Itching, natural remedies
Itching, the best natural remedies and healthy tips to follow. Find out how nature can help you stay healthy and fit. Itching, simple but powerful remedies that come from tradition and have been studied by science are now at your service.
Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 75, a drop of the nectar of immortality
An ancient legend of Hindu mythology tells that the gods fell victim to a curse. The only way to regain strength and power was to drink Amrita, the nectar of immortality, which was found at the bottom of the Ocean of Mil...
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Natural beauty, borage oil for sensitive and irritated skin
Nature always comes to our aid, even and especially in the case of dry, irritated and sensitive skin, which tends to redden easily causing itching and discomfort. Today we are talking about a precious ally for this type ...
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Aloe, the miraculous plant also appreciated by Alexander the Great
Legend has it that it was the wise Aristotle who persuaded Alexander the Great to conquer an island, called Socotra, off the east coast of Africa. The reason for this further war effort was a plant, with which the island...
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Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 55, Tahitian beauty between gods and crystal clear sea
According to the legend, a long time ago, at the origin of the days, the god Maui wanted to fish all the islets to make it into one large island. But the small islands struggled and, like fish, darted away forming what a...
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Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 54, on the spices trade with cloves
Today we talk about beauty cosmetics that take us back in time, on the spice trade. Large ships that sailed the seas, passing through the Moluccas, circumnavigating India until reaching Europe with their precious cargo o...
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Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 53, jasmine, the plant that was not to be seen by anyone
The legend says that Cosimo I de Medici was the first who cultivated jasmine in Italy. But he became so jealous and bewitched by the intense aroma that was released from the corollas of this flower, that he ordered that ...
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Mallow, the plant that cures all ailments
The Greek poet Hesiod laughed, in one of his poems, at those who did not know the properties of the plant, compared to real treasures. Orazio used to say that he ate only this plant, olives and chicory and Charles the Gr...
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Natural beauty, hair in autumn
Autumn, the leaves are falling from the trees... and the hair from our head too! Many of us, in fact, especially in this period, experience an increase in hair loss. But it is also possible to realize to have more fragil...
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Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 39, in an ancient papyrus the recipe for eternal youth
The shovels dug relentlessly in the sand while the sun heated even the air that blew over the necropolis. In a race against time, to prevent the tomb looters at night from making raid, the archaeological excavation proce...
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Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 35, anti-aging sage like the noblewomen of the Middle Ages
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, the painting is not large, around 40 centimeters in height and a little less in width, but stands out among all for the charm and charisma that even now the represented character seems ...
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Cottonseed oil, for a young skin and soft hair
But don’t you use cotton to make clothes? Of course, but through the cold pressing of its seeds another product with interesting cosmetic properties is obtained, the cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil has been known since ...
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Essential oil of white thyme, the breath of Zeus
Thyme, scientific name Thymus vulgaris, is a plant known and appreciated for centuries for its properties. For the ancient Greeks the scent of thyme was considered the breath of Zeus and thyme was revered as a sacred pla...
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Mowrah butter, the butter that fights skin aging
Madhuca longifolia is a plant native to India. From the seeds of its fruits, a vegetable fat is extracted, called mowrah butter, with a yellowish white color and interesting cosmetic properties to which science has dedic...
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Floral waters, the essence of plants on the skin
Floral waters, waters of beauty! A small spray and here we are wrapped in the essence of rose, or lavender or why not orange or lemon balm. The skin becomes luminous and the amazing scent, which can be sweet, but also fr...
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Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 21, Ra's tears and the power of royal jelly
An ancient Egyptian legend tells that when the god Ra, the god of sun, cried, his tears turned into bees. And the bees built the hives and went from flower to flower. And that’s how honey was born, from Ra's tears. For...
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Peach tree, flowers and leaves
The peach tree, prunus persica, is a tree of the Rosaceae family considered by Asian tradition the tree of immortality. In addition to this, the peach tree is also the symbol of spring and rebirth when, during the flower...
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Marshmallow root, cosmetic use
Marshmallow plant, scientific name althaea officinalis, is a plant of the Malvaceae family, much appreciated in herbal medicine and cosmetics for its emollient, soothing and calming properties. Internally, the althea is ...
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Colloidal oatmeal, a cuddle of beauty
Oats, scientific name avena sativa, are a very special cereal grain, rich in fiber, vitamins, especially E and group B, proteins, fats and minerals. From oats a flour is obtained that is not only used for cooking but als...
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Acmella, the natural botox
Acmella oleracea, also known as Spilanthes acmella, family of Asteraceae, is a plant native to the Brazilian forest that is attracting much interest in the field of cosmetics. In fact, acmella is considered a natural bot...
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Tea tree, the first aid always with you
Melaleuca alternifolia, also known as tea tree, is a plant belonging to the Mirtaceae family native to Australia. From the distillation of its leaves and the final brunches of the plant an amazing essential oil is obtain...
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Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 10, Tahitian monoi oil
It comes from Polynesia and is considered a natural cosmetic with amazing properties for the beauty of skin and hair, we are speaking about the monoi oil. The monoi oil takes its name from the Tahitian word mono’i that...
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Kigelia
The African Kigelia, known as the sausage tree due to the elongated shape of its fruit, is a typical plant of tropical Africa. From Kigelia very interesting preparations for our beauty are obtained. The creams prepared w...
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Grapeseed oil, cosmetic use
Grapeseed oil is obtained through cold pressing of the grapes, the berries of Vitis Vinifera. We have already seen its nutritional benefits on the body when used for cooking thanks to its content in antioxidants and poly...
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Sweet almond oil
Sweet almond oil is a plant based oil obtained, as the name suggests, from the cold pressing of sweet almonds, the seeds of Prunus dulcis. This oil, thanks to the presence of unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, ...
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Lavender hydrolat
The hydrolat, or aromatic water, is produced simultaneously with the essential oil. In fact, during the steam distillation process, two products are obtained, one is the essential oil which is fat-soluble, namely it melt...
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Malva, external use
Malva, scientific name Malva sylvestris, also known as common mallow, is a generous and very beneficial plant. It is indeed an ingredient for herbal teas very useful to calm coughs, bronchitis and colds or to soothe infl...
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Chia seed oil
Chia, or Salvia hispanica, is a plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family, the same as peppermint, native to central America. Already known and cultivated by the Aztecs, nowadays its seeds are well appreciated and used all...
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