5 Benefits of Dragon Fruit for Skin Health

FAJAR.CO.ID – Dragon fruit (English: Pitaya) is the fruit of several types of cactus from the genus Hylocereus and Selenicereus.

This fruit comes from Mexico, Central America and South America but is now also cultivated in Asian countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.

This fruit can also be found in Okinawa, Palestine, North Australia and South China. Hylocereus only blooms at night.

Well, did you know that dragon fruit is very good for health?

Fruit that has white to purple meat, apparently has many benefits, especially for the skin.

For information, dragon fruit has antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients, which can reduce overall health problems. Including signs of aging, acne, and protecting the sun.

Then, what are the benefits for the skin? There are at least five times that can be felt as reported by NDTV.

1. Helps calm the skin due to the sun

This fruit has vitamin B3 that can calm the skin due to the sun. Like curing inflammation, redness, and itching caused by UV rays. So, it can protect the skin from dangerous sunlight.

2. Helps reduce acne

Dragon fruit can help reduce acne thanks to the content of vitamin C. This antioxidant keeps the skin healthy and radiant.

How to make it can be by crushing all dragon fruit until smooth. Apply dragon fruit paste in an area of acne with the help of a cotton ball.

Make sure you use a different cotton ball to apply it in other areas, to prevent new acne.