Title: 
The Beautifying Power of Natural Skin Care Ingredients

Word Count:
500

Summary:
The article is basically all about natural skin care ingredients. The author defines what natural skin care is; explains its nature; as well as identifies its benefits. The article also enumerates four of the most common ingredients found in natural skin care treatments and products.


Keywords:
natural skin care


Article Body:
Teaming up with the increasing demand for beauty products is the sudden popularity of natural skin care as alternative to beauty enhancer products and surgical treatments. Today, many people prefer to enhance their skin in a natural way rather than to use beauty products due to a number of positive reasons. Fist, natural skin care is safe for it makes use of essential oils, herbs, roots, and other natural ingredients. Second, natural skin care is less expensive compared to purchasing beauty products. Third, natural skin care really works.

Defining natural skin care

Natural skin care is one way of caring for the skin that makes use of natural ingredients like herbs and roots. These ingredients are combined with carrier agents such as emulsifiers and preservatives. This type of skin care becomes popular as most of its ingredients are proven to have anti-inflammatory and healing properties.

With the popularity of natural skin care regimen, many people prefer to use skin care products containing natural ingredients, and spas are also incorporating the use of natural ingredients in their skin care treatments and beauty services. Among the ingredients used in today’s natural skin care practices, rose hip seed oil, beeswax, ale vera, tea tree oil, jojoba, shea butter, and witch hazel are the most popular.

Meanwhile, there is more to natural skin care than just mere application on the skin. It basically involves the belief that the body’s physical appearance or health is a reflection of what is consumed or taken by the body. Those who adhere to natural skin care pay less attention or concern on using artificial beauty products, for they believe that natural beauty is better than enhanced beauty. 

Natural ingredients as effective skin enhancers

The following are three popular ingredients that are commonly used in natural skin care products and treatments: 

   1. Shea butter
Derived from kernel of the “Karite” tree, shea butter is a common ingredient of natural skin care products sold at drug stores and high-rate spas. Pure shea butter is known to heal skin conditions such as stretch marks and dermatitis. Today, shea butter is regarded as among the safest natural skin care ingredients that provides effective therapeutic results.  

   2. Honey
Honey is one of the most popular ingredients found in natural skin care products and treatments. It is known to have natural anti-microbial and antioxidant elements. Honey can also retain and absorb moisture on the skin, that is why it  is widely used in natural skin care regimen.

   3. Jojoba
Jojoba is a popular natural ingredient with healing properties. It is also known for its moisturizing element, thus, perfect for softening the skin.

   4. Beeswax
Beeswax is a natural wax found in honey bee hives. This natural ingredient is actually used for a number of commercial purposes, but it is also popularly utilized in skin care treatments and products. Beeswax helps make the skin become smoother and younger looking. It is also known for its healing and anti-microbial elements as well as for its efficient moisturizing component.


