From green juice to supplements, ‘wellness’ is taking over the beauty-sphere – and it turns out that kale, avocado, and quinoa aren’t just good for your diet, they’re great for your skin, too.
Superfoods are typically fruits or vegetables that are packed with a dense concentration of beneficial ingredients which supply skin with vitamins, fatty acids, and antioxidants to enrich, repair, and protect.
Scroll to discover our top-rated superfoods for skin.
Turmeric
Benefits: An anti-inflammatory, turmeric takes down redness and puffiness, and helps to prevent breakouts from scarring.
Try: Oh K! Turmeric Sheet Mask
Amazonian Berry
Benefits: A powerful antioxidant containing more Vitamin C than any other plant extract, helps to prevent pigmentation caused by sun damage or acne.
Try: Dr Botanicals Amazonian Berry Renewing Eye Serum
Kale
Benefits: Loaded with vitamins C and E, kale nourishes and protects skin to combat signs of aging and provide instant hydration.
Try: Dr Botanicals Kale Superfood Nourishing Day Moisturiser
Artichoke
Benefits: Higher in antioxidants that most vegatables, artichoke extract strengthens and reinforces cells to prevent loose, sagging skin, and tighten obvious pores.
Try: Holika Holika Superfood Capsule Anti-Wrinkle Artichoke
Avocado
Benefits: Rich in essential fatty acids which boost collagen production to reduce and prevent the formation of wrinkles.
Try: Antipodes Avocado Pear Nourishing Night Cream
Blueberries
Benefits: A potent ‘super-fruit’, blueberries are loaded with antioxidants which help to repair damaged skin and encourage new cell growth.
Try: Yes To Blueberries Skin Recharging Super Eye Mask
Matcha
Benefits: As well as having ten times more antioxidants than regular green tea extract, matcha contains chlorophyll, which provides a gentle detoxification – it’s great for the scalp.
Try: Be Gentle Be Kind Matcha + Apple Superfood Shampoo
Pumpkin
Benefits: Packed with fruit enzymes and AHAs, pumpkin increases cell turnover, leading to clearer, brighter, smoother skin.
Try: Peter Thomas Roth Pumpkin Enzyme Mask
Quinoa
Benefits: Protects skin and reduces the early signs of aging by preventing collagen breakdown, pigmentation, and inflammation.
Try: Revolution Skincare Gentle Quinoa Night Peel
Pomegranate
Benefits: Contains ellagic acid, which works to strengthen skin’s moisture barrier, improve hydration levels, and prevent skin from drying out.
Try: Dr Botanicals Pomegranate Regenerating Sleeping Mask
Green Tea
Benefits: Contains EGCG, a powerful antioxidant which fights the damage caused by UV rays by promoting DNA repair
Try: Starskin Silkmud Green Tea Clay Ant Aging Mud Mask