Healthy, radiant, glowing skin, sounds good, right?

Microgreens are quickly becoming an active ingredient in skincare because they’re packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that nourish and protect your skin. The best part? You don’t need expensive products—you can easily introduce microgreens into your beauty routine at home.

Today, let’s look at two simple ways to use them: masks and smoothies.

Microgreen masks

One of the easiest DIY beauty treatments with microgreens is a nourishing face mask. Microgreens are loaded with:

• Vitamins A & B: boost acne healing & balance oil production
• Vitamin K: reduces puffiness & evens skin tone
• Potassium & carotene: prevent dryness
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): strengthens blood vessels & helps skin look youthful

Why Spinach Microgreens?

Spinach microgreens are especially beneficial for mature, dry, or flaky skin, but oily and combination skin can also reap their benefits. They’re rich in Vitamins B3, B6, K, E, C, plus antioxidants and organic acids that restore vitality.

Here are 3 DIY spinach microgreen masks, from easiest to most advanced:

1. Nourishing Mask (Beginner-Friendly)

You’ll need:

• 100gr spinach microgreens
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, or olive)

How to make:

1. Wash and dry the microgreens.
2. Blend or grind them into a paste.
3. Mix with 1 tbsp of oil.
4. Apply evenly to your face and let dry.
5. Rinse off with lukewarm water.

2. Hydrating Mask

You’ll need:

• 3 tbsp spinach microgreens
• ½ cup milk

How to make:

1. Boil the spinach microgreens in a small amount of milk.
2. Strain well.
3. Apply the warm leaves to your face as a compress for 15 minutes.
4. Remove with a cotton pad soaked in the leftover milk broth.

3. Mask for Peeling

You’ll need:

• 100gr spinach microgreens (juiced or blended)
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp flax seeds
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil

How to make:

1. Boil flax seeds in ½ cup cold water until thick, then strain.
2. Mix in 1 tbsp spinach juice, honey, and oil.
3. Apply to your face for 10 minutes.
4. Wash off with lukewarm water.

Smoothie booster

Your beauty routine doesn’t stop with skincare, what you eat shows up on your skin too. Microgreens in smoothies are a powerful inside-out glow booster. Their mild flavor blends well with fruits while adding nutrients like carotenoids and vitamin C.

Glowing Skin Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients:

• ½ cup coconut water (or almond milk/juice)
• 2 bananas (sliced & frozen if possible)
• 1 cup pineapple (chopped)
• 1 cup mango (chopped)
• 2 cups spinach or kale microgreens
• ½ avocado (sliced)

You can swap in strawberries or blueberries for a different flavor twist or any other fruit.

Instructions:

1. Add all ingredients to a blender in this order: coconut water, banana, pineapple, mango, microgreens, avocado.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Adjust with more liquid if needed.
4. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Summary

Today we explored microgreen masks and a skin-loving smoothie as simple, natural ways to nourish your skin at home.

Not quite your thing? Or craving more? Don’t worry, Part 2 will cover even more microgreen beauty hacks to keep your skin glowing.

In the meantime, check out our last post “Eat Your Skincare (achieve a glowing skin with microgreens)” to know all the benefits microgreens can bring to your skin. Or visit our web to know more about these tiny mighty little leaves. 

See you in Part 2!
Julia

Links of interest:

“Eat Your Skincare (achieve a glowing skin with microgreens)”

Glowing Skin Smoothie | Sally’s Baking

Microgreens in Cosmetics

https://www.baby-greens.com/home/microgreens-in-cosmetics