Oi ! Oi ! Marshmallow Root Extract

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Marshmallow - the pale pink flower the glows in the summer blesses you with the following skin care and hair care benefits making it a organic skin/ hair care product extract favorite

1. soothing skin irritations 
2. curb skin degeneration - this means anti aging for you and me !! 
3. heals skin wounds 
4. boosts immunity at a cellular level 
5. boosts moisture levels
6. dentangles and nourishes hair ! 
7. traditionally used by Indian women as a natural breast enlargement treatment 

I love this ingredient mainly because it comes from a pink flower and it makes your skin feel like one too !!!

You can know more at 

http://www.ageless.co.za/herb-marshmallow.htm

Oi ! Oi ! Grape seed extracts

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Skin heaven is full of people who have a grapeful heart !
Grape seed extracts are a favorite organic ingredient in skin care products because they work as an excellent multitasking skin conditioning and hair conditioning agent.
Here are a list of all the tasks it performs:

• UV light absorber
• Sun screen agent 
• Anti fungal 
• Anti dandruff
• Anti microbial 
• Anti oxidant 

And if its in your oral care product it works its charm as an oral care agent as well.

Products that contain grape seed extracts would typically include this in their ingredients list :
extract of vitis vinifera seed or extract of vitis vinifera.

You know what? I say, its wine for the spirit and grape seed for the skin !!! A truly wonderful ingredient.

Oi ! Oi ! Lemon extracts

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When life gives you lemons...you extract them and use it on your skin.
Lemon extracts work as a natural refresher and a purifier for your skin.
It has astringent and skin lightening properties.
It works wonders on oily skin by decongesting pores.
It works as a lovely toner as well.
Some schools of organic well being also believe that it works perfectly on dandruff because of its purifying properties.
It works on pigmentation and discoloration as well.
Products that contain lemon extracts will probably spell this out for you in their ingredients listing : "citrus medica limonum extract"

Oi! Oi! Neem

Neem leaves are traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine to cure almost any skin ailment. In India the Neem tree is called as the "Heal all" tree.
It is believed to have anti fungal, antibacterial properties and is a popular ingredient in face care products that target acne prevention and cure. 


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