After eating grapefruit, don’t throw away the seeds. These seeds also have unique benefits.

Grapefruit is a fruit with high nutritional value, good for health, and is often included in weight loss and diet plans. It provides plenty of vitamin C and vitamin A while being very low in calories. You can use it as a snack to reduce overall food intake, supplement your body with nutrients, and not affect body weight.

Not only the flesh of the grapefruit provides benefits, but the seeds also have significant value.

Grapefruit seeds cannot be eaten directly. They should be soaked in hot water to extract their beneficial compounds for use.

- Supports Weight Loss

Grapefruit seeds contain pectin, a substance found in the mucilage surrounding the seed. Pectin acts like a fat-reducing agent, helping to lower blood cholesterol effectively.

You can boil grapefruit seeds in water and drink the extracted water about 10–15 minutes before meals, twice a day, with just 50ml per serving. The pectin in the seeds helps create a feeling of fullness, suppress appetite, reduce excess body fat, and support safe and effective weight loss.

- Hair Care with Grapefruit Seeds

You can use grapefruit seeds to nourish your hair, making it shiny and strong. Soak the seeds in warm water for about an hour, then use the water to massage and condition your hair. The mucilage extracted from the seeds strengthens hair, stimulates growth, and prevents dandruff. It also provides a gentle natural fragrance.

The grapefruit peel should not be thrown away either. You can use it to boil hair-washing water or extract essential oils to stimulate hair growth, add shine, and repair damage.

- Skin Care

Grapefruit seeds contain essential oils and antioxidants that moisturize, beautify, and prevent aging. The essential oils can also help kill bacteria, control oil secretion, prevent acne, and balance skin pH. You can use grapefruit seed extract to massage your skin, making it softer and smoother.

Note: Always test the essential oil on a small area of skin first to check for any irritation before applying it to your face.