Chemist Warehouse Catalogue - 14/01-27/01/2021 (Page 30)

beauty this month pick of the bunch in the spotlight black raspberries were the focal point of a ground-breaking new their potential to soothe and correct skin inflammation the results were promising "the study concluded that black raspberries appear to modulate dendritic cells which act as messengers to the body's immune system." dr armour explains could the black raspberry be the next natural ingredient to revolutionise the skincare industry? our experts sample the research words sharon hunt oconut has long been a favourite and kale also had its moment in the sun but a 2020 ohio state university study suggests black raspberry has potential as the next natural skincare super ingredient but she notes this particular study had its limitations as it only examined "the ingestion - not topical application - of black analysis is required "it could be useful in a number of common inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema seborrhoeic dermatitis." dr armour speculates appeal of naturally derived ingredients is that they are often well tolerated active ingredient awareness of the potential of natural ingredients has led to a diy skincare recipes" into a search engine brings up millions of hits for homemade concoctions while there is nothing wrong with applying argue there are greater benefits to be found in a naturally derived skincare product "it's optimal to purify the active ingredient from its natural source to ensure stability of the ingredient and reproducibility of concentration and potency of the ingredients blanc skin clinic's clara hurst says these products contain the "naturally derived active ingredient alongside other to deliver the nutrients swiftly and effectively to the skin nature's way there is a growing appetite for natural survey confirmed more than half of the respondents were influenced by the inclusion of natural ingredients when choosing a beauty product dermatologist and bespoke skin technology co-founder katherine armour says natural skincare goes beyond pandering to consumer tastes many effective compounds that we apply to the skin." dr armour says "and multitasking antioxidants found naturally in mushrooms fruits and seeds! super fruits to add to your beauty plan antioxidant content make the avocado see avocado included in moisturisers masks and eye creams," dr armour says skin from damage induced by uv light." according to dr armour pineapple enzyme have the ability to reduce the appearance of blackheads and citrus fruits can soothe inflammation wound healing and increase collagen synthesis.' dr armour says bush food is heralded for protecting skin against free radical damage caused by external aggressors such as the sun pollution and environmental toxins' dr hurst says exteozolcn - vo