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Grilled, velvety, mashed, or even whole, the chestnut is one of the ingredients that come to decorate many comforting dishes from the autumn, even inviting themselves on the table for the end of the year celebrations. But did you know that it is also considered an essential beauty ally? Protection, hydration, repair… This seasonal fruit has unsuspected virtues.
The chestnut is an ideal ally at the approach of winter, whether indoors or outdoors, allowing not only to fight against fatigue, but also to boost energy, and to help the body to fight against free radicals. One thing that we owe to the multiple vitamins, minerals, and trace elements it contains, among others. As often, it is not surprising to learn that this seasonal fruit offers as many virtues for health as for the skin, giving full meaning to the very principle of holistic beauty.
A healthy dose of hydration
If it is essential to moisturize your skin throughout the year, the winter season is more conducive to skin dryness. The use of chestnuts can therefore be wise to provide a boost of hydration until spring. Rich in sugars and carbohydrates, the chestnut fruit hydrates the skin deeply, in a natural way, while leaving the skin soft.
But that’s not all, the chestnut is also rich in antioxidants which, as we know, are known to help protect the body’s cells – and therefore the skin – from the effect of free radicals. In other words, it helps to fight against skin aging.
Protection and repair
If you are used to picking up chestnuts in the middle of the forest, you are no doubt already familiar with the bug, this envelope bristling with prickles which ensures the protection of the fruit. A fortiori, it plays the same role with the skin, proving to be a perfect shield against free radicals, as we have seen, but also against other types of external aggression. Again, nature being well done, the fruit is ideal for protecting the skin in autumn and winter.
If today there are many oils and waters based on chestnut extract, a brand has specialized in this very particular fruit, highlighting an innovation halfway between dermatology and cosmetics. Created by Adeline Constance, L’Accent Cosmetics is undoubtedly the expert in the field today, offering dermo-makeup to combine beauty and benefits for the skin. At stake ? A chestnut-based multi-purpose tinted powder that provides continuous hydration and UVA protection.