When it comes to cosmetics, you can't always believe the stylish packaging and fancy marketing ads. To be honest, it is very necessary for a consumer to learn the ingredients. In this way, we'll know which products are the most suitable for our skin.
In this article, you'll learn the common 30+ natural plant extracts in skincare products and their main benefits.
1) Aloe Vera Extract
A good lubricating and moisturizing effect, also anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory and promotes healing of damaged skin.
2) Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
- Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory
- Promote blood circulation
- Increase skin thickness
Using in care products for rough, dry, and cracked skin and lips. Anti-wrinkle cosmetics.
3) Ginseng Extract
It has the functions of promoting skin function, increasing skin vitality, and protecting the skin.
According to Chinese medicine, ginseng has the function of nourishing and moisturizing the skin and prolonging life. Used for skin, it has anti-aging and anti-wrinkle effects. Especially suitable for dry & allergic skin.
4) Grapefruit Extract
- Refreshing
- Calming
- Soothing
5) Hawthorn Extract
The functions of activating blood, revitalizing skin, nourishing and astringent, and promoting skin function, especially for oily skin.
6) Hops Extract
Calming, relaxing, and nourishing for the skin, especially for normal and allergy-prone skin.
7) Aesculus Chinensis Extract
Revitalizing blood, promoting absorption, and enhancing skin vitality, especially suitable for normal and oily skin.
8) Horsetail Extract
Astringent and promotes strengthening skin functions, especially for oily and allergic skin.
9) Jojoba Extract
Skin repair, skin feeling improvement, and moisturizing.
10) Kiwi Extract
Rich in natural fruit acids, inorganic salts, minerals, sugar, vitamin C, etc., with functions such as moisturizing and skincare.
11) Lavender Extract
- Moisturizing
- Soothing
- Antibacterial
- Relaxing
- Calming
- Balancing
12) Lemon Extract
A powdered, water-soluble product. Rich in vitamin VC, VB group, natural fruit acids, and minerals, with astringent, antibacterial, whitening, refreshing, and moisturizing effects.
13) Oat Extract
Anti-itch, blood activating, calming, nourishing, and promoting skin vitality.
14) Papaya Extract
Extracted from natural papaya, it has the feature of promoting skin regeneration, skin tightening, skin care, moisturizing, and whitening.
15) Peach Extract
Refreshing, anti-inflammatory, firming, moisturizing, and promotes skin regeneration.
16) Rosemary Extract
A colorless product that protects the skin, revitalizes the blood, strengthens the skin, and promotes skin functions, especially for dry to oily skin.
17) Seaweed Extract
A calming, smooth, and emollient ingredient. It also has a slimming and weight loss effect, especially suitable for normal to dry skin.
18) Dong Quai Extract
Commonly used in women's nourishment, can promote skin blood circulation, nourishing and whitening skin
19) Honeysuckle Flower Extract
- Eliminating prickly heat
- Relieving itching
- Clearing heat and detoxifying
- Anti-bacterial, anti-acne, and anti-inflammatory
20) Kudzu Root Extract
Clearing heat, relieving alcohol, and slowing down aging. Rich in flavonoids and skin care.
21) Licorice Extract
- Anti-inflammatory
- Soothing
- Detoxifying
- Anti-bacterial
- Immune-promoting
- Whitening
- Anti-acne and anti-aging
22) Sophora Japonica Extract
Rich in rutin, with hemostatic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, anti-radiation, sun protection, anti-frostbite, and treatment of bleeding gums.
23) Bergamot Extract
Refreshing, regulates sebum secretion, suitable for oily, acne-prone skin, pain-relieving, antibacterial, deodorant, sedative (stimulates sensitive skin, not exposed to sunlight).
24) Anthocyanins
Highly active product, the most efficient antioxidant, and free radical remover to date, known as the "youthfulness of life", compared to VA, VE, antioxidant free radicals 20-50 times stronger.
25) Tea polyphenols
Polyphenols extracted from green tea, can well regulate the pH of the skin, inhibit sebum secretion of excess oil, and can be lipolytic and oxidative reactions with the oil on the surface of the skin, so that the excess oil decomposition and metabolism.
It has a deep oil removal effect, at the same time, tea polyphenols have a strong oxygen supply function, can remove free radicals in the body, kill acne rod-shaped bacteria.
26) Arnica Montana Extract
Promotes blood circulation, antibacterial, toning, and relieves eye fatigue.
27) Sage Herbs Extract
Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, sedative, pain reliever, regulates the menstrual cycle.
28) Peppermint
Pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial, astringent, antipyretic, vasoconstrictor, cooling, clearing blackheads, and pimples.
29) Shea Butter
Softens and nourishes the skin, moisturizes, and conditions.
30) Chamomile Extract
The main ingredient - apigenin, has the function of calming, relaxing, and nourishing the skin, whitening, and moisturizing.