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Natural Ingredients and Their Uses

Natural Ingredients	Function
Allantoin	Anti-irritant
Almond oil	Emollient
Aloe vera	Skin soother, moisturizer
Avocado oil	Skin soother
Camomile (Bisabolol)	Skin soother
Camphor	Skin Refresher
Cypress	Skin Refresher
Elder	Skin Toner
Hawthorne	Astringent
Hazelnut Oil	Emollient
Horse tail	Skin toner
Hypericum	Skin refresher
Jojoba	Humectant, moisturizer
Licorice	Skin soother, softener
Linden flower	Skin soother
Lotus	Skin soother, softener
Marigold	Decreases skin edema
Marjoram	Skin toner
Myrrh	Nail strengthener
Sage	Skin toner
Seaweed	Skin soother
Sesame oil	Emollient
Shea butter	Moisturizer
Wheat-germ oil	Emollient
Witchhazel	Astringent

Aloe vera
For the last fifty years scientists have tried to find the advantages of application of aloe juice to skin. Except for its medium moisturizing properties, to date there are no definite indisputable advantages that have been found so far.

Arnica
Arnica and its extracts have been widely used in folk medicines. It is used externally for the treatment of acne, boils, bruises, rashes, sprains, pains and wounds.

Calendula
Calendula is said to have immunostimulating as well as antibacterial and antiviral properties.

Chamomile
Teas and extracts of the flower heads have been used as anti-inflammatories as well as anti-allergies.

Evening primrose oil
The main content of evening primrose oil (EPO) is gammalinolenic acid (GLA), which is a good humectant and moisturizer. Hence, it is good for dry skin.

Jojoba
This is said to have antioxidant properties and is supposed to be useful for sunburn and chapped skin in addition to stimulating hair growth.

Propolis
It is a natural product collected from conifer buds and used by honeybees to fill cracks in their hives. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties.

Tea tree oil (Melaleuca)
It has anti-microbial, soothing and healing effects.

Witchhazel
This has drying and astringent qualities and hence is often added to preparations meant for oily skins.