Myrrh as a skin care ingredient
Apart from its exceptional healing properties, myrrh is an excellent ingredient to use on older more mature skin, as well as very stressed, traumatized, dehydrated and dry skin
and deeply chapped heels.
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The vulnerary action of myrrh helps in preventing tissue degeneration and is useful in
the healing of wounds, as well as having a wonderful rejuvenating effect on any skin.
It seems miraculous to view the results, when myrrh oil is included as one of the ingredients of a formula, as it has a nearly magical effect on very dry, draping and crepey looking skin.
Myrrh starts to work in a short period of time to create a more toned, vital and healthy looking skin.
Not only does myrrh help to balance the hydration of the skin, but at the same time helps to remove toxins from skin tissue,
promoting general tissue repair.
The way in which this volatile principle works on chronic wounds, sores and ulcers is recognized the world over and its regenerating effect takes no time to start sorting out even old wounds and ulcers.
It is an extremely effective ingredient when used to sort out dry, chapped and crepey looking hands as well as sore, deeply cracked heels.
It has a warm, slightly musty smell and is pale yellow to amber in color.
The main constituents of the oil are a-pinene, cadinene, limonene, cuminaldehyde, eugenol, m-cresol, heerabolene, acetic acid, formic acid and other sesquiterpenes and acids.
It has antiseptic, anti-microbial, antiphlogistic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, balsamic, carminative, cicatrisant, diuretic, fungicidal, vulnerary and tonic therapeutic properties in skin care
It is a volatile principle used by even the most ancient civilizations, with the Egyptians using it in their religious and embalming ceremonies. The ancient Greek soldiers took a phial of it with them into battle, to stop bleeding wounds.
Unfortunately, due to its high cost, it is not used all that often in skin care cosmetics, yet it is one of the best ingredients to use to boost the skin and help it on the road to regeneration and rejuvenation.
Although the use of myrrh oil is contra-indicated in pregnancy, as it can act as a uterine stimulant, the amount used in our products to achieve the effect on the skin is low enough not to cause this problem.
Commiphora myrrha oil is the volatile oil obtained by the steam distillation of Commiphora myrrha (also known as Commiphora molmol and Balsamodendron myrrha). It is classified as an essential oil and is used as a miscellaneous skin-conditioning agent and a fragrance ingredient.
It is known as myrrh oil, as well as myrrh absolute.
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Myrrh is used in the following of our products |
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