🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Adjust Diet to Prevent Melanin Formation
The skin's pigmentation depends on melanin content. Dietary adjustments can reduce melanin synthesis. Below are some foods helpful for achieving fairer skin.
Reduce intake of tyrosine-rich foods. Since tyrosine is the foundational substance for melanin—melanin is formed via tyrosinase action on tyrosine—limit foods high in tyrosine, such as potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Consume more vitamin C-rich foods. Many steps in melanin formation involve oxidation reactions. Vitamin C can interrupt this process, blocking melanin formation. Thus, increase intake of vitamin C-rich foods like jujubes, fresh jujubes, tomatoes, wild kiwifruit, citrus fruits, and fresh leafy greens.
Pay attention to consuming vitamin E-rich foods. Modern scientific research confirms vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in the body, especially for fats, inhibiting peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acids and other unstable compounds. Lipofuscin in the body is a product of unsaturated fatty acid peroxidation. Vitamin E suppresses this peroxidation, effectively preventing lipofuscin deposition on the skin and maintaining fairness. Additionally, vitamin E has anti-aging properties. Foods rich in vitamin E include cabbage, cauliflower, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, rapeseed oil, and sunflower seed oil.