11 Pumpkin Beauty Products That Let You Fully Embrace Fall
Because why stop at pumpkin spice lattes?
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Nothing says fall quite like the arrival of pumpkin spice everything. And we're not just talking about lattes! Along with smelling amazing, pumpkin is actually a superfood that can do wonders for your skin, so it's essential to incorporate pumpkin beauty products into your routine 365 days a year.
Pumpkin Skin Benefits
Our experts say that pumpkin offers many skin benefits, including boosting hydration and repairing skin damage, because it has a very small molecular structure that can penetrate deep into the skin layers. Here, double board-certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jaimie DeRosa, M.D, and skincare specialist Joelle O’Connor of Schweiger Dermatology Group break down why you should use pumpkin beauty products.
- Goodbye dull skin: Fruit enzymes and alpha hydroxy acids increase cell turnover, which brightens and smooths skin.
- Hydration: Pumpkin is rich in fatty acids, which help keep your skin well-moisturized.
- Anti-aging: Antioxidant-rich vitamin A and vitamin C increase the production of collagen, smoothening and softening the skin to slow the signs of aging.
- Great for acne: Zinc contained in pumpkin seeds is useful for acne-prone skin since it helps control hormone levels as well as the production of oil. It also helps to heal skin inflammation.
- Promotes a healthy skin barrier: Pumpkin seeds also contain vitamin E and essential fatty acids that help to maintain your skin’s barrier function. It also plays a role in regulating oil production.
- No more dark spots: Zinc, magnesium, and vitamin A improve dark spots left behind from acne flare-ups.
From exfoliating face masks to hand lotions (and even a PSL-scented makeup palette), our beauty editor, Nicole Saunders, carefully researched and narrowed in on 11 pumpkin beauty products that'll help you fully embrace the season, including several that'll give you a healthy new glow this season!
Nicole Saunders is the beauty editor at Best Products with over seven years of experience researching, writing, and editing lifestyle content. She specializes in breaking down complicated topics, like high-frequency wands and microcurrent devices, into easy-to-understand guides. She takes great pride in heavily researching and testing featured beauty products, — such as hairdryers and foundations — on our site, and spotlights her all-time seasonal favorites in her quarterly column Best New Beauty. And she tests quite literally thousands of launches for our Beauty Awards package.
Ashley is the beauty and style editor at BestProducts.com, and her work has been featured on Cosmopolitan and Town and Country. She has an obsession with designer handbags, Liberty prints, 1960s fashion, and owns more shoes than she’s willing to admit. She's been using her learnings from owning a boutique and her shopping addiction for good since 2015. She’ll never accept that black isn’t a color. Away from the computer, you’ll likely find the Texas native binging on a British period drama or theorizing over Game of Thrones. She has yet to find a real cup of queso in NYC.
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