7 Natural Ingredients You Can Use To Elevate Your Skin

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JAKARTA - Maintaining skin moisture can be done in various ways, one of which is using a facial moisturizer from natural ingredients. Although there are many moisturizing products in the market, you can also make your own facial moisturizer with some ingredients available at home. This artificial moisturizer contains fresh nutrients and can provide extraordinary results.

The following is a natural ingredient for moisturizing facial skin, adapted by VOI from the Mind, Body, and Green page, Thursday, September 21.

Honey (in particular, manuka honey) is one of the most multifunctional objects in the kitchen. With regard to skin care, research found that raw organic honey has antimicrobial properties that can help cure skin wounds and anti-inflammatory.

You can use honey as a mask once a week by applying a thin layer to the clean skin for approximately 10 minutes, before rinsing with warm water.

These trendy household staples are used for everything from natural liploss, hair masks, to ayurveda treatment. This oil is rich in fatty acids, which provide antibacterial properties, helps the skin increase collagen production, and can help increase moisture, and the protective function of the skin.

Many people also like it because this oil is easier to absorb than other oils that are thicker. However, coconut oil is also proven to be comedogenic, clogging pores, in some people with sensitive skin. For this reason, its use must be limited to a maximum of two times a week.

Olive oil is rich in vitamin E, an antioxidants that are dissolved in oils that are often used in anti-aging products. When applied topically, this can help reduce oxidative stress in the skin and hair. However, if your skin is sensitive, research shows that routine use can worsen eczema.

Apart from moisturizing, you can also use olive oil as makeup cleaner. Due to its high antioxidant content, the ability to lift stubborn makeup is unquestionable.

This is a classic choice to deal with the effects of sunburn and a favorite moisturizing ingredient for dry facial skin. Aloe vera has a high content of vitamins A, C, E, and B12, which helps reduce damage caused by free radicals. There is also enzyme content with the function of reducing inflammation. But the reason most people like it is that it is easy to absorb into the skin.

Oat, extract oat, and colloid oat are favorite ingredients in sensitive skin care products because they prove to be very calming to skin irritation. Research shows that this is caused by their anti-inflammatory properties and antihistamine effects. That's why this drug is often used as an atopic allergic reaction reliever.

This fruit can be used as skin care thanks to the content of wax, minerals, protein, and vitamins. Research shows that avocado can be an antioxidant treatment that trirates the skin. avocado oil, extracted from the flesh of its fruit, has been shown to increase collagen synthesis in a study.

There may not be much research on the benefits of vegetables for skin care, but there are reasons why cucumbers are often used in spas. These vegetables can calm the skin tired or inflamed. Water content is not only hydrating, but research shows other nutrients in cucumber can also help reduce swelling.

If you have time in the morning, just place two cold slices of cucumber above your eyes. The goal is to remove swelling and energy the skin.

Those are seven lists of natural ingredients to moisturize dry skin. Before being applied to the skin, first apply the above ingredients to the back of the ear to find out whether there is an allergic reaction.