Women and men of a certain age contend with fine lines when their body’s natural reserves of collagen start to decline. This process is inevitable, but the rate at which it develops can be reduced with the right lifestyle interventions.
Vicky Derosa, a 59-year-old beauty influencer, claims she has managed to reduce the speed of her ageing and maintain a radiant glow by applying yoghurt directly to the face.
“It turns out that this is one of the best things you can do for your face for lines for acne scars, for dark circles, for inflammation, for brightening the face, for anti-ageing,” she declared in a clip.
“It works unbelievably if you actually want to find a way to get rid of fine lines, get rid of the dark circles under the eyes, [or] if you wake and you’ve got some sunburn.”
The probiotics in yoghurt may help even out skin tone
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For the best results, cleanse your skin and leave the yoghurt on for 10 to 15 minutes in a thick layer before removing it with warm water.
“If you can do a yoghurt mask one a day, or two or three times a week, the lactic acid and the zinc are amazing for the skin,” says Derosa.
“This is easy and it’s cheap,” the content creator went on. “It saves you money. You don’t have to go to the store and get all sorts of different masks.
“Whole fat yoghurt is the best thing for your skin. So just buy yourself a big tub of yoghurt, and keep it in the refrigerator two or three times a week when you’re going to lie down and listen to music or meditate.
“Put it on the face. You’re going to be amazed at what it does after two or three weeks I promise.”
Healthline says that only a handful of claims surrounding the benefits of yoghurt are backed by science, including its purported moisturising benefits.
According to in-vitro and in-vivo studies dating back to 2011, there is evidence that yoghurt applied to the face can lock moisture into the skin.
“That same research from 2011 also suggests that a yoghurt mask can potentially brighten your skin,” explains Healthline.
The effects of yoghurt on skin tone were explored in a 2015 study published in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, which put the effect down to probiotics in dairy products.
As the skin ages, it also contends with a loss of elasticity, which research discovered yoghurt may help prevent in 2011.
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