Artemisia absinthium
Wormwood (scientific name Artemisia absinthium) is a small herbaceous plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is a medicinal plant above all famous for its use in preparing absinthe, an aromatic, very bitter alcoholic beverage drunk diluted or sugared. Wormwood can be found throughout Europe, North America, South America and New Zealand. In cosmetics, the tips of the flowers and leaves are used to obtain essential oil, which tones and stimulates as well as acting as an anti-inflammatory, making it useful in treating the oedema and inflammations seen in cellulite.
Mangifera indica butter
The mango (Mangifera indica L.) is a tree belonging to the Anacardiaceae family, originally from Malaysia and which is now grown in all tropical areas. It produces oval shaped fruits with a compact, highly perfumed, tasty yellow/orange flesh. A butter is obtained from the fruit stone, which is used in cosmetics for its high essential fatty acid and vitamin content. It is also anexcellent moisturiser and a good source of nourishment, spreading easily over the skin. If softens rough, stressed skin, protecting it from dehydration, leaving it soft and elastic.
Calendula officinalis powder
La Calendola (Calendula officinalis L.) è una pianta della famiglia Calendula (Calendula officinalis L.) is a plant of the Asteraceae family. Originally from Egypt, it has been naturalised throughout the Mediterranean basin. The part most used of the plant is the flowers, with their intense orange or yellow colour and a shape that somewhat resembles the daisy. It contains flavonoids, essential oils, carotenoids and, in particular, beta-carotene, lycopene and lutein. It also contains sterols, allantoin and mucilage. Its flavonoid content means that calendula is used in cosmetic products as a congestion reliever, moisturiser and an excellent astringent. The mucilage contained in the extract protects the skin, creating a film that isolates the skin and modulates the level of humidity and moisture. Calendula is therefore highly recommended in intimate cleansers, as the skin is thinner and more delicate. It also has soothing, disinfecting and healing properties.
Avena sativa (oat) bran extract
The common oat (Avena sativa) is a plant of the Poaceae (or Graminaceae) family. Grown in Europe until the Iron Age, oats have always been an extremely important crop used for food. The main components of the caryopsis are starch, polysaccharides and protein substances, sterols (sitosterol), mineral salts (iron, calcium, phosphor and magnesium) andvitamins (B1, B2 and B12). Thanks to its high level of skin compatibility, oat flour has always been extensively used in various cosmetic forms such as aspergillum powders, dermal pastes, products intended for children’s skin and products for delicate skin that reddens easily. Thanks to its moisturising, soothing properties, oats are also often added to cleansing products (soaps, bath products, etc.) to ensure that they are better tolerated by the skin. Oats are excellent, yet very delicate cleansers. They respect the fundamental epidermis function, without affecting and denaturing the proteins of the corneal layer. They also moisturise, emolliate, protect and soothe skin.
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