As pumpkin season approaches, turning your carving leftovers into oil can make a huge difference to your skin and hair health.
As Halloween approaches, families across the UK are choosing and carving pumpkins, but think twice before putting the seeds, guts and skin in a box.
Skincare guru Bella von Nesselrode of Ripe Hair & Beauty shares her secrets. This means that recycled pumpkin parts can work wonders.
She revealed recipes for several clinically-backed treatments using hair loss to address eczema, hair thinning, and other skin concerns.
Bella explains: “Pumpkin extract is ideal for skin care because it contains many components that have beneficial effects on the skin.
“They are rich in vitamins A, C, and E, and also contain flavonoids and carotenoids, which have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihistamine, and antibacterial properties.”
She touts pumpkin seed oil’s healing abilities, which can help repair skin, soothe chronic hand eczema, and may prevent hair loss, as evidenced by research that recommends scalp massage. Masu. However, there is a catch.
Bella points out, “Pumpkin spice doesn’t actually contain pumpkin, so sadly you won’t get the same benefits from drinking a pumpkin spice latte.”
But this powerful oil is easy to make at home using Halloween leftovers.
Bella shared the recipe and said that you need to collect all the seeds from the Halloween pumpkin and mix them into a paste. Next, put this paste in a heatproof bowl and place it over a pot of boiling water.
When the paste starts to release oil, strain the mixture by squeezing it with a muslin cloth and collect the oil in a clean container.
Although it’s safe to use undiluted, Bella suggested adding a few drops of the oil to your regular moisturizer or face oil, along with vitamin E oil to preserve the mixture.
