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Part 3 of the beauty series: infused water with cucumber, lemon and microgreen stems, plus a face cream of olive oil, coconut oil and beeswax that keeps a month.

Part 2 of the beauty series: a cucumber microgreen toner and a spinach and green tea toner, plus basil and sunflower bath soaks with Epsom salts or oats.

Part 1 of the beauty series: a spinach microgreen and flaxseed face mask, plus a microgreen and fruit smoothie — presented as homemade cosmetics, not as skin treatments.

Microgreens have been measured at 20.4 to 147 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, and vitamin C is a required cofactor for collagen synthesis. What that does and does not justify for skin — and the six skincare claims we removed from this page.

Red cabbage, cilantro, amaranth, daikon and fenugreek microgreens and weight management: what dietary fibre evidence actually supports, and the fat-burning claims we removed.
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