Transcript Cosmetics Herbs

Presentation of J.M., from class IA
Herbs have been used to increase human beauty
for ever.
Cosmetic herbs used to be the most important cosmetic
for women, but nowadays they are also the main
component of beauty care.
There are four groups of these herbs:
- Skin care
- Hair care
- Dental care
- Natural colours
The most connected with cosmetic are herbs from the
first group, and they are topic of this presentation.
The main function of cosmetic herbs
is to purify skin and eliminate
skin pollutions. Some of herbs
can be used to obtain healthy
skin and glowing complexion.
On next pages there are descriptions of three
important in cosmetic herbs.
Marigold is a very popular plant in the area of
Mediterranean Sea, also in Central Europe.
It is quite small (whole plant has only fifteen to twenty
centimeters). Marigold is annual plant, but there are
some species which are perennial plant. It has
inflorescences, and the flowers are collected into
capitulum. It is quite small and gold. The leaves are
single, long and a bit elliptic. Usually they are green or
yellow.
Gold inflorescences are the only part used in cosmetic
industry.
Substances extracted from this flowers are used in skin
creams and skin tonic. Lots of people with skin
problems use creams which contain marigold’s
substances. Also some people drink decoction from
marigold, and it makes complexion better.
In Poland there are two species of marigold, but only one
of them is here as natural – native plant.
Everyone knows carrot as a vegetable used in kitchen,
but not many people know that it is also used in
cosmetic. Carrot is very popular in whole world
specially in Europe and North America.
These plants are quite small, but the biggest element –
root can have even twenty centimeters. Leaves are
pinnate and lance-shaped. Flowers are collected into
inflorescences – cluster and usually they are white.
Carrot is a biennial plant.
Everyone knows that in the kitchen carrot’s root is used
very often, but other parts can be used outside
kitchen. People use carrot’s seeds to get oil, and then
make creams, especially skin creams. They make skin
smooth. Also drinking juice from carrot’s root is very
good for complexion, because it makes that skin looks
better, healthier. It is also good for eyes.
Carrots are native plants in Poland growing in forests.
However many people have them on fields, or in
gardens.
Ficus Benjamin is a very big tree – it can have even thirty
meters, in natural environment can be found in Asia
and Australia.
As I said Benjamin is big tree. It has long, delicate
branches. Leaves of this tree are small and elliptic.
Usually they are green, or green with white circuit.
Very often people keep Benjamins at home as a pot
plant, but after few years it’s impossible because of
size.
Benjamin is enormous tree, but people use the smallest
element of the plant - seed. The substances collected
from seeds are used to make suntan oils and suntan
lotions. Why we have to use these creams is obvious,
but not everybody knows that these substances are
important in creams because seeds are adapted to
survive high temperature and too much sun.
In Poland Benjamins can be found only in gardens.
http://pl.wikipedia.org
http://agriinfotech.com
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…and some other websites.