Organic Skin Care: What Are You Putting on Your Face
- By:louise forrest
Reading labels on organic skin care products can be just as confusing as reading ingredients for non-organic products. This list has been compiled to help you understand what each ingredient does for your skin.
Almond Oil: moisturizing and rich in protein
Aloe Vera Gel: very soothing, antibacterial, promotes exceptional healing, stimulates new cell growth, and inhibits the body from releasing thromboxane (which causes permanent scarring in certain conditions such as burns), making it excellent for treatment of open wounds, burns, and acne as well as a multitude of other conditions
Apricot Oil: has anti inflammatory properties, soothes, and provides moisture
Apricot Kernel Meal: used for exfoliation
Arrowroot Powder: used for thickening and stabilizing organic skin care formulas
Avocado Oil: moisturizes, and is full of essential nutrients making it good for anti aging products
Baking Soda: AKA Sodium Bicarbonate, stabilizes pH and is also used to enhance texture in organic skin care formulas
Borax Powder: AKA Sodium Borate, natural preservative, emulsifier, and buffering agent for organic skin care formulas
Beeswax: antibacterial and anti aging properties to some extent
Benzoin: helps chapping, promotes healing in lesions
Bergamot: promotes healing in acne by helping reduce excess oil and reducing bacteria
Carnauba Wax: very hard wax, making it good for lipstick
Carrot Seed Oil: promotes skin rejuvenation and balances oil production
Castor Oil: moisturizing properties
Chamomile: helpful for people with skin disorders and other rashes because of its anti inflammatory properties, soothes open wounds and burns
Coarse Sea Salt: used as a exfoliate
Cocoa Butter: moisturizer and skin softener
Coconut Oil: moisturizes and protects skin
Dead Sea Salt: moist sea salt taken from the Dead Sea, used in exfoliates
Elemi: promotes skin rejuvenation, making it good for anti aging organic skin care products, also promotes healing of rashes and chapped skin
Frankincense: promotes skin rejuvenation and tones tissue, making it good for anti aging organic skin care products
Geranium: promotes quick healing and balances oil production, making it good for either extreme skin condition (dry or oily)
Grapefruit: reduces excess oil, making it good for treatment of acne
Grape Seed Oil: excellent organic preservative as well as providing essential nutrients
Jasmine: calms and moisturizes, making it good for overly sensitive, dry skin
Jojoba Oil: provides excellent absorption because it is so much like sebum, making it excellent for moisturizing
Juniper: reduces excess oil and pulls toxins from skin, making it good for treating acne
Lanolin: most like sebum, but may cause allergic reactions
Kaolin Clay: mild clay used in masks
Lavender: has antiseptic and antibacterial qualities, promotes skin rejuvenation, calms irritation, and reduces inflammation, making it good for skin disorders, insect bites, sunburn, burns, boils, and helping to diminish scars
Lecithin: preservative and emulsifier in organic skin care formulas
Lemon: incredible healing qualities because it is antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiseptic and astringent
Lemon Myrtle: healing qualities because it is antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral
Lemongrass: healing qualities because it is antibacterial and antiseptic
Lime: tightens, tones, and reduces excess oil
Mandarin: has antiseptic qualities and tightens skin
Macadamia Nut Oil: moisturizes and is an anti-oxidant, making it good for all skin types
Myrrh: has anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antiseptic qualities, promotes skin rejuvenation, and moisturizes, making it good for a number of skin conditions, including chapping, skin disorders, and healing deep cracking
Neroli: promotes skin rejuvenation by stimulating new cell growth, making it good for a multitude of skin conditions
Olive Oil: has moisturizing properties
Orange: reduces excess oils making it good in acne treatment
Patchouli: has antifungal, anti inflammatory, and antiseptic properties and promotes new cell growth making it useful in a number of skin conditions
Petitgrain: helps clear irritated skin
Rice Bran Oil: has natural sun protection properties and provides vitamin E
Rose: helps reduce thread veins, promotes skin rejuvenation
Rosehip Seed Oil: reduces inflammation and irritation and has anti aging properties