Glow From Within: 5 Top Nutrients to Support Radiant Skin This Summer
When we think about healthy skin, most of us picture face creams, serums, and all sorts of lotions and potions that promise youthful, glowing skin. And while a natural skincare routine absolutely has its place, real radiance starts from the inside out. What shows up on our skin is often a direct reflection of what’s going on internally, especially when it comes to nutrient status, hydration, and inflammation.
August can be a challenging month for skin, with intense sun exposure, summer travel, dehydration, and the odd cocktail or two, they can all take their toll. But with the right skin-supportive nutrients, many of which you can easily get from whole foods and cold-pressed juices, you can nourish, repair, and restore your summer glow.
Here are our favourite 5 nutrients to feed to roots of your skin health, and how to easily include them in your diet:
1) Vitamin C: The Glow-Up Antioxidant
Vitamin C is one of the most important nutrients for skin health. Not only does it help fight oxidative stress from sun exposure and pollution, but it's also essential for collagen production. Without enough vitamin C, the body struggles to form and maintain the collagen that gives skin its firmness and elasticity. It also helps brighten the complexion and supports wound healing.
Vitamin C-rich foods include: oranges, apples, lemons, carrot, kiwi, parsley, spinach, broccoli, and bell peppers.
Juice tip: Add citrus fruits, apple, parsley, or spinach to your cold pressed juices for a skin-supportive vitamin C boost or order a box of our SPA juice to your door (UK wide) today!
2) Vitamin K1: The Unsung Hero for Skin Repair
Vitamin K1 plays an important role in wound healing, supporting healthy blood flow, and strengthening the skin barrier. While it’s often overlooked in skincare discussions, it may help reduce the appearance of dark circles, bruising, and inflammation.
Vitamin K1-rich foods include: kale, spinach, parsley, broccoli, and celery, all perfect ingredients for a green juice (and found in our SPA drink).
Juice tip: Blend leafy greens like kale or spinach with cucumber, lemon, and apple for a refreshing, vitamin K1-rich skin tonic.
3) Zinc: For Repair, Protection & Calm
Zinc is a multitasking mineral that’s crucial for skin repair, tissue growth, and inflammation control. It's also involved in the synthesis of collagen, wound healing, and in regulating oil production, which is why it's often used in treating acne.
Because zinc can be depleted by stress, poor digestion, or alcohol (hello, summer holidays), it’s important to consciously top it up through your diet.
Zinc-rich foods include: Grass-fed beef and lamb, poultry, seafood, pumpkin seeds, cashews, mushrooms, dairy kefir, chickpeas, and spinach.
Juice tip: Combine spinach, cucumber, parsley, lemon, and apple for a mineral-rich green juice that includes a small amount of plant-based zinc. You can find these ingredients in our SPA drink.
4) Vitamin A: The Antioxidant Powerhouse
Vitamin A supports skin cell turnover, helps reduce oxidative stress from UV exposure, and plays a critical role in collagen maintenance.
It exists in two forms:
1. Beta-carotene (found in plant foods, converted by the body into usable retinol)
2. Retinol (found in animal foods like liver and egg yolk)
Beta-carotene is especially great for skin health. It helps protect your skin against sun damage while giving it a natural glow.
Vitamin A-rich foods include: Carrots, sweet potato, oranges, red and yellow peppers, broccoli, spinach, parsley, and kale.
Juice tip: Create a glow-boosting juice with carrot, orange, ginger, apple, and a squeeze of lemon for a refreshing dose of beta-carotene and vitamin C. Find all of these ingredients in our ZAP and ZIP drinks.
5) Collagen: The Skin’s Natural Support System
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, making up a large part of your skin, connective tissues, muscles, and joints. In your skin, it gives strength, elasticity, and that firm, plump look we associate with youth.
As we age, our natural collagen production slows down. Add to that oxidative stress from sun damage, alcohol, and ultra processed foods, and collagen breaks down even faster. That’s when we start to notice fine lines, sagging skin, and slower skin repair.
How to boost collagen naturally:
1. Bone broth is a fantastic natural source of collagen, especially when simmered long and slow. Add it to soups, stews, or sip it like tea.
2. Collagen peptides or powders from grass-fed or marine sources can easily be added to smoothies or even your morning juice.
3. Include ingredients rich in vitamin C (like orange, kiwi, bell pepper, or berries) in your juices, as vitamin C is essential for the body to make and stabilise collagen. Each of our four award-winning cold-pressed juices are rich in vitamin C.
Don’t Forget About Hydration!
While nutrients are key, hydration is just as essential. Dehydrated skin looks dull, feels tight, and is more prone to fine lines. Cold-pressed juicing naturally boosts hydration, especially when made with water-rich ingredients like celery, spinach, parsley, and citrus fruits.
Our four award-winning juices are a delicious way to stay hydrated throughout the week, perfect with breakfast, as an afternoon pick-me-up after lunch, or poured over ice for a refreshing alcohol-free evening drink.
Try sipping a hydrating green juice in the morning or after sun exposure to give your skin a refreshing boost.
Our Final Thoughts
Topical skincare can only go so far if your body doesn’t have the raw materials it needs to build, protect, and repair skin from within. By feeding your body with collagen-building amino acids (from quality protein foods), zinc, vitamin A, and plenty of hydration from filtered water, herbal teas, and cold-pressed juices, you’re giving your skin exactly what it needs to thrive through the rest of the summer and beyond.
