Promote Healthy Skin

Figs may be good for your skin, especially if you have allergic dermatitis, which is dry, itchy skin caused by allergies. In one research of 45 children with dermatitis, a cream produced from dried fig fruit extract administered twice daily for two weeks was shown to be more effective than the conventional therapy, hydrocortisone cream.

Furthermore, in a test-tube and animal investigation, a mixture of fruit extracts, including fig extract, was found to have antioxidant effects on skin cells, decrease collagen breakdown, and improve the look of wrinkles. However, it is impossible to say whether the favorable benefits were caused by the fig extract or one of the other extracts being investigated. More study is required to assess the impact of figs on skin health.