It seems like there’s a new trendy skin care ingredient every week?one that promises to erase your wrinkles, smooth your skin, and give you the glow of a unicorn. It?s hard to keep track. But more often than not, these so-called miracle ingredients tend to stem from plants.
In fact, The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology reported that, these days, botanical extracts are the largest category of additives found in cosmeceutical products. Basically, we asked for natural products, and the beauty industry is listening. Of course, this is great news. The problem is, just because a product contains [insert amazing plant-based ingredient here], doesn?t always mean it?s entirely natural.
With that in mind, some natural beauties prefer to go straight to the source and buy the ingredients in pure form. Here are just a few plant-based extracts that could actually work mini miracles on your skin. (Just make sure to consult with a holistic health expert and properly dilute oils and extracts?applying them directly in their most concentrated form can be toxic.) Spanish Chestnut Extract
Let?s face it. It?s not unlikely that you have skin damage under the surface after years of living it up in the sun (no judgement here). Luckily, chestnut extract, also referred to as castanea sativa extract, has been shown to treat signs of premature aging due to sun exposure.
Date Palm Extract
A study published in the International Journal of Tissue Reactions looked at the anti-aging prop...