Take care of your skin with natural ingredients
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care of our skin: our skin, the largest organ in our body, is severely
tested by a multitude of external factors.
Air pollution, solar radiation, stress, heat, sun, cold,
wind, causing it to suffer at any time of the year.
The skin is our primary defense, a tireless soldier who
constantly renews himself while he acts as a barrier for each pathogen by
regulating, at the same time, the expulsion of toxins and different wastes.
It therefore becomes necessary to treat it with great care,
not only through good nutrition and a normal dose of sleep, but also by
protecting and hydrating it while nourishing it with natural remedies which do not
alter any of its functions. Essential.
The specific products for the skin, to be used in winter,
are almost all based on vegetable oils of officinal herbs, whose main actions
are emollient and restitute.
Our interest is therefore, to indicate these few products,
simple to find at any herbalist, and to apply to help our skin stay hydrated,
nourished but also to relieve certain discomforts such as redness and
irritation.
Caring for your skin: natural ingredients
1. Hydrate
Hyaluronic acid is a molecule normally found in our body.
It is this substance which gives compactness and freshness
on the face of young people and which comes to decrease as the age advances.
One of its main functions, in fact, is the stimulation of the production of
collagen which gives turgor and elasticity to the skin. When our skin is dry
and chapped, it is advisable to use creams or food integrators based on this
molecule.
The jojoba oil in its chemical composition is very similar
to the sebum produced by human skin. Sebum is a substance rich in fatty acid
and cholesterol which hydrates and defends the skin from external factors such
as cold, bacteria, smog.
When this natural barrier is missing, it works by creating
chapped skin and irritations which, beyond being unsightly, can put our body's
defenses in difficulty
In this case, all you need to do is help yourself with a
little jojoba oil, which easily absorbs and penetrates
Deeply, regenerating irritated areas and also acting to
prevent wrinkles.
2. Feed
The vegetable oils are perhaps the best nutrients existing
skin as rich in substances necessary for the proper functioning of our body
such as vitamins (especially A and E), minerals and especially the essential
fatty acids.
These substances, once united create a nourishing action,
emollient and improves elasticity, also preventing wrinkles and stretch marks.
The argan oil, the shea butter and germ oil grain are
fundamental to strengthen the hydrolipidic film, because when it does not reach
its goal; protecting the epidermis, causing chapping and irritation.
3. Relieve
The oil calendula (or marigold) is obtained by macerating
flowers in vegetable oil:
The substance derived from it has anti-inflammatory,
antiseptic, healing, refreshing and emollient properties
It is also possible to use the remedy for redness, cracking
and inflammation of the skin.
The chamomile, thanks to its protective effect on the mucous
membranes and its anti-inflammatory properties is used in many cosmetics to
relieve congestion and soothe skin irritations.
With a minimum of attention, we can help our skin without
using chemicals and synthetics, simply by trusting in the good sense of nature
and the substances it puts at our disposal.
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