Plump up with pumpkin! These pumpkin based skincare products smell delish, and work a treat, too!
By Lora O’Brien
This time of year, we’re all pretty obsessed with pumpkin, right? Traditional pies, spiced lattes, creamy soups…yum! But did you know that this autumnal favourite isn’t just healthy and tasty, but it works wonders to boost your beauty, too?
Here’s why!
Beauty Benefits Of Pumpkin
Pumpkins are loaded with natural ingredients like vitamins, minerals and enzymes to gently exfoliate your skin and even out tone, whilst the oil of the seeds not only hydrates, but brings other benefits. For example, when applied directly to the hair (or eaten), it can help with hair loss and balancing hormones.
Pumpkin seed oil also contains high levels of vitamin E, zinc, omega 3- and 6- fatty acids as well as antioxidants. All of these make pumpkin a tremendous aid for helping your skin:
- retain moisture
- fight free radicals
- diminish the signs of ageing
And of course, you can bet that any natural beauty brand using the orange stuff has made sure their products smell divine, too!
Here, I’ve found some superb pumpkin based skincare products to protect and perfect your face and body this fall.
The Best Pumpkin Based Beauty Products For Fall
1. Pai Skincare Pumpkin Seed Stretch Mark Oil
Perfect for mums-to-be or those on a serious weight loss diet, this oil is bountiful in Vitamins E & C, plus Omegas 3,5,6,7 & 9 protect skin cell structure and enhance elasticity, helping skin to stretch and snap back into shape without showing any signs of damage. Cells are regenerated, and there’s a visible diminishing of the appearance of any existing marks. It sinks in fast, whilst the rich accompanying cream provides deep hydration.
Price: $85
Best for: Definitely one of the best pumpkin based skincare products for correcting stretch marks or sagging skin.
2. Osmia Pumpkin Facial Soap
It almost sounds like a soup recipe! Organic pumpkin and tomato are blended into this well-loved facial soap for a gentle yet effective enzymatic exfoliation. Organic honey and camellia seed oil are also there, to keep your face hydrated, and essential oils of carrot seed, carrot root, rosewood, and geranium are present for their restorative skin effects. If you think facial soaps are harsh and drying, this plant-based one will prove you 100% wrong.
Price: $24
Best for: Removing makeup. And making your whole body clean and spicy! I especially love using mine in the shower (even if it is a facial soap).
3. Andalou Pumpkin Honey Glycolic Mask
Organic pumpkin meets Manuka honey in this gorgeous mask. Rich in beta carotene to protect your skin and citrus glycolic AHA to exfoliate it, it’s guaranteed to help even out your skin’s texture, and there’s even a Fruit Stem Cell Complex to help brighten your complexion, too. At only $15, what have you got to lose? Give this one a try!
Price: $15
Best for: I’d recommend this mask for those who are aiming to get better skin tone overall.
4. Ultraluxe Skincare Enzyme Peeling Cream
This product consistently gets rave reviews, because it works! Use this light peel a few times a week to dig out impurities from deep inside your pores. Pumpkin enzymes and cardamom extract pair up to gently remove dead skin and other stuff that’s built up on the surface of your complexion, revealing cleaner, fresher, softer skin. Perfect for sensitive skins.
Price: $53
Best for: One of the best pumpkin based skincare products for deep cleaning your skin.
5. Oskia Renaissance Brightlight Serum
Got a bit of pigmentation? We’ve got the solution! This intensive serum busts up melanin spots if you use it every day, reducing the effects of sun damage. Besides pumpkin enzymes, there’s a whole harvest of good ingredients here, including passion fruit, grape based AHAs and papaya enzymes to help exfoliate skin, even out skin tone and firm your face up, too.
I’ve personally tried and tested this product – and it really works! Within a month, I noticed the very light brown patch on my right cheek was faded to the point where even I could barely see it.
Price: Around $125
Best for: It may be expensive, but it’s one of the best pumpkin based skincare products for evening out skin tone.
6. SheaTerra’s Pumpkin Spice Double Shea Butter
Oh my, there’s SO much to love about this product! First up, if you have sensitive skin that tends to dry out in winter, this will be very kind to you – shea butter is pretty darn gentle, and there are absolutely zero nasties in this body butter – just 2 kinds of shea, pumpkin seed oil, ginger and spices.
Secondly, this smells just like pumpkin pie, and feels like the whipped cream you’d want to put on top. But the other great thing about this is that at $16, this is one of the best pumpkin skincare products if you’re looking for a bargain.
Price: $16
Best for: This rich cream is one of the best pumpkin based skincare products for sensitive skins.
7. Burt’s Bees Pumpkin Spice Lip Balm
Unfortunately, Pumpkin Spice Lattes have quite a few calories and quite a lot of sugar. But if you’re craving that taste and smell without the sin, Burt’s Bees pumpkin spice lip balm may just satisfy you a bit.
This is one of the best pumpkin based skincare products to keep in your bag at all times over the colder, drier seasons. It’s a limited edition, so grab it while you can!
Price: $10
Best for: Moisturising your lips – and enjoying licking them!
8. Drunk Elephant C Firma Day Serum
This gel-like, Vitamin C serum uses the power of natural veggies, included fermented pumpkin, to protect your skin from the elements by creating an anti-oxidizing shield. It’s great for sensitive skins, and contains peptides for an all-encompassing anti-aging elixir. You’ll notice your skin is plumper and firmer right after using it, and long-lasting radiance awaits you with continued use.
Price: $80
Best for: This is one of the best pumpkin based skincare products for improving overall skin quality; also for protecting against free radicals.
In the USA? Get yours here.
9. Erin’s Face Pumpkin Enzyme Peel
If you love your pumpkin pie, then you’re going to go wild for this face mask. It smells exactly the same! And when it comes to putting pumpkin on your face, your skin will 100% thank you for it, as all those enzymes, antioxidants, vitamins C and K, not forgetting zinc and iron, work together like a little power team to keep our skin cells nice and fresh and our skin soft and glowy.
The glycolic acid (sounds scary, but it’s safe, guys!) in this mask gives a little chemical exfoliant which will leave you with the freshest looking skin around. Plus, did I mention it smells like pumpkin pie? #Sold.
Price: $40
Best for: One of the best pumpkin based skincare products for peeling off dead, dry skin on your face.
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