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What's The Deal With Edible Skincare?

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Rachel Weingarten
Jun 17, 2025
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Hello, Gorgeous!

A reader recently asked about edible beauty and skincare products. Aside from products you whip up from products in your pantry, why on earth would you want to snack on serum? Well, there’s actually a more practical reason for it. Five to be exact.

Skincare you can eat

Unlike edible underwear that seems more purpose driven, or edible flowers that elevate even the most poorly decorated cake edible skincare seems like a contradiction in terms. Only it isn’t. In a nutshell, edible skincare means the ingredients are edible-grade. And just because you can theoretically eat them, doesn’t mean that you should!

So what’s the deal with edible skincare anyway?

  • It’s all about the ingredients. The ingredients used in edible-grade skincare are so pure and natural that you can pour them into your smoothie if you’re so inclined. Not that you should. But having pure ingredients means you don’t have to worry about potentially harmful chemicals, additives or toxins being absorbed through y…

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