Natural Skin Care Products Ingredients
Buying, using or making natural skin care products means knowing about the ingredients that are used in these products. Natural skin care or herbal skin care products can come from natural ingredients such as palm oil or coconut oil but undergo a chemical process before they can be used.
Below are some basic skincare product ingredients used when making skin care products that are natural.
Emulsifiers – This is an ingredient necessary for making cream or lotion. Saying that skin care products are 100% natural is misleading because there are no officially qualified natural emulsifiers in the market.
Fats, Oils and Waxes - These ingredients are important in the production of skin care products like soaps, detergents and cooking. They are absorbed by the skin and are used to nourish the skin and body. Most vegetable oils contain vitamins A, D and E, which are good for the skin because they nourish the skin and create better circulation. They also soften and make the skin pliable.
Saturated Fatty Acids - This skincare product ingredient is absorbed slowly by the skin and is added to give massage and skin oils more lubrication. These fatty acids are found in coconut butter, shea butter and cocoa butter .
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids – This skincare product ingredient is found in jojoba and olive oil and is a fatty acid that gives good lubrication.
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids – This skincare product ingredient is abs
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