Natural face cream

The trend for a healthy lifestyle has made women take a fresh look at not only nutrition, but also cosmetics. No one wants to put a mixture of glycerin and chemicals on their face anymore - we are looking for mentions of natural ingredients on the packaging. Natural face cream works much more effectively than usual.

The very first face cream in the world, which was created in ancient times, was made exclusively from natural ingredients. It contained beeswax, spermaceti, cold cream, almond oil and pure water. Such a wonderful composition was effective, but ancient women did not have the good fortune to store it for months in a convenient plastic tube.

Even the most expensive factory-made cream today cannot be called 100% natural. It contains various chemicals that are needed to give the drug texture, stable consistency, pleasant smell and color. So the "naturalness" of modern cosmetics is very conditional.

According to statistics, of all creams produced in the world, only 10% of products contain at least some truly natural ingredients. Often, all kinds of "extracts", "extracts", "oils" are not taken from plants, but are synthesized chemically. They are completely harmless, and are identical in action to natural ones, but the fact remains: they can hardly be called “natural”.

When choosing, pay attention to product labeling. Green badges with the words ECO, BIO, etc. are most often ordinary drawings invented by the manufacturer. Real certificates of natural products are issued by only a few organizations. Not every cream has such an icon, but if it is, it is a real certificate of authenticity of the ingredients.

Each tube of a cosmetic product can contain 100% natural ingredients, or it can be 5, 10 or any other amount. You need to carefully study the composition. In cheap, and therefore unnatural cosmetics, there are:

• silicones. All ingredients that end in -cone. Dimethicone, etc.;
• mineral oils and paraffins. This includes Vaseline. These are refined products;
• parabens. All components that end in -paraben;
• harmful preservatives. Anything that ends in -amine or PEG.

And although this is not a complete list of "chemistry" in cosmetics, but for a start it is worth "search" for these names of components on the packaging.

See below for details.

Sometimes it happens that the manufacturer writes a list of "active ingredients" on the package. It lists all the best that is inside. But this is not the full composition of the cream - this is one of the ways to hide the presence of those very unwanted substances in the recipe. In this case, you will have to find a complete list of ingredients on the site or in the attached annotation.

Developing preparations that moisturize, nourish, rejuvenate the skin and protect it from harmful effects, laboratory specialists find the most exotic components. Above, we described what substances should not be in the composition. What can be used in a natural cream recipe:

• water;
• extracts from medicinal plants;
• hyaluronic acid;
• vitamins A, C, E, P, PP, F, group B;
• fruit and vegetable acids;
• elastin;
• vegetable oils;
• lanolin.

Since the appearance of cosmetics must still be attractive, dyes are used in the production. But they can also be of natural origin. For example, yellow dye, yellow-red or orange is nothing but carotene. Also, natural dyes can give the cream pink hues (polyphenols isolated from beets) and greenish-blue (chlorophyll, which provides the green color of foliage and grass). The presence of natural colors in the composition of the cream is a very pleasant bonus for the buyer.

Natural cosmetics has three main advantages. It is effective, safe, and the result of its use is visible for a long time, because it stimulates the body to actively renew itself. However, it does not keep for very long. Often - you have to store such creams in the refrigerator for a maximum of 2-3 months.

Most of the major manufacturers of truly natural cosmetics are located in the US, Europe, and Australia. Russian customers can purchase their products online. Brands like A'kin, Tata Harper, Stem Organics, Amala, Josie Maran, Weleda – guarantee the naturalness of active ingredients and the absence of harmful chemicals with real certificates issued by reputable laboratories.

There are creams that contain progesterone (or rather, its herbal counterpart) - for example, from the manufacturer Now Foods. Most often, these are medicinal products that are not applied to the face, but to different parts of the body where there are large blood vessels. Such creams have a rejuvenating effect, heal the female genital area.

Among Russian manufacturers, you can pay attention to brands Biobeauty, Bifidocosmetics, ROS-Amaranth, Coffee-Tree. Creams and other products of the series have a fairly good natural composition. "Crimean Collection".

When choosing, you need to be guided by several principles. First, the product must be suitable for the type of skin. Secondly, it must be affordable. By the way, in this category of cosmetics, budget brands often work no worse than “luxury”.

Dry skin needs nutrition, normal and combination skin needs general care, oily skin needs matting. Without exception, all types need moisture, UV protection. Accordingly, you can choose a tool based on the ingredients.

• For normal skin the best cream should contain vitamins, herbal extracts.
• For owners dry skin you should pay attention to preparations enriched with vegetable oils, hyaluronic acid, panthenol.
• Oily and problematic skin will help correct fruit acids, extracts of pharmaceutical herbs, elastin and vitamins.

If there is no confidence in purchased creams, you can try to prepare facial care yourself. Homemade creams are always made on a fat basis, so the best recipes for such preparations are for normal to dry skin.

To prepare cosmetics, you will need enameled dishes or heat-resistant glass cups. You also need to stock up on a measuring spoon, measuring cup, syringe and pipette.

Moisturizing cream for any skin type can be done like this:

1. Mix a tablespoon of olive oil with a teaspoon of honey and fresh egg yolk.
2. Mix a teaspoon of glycerin in a separate bowl with two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
3. Combine all components and mix thoroughly, adding 1 drop of any alcohol in the process. All you need is 5 drops.

To nourish the skin, a recipe with cocoa butter is suitable:

1. Lightly heat half a teaspoon of beeswax and cocoa butter in an enamel cup and mix.
2. Add the same amount of aloe juice and a teaspoon of almond oil.
3. Add 1 capsule of vitamins A and E and mix thoroughly again.

According to numerous reviews on the network, the ideal drug can work wonders. You just need to find it among the whole variety of goods. The ratings of the best creams are compiled by many glossy magazines, communities of bloggers and simply cosmetics lovers. Such lists are constantly updated with new products entering the market.

Some of the regular participants in the ratings in various price categories can be distinguished:

• Avene
• La Roche Posay
• Weleda
• Vichy
• Noxzema
• Natura Siberica
• green mom

These brands of factory creams constantly fall into different ratings, which means they have a positive reputation among buyers.