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Plants to maintain skincare

This issue focuses on the benefits of using plant- based skincare. Just as with haircare, there is huge choice of skincare available but many of them contain chemicals that may actually harm your skin and dry it out rather than add value to skin care. It’s important to know your skin type so self can find a product that nourishes own skin. Sometimes finding out own skin type is about trying new products and finding out which ones work best. It is worthwhile to look at skincare product ingredients and avoid perfumed skincare ones, look out for what’s in the product and why.

Plant based skin care is a more natural solution as long as it’s a simple solution and unperfumed because it gives the user the power to assess the products affects and eliminate any ingredients that may cause a skin reaction or allergy.

The benefits of using plant-based skincare are that products may also contain vitamins and minerals that will develop inner body system to be its best.

The most common plant-based skin care products tend to contain essential oils like:

- Tee Tree is used to soothe skin wounds because it contains antibacterial compounds.

- Various oils like Jojoba, Argan, Almond Oil can be used on body or as a skin cleanser.

- Carrot Seed is high in Vitamin E and known to reduce scars.

- Geranium oil may sooth dermatitis or eczema.

- Lavender oil is anti-inflammatory and can be used to ease acne.

- Rose essential oil freshens up dry skin.

- Ylang Ylang can be used to help generate skin cells and prevent rash or acne outbreaks.

- Chamomile can be used to reduce skin inflammation and soothe wounds.

- Sandalwood has anti-inflammatory properties that soothe and balance sensitive skin.

- Jasmine stimulates healthy looking skin.

- Frankincense is anti-inflammatory and antiseptic so may alleviate oily or acne skin.

Plant based skin care are the best products for the best results that will nourish skin to be its best and fix any skin issues or conditions. Plant based skin or haircare can be thought of is being a health remedy or solution to maintain or enhance as needed.