9 Best Foods for Amazing Hair, Skin, and Nails

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We all want our hair, skin, and nails to be strong, beautiful and give off a natural vibe, right? give that easy, breezy, beautiful vibe, right? There are so many products out there to try from drinks, to silk pillowcases to lotions and potions.

These tools will make a ton of difference, but if your diet isn’t giving your body the nutrients it needs, you’ll always be facing an uphill battle. We’re talking dry, brittle, and dull hair, skin, and nails even with the most expensive, bougie products available.

Luckily, there are so many delicious foods out there that are AMAZING for your hair, skin, and nails. Adding them into your regular diet can help you get so much from your skincare and beauty efforts.

So, today, we’re sharing the best foods for your hair, skin, and nails.

But before we dive in, remember: a truly glowing look starts with a nutritious, well-rounded, and balanced diet. Diets that are mostly whole, fresh, and even partially or fully plant based can do wonders for overall healthy hair, skin and nail health.

Many of the foods below are also excellent choices for reducing breakage, preventing brittle nails, promoting nail growth, and keeping your skin supple. When you focus on foods that are naturally nourishing and rich in healthy fats, antioxidants, protein, and minerals, you’re giving your body the best possible foundation for beauty from the inside out.

8 Best Foods for Amazing Hair, Skin, and Nails

Salmon

Fatty fish like salmon is SO good for you. First of all, it’s one of the best sources for omega-3 fatty acids, which can help protect your hair, skin, and nails from sun damage, boost hydration, reduce skin redness, and fight acne.

Salmon is also a biotin (vitamin B7) and protein-rich food, which can help reduce signs of aging and strengthen your hair and nails. You’ll also find plenty of vitamin E in salmon, which is an antioxidant that fights free radicals (AKA environmental toxins).

All this makes salmon the perfect food for getting healthy hair, skin, and nails. Need some salmon recipes? Try our salmon and veggie recipe from our on-the-go meal ideas.

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Meat

Organic, grass-fed and finished meat is something Lauryn swears by these days. From meat sticks to her bowl of meat, eating more of it has made a huge difference in her energy levels and HAIR. From blonde to brunette, eating more meat and getting more protein in general, has made her locks long and strong.

For more on a healthy carnivore diet, listen or watch this episode of the show with Dr. Paul Saladino.

Eggs

Eggs are another food with plenty of protein, healthy fats, antioxidants, and biotin. All the nutrients that give you seriously super silky and shiny hair. They’ll give your skin and nails a boost, too.

There’s also lots of folic acid in eggs, which is the nutrient that’s responsible for healthy cell growth. So, of course, this helps strengthen your skin, nails, and hair and make them look radiant.

One of the best things about eggs is how versatile they are. You can make them in SO many ways. Lauryn always makes them in her Caraway pan – 3 poached eggs with some sourdough. Yum. She’s been known to throw a few boiled eggs in her purse if she’s rushing out the door too.

What I Eat In A Day and The Bowl of Meat I Keep Talking About

Sunflower Seeds

Let’s rewind to those softball days of the past . . . sunflower seeds. They’re fantastic for skincare and beauty with biotin, protein, and antioxidants.

They can help your body absorb UV light (in a healthy way) while also protecting your skin from the damage of ultraviolet waves (but you still need to wear SPF). This means healthy skin, hair, and nails.

It’s also a good food choice for lymphatic drainage, which is the process of draining toxins and excess fluids. This helps get rid of puffy eyes and dark circles while boosting the skin’s natural collagen production. Perfect for anti-aging.

Unsalted sunflower seeds are tasty enough, but if you want to dress it up, try this DIY trail mix. It includes other healthy ingredients like pistachios, cashews, almonds, dried banana chips, freeze-dried raspberries, and dark chocolate.

Dark, Leafy Greens

Dark, leafy greens are usually awesome sources of zinc, iron, and vitamins A, B, C and K. (Pretty much the whole alphabet in there.) This would include greens like spinach, kale, swiss chard, bok choy, and collard greens.

The nutrients in dark leafy greens can help support healthy hair follicles, encourage hair growth, repair damaged hair and nails, and hydrate your whole body. It’s also another top choice in our list of foods for lymphatic drainage.

If you’re not a big salad person, don’t worry. There are lots of delicious ways to get your dark, leafy green game on. Try this egg white omlette, these kale chips, or Reese Witherspoon’s smoothie.

Water-Rich Fruits and Vegetables

When it comes to skin, hair, and nails, hydration is EVERYTHING. You can get water through your emotional support water bottle, of course, but eating water-rich foods is another great way to get extra hydration.

There are lots of fruits and vegetables out there that are good for the health of your hair, skin, and nails like cucumbers, watermelon, celery, apples, peaches, tomatoes, lettuce, cantaloupe, and strawberries.

A lot of these are also on our list of superfoods to make your skin glow, because that’s what hydration does makes you GLOW. Get these water-rich foods by making this quick and easy apple snack, drinking this strawberry milk, or by preparing this peach and tomato caprese salad.

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes have a lot of the essential beauty ingredients we’ve mentioned earlier like vitamin A, B, C, and E, but they also have beta-carotene, which is so good for you.

Beta-carotene helps protect you from UV rays, smooth your skin, reduce hyperpigmentation, and hydrate your body. It even has a natural bronzing effect. Win win.

Oats

Okay, but have you had dressed up oatmeal? It’s so good, it’s basically like a dessert. We have recipes on the blog for coconut blueberry oatmeal, baked apple oatmeal, and peaches and cream oatmeal, and they’re all incredible and super healthy.

The vitamin B, manganese, iron, zinc, and fiber all have beauty benefits like reducing hyperpigmentation, dryness, acne, and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Plus, they can aid hair growth, collagen production, and hydration.

Avocados

Finally, avocados. Probably a superfood you all know about. It’s an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins A, B, C, and E. Like many of the other foods on this list, it can help encourage collagen production, reduce the signs of aging, promote lymphatic drainage, increase hydration, and strengthen/repair hair.

To enjoy avocados, you can take your pick: avocado toast with a squeeze of lemon and chili flakes, guac and chips, or chopped in a salad. If you’re opting for guac, try this recipe (it’s the best) with Lauryn’s favorite chips.

What you eat matters when it comes to your beauty and skin so stock your fridge with the healthy foods above and reap all the benefits.

And if you need a little head start Lauryn swears by adding Beauty Salt to her mornings, using Brow Peptide on her hairline, this high frequency wand and getting zoned in on scalp care.

x, The Skinny Confidential team

+ For more on eating well, check out these foods to help balance hormones.

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