How to Use Winter Squash to Soothe Dry, Cracked Skin

From your kitchen to your skin care routine, this simple seasonal ingredient delivers a natural boost for dry winter skin.
How to Use Winter Squash to Soothe Dry, Cracked Skin
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As the air turns crisp and the colors deepen, winter squash takes center stage—from market bins to front porch displays. Long cultivated across the Americas for its nourishment and natural healing properties, this fall favorite offers more than comfort food. Its vibrant colors capture the spirit of the season and hint at the powerful nutrients inside that support healthy, resilient skin.

Colorful Nutrients Nourish Skin

Orange pumpkins are rich in antioxidants, including beta-carotene and carotenoids—nutrients that play a key role in skin protection and renewal.

Yellow squash provides a good source of potassium, magnesium, and fiber, which indirectly support skin health by ensuring bodily processes such as hydration and cellular function.

Alexandra Roach
Alexandra Roach
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Alexandra Roach is a board-certified holistic health practitioner, community herbalist, and master gardener. She studied sustainable food and farming and lives with her family on an off-grid permaculture homestead. Roach works as a journalist and author, and writes with a broad perspective on health, gardening, and lifestyle choices.