Have you ever seen images of people’s faces and hair constructed from vegetables? While most look silly, the creators were onto something since the veggies on your plate do much to keep your complexion and strands in tip-top shape! When you think of vegetables, you likely think of carrots, peas, and the like. In addition to nourishing your body from the inside out, there is another way to avail yourself of their bounty. At the risk of sounding like your parents who wouldn't let you leave the table until you finished your veggies, sit tight to learn why you should apply vegetable-infused clean beauty products for beautiful skin and hair from the outside in!

Benefits of Vegetables
Why are vegetables healthy for you? They are a good source of carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other phytochemicals vital for optimal health. Here are the primary benefits of eating vegetables:

• Energy
• Blood pressure regulation
• Appetite and blood sugar control
• Better gastrointestinal health
• Reduced risk of many medical conditions and diseases (heart disease, stroke, and some cancers)
• Improved eye health

Vegetables For Beauty
In addition to consuming veggies for optimal internal health, skincare ingredients from vegetables can improve the quality and appearance of your skin. Vegetable extracts in hair care can also benefit scalp and hair health. Antioxidants abundant in colorful vegetables are just one example of how veggies help combat the damaging effects of oxidation on the skin and hair.

Vegetable Extracts in Skincare
There are many vegetable extracts in skincare products that you are familiar with and a few that are unexpected. Let’s unearth the veggies in Pevonia’s natural skin care products together for a healthier complexion.

• Burdock: Also known as Arctium Lappa Root Extract, this edible root vegetable has exceptional antioxidant and prebiotic dietary properties. In skincare, Burdock acts as a skin-refining astringent, minimizing the appearance of pores in our Sulfate free Phyto-Gel Cleanser.
• Carrot Seed Oil: Also known as Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, emollient Carrot Seed Oil increases the skin’s moisture content. It is found in the “C” Évolutive Eye Gel, where it softens, smooths, and counteracts tissue degeneration. Some sources indicate it has antimicrobial and UVB-absorbing properties, helping prevent visible signs of sun damage. (But don’t let this replace daily sunscreen use!)
• Beta-Carotene: This deep orange natural antioxidant from carrots is a crucial precursor of Vitamin A formation and a supporter of healthy cellular functions, growth, and metabolism. Topically, this emollient works to moisturize, soften, smooth, repair, and protect the skin from free radicals and other environmental assaults. It also helps prevent skin degeneration.

For a complete Beta-Carotene at-home facial, cleanse your face and neck with the Micro-Retinol® Essential Foaming Cleanser, tone, and apply the Ageless Skin Collagen Mask. Wait 15 minutes, then remove with cool water. Spot treat breakouts with the SpaTeen® Blemished Skin Blemish-B-Gone and follow with the Micro-Retinol® Essential Moisturizer.

Next, take advantage of Beta-Carotene and Carrot Seed Oil with our clean body care products. Cleanse and exfoliate with the De-Aging Saltmousse - Papaya-Pineapple, pat dry, and seal in moisture with the De-Aging Body Balm - Papaya-Pineapple. Finish with a layer of Multi-Active Foot Cream on your feet.

• Corn: While people trying to watch their weight may have stopped eating corn due to the high carbohydrate content, non-GMO corn is a surprisingly beneficial skincare ingredient. It has numerous topical applications, including increasing skin’s moisture content, softening, and smoothing the skin.

Antioxidant Vitamin E from Corn protects cell membranes from free radical damage and reduces trans-epidermal water loss. In addition to its emollient and reparative properties, it acts as a natural preservative, improving ingredient and product shelf life. It is also used to create a liposomal, time-release encapsulation and delivery system specially engineered for extra Vitamin C stability. It increases the bioavailability of Vitamin C in our “C” Complexe with Oxyzomes over 85%!

Alpha Lipoic Acid (Thioctic Acid) in the Myoxy-Caviar® Timeless Repair Cream is a “universal antioxidant,” emollient, and energizing cofactor for several important mitochondrial enzyme complexes.

• Green Leafy Vegetables: Leafy greens are key players in a healthy diet and offer aesthetic benefits, too. They get their color from the antioxidant chlorophyll, known for its protective benefits. Pevonia uses Carotene Dioxygenase, an enzyme from dark leafy greens, in the Micro-Retinol® Collection. We have created an exclusive microemulsion of fragmented Retinol particles that deliver fast absorption, targeted delivery, and unparalleled results. Here's what this advanced formulation process does:
• Enhances cellular division and epidermal growth
• Renews and rejuvenates
• Neutralizes free radicals
• Rebuilds skin layers
• Increases cellular density
• Smooths and illuminates
• Minimizes the appearance of skin imperfections
• Lentil: Lentil, or Lens Esculenta Extract, is our favorite “bean” type vegetable in skincare. This antioxidant, skin-conditioning legume possesses a high protein content with catalytic enzymes. It neutralizes free radicals, enriches, lubricates, softens, and smooths in the Lumafirm® Eye Contour – Lift & Glow.
• Okra: Hydrolyzed Hibiscus Esculentus Extract from Okra is a moisture-preserving humectant. Esculentus Oligopeptides, natural neuropeptides obtained with hydrolytic enzymes, enable Okra to stimulate the nerve endings network to inhibit neuromuscular contractions and provide wrinkle-relaxing effects. Consistent use of the Hyaluronic Acid Hydra-Serum, Intensifier - Collagen & Myoxy-Caviar® smooths early lines, while the Myoxy-Caviar® Timeless Trio in Gift Box is proven to reduce the width and depth of stubborn, dynamic wrinkles.
• Potato: Antioxidant Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) from Potato Skin and Yeast is a powerful anti-free radical agent to neutralize UV damage and protect skin during its repairing phase. This humectant enzyme preserves moisture in the Évolutive Eye Cream.
• Sugar Beets: Sugar Beets sweeten up over 25 Pevonia natural skin care and body care products in the form of Hyaluronic Acid. Each of these deeply moisturizing formulas preserves skin’s moisture – vital for proper tissue and cellular functioning.
• Vegetable Oil: The Rapid-Restore Lip Balm contains an exceptionally fine, emollient Olus Oil (Vegetable Oil) that protects, conditions, and fortifies the lips against moisture loss while aiding in the delivery of active ingredients.
• Pea Extract:  If your parents nagged you to eat your peas, you’ll wish you’d listened when you learn about this protein-rich, rejuvenating legume. Pisum Sativum Extract from garden peas is a valuable source of vitamins, proteins, and amino acids. This strengthening polypeptide supports collagen and elastin and neutralizes the enzyme that breaks down elastin (elastase), preserving the skin’s elastin network. Even if you dislike peas, you can enjoy their rejuvenating benefits in the Stem Cells Phyto-Elite® Intensive Body Corrector.

Haircare Ingredients from Vegetables
Vegetable extracts in hair care products are a fabulous way to naturally boost hair growth without harsh chemicals or procedures.

Amaranth: A star example of vegetable extracts in hair growth formulations, this exceptionally nutritious vegetable is rich in Amino Acids, Vitamins A and C, Calcium, Iron, and Potassium – essential for hair regrowth. Amaranth Peptides Extract from Amaranthus Caudatus Seeds is in each of the Hair Energize Products as its Phenylalanine and Histidine Amino Acids help reinforce hair's structural integrity and strength while increasing the diameter of each strand. Its low molecular weight enables it to penetrate the hair cuticle easily and bind to the internal hair fiber structure via hydrogen bonding.

Celery Seed Extract: Extracted from the edible marshland plant, this extract from Apium Graveolens Seeds creates the perfect environment for a healthy scalp and hair in Pevonia’s Hair Energize products for hair thinning. It balances the scalp microbiome by decreasing excess sebum production and providing optimal scalp moisturization. Itchiness, discomfort, and dandruff are reduced as it soothes and regulates cell turnover and shedding. In addition, it is clinically proven to reduce Malassezia, helping stop hair loss from this fungal overgrowth and supporting scalp wellness.

Pumpkin: Pumpkin (Cucurbita Pepo) Extract is bursting with Vitamins A, C, and E, and Zinc and is science backed to reduce the effect of DHT on hair follicles. It improves scalp health, diminishes hair loss, and promotes hair growth, thickness, moisture, and shine. Help for thinning hair is available from each of our natural hair loss remedies in the Hair Energize Collection.

Sweet Potatoes: Sweet Potatoes, along with Peas, have a high Biotin (Vitamin B7) content, which supports Keratin synthesis and hair thinning and calms scalp irritation. Biotin helps reduce hair loss, strengthens hair strands, and promotes hair growth and thickness with each of the Hair Energize products for hair thinning.

Plant a vegetable garden to nourish your body and soul – the perfect complement to your new, improved plant based skin, body, and hair care routine! Then, visit Find A Spa for an oasis near you offering Pevonia for an in-depth consultation about your ideal products and professional treatments.

For your healthiest skin and hair ever envelop yourself in nature’s bounty with the Lumafirm® Lift & Glow Eye Contour Treatment, Myoxy-Caviar® Mask Treatment, Micro-Retinol® Essential Treatment, Stem Cells Phyto-Elite® Intensive Body Contouring Wrap, Tropical Escape Papaya-Pineapple Crème Fraîche Wrap, and Hair Energize Shampoo Bowl Experience.