Workplace Fitness: Fight the signs of job stress with flowers
Would you consider your job stressful? Do you blame your career for any of your skin problems and signs of aging? Are you having a hard time finding a skin routine that really works? I realize that stress comes from all different areas in life, but I swear that 90% of mine has always come from my work. I'm 30 years old and just started to finally get really serious about skincare, and I would love to know just how many of my wrinkles were first formed somewhere back in my employment history. I just know that those 12-hour nursing shifts and that boss who used to turn bright red while yelling out commands must account for at least half of them!
Gallery: Flower extracts for beautiful skin
Spring is now in full bloom in most parts of the country and although we might appreciate the bright blooms for their beauty and fragrant smells, most of us are missing out on the beauty and stress-relief they can bring to us in other ways too -- using the essential oils and extracts of flowers can fight the sights of aging and improve the health of our skin. Flower extracts can soften, strengthen, repair, rejuvenate, and protect your skin -- you name it and it seems they do it! Plus they smell wonderful.
Rose
Rose essential oil (it takes three or four tons of roses to make just one kilogram!) benefits skin with its soothing and antioxidant properties.
Orchid
Considered by some to be the perfect plant for the skin, orchids boost skin's immunity, moisturize, soothe, fortify with minerals, and fight fine lines. They also have antioxidant properties.
Geranium
Oil taken from the geranium leaf (not the flower) tones the skin and fights inflammation, plus it's antimicrobial and can help relax tight muscles.
Lavender
Before it became popular in skin care regimens, lavender was used in cleaning and washing solutions, and for the skin it does a combination of calming, deodorizing, and soothing.
Rose essential oil (it takes three or four tons of roses to make just one kilogram!) benefits skin with its soothing and antioxidant properties.
Orchid
Considered by some to be the perfect plant for the skin, orchids boost skin's immunity, moisturize, soothe, fortify with minerals, and fight fine lines. They also have antioxidant properties.
Geranium
Oil taken from the geranium leaf (not the flower) tones the skin and fights inflammation, plus it's antimicrobial and can help relax tight muscles.
Lavender
Before it became popular in skin care regimens, lavender was used in cleaning and washing solutions, and for the skin it does a combination of calming, deodorizing, and soothing.
Sunflower
Originally used by Native Americans to solve a variety of skin problems, sunflower oil softens, calms, and even helps repair skin because it's rich in vitamin E and fatty acids.
Originally used by Native Americans to solve a variety of skin problems, sunflower oil softens, calms, and even helps repair skin because it's rich in vitamin E and fatty acids.
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