Papaya, which is rich in so many healthy components, is best for skin care as it promises and works to provide you with healthy and glowing skin.

1. Being a good source of Vitamin A and Papain, this fruit helps in removing dead skin cells along with breaking down the inactive proteins.

2. The best feature of papaya is its ‘Low Sodium Quality’, thus resulting in very little retention of water. In simple words it means, it helps you keep your skin hydrated.

3. Papaya is actually a wholesome fruit as it contains more Carotene when compared to other fruits like apple, custard apple, guava and plantains. Not being an expensive fruit, papaya is a common man’s fruit which is beneficial in many ways.

4. The application of finely grounded paste of raw papaya on the face for 25 minutes helps reduce those unwanted pimples and other embarrassing blemishes on the face.

5. Both, direct application and eating will help you achieve smooth, supple and soft skin.

6. Regular consumption or application of papaya also provides shine to the skin, which comes from within and is long lasting.

7. The mashed papaya can be used for treating the sore and cracked heels.

8. Papaya also acts as a natural skin exfoliator.

9. Application of papaya also helps in removing skin discoloration.

10. The peel of papaya can not only be used on the face, but it can also be used for whitening the legs.

11. The use of raw papaya helps you treating the ringworms as well. You just need to rub some slices of raw papaya on the ringworm patches and see reduced inflammation.

12. Papaya helps the skin by reducing the aging signs on the face.