Dehydrated skin, natural remedies

Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 50, edelweiss, the queen of the mountains

Edelweiss contains active ingredients with a powerful antioxidant action, useful in combating photo-aging, wrinkles, dry, dehydrated skin and skin blemishes. Its constant use on the skin makes it more elastic, toned and rejuvenated.

Legend has it that long ago, at the beginning of days, the mountains of the Dolomites, in the north of Italy, were impressive, but completely bare. The meadows and hills around had beautiful colored flowers while in the Dolomites nothing cheered the rocks and the steep slopes. The mountain then tried to grab some stars of the sky to decorate itself, but the stars were too high. The cry of the sad and lonely mountain was carried by the North Wind to the ear of a fairy, the most beautiful of all f...

Slow Cosmetique, How to hydrate your face skin Part 2, the face creams

How to hydrate the skin with creams, a little guide about cosmetics that you buy and about the ingredients you should be careful about, in fact some substances used in creams may be toxic, irritating or comedogenic, then we will see little tips to prepare by yourself creams.

Slow Cosmetique is to give importance to yourself, to your skin and also to accept some imperfections. But it means also to be conscious of what you are applying on your face. We go further in this world and we focus our attention on how to correct hydrate facial skin. In a previous post, we’ve seen that it is possible to use plant based oils in order to nourish the skin and give it essential fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants. But there are also creams, that are an emulsion of a fat part, c...

Rose essential oil

Soothing and velvety action, helpful in case of dry and delicate skin, anti-wrinkle properties, useful during pregnancy in order to prevent stretch marks, relaxing and anti-stress action, able to heal the emotional trauma of the past.

Rose essential oil, obtained from Rosa damascena or Damask Rose, has balancing and soothing properties. Let’s see the main uses. Skin – For skin care, rose essential oil has a velvety effect, ideal in case of dry and delicate skin, wrinkles, eczema but also to treat the parts of the skin with broken vessels, cold sores. Add 2-3 drops of essential oil to your cream, for face or body as well as for hands, and apply on the part. Menstrual pain, abdominal spasms, stress, anxiety – Two drops of r...

Avocado

Vitamins and mineral salts, it helps to keep under control blood pressure and cholesterol, antioxidant effect, remedy for dry, dehydrated skin, but also for irritated skin or in presence of impurities.

Avocado is a fruit rich in fibers, proteins, vitamins such as vitamin A, B, D, E and K, mineral salts such as potassium, helpful to reduce high blood pressure, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus, and Omega 3 fatty acids, important to maintain elastic the walls of blood vessels and to protect the health of hearth by helping to control cholesterol levels. Thanks to these characteristics the avocado results a powerful antioxidant to fight the process of aging and the free radicals. Avocado is suppos...

Melon

Vitamins and mineral salts, diuretic, moisturizing, anticoagulant properties against the risk of heart attack, stroke, blood pressure control, brings energy.

This sweet and juicy fruit is rich in water, vitamins, such as the vitamin A and C, important to protect your skin from sun damages, vitamins of group B, E, and minerals, including iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc. The melon is diuretic, refreshing, has a beneficial effect on the blood circulation, by keeping under control the pressure and by preventing the formation of blood clots, stroke and heart attack thanks to a contained substance, the adenosine. The melon brings energy and in case of dr...

Hibiscus

Refreshing action, vasoprotective, antiseptic properties, useful in case of cystitis or other urinary tract infections, diuretic properties, able to control blood pressure.

Hibiscus tea has refreshing properties and it is able to hydrate the tissues. This drink has also a diuretic effect, for this reason it is very useful in case of water retention and cellulite. Hibiscus tea has antiseptic properties for the urinary tract and can be used as a remedy in case of cystitis and other infections. Hibiscus tea is bright red thanks to the anthocyans that have also vasoprotective properties helpful in case of capillary fragility, varices and hemorrhoids. Since the diure...