Skin Care Products: The Botanical Facts
Sara Musfeldt
More and more cosmetics and skin care products include the words essential, natural, bio, botanical, and herbal in their product name or description connoting that the product is made from herbs or plants. Often times, however, the label is looked at and things like Octisalate, Octinoxate, Lyphazomes, Oxybenzone, are seen and it's hard to believe it is a natural product.
In the health and beauty world the word botanical refers to a part of a plant or a plant extract used in making a skin or hair product. It's possible that the entire product is made using botanicals; however, it's more likely that part of the product is made using botanicals.
For skin and hair care products there are no labeling requirements (unless it is considered a drug) so the contents of the skin care product could be any variation of things. To know if what you're getting is all that "botanical" read the ingredient label and learn the terms. You'll need to do this if what you are going for is an all out vegan-friendly, organic, purely botanical product.
If what you're looking for is just a down and dirty skin care product that will make you look your best with botanicals or not, rest assured that nature will, as in most cases, beat out any synthetic or toxic product. Check out these popular botanicals and learn how fit nature can make your skin.
Popular botanicals from fruit, vegetable, and nuts include:
Orange blossoms control production of oil
Grapefruit increases circulation
Shea butter (a fat derived from nuts) thickens and moisturizes the skin
Lemon has antiseptic purpose
Popular botanicals from herbs include:
Basil increases blood flow
Ginger can warm and stimulate
Ginseng heals and promotes collagen production
Green tea extract is a soothing antioxidant
Popular floral, plant or floral botanicals include:
Aloe vera gel soothes, softens, and stimulates collagen production
Chamomile has anti-inflammatory qualities
Rose hips serve as a moisturizer/emollient
Sea algae is smoothing and moisturizing
Everything from lipstick to moisturizers should contain many or a few botanical elements proving that nature can make our skin look great and fit.
The author Sara Musfeldt created SkinFitnessFacts.com to help people achieve fit skin. The website has info on acne, rosacea, http://skinfitnessfacts.com/rosacea-why-my-eyes-dry.html ocular rosacea, and http://skinfitnessfacts.com/rosacea-is-alcohol-the-cause.html alcohol related rosacea.
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