Written By: Upneet Pansare | Updated : November 16, 2017 10:46 AM IST
Winter can wreck havoc on your skin and hair. You can t afford to skip your beauty regimen especially during the cold months. During winters, the moisture levels are low which makes your skin and hair dry and dull. Stretchy skin, cracked feet and lips, roughness, scaly scalp, dandruff are some of the most common winter beauty problems. Using moisturizers, oils and lotions to hydrate your skin and hair is fine but along with this, you must also tweak your diet to include foods that will help you beat winter beauty problems. These are some foods that you must have during winter according to celeb nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar.
1) Dry coconut
Make ladoos, barfis, halwa or eat as a mid-meal/ afternoon snack. You can also eat dry coconut and jaggery together. Add peanuts or chana to this to make it more wholesome. Dry coconut has essential fatty acids and is micronutrient dense. It adds lustre to hair, a natural glow to the face and prevents lips from chapping. It s good for preventing split ends and dandruff too. Here are some home remedies for dandruff.
2) Gul - jaggery
Mix jaggery with ghee and eat it with roti. Use it in place of sugar in teas or laddoos. It is also an excellent mouth freshener. Jaggery is very digestive. It s a good source of iron and other minerals. It will help get rid of dull nails or acne spots on face and also prevent pimples. Here are some winter beauty tips you must follow.
3) Soonth - dry ginger
Add dry ginger to warm milk or chai or laddoo or mix it with coconut or til oil and apply to scalp. Dry ginger is rich in antioxidants and prevents skin and hair damage. The essential oils in it condition the hair naturally.
4) Til - sesame
Sesame laddoos and chikki are very popular in winter. You can also til to your sabzi, dals and even rotis. Sesame is rich in minerals which help to keep the skin moisturized and fight pigmentation. Vitamin B1 and Vitamin E help nourish the scalp and prevent greying of hair. Does Dabur Amla Hair Oil prevent greying of hair?
5) Rajgeera - amaranth
Roll it into a laddoo or chikki or add it rotis. Rajgeera is rich in lysine, an amino acid that propels hair growth. It also has folate that makes the skin and hair healthy and strong.
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