Whether you're a man or a women, botanical skin care products can make your skin more youthful and healthier.
Since the time Cleopatra, natural plant oils and extracts have been used on the skin for their amazing healing properties.
Do you know what kind of botanical ingredients work best with the skin?Here's the ones I find most beneficial for my skin.
The best part about botanical skin care products is that they contain all natural ingredients, which are accepted well by the skin.
They work in synergy with the skin without reacting negatively (unless your allergic to a specific type of ingredient).
Because they contain lots of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, oils, and alkaloids, plant based ingredients provide some of the most healing properties in the world.
It's important to realize that skin care products don't have to say 'botanical' on it to include plant based ingredients.
Adding this to a products label is really just a marketing tactic to get people to buy the product.
Here are some of the most potent ingredients you can find in botanical skin care products: *Phytessence Wakame: extracted from a 'secret' Japanese sea kelp.
It keeps skin smooth and moist while soothing redness and inflammed skin.
it also contains potent antioxidants that destroy free radicals, which is one of the main reasons why skin ages.
But perhaps most importantly, it keeps hyaluronic acid levels high, a substance that in needed to build strong collagen and elastin fibers.
*Avocado oil: moisturizes the skin so it stays hydrated without slogging your pores.
Too often do oils in skin care products clog the pores, making it difficult for your skin to eliminate harmful toxins from the body.
Avocado oil also stimulates collagen production, a key protein that keeps the skin firm, elastic, and youthful.
*Maracuja: a special passion fruit extract unique to Brazil.
It's a natural emollient, so it softens and soothes the skin and rejuvenates it after a long day of exposure to the elements.
It even helps sebum levels, which is the natural oil secreted by the skin.
*Macadamia oil: perhaps the most luxurious plant oil for the skin.
It protects skin cells from aging and is absorbed easily.
It can even penetrate damaged skin and replenish the oils lost throughout the day *Grapeseed oil- an antioxidant that creates an invisible barrier around your skin to help retain moisture throughout the whole day.
This keeps the skin hydrated so it won't dry out easily.