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10 Amazing Benefits of Buttermilk for the Skin!

Buttermilk, also known as chaas is one special drink that can aid your digestion and can also give you amazing skin. It is a refined product of milk which is heated and fermented from fresh milk. And when a product is made of all natural products, it has to be pretty beneficial. In this article, we will be telling you 5 amazing benefits of buttermilk for the skin that you must know.

How to use Buttermilk for Skincare?

We all know that buttermilk is made from a wide range of ingredients which is suitable for all skin types. You can either mix buttermilk with Masoor Dal, Besan, rose water, Multani mitti, orange peel powder, bananas or any other natural products. The combination of orange peel and buttermilk magically works on the permanent marks visible on your skin. You can also mix buttermilk with a mashed papaya or tomatoes and apply the mixture on your skin, let it dry and then wash it off. This is the best way to reduce the sunburn on your skin.  Buttermilk has a base as curd which consists of cleaning enzymes. Since it helps in cleaning and nourishing the skin, it is highly recommended by skincare experts.

Skin Problem that buttermilk can cure

Buttermilk is enriched with lactic acid and, if you read the label of a cosmetic product carefully you can notice that most of the cosmetic products contain lactic acid. Since it can be said that Buttermilk works as the best lotion, it can help in skin problems like discolouration, spots, blemishes etc.  It also helps in lighten age spots, tightens the skin, helps in curing sun damage, tanning, and sunburn. Also, it makes your skin softer and smoother with time. Benefits of buttermilk for skin are numerous and we have mentioned some of them here:

Benefits of Buttermilk

1) Buttermilk gets your skin glowing

Making skin glow does not mean making it fair, many people confuse these two terms, but glowing skin means deeply cleaned skin and that has its own natural brightness regardless of your skin tone. And as natural look comes by using natural products rather than beauty products, it is very important to clean up your skin with buttermilk as it is rich in lactic acid and a natural pro-biotic too.

2) Deep cleanse your skin with buttermilk

Yes, you have read it right! You don’t have to go to the salon for facial or cleanup. Buttermilk is the best cleanser for your skin. It does not only deep clean your skin but also nourishes your skin within. The lactic acid removes the dead skin from your skin naturally and you can get rid of dirt from the inner layers of the skin. If you don’t like the smell of the buttermilk, then you can also add some rose water into it to make your experience more pleasant. Dip a cotton ball in buttermilk and swipe at your face to clean your face instantly.

3) Buttermilk for Acne Scars

If your acne scars are old and are deep then it seems that none of the anti-blemish cream works on them. Therefore for the acne scars, buttermilk is the most suitable product. You can also take the advice of the dermatologist if you are a bit conscious about your skin.  But, you can surely use buttermilk regularly on your face as it is a natural product and it will heal acne scars with time.

4) Say Goodbye to Sunburns

No matter how much you rely on the sunscreen, the harsh rays of the sun get to your skin anyway. If you stay outside in the sun without applying the sunscreen then you must try buttermilk to get rid of the major sunburns. You can soak your skin in the buttermilk so that you can get relief from the burning sensation.

5) Buttermilk for Anti-Ageing

Add honey in buttermilk to make an anti-aging cream for your skin. Mix an equal portion of honey and buttermilk and then apply it to your skin. It can moisturize and nourish your skin. And also, makes you look younger by tightening your skin.

So, these were 5 amazing benefits of buttermilk for the skin.

6) Keeps your stomach happy

The weather is changing! And it’s that season of the year when food items in the market start getting replaced with warm season food items. But, it’s still not that much hot that you can start eating them. As a result, you get stuck in defining your choices. Therefore, most of the people end up getting acidity or getting their stomach’s unhappy. So, in order to safeguard yourself in such situations, Buttermilk helps you keep your stomach happy. Many people make use of these benefits of Buttermilk. Therefore, they gulp down a glass or two of buttermilk everyday. People with a high metabolism rate can also use Buttermilk to reduce their body heat.

7) Helps you digest well during over eating

There are moments when we end up eating more than what we should. And when this happens, we can always avail the benefits of buttermilk to help loosen up. You can use Buttermilk that is loaded with good bacteria that help in fastening the process of digestion. The benefits of Buttermilk are such that it helps in eliminating gases from stomach and makes sure that the gastrointestinal tracts are clean and free from harmful bacteria.

8) Good alternative for dinner, once in a while

If you’re not feeling like having anything for tonight, then try a glassful of buttermilk tonight. Buttermilk has amazing soothing properties that helps in placating your liver. It also cleans up your digestive system by flushing out the toxins that get stuck with the free radicals present in the Buttermilk. Even doctors today, recommend going for a detox cycle at least once or twice in a month. Therefore, if you just take a glass of buttermilk, once in two weeks, then also you can keep your stomach healthy and your body free from toxins.

9) Powerful remedy for Dehydration

Summers are approaching near and the demand for Buttermilk would start soaring in the market. If you don’t know, then ask your grand father, “why they used to drink buttermilk in the summers?” It was mainly because the benefits of buttermilk also extended to curing dehydration. Buttermilk has essential salts, spices and minerals that supplement and balance the reduced salt levels in our body.

10) Buttermilk has tremendous benefits for Insomniacs

If you are having a tough time sleeping in the night, then you should try buttermilk some time. Insomnia is a state of difficulty in sleeping that almost every other individual is going through in modern cities. Buttermilk has some amounts of Magnesium in it which helps in soothing our brain cells. Thus, it helps in giving a sound sleep to the people suffering from Insomnia. Do have a glass of buttermilk in the afternoon to experience a sound sleep by the night.

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10 Amazing Benefits of Buttermilk for the Skin! was last modified: December 15th, 2022 by Simranpreet Kaur

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