Top 6 in Top 13 benefits of papaya for health and beauty.
When applied topically, a blend of crushed papaya can provide an effective wound healing effect, while helping to prevent skin infections from burning. Researchers believe that the proteolytic enzymes chymopapain and papain contained in papaya are the nutrients that bring this effect. Topical creams containing papain enzyme can also be used to treat posture-induced ulcers (bedridden ulcers).