Skin School
A popular ingredient found in traditional Chinese medicine its benefits have been known for hundreds of years, with it recently being formulated into skincare products mainly due to the fact it can combat signs of hyperpigmentation, dark spots and excessive amounts of pigmentation to the surface of the skin.
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Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract is a white-flowered honeysuckle that after years of being used in Chinese medicine is found in a number of skincare products. This is mainly due to the 140 compounds of skin benefits making this ingredient a potent complex containing anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and hepatoprotective properties to name a few.
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You’ll find that ferulic acid is derived from a number of grains, such as oats, rice and sometimes apple seeds. Often included into skincare formulations containing vitamin C to help balance and stabilise the notoriously tricky vitamin. Packed with antioxidants it has the ability to combat uneven skin tone, signs of premature ageing, inflamed skin and other signs of pigmentation.
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You are most likely to find rosa damascene flower oil in formulations in fragrances and perfumes due to the fact it is so adored by almost everyone. The oil content of rose petals is extremely low making the distilling process a very long and time consuming, this is turn results in the essential oil being one of the most expensive available on the market.
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Vitis vinifera seed extract is a highly potent antioxidant that combats free radical damage quickly and more effectively than the other popular skin ingredients, such as vitamin E and vitamin C. This extract is also called grape seed oil and has made its way into many of the most popular skincare formulations.
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