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DIY Beauty: 4 Tomato Beauty Recipes

by Becky Striepe August 27, 2012, 4:30 am 241 Views

4. Tomato Spot Treatment for Blemishes

Even with the strictest beauty routine, we all experience breakouts from time to time, and tomatoes can even help when you do get the occasional blemish!

All you need to do a spot treatment for blemishes is one of those tiny cans of tomato paste. Just dab a bit of the paste onto your problem area, let it sit for 15-20 minutes, and use a warm, damp washcloth to wipe the tomato paste away. Tomato paste is just concentrated tomato, which means there’s more acid in the paste than in the raw fruit. You can apply tomato paste twice daily to blemishes to help shrink and heal those pesky pimples.

Have you guys made any DIY beauty products from tomatoes? I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments!

Image Credit: Tomato Paste photo via Shutterstock

Written by Becky Striepe

My name is Becky Striepe (rhymes with “sleepy”), and I am a crafts and food writer from Atlanta, Georgia with a passion for making our planet a healthier, happier, and more compassionate place to live. My mission is to make vegan food and crafts accessible to everyone!. If you like my work, you can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.