew about hibiscus tea; when it can benefit your health, certainly, it can tone your skin too.
With its trumpet-shaped petals, hibiscus flower is prominent in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines. Without any ado let’s jump on to its benefits.
#1 Improves your Complexion
Once and for all, you must exfoliate your skin.
There are various reasons why you must cleanse your skin. Impurities, dead cells and other external factors accumulate over the skin blocking its pores.
Alpha-hydroxy-acids residing in hibiscus flower not just exfoliate your skin, but also promote cell regeneration and purify your complexion.
Unlike cosmetic products, hibiscus includes gentle acids without any chemical preservatives. These innate substances control acne blemishes by unclogging skin pores.
#2 Hibiscus for Wrinkles
Antioxidant agents in hibiscus face mask thwart free radicals and reduce fine lines (& wrinkles) on the forehead.
Apart from aging, UV rays, smoking, and pollutants damage elasticity of your skin resulting in wrinkles. Antioxidant activity exhibited by hibiscus flower blocks harmful UV rays and cleanse your skin.
Also, vitamin C in the flower helps to enhance collagen production and improve the elasticity of the skin.
You can blend other natural ingredients with hibiscus to make it an anti-aging recipe. (Recipes are included below)
#3 Moisturizes Your Skin
The viscous substance of this flower is known as mucilage, which helps to lock moisture on the skin.
As mentioned above external factors like pollutants, chemical filled creams and harmful UV rays strip natural oil from your skin making it look miserable.
Natural moisturizers are filled with vitamins and aren’t associated with any side-effects. So massaging regularly with home available ingredients like hibiscus will not just hydrates your skin, but supply essential nutrients to it.
#4 Treats Acne
Reports say that about 80 percent of people between the age group of 11 to 30 are affected by acne.
By this, you can assume how common it is. One such report holds inflammation to trigger acne blemishes. P.acnes bacteria feed on dead cells and excess sebum to worsen the situation.
Luckily, this flower face pack can reduce inflammation with its anti-inflammatory property.
Gentle acids mentioned above also clears dead cells and control excess sebum production.
#5 Tones Your Skin
Mild organic acids like citric acid and malic acid in hibiscus plant can inhibit the production of melanin and form a protect layer over the skin.
Skin cell regeneration feature of this face mask helps to make the skin supple and smooth.
#6 Skin Tightening
When your skin loses its elasticity, sagging skin appears which ruin your appearance.
Anthocyanosides packed in hibiscus exhibit antioxidant activity that thwarts free radicals as mentioned above. This compound also exhibit astringent property to shrink large skin pores and make the skin firm.
#7 Hibiscus for Skin Lightening
Hormonal imbalance, blemishes, UV rays and excess use of chemical filled creams can cause dark spots.
These factors influence the production of melanin, which is responsible for your skin color. As a result, melanin accumulates at different positions to form dark spots.
The exfoliating ability of this homemade hibiscus face mask cleanses impurities and lightens the appearance of these dark spots.
How to Use Hibiscus for Skin?
To reap its benefits, you can either use it internally or topically.
Before you stick with hibiscus tea, let me disclose what beauty experts recommend.
Internal consumption verily benefits your overall health. But, for an enhanced skin, topical application will do wonders.
#1 Rose and Hibiscus Face Mask
Both are flowers and are packed with exfoliating, moisturizing and antibacterial abilities.
You can use this recipe to exfoliate your face or whole body.
Ingredients include coconut oil, dried rose petals, dried hibiscus, sea salt, and safflower oil.
Blend all ingredients in a bowl and add distilled water to make a paste-like consistency. Optionally, you can add any essential oil to this mask.
#2 Hibiscus and Vitamin E Oil
You can use vitamin E oil and hibiscus face mask for skin lightening.
Take fresh hibiscus petals in a bowl and add 2 teaspoons of vitamin E oil to it. Let it be for a day.
Next day thoroughly mix these ingredients and apply it over prewashed face. Rinse it off after 20 minutes.
You can also use a cotton ball to apply the mixed solution to avoid excess oil over the skin.
#3 Brown Rice Flour, Aloe Gel and Hibiscus for Skin
Selenium residing in the brown rice flour can reduce wrinkles and inflammation.
Aloe gel is prominent for its healing and anti-inflammatory activity.
Ingredients include ¼ cup of brown rice flour, 1 teaspoon of grounded hibiscus, plain yogurt, and aloe gel. (Source)
Initially, mix ¼ cup of brown rice flour with 1 tsp of powdered hibiscus. Add required amount of aloe gel and plain yogurt to this powder.
Apply it over prewashed face and rinse it off after 20 minutes with water.
Apart from this, you can blend honey, coffee and French clay with hibiscus for glowing skin.
Conclusion
Hibiscus benefits for skin are abundant, go with the simplest DIY recipe listed above. Along with its topical application, ingest its herbal tea for various health benefits.
Also stay away from cosmetic creams that include chemical preservatives. Drink enough water and avoid stress to stay beautiful.
Hi, which species of Hibiscus flowers give these properties, any of them in particular ?
Thanks !
Alexandre R Rio