Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Link to the same post in the new blog: Herbal Skin Care | Kencur / greater galingale herb as a Natural Sunscreen

Herbal Skin Care | Kencur / greater galingale herb as a Natural Sunscreen

A research conducted by the University of Airlangga, Surabaya benefit kencur (Kaempferia galangal) as a natural sun screen. P-ethyl compound and metoksisinamat of kencur shows the activity as a sun screen, although less eligible because most are dissolved in the water and cause irritation.

This research aims to utilize the compound p-ethyl metoksisinamat as a raw material for the sunscreen compound (p oktil-metoksisinamat) through the hydrolysis stage, the formation of chloride acid, and alcoholisis.

Oktilp-metoksisinamat sunscreen compound is the most often used because it has a small risk of allergy, with the use of low concentration.

To know the compound's activity as a sunscreen compound, testing activities are conducted in vitro. The effectiveness of sunscreen compound can be expressed through the active compound content, the percentage of eritema and pigmentation transmission, SPF also be carried out by spectrometry.

Results of research indicate that the SPF value on the compound concentration of <12 mg / ml, including the type of protection at least, 12-15 mg / ml as protection medium, 15-20 mg / ml as extra protection, 20-40 mg / ml as maximum protection, and concentration of 40 mg / ml as ultra protection.

Sunblind solar activity based on the percentage of eritema and pigmentation transmission have any effect on the sun block protection concentration 40 mg / ml.

Unfortunately, the results of this research has not been the attention to be developed further. During this person prefer to utilize kencur / greater galingale herb as cold medicine, asthma, digestive disturbances and strained.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

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Herbal Skin Care | Lime as a Natural Skin whitener

Citrus Aurantium
Many benefits that can be taken from lime (Citrus Aurantium). One of them is to make the skin become white and smooth. Benefits of this to be a good news for the woman who crave white and smooth. Lime is a basic ingredient of traditional medicine in the beauty of Indonesia.

In general, lime fruit rich in vitamins and minerals for good health. In the 100 gr of lime, there are 51 calories, 0.9 g protein, 0.2 g fat, 11.4 g carbohydrate, 0.5 g minerals, calcium 33 mg, 23 mg phosphorus, 0.4 mg iron and askorbat acid 49 mg. In addition to the womb have a higher vitamin C, lemon also contains citric acid, amino acid (triptofan, lisin), oil atsiri (sitral, limonene, felandren, lemon chamfer, kadinen, gerani-lasetat, linali-lasetat, aktilaldehid, nildehid) resin , glycoside, citric acid, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, sulfur vitamin B1 and C. Meanwhile, leaves, fruits and flowers contain oil fly. Taste sour lemon that can help to clean the nicotine in the mouth, teeth and people who love to smoke. In Indonesia, lemon is often used to overcome various kinds of diseases such as dysentery, constipation, hemorrhoid, menstruation is not regular, diphtheria, whelk, vertigo or dizziness headache, hoarse voice, cough, body odor, increase appetite, prevent hair fall, dandruff, flu , fever, too fat, tonsil, Anyang-anyangan disease (urine pain), nosebleed, nose and sore. Lime is also effective to prevent the occurrence of kidney stones. Lemon contains citric high, while many people with kidney stones have a low citric content.

Lime as a Natural Skin whitener

Skin bleaching

Human skin has a color that is not equal to one another. In addition to genetic factors, there are also some other factors, such as climate and weather. Skin of the face is the most important, especially for women. Therefore, women do make some effort to become the face of white skin clean and interesting. Originally, both in medical and beauty salon, whiten the skin is done by peel the die skin cells using products with active ingredients, with just consume and smear the body (the parts on the body) with some lime, skin becomes more white. In addition to nutrient-rich, orange is also rich in substances such as bioflanid, atsiri limonen oil, citric acid, acetate linalin, and fellandren that can cure the disease cough, reduce fever, increase sexual passion, and make sound tuneful. One of the benefits of lemon in the field of beauty is the womb that vitamin C can make the skin become white, smooth, and fast. The fruit has vitamin C contents that are useful as antioxidants. Vitamin C that has a L bond in each its molecule, good for bleaching the skin color.

Herbal Ingredient to Whiteing Face Skin

To get the white skin and smooth of the face, there are two ways that can be done. "For bleach and refine the skin and to lessen the pore, can be done in two ways.

First, by consume lime. Because by consume lime, the actual vitamin C which being absorbed by the body will more optimally.

Second, by apply the lime to the skin of the face and body that being cooled, regularly every day.

Other Lime Benefit

For you who want to look slim, the benefit of lemon can also be tested. Every morning, noon and night, try drinking the lime juice with a mixture of water and a little sugar. In this way, you trimness will awake. In addition, lime can prevent you from various diseases as described above. While for the hair, lemon can also eliminate dandruff.

Source: okezone.com

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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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Herbal skin Care with Green Tea and Aloe Vera

Herbal skin Care with Green Tea and Aloe Vera
It is not a secret anymore that Aloe Vera has a good benefit to human skin and ordinary being used as an anti-inflammation. So if you want the skin smooth, fresh, and healthy, you can take advantage of Aloe Vera.

Moreover, to obtain its benefits you can combine it with green tea that, according to dr Sonia Wibisono, it contains antioxidants.

"Beneficial antioxidants that reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, digestive and smooth," Sonia said in Jakarta.

The combination between Aloe Vera and green tea can also help overcome the stress.

"Stress usually arises because the great distances between expectations and reality can have a flow on the physical. People can be heart problems, muscle, stomach or side, so it's psychological body less the maximum," said Sonia.

However, do not forget to offset healthy living patterns, such as sports and consumption of healthy food. It is important to do sports at least 15 minutes each day to our health.

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Sunday, September 14, 2008

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Anti Acne Herbal Skin Care (Jamu bebas jerawat)

Anti Acne Herbal Skin Care
The Chinese believe that acne is caused by toxicity and heat in the blood stream. Some view acne as a digestive problem where the poisons from poor digestion are discharged into the skin.

There are several anti-acne herbal ingredients that can help impede or even cure acne. And here is one of them:

Materials:
2 lenglengan plant (leaf, batang, root) (Leucas lavandulifolia Smith/Leucas zeylanica R. Br.)
a finger turmeric rhizome (Curcuma domestica Val.)
a finger Wild Ginger rhizome (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.)
1/2 hand full of sambiloto leaf (Andrographis paniculata Ness)

Benefits:
are very useful to help liver function by neutralize toxic inside blood, also has benefit as anti-inflammation.

How to make:

Peel turmeric and Wild Ginger. Wash cleanly all materials. Boil them with 3 drinking glasses of water. After it boiled, turn down the fire and boil it until the water left over one half. Refine and add a few of sugar palm tree or honey.
Drink this ingredient twice a day.

The other herbal that can be used as acne alternative treatments are honey, tea tree oil, citrus fruits, and lemon.

Honey has benefit to revitalize the skin. It may be applied directly to the skin by putting uncooked honey onto ones face and leaving it on the skin for five to ten minutes.

While tea tree oil can be used to impede bacteria from growing on the skin. You can also apply to the skin like honey.

Exfoliants may be used to treat acne and pimples.

citrus fruits contains of lactic acid and glycolic acid that are alpha-hydroxyl. These acids will lessen dead skin cells from building up. You can make a lemon juice, mixed with water and applied to the face. The juice should be allowed to dry on the skin for up to ten minutes and then is should be rinsed off. If one has sensitive skin, to keep away from inflammation effect more water may be required to the blend.

To make it work efectively, stay away from garlic, coffee, or spicy foods, because that foods may cause heat to build up in the body. Daily bowl movements are important so a high fiber diet should be adhered to.

Success depends highly on the individual and the degree of acne they are suffering from. So consult it with your doctor before try it.

Good by acne.
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