Hot summer has already come and the strong sunlight has always shines on us. It has been a hot issue for us that how to make our skin white. In fact, whether the skin is white or not depends on the ability of melanophore to synthesize melanin. Except skin care products, proper diet can also help us make our skin white. Some small tips are to be introduced as follows.

One important way to whiten our skin is to eat food with less tyrosine, such as potato and sweet potato. Tyrosinase plays a crucial role in generating melanin. If the activity of tyrosinase is increased, more melanin will be generated. On contrast, the ability of melanophore to synthesize melanin will be lowered, if the activity of tyrosinase is restrained. Therefore, the food with less tyrosine can stop the increase of melanin inside our body and help us maintain white.

The fruits with rich are more beneficial to us. These fruits include Bartlett, sorbs, etc. Arbutin can rapidly permeate into our skin and effectively resist the activity of tyrosinase inside the skin so as to stop the generation of melanin. In addition, arbutin can quicken the decomposition and excretion of melanin through the direct integration of arbutin itself and tyrosinase. What’s more, arbutin can also prevent our skin from being harmed by free radicals. Therefore, arbutin has been a popular component in skin whitening drinks.

Another tip to whiten our skin is to eat food containing abundant vitamin C, such as fresh date, tomato, orange and green vegetables, etc. Vitamin C is one of the earliest additive agents used in skin whitening products. It can be made use of to solve many skin problems like making our skin white and resilient.

Vitamin E is also an important component to make our skin white. Food containing rich vitamin E includes cabbage, cauliflower, sesame and sunflower seed, etc. Vitamin E can do quite well in immobilizing water on the skin surface so as to improve the resilience and flexibility of our skin. What’s more, vitamin E plays an important role in resisting skin aging and pigmentation of lipofuscin, improving blood circulation, adjusting hormone secretion, accelerating the utilization of oxygen inside the body, and protecting our skin and mucous membrane. Its role of strengthening vitamin A’s unique ability is also important.

Except these food mentioned above, some other tips must also be paid attention to. For example, people must keep enough sleeping and keep far from cigarettes and artificial additives.