You may know it as blue gold? Spirulina is a blue micro-alga known for its many health benefits. It is one of the most nutrient-rich ingredients. Its richness in antioxidants, proteins, vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids gives it all its health and wellness properties. This superfood is therefore a revolution in the fields of nutrition, nutraceuticals and cosmetics. Often used as a food supplement, this precious alga is also a natural way to care for your beauty from within. With anti-aging and anti-imperfection effects, as well as complexion-boosting properties, it is packed with benefits for your skin!
What is spirulina?
Spirulina is a small blue freshwater alga, a cyanobacterium that grows naturally in ponds, lakes and rivers. It is also cultivated in several countries around the world for its many benefits for the body, thanks to its exceptional nutritional composition. In fact, it has been consumed for its properties for several thousand years around the world. It was not until the 1960s, however, that scientists discovered this alga's potential. While conducting a study on the excellent health of a tribe living near Lake Chad in the Sahel, researchers discovered the superpowers of spirulina. Unlike the rest of the country, which was suffering from malnutrition, this tribe showed no signs of deficiency thanks to its daily consumption of spirulina.
How should it be consumed?
Today, it is mainly found in the form of food supplements to provide the body with a cocktail of nutrients and thus prevent deficiencies. It is not called a superfood for nothing! It is rich in trace elements, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, essential fatty acids, proteins, nucleic acids, … all active ingredients that help care for your health and skin. However rich in nutrients it may be, there is no need to consume it excessively, since the body cannot store micronutrients in overly large quantities. This is why a daily dose of five grams is often recommended.
It can be used in different ways, although the ideal is to consume it pure in your diet (diluted in fruit juice or sprinkled over food) or take it as a supplement. In the form of food supplements (powder, tablets, capsules or flakes), it provides the body with all the nutrients it needs and thus helps it care for your skin from within. It is also used as an active ingredient in cosmetics and is included in many facial care products, such as masks with pink or green clay, body cream or balm.
Spirulina & the skin
Yes, you will have understood that spirulina is an asset for health and beauty!
To care for yourself every day and maintain beautiful, supple, smooth and radiant skin, it is essential to provide it with all the nutrients it needs. Indeed, the quality of our skin is above all the visible external result of good internal health, which comes from a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet. This is why consuming spirulina, a precious microalga particularly rich in micronutrients, is an interesting solution for maintaining the skin's balance and beauty. It provides the skin with suppleness, softness, elasticity and radiance, while helping it combat skin aging and preparing it for sun exposure.
Spirulina against skin aging
Spirulina is particularly interesting because it is rich in antioxidants. Its composition includes plant pigments (phycocyanin, chlorophyll and carotenoids) and numerous antioxidant micronutrients such as vitamin E, zinc, copper and selenium. These help combat oxidative stress, which causes the daily formation of free radicals, leading to aging of the body, particularly the skin. Oxidative stress refers to all external aggressors, such as pollution, tobacco, UV rays or stress, which cause premature cell degeneration. This is why the first signs of aging gradually appear (wrinkles, skin sagging, …). Because spirulina is detoxifying and rich in vitamins, minerals and trace elements, it can help regenerate the body's cells, particularly skin cells, and help them effectively combat skin aging.
Spirulina for softer, suppler and more elastic skin
Spirulina helps maintain collagen levels and thus promote skin elasticity and suppleness. You have probably already heard of it: collagen is a protein found in large quantities in the body that has regenerating and protective properties. It is a kind of natural glue found mainly in the skin, hair, nails, muscles, bones and tendons. In particular, it enables the skin to regenerate and preserve its elasticity. Over the years, its production in the body decreases, causing the first signs of aging to appear (dry skin, wrinkles and fine lines, loss of suppleness and firmness, …). Maintaining a constant collagen level therefore helps preserve the beauty of the skin. Thanks to its content of vitamins B, C and E, minerals (calcium, magnesium, iron, selenium, …), trace elements, amino acids and essential fatty acids, consuming spirulina helps boost collagen production and preserve skin suppleness and elasticity. In addition, it is very rich in protein, enabling it to contribute to cell renewal and therefore the production of healthy skin cells.
Spirulina for a healthy glow and radiant complexion
The detoxifying properties of spirulina help the body eliminate accumulated toxins more easily and thus naturally enhance the skin's radiance. In addition, it contains beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A. This vitamin enables the synthesis of melanin, a pigment naturally present in the body that gives the skin its color and therefore its tan. Beta-carotene and a tanned complexion often go hand in hand, which is why a course of spirulina may help you maintain a lovely, radiant glow all year round. Another benefit of spirulina is that it is rich in chlorophyll and essential fatty acids, molecules that deeply hydrate the skin. Often overlooked, hydration protects the skin against external aggressors and helps combat the whitening of cells, which causes a dull complexion. To optimize the effects of your course, remember to moisturize your skin day and night.
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