Bilberry, Antioxidants for Healthy Skin

Efficacy of this fruit can make your skin look healthy and faintly pink, not pale.

One more type of fruit that is rich properties for skin beauty. Bilberry is a berry is a fruit found in continental Europe, like blueberries in the United States. Round shape measuring only half of the marbles. In the 19th century bilberry in mainland UK called 'black heart' (black heart) because the color is black.

In contrast to the liquid blueberry fruit is light green, bilberry has red liquid or purple-colored and sometimes leave stains on the hands. Since the 16th century, bilberry has been used as an herb to treat diarrhea and other problems related to stomach. In medieval bilberry is widely used as an astringent, tonic and antiseptic mouth infections.

The fruit can also be used to increase their visibility at night. This is because the bilberry contains flavonoids substances called polyphenols. The polyphenol substances help improve microcirculation in the body's metabolism, and blood flow in the retina of the eye.

Dark purple color that contains bilberry anthocyanin pigments. This pigment is useful to reduce the risk of cancer, eye, heart and circulatory system of the heart.

Bilberry greatest benefit is improving blood circulation in the body, strengthen blood vessels, reduce the risk of blood clots as well as provide a relaxing effect on the muscles. Therefore, bilberry make your skin look healthy and faintly pink, not pale. In addition, the muscles relaxed will help your skin stay young.

In Europe, we have found that bilberry contains antioxidants which is the 'patron' of the body from free radicals. Antioxidants 'sacrificed himself' to bind with free radicals so as not to take the ions from the surface of the skin that causes rapid skin looks wrinkled. So, besides making the skin look healthier, bilberry also helps to keep your skin maintained its beauty.