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Showing posts with label Skin Oils. Show all posts
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Friday, 27 December 2013
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
What Exactly Makes Essential Oils Effective? : The lay-man's version
MANY BIG-BRAND NAME SKINCARE PRODUCTS USE SYNTHETIC VERSIONS OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FOUND IN ESSENTIAL OILS.
CUT OUT THE MIDDLE-MAN. GO STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE. GO NATURAL. BE AUTHENTIC. USE ESSENTIALS OILS FOR SKINCARE.
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| Just be cautious choosing essential oils which are not organic. They may have been sprayed with chemical pesticides which will then end up being in the oils. |
The whole principle behind the efficacy of essential oils on skin is the fact that essential unsaturated fatty acids (EUFA) a.k.a Vitamin F, are important to the human body. They are vital for repairing cell membranes. However, they cannot be synthesised by the body. They need to be ingested or topically applied. Essential oils are teeming with these unsaturated fatty acids. What makes different essential oils relevant for different skin ailments is their concentration of which fatty acids they have.
For example, the primary components of ylang-ylang oil, linalool and Germacrene D, are toxic to Propionibacterium bacteria. This bacteria is found in acne. So, applying ylang ylang to your skin is an excellent anti-acne medication. Geranium oil on the other hand is teeming with geraniol. Geranoil assists in building collagen fibres (the protein that is the main building block of bone, cartilage, tendon, and other connective tissues) in the skin. This means that it creates a regenerative action in these parts of the body, especially the skin, making it excellent for cellulite reduction and saggy skin.
To understand this more, view the University of Minnesota’s website at : (http://takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/aromatherapy/how-do-essential-oils-work)
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| Ylang ylang flowers |
What Makes Essential Oils Perfect for Skincare?
Essential oils have extremely small molecules. There are approximately 40 million trillion molecules in one drop of essential oil. that's about 40,000 molecules for each cell in the average human body.
They are so small, that they are able to penetrate the epidermis and into the dermal layers of the skin. For this reason, they behave more like a serum than a cream. They not only trap moisture on the outer layers of the skin but because they able to successfully penetrate into the dermal layers, they are able to improve the the deeper layers of your skin for long lasting effects.
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| Most skin care on the market use synthetic versions of the active ingredients naturally occurring in essentials oils. |
Furthermore, the chemical structure of plant sterols and human sterols is strikingly similar. Sterols are primary component of the outermost layer of human skin and functions like an optimal barrier.
Therefore sterols present in essential oils work in great harmony with human skin. They perform a multitude of functions like keeping structural integrity of cell membrane, reducing inflammation, improving skin metabolism process and moisture retention.
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Essential Oil Fabulosity : Did you know …?
- Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, swore by frankincense and jasmine oil to keep her looking young and radiant.
- It can take up to 6 dozen flowers to make just one drop of premium essential oil.
- The right essential oil (e.g tea tree oil and argan oil) on your face will actually prevent and clear acne.
- Essential oils are skin serums. They penetrate into layers of the skin moisturisers cannot.
- Vanilla is not only the second most expensive crop in the world to harvest, its oil smells great and has extremely potent anti-oxidant qualities when applied to skin.
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