From Your Kitchen: Here's How Dahi Or Yogurt Is Your New Skincare Bestie!

Yogurt is one of the most loved dairy products out there. It has been part of our cuisine for centuries now and poses numerous digestive benefits.

If you are from an Indian household, you are probably all too familiar with its advantages, thanks to our mothers and grandmothers. This versatile product we call dahi is known all around the world for its adaptability and all-rounder benefits.

Yogurt has aided skin and hair issues for thousands of years. Here's all the reasons you should be using Dahi not just in your diet, but also in your skincare!

Acts As a Great Moisturizer
If dry skin is a problem for you, applying yogurt to your skin regularly can-do wonders. Yogurt arguably makes up for one of the best natural sources of humectants out there. It is enriched with lactic acid, which doesn’t just attract water to the surface of your skin but also exfoliates dead skin cells.

When it comes to moisturizing, it is wise to use unfiltered yogurt that has its original fat content intact. The dairy origin of curd ensures high content of milk fats and lipids, which act as good emollients for your skin. It penetrates your skin easily, leaving smooth and healthy skin behind.

Preserves Skin Elasticity and Youth
It is natural to be conscious of signs of aging in your skin. Yogurt usage on your skin can be of help in preserving skin radiance. Since dehydration and dryness are prominent causes of premature aging, by acting as a moisturizer, yogurt is inherently anti-aging.

Dahi is high in milk proteins and minerals like magnesium, calcium, and potassium. These nutrients nourish your skin, make it healthier. Additionally, yogurt has anti-oxidant agents like Vitamin E that prevent the damaging effects of free radicals on the skin. All of these features in yogurt prevent the formation of fine lines and wrinkles on your skin, elongating its youth.

Treats Sunburns and Enables De-Tanning
You might not know this, but yogurt is an excellent skin brightening agent! Because of its regenerative qualities thanks to lactic acid, it can heal skin damage and infections caused due to excessive sun exposure or dryness. Therefore, it works as a good skin de-tanner.

Additionally, yogurt is high in zinc, a key mineral used in sunscreens. Not only does zinc protects the skin from sun damage, but it also has anti-inflammatory properties that can help you treat sunburns. With its restorative properties, it makes way for new beautiful skin to appear from under your tanned skin.

Evens Out Skin Tone
If you are someone frustrated with acne scars, dark spots, zits, and the likes, the good bacteria in yogurt are here to help. Regular application of yogurt on your skin can give you a more even-tone skin devoid of dark circles and blemishes. Research has shown that enough application of yogurt on your skin can reduce its melanin production. Therefore, yogurt can prevent excess melanin from your blemishes and in turn lighten them. Further, Yogurt contains vitamin B12, and Vitamin B2 which help in reducing skin hyperpigmentation and increasing the formation of healthy skin cells.

Yogurt for Acne

Not only do the probiotics in yogurt prevent acne with their anti-inflammatory properties, but they can also help you treat existing acne. For this, you will need: 

• A bowl of Yogurt
• A spoonful of turmeric
• Few drops of tea tree oil