Beauty is a universal desire, especially for women. However, skin problems are often a headache for many women, especially after giving birth, when the skin becomes dull and rough. But don't worry, I'm here to help you solve this problem.
What causes dull skin after childbirth?
1. Pigmentation: Hormonal changes during pregnancy can lead to pigmentation.
2. Slower metabolism: After giving birth, the mother's metabolism slows down, making it difficult for toxins to be eliminated from the body.
3. Lack of sleep: Postpartum mothers are often physically weak and have to take care of their children, resulting in prolonged sleep deprivation, which can make the skin appear dull and lackluster.
How to improve dull skin?
1. Eat a handful of peanuts
Peanuts are a favorite food for men, especially when drinking alcohol. However, women can also eat peanuts regularly. In fact, peanuts can help improve dull skin.
2. Eat more warm foods
According to survey data, more than 80% of women have a constitution that tends toward coldness. If you consume cold foods for a long time, it can further increase the coldness within the body.
3. Drink more soup
Drink soups that have nourishing effects.
4. Drink milk in moderation
Not only does milk provide calcium, but it also helps improve dull skin. You can apply a small amount of milk on your face for a while before washing it off, which can make your skin whiter and more tender.
Not only does milk provide calcium, but it also helps improve dull skin. You can apply a small amount of milk on your face for a while before washing it off, which can make your skin whiter and more tender.
5. Eat more foods that nourish qi and blood
Choice of staple food and legumes:
Choose mineral-rich foods such as japonica rice, glutinous rice, millet, yellow rice, barley, and oats to nourish qi; purple rice, black rice, and other foods rich in iron and sticky polysaccharides are good for nourishing blood.
Choice of meat, eggs, and dairy products:
Choose foods rich in thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin, such as chicken, goose, beef, rabbit, dog meat, quail, wild chicken, pork stomach, catfish, grass carp, hairtail, pomfret, octopus, and donkey meat to nourish qi; foods such as pork, lamb, beef, pork liver, lamb liver, beef liver, pig blood, duck blood, soft-shelled turtle, pomfret, carp, yellow croaker, octopus, eel, loach, squid, sea cucumber, clam meat, and hairtail, which are rich in protein and alkaloids, are beneficial for nourishing blood.
Herbal diet to improve dull skin
Pork Trotter, Jujube, and Peanut Soup
Ingredients: 1 trotter, 250g peanuts, 100g astragalus root, 2 bottles of rice wine, 150g red dates, 20g angelica root.
Instructions:
1. Cut the trotter into pieces and blanch them in boiling water. Then soak them in cold water. Soak the peanuts in cold water for 4 hours and then cook them until slightly soft.
2. Put the trotter, astragalus root, red dates, and peanuts into a stew pot. Add rice wine and water until all the ingredients are covered. Stew until the peanuts and trotter are tender, then add angelica root and simmer for five minutes.
Effect: Pork trotter, jujube, and peanut soup are suitable for postpartum mothers to promote lactation and provide protein. For those who have undergone surgery, you can add bitter tea oil to stir-fry the ingredients, but without the wine. Whether to consume it depends on the condition of the wound.
