They are sweet, yellow, and originally come from the rainforest of South Asia: mangoes. If you eat the fruit in a controlled manner, you can reduce wrinkles on the face. At least that’s what a pilot study from the USA says.
But be careful: if you consume too much mango, exactly the opposite can happen.
Mango beauty treatment
Even in ancient medicine, mangoes were repeatedly used for healing processes. Because the substances contained in the fruit should have an anti-inflammatory and intestinal calming effect and be effective in stopping bleeding. Another effect that could be very exciting, especially in the beauty sector, is the fact that mangoes are also said to reduce wrinkles.
A study by the University of California at Davis found that women who regularly consume a certain amount of mangoes can significantly reduce age-related facial wrinkles. According to the pilot project of the US university, there was the first series of tests with a total of 28 women who were just going through menopause and who had skin types II and III. The so-called ataulfo mangoes, a variety that comes from Mexico, were used.
High beta-carotene content
The researchers working with Robert Hackman decided on the variety because it was already known from experiments with mice that this particular mango is supposed to suppress the formation of wrinkles. The reason for this is the inhibition of epidermal thickening and the increase in the number of collagen bundles. In addition, this fruit is particularly rich in beta-carotene, which has an antioxidant effect.
In the study, the participants were then divided into two groups. One group consumed 85 grams of mangoes four times a week for a total of 16 weeks. While the other group consumed 250 grams of the ataulfo mango over the same period. Face photographs were taken before and after the test series. “Our system with which we analyzed wrinkles is extremely precise and has enabled us to detect wrinkles that are not visible to the naked eye,” Hackman told the journal “Nutrients”.
Surprising result
The facial image after the 16 weeks was exciting for the researchers. Because in women with deep facial wrinkles who ate 85 grams of mangoes, the wrinkles were reduced. But the result of the 250-gram group was even more surprising. Because here the mango consumption had anything but positive effects. The researchers noticed that the wrinkles had worsened after 16 weeks.
“Why eating more mangoes increases the severity of wrinkles is unclear. Maybe it has something to do with the amount of sugar, “says Vivien Fam from the research team. In order to define the exact effect of mangoes on the human skin, further studies are necessary.
