Autumn harvest: you'll fall for this crop of skin- and hair-care soothers. Each one is filled with seasonal ingredients that are as good for you on the outside as they are on the inside

NUTS When eaten, almonds are an excellent source of protein, vitamin E and essential fatty acids. But it's the almond milk and oil extracted from the nut that are known to help moisturize, nourish and smooth skin and hair.

GRAINS Rice is the main ingredient in sake, a Japanese drink that when applied topically can help lighten age spots and soothe irritated skin. When added to hair products, flaxseed extract helps hold styles.

FRUIT Apples, grapes and olives can exfoliate dull skin, protect against flee radicals (highly reactive oxygen molecules created by exposure to pollution and sun) and moisturize even the most parched skin.

Fresh f21c Rice Sake Bath ($75; flesh.com), with sake and ginger to relax muscles and pine extract to promote easier breathing.

Zia Apple Refining Mask ($22.95; zianatural.com), with organic apple juice that contains skin-sloughing fruit acids.

Wen Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner ($28; chazdeanstudio.com), a sodium-laurel sulfate-free hair cleanser and conditioner in one with menthol essential oils and chamomile extract to soothe the scalp.

Botanical Nutrients Neroli Flaxseed Styling Foam ($9.50; bathandbodyworks.com), which has organic flaxseed as well as neroli essential oils to moisturize strands.

L'Occitane Almond Milk Concentrate ($36; loccitane.com), a body cream that helps firm and tone skin after four weeks of daily use.

Olivinia Body Scrub ($28; olivinanapavalley.com), with exfoliating grape seeds suspended in hydrating olive oil.

DHC Olive Virgin Oil ($36; dhcare.com), a 100 percent certified Organic olive oil moisturizer that's packed with skin-nourishing vitamins and minerals.

Caudalie Lifting Serum ($75; caudalie.com), an anti-aging treatment that has free-radical-fighting polyphenols from the grapevine.

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