Some time ago, not environmental protection skin care is very hot, many brands are also promoting the concept of environmental protection skin care, not only the product packaging changed to environmental protection packaging, ingredients are also very pursuit of natural, in skin care products with a lot of plant extract ingredients, but looking at a list of XXX extracts on the ingredient list, you really know what role it plays?

When it comes to olive leaves, many small partners may think of the olive oil we use for cooking at home (think good, don't think again next time), but these two are not the same thing!

Olive is a plant of the family Meliloceros, mostly produced in southern Europe along the Mediterranean coast of the country, is a Mediterranean type of subtropical tree. Olive leaf extract is extracted from its leaves, including olivin, hydroxytyrosol, olive polyphenols, hawthorn acid, flavonoids, glycosides and other components.

The active ingredients that play the main role are olivarin and hydroxytyrosol, especially hydroxytyrosol, which is obtained by the hydrolysis of olivarin and is both water-soluble and fat-soluble and can quickly "pass" through the skin. Such a good raw material flower thought very expensive, did not expect to check the Internet found that the price can still accept (price related to purity), no wonder now the major manufacturers are desperately studying olive skin care products, low-cost and easy to use products who do not love ah ~

Sisters know that antioxidant =" rid "of excess free radicals roar, and olive leaf extract contains olivin, hydroxytyrosol and other single phenolic substances can help our skin improve the ability to clean up DPPH free radicals and resist lipid peroxidation. In addition to these, it can also help the skin to resist the excessive production of free radicals caused by ultraviolet light, and prevent excessive decomposition of the sebum membrane by ultraviolet light, which is equivalent to giving free radicals no chance from the "source" and "downstream", this antioxidant ability should not give it a thumbs up 👍

In addition, olive leaf extract can also stimulate the activity of macrophages, when the skin has "adverse reactions", it can regulate the skin flora, improve the state of our skin, but also promote cell renewal and collagen production, thereby improving the redness and pigmentation problems after the reaction, this feature not only makes major manufacturers favor it, Sensitive people also love it.

It contains luteolin has the effect of inhibiting the glycation reaction, can reduce the skin due to the glycation reaction caused by the depression, but also improve the dull yellow phenomenon.

Due to the good activity of olive leaf extract, many manufacturers want to include it in the product, and continue to increase the concentration as a propaganda point, but in fact, the raw material itself is difficult to dissolve, and the skin feeling after increasing the concentration is indescribable, but Huahua still gave you two products shallow planting grass.

Asiaticum, also known as tiger grass, is a herb that grows in tropical and subtropical regions. Legend has it that the tiger will find this grass after being injured in battle, and then roll and rub on it, and the wound will heal quickly after touching the juice of the grass, so it is added to the skin care products mainly to play a good repair role. Hua Hua suggested that sensitive muscle sisters can pay more attention to products containing such ingredients.

Although there are a total of 8 kinds of Asiaticose related ingredients that have been used at present, the main active ingredients that can be used in skin care products are snow oxalic acid, hydroxysnow oxalic acid, snow asiaticoside and hydroxysnow asiaticoside. The content of hydroxyasiaticoside, a triterpenoid saponin, is about 30% in the total side of Asiaticoside, which is one of the highest proportion of effective ingredients.

The extract of Asiaticum sinensis can promote the synthesis of collagen type I and collagen type III. Collagen type I is thicker and is used to support the hardness of the skin, like a "skeleton", while collagen type III is smaller and is used to increase the tenderness of the skin. The higher the content, the more delicate and soft the skin. At the same time, the extract of Asiaticum asiatica also has the effect of activating fibroblasts, which can enhance the vitality of the underlying cells of the skin, make the skin healthy from inside and outside, and maintain the elasticity and firmness of the skin.

Snow oxalic acid and hydroxyl snow oxalic acid in the extract of snow Asiatica have an inhibitory effect on some "hostile" bacteria, which can protect our skin. Secondly, it can also reduce the production of IL-1 and MMP-1, which make the skin "angry" media, improve and repair the skin's own barrier function, and make the skin's resistance become stronger.

Snow oxalic acid and hydroxyl snow oxalic acid in the extract of snow Asiaticum sinensis have good antioxidant activity, which can reduce the concentration of free radicals in tissue cells, and inhibit the activity of free radicals.

Asiaticoside and snow oxalic acid can reduce pigment synthesis by inhibiting tyrosinase production, thereby reducing pigmentation and improving skin spot dullness.

At present, Centella sinensis is mainly used in skin care products to repair the function, skin damage it is true, flower has used more recommended is the following two products.

North American witch hazel, also known as Virginia witch hazel, is a shrub native to eastern North America, Native Americans will use its bark and leaves to skin care, and now the ingredients added to skin care products are mostly extracted from its dry bark, flowers and leaves, the main ingredients include tannic acid, gallic acid, catechins, flavonoids, saponin and so on.

It contains rich tannin and protein condensation reaction, adjust the skin's water and oil balance, so that the skin has a firm contraction feeling, but also can prevent the excessive secretion of oil caused by blackheads and acne. It is suitable for oil sisters to start, but when using to control the amount, too much will cause irritation to the skin.

The tannic acid and gallic acid components in the extract of witch hazel are natural antioxidants, which can reduce the free radical damage caused by ultraviolet radiation, prevent the skin from secreting too much oil, and also reduce the content of malondialdehyde, the oxidation product produced by ultraviolet radiation in the tissue.

Witch hazel contains a special softening factor, which has a good soothing effect when the skin is unstable, and can alleviate the discomfort and irritation of the skin, so that the skin can return to the balance state.

The oil control ability of witch hazel extract is very good, so it is often used in oil skin care products, such as the following two are more suitable for the use of oil skin sisters.

Sea fennel is a grass that grows on seaside reefs. It is a typical halophyte. Because it emits volatile substances similar to traditional fennel, it is called sea fennel. It first grows in the Brittany peninsula in western France, because it has to absorb nutrients from the coast to resist the harsh environment, so the regeneration system of sea fennel is very strong, and its growing season is limited to spring, so it is listed as a precious plant that is restricted to development in France.

Sea anisole contains anisole, α-anisole, methyl piperitol, anisaldehyde, vitamin C and other amino acids and polyphenols, after the process of extraction, the molecular structure is small, can act on the deep skin, improve the state of the muscle bottom. Because of its precious raw material and remarkable effect, sea fennel extract is also favored by many luxury brands.

Sea fennel extract can improve the survival ability of cells, promote the growth of VEGF(vascular endothelial growth factor), and play a repairing role in the recovery stage, which can well alleviate the phenomenon of skin redness and burning. At the same time, it promotes cell renewal, increases the thickness of the stratum corneum and the amount of silk protein in the skin, helps restore the barrier function of the stratum corneum, and lays a good foundation for our skin.

Sea anise extract itself can inhibit the peroxidation of linoleic acid, secondly, it is also rich in vitamin C and chlorogenic acid, the antioxidant effect of vitamin C need not be said more, the focus is that chlorogenic acid also has a strong function of cleaning free radicals, but also has an inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity, the two components cooperate. You will have better antioxidant and skin lightening effects.

Although sea fennel is precious, but fortunately it only needs a small amount of addition can play a powerful effect, but luxury brands are not poor money, but also like to add high concentrations.

Skin care ingredients can be obtained not only from plants, but also from the food we eat, such as wild soybean seed extract is a natural product extracted from the seed germ of wild soybean.

It is rich in ingredients such as soy isoflavones, which can promote the growth of fiber bud cells, while also maintaining moisture in the skin.

Ensure skin elasticity

Fibroblast cells are active regenerative cells that exist in the dermis of our skin. Its main function is to produce collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, which can maintain skin elasticity. Soybean isoflavones in wild soybean seed extract can promote its growth.

Its moisturizing effect is mainly because wild soybean germ extract can provide oil to the skin, thereby reducing the evaporation of water in the skin, enhancing the hydration of the skin, protecting the skin collagen from loss, thus maintaining the elasticity and softness of the skin.

Product seeding

For this extract, Huahua also selected two products based on its moisturizing effect to recommend to everyone.

Purslane we should have seen, most of the country has, it likes to grow in the fields and roadside, looks like a very inconspicuous small plant, flower used to often eat with it to do cold vegetables!