5 wild herbs for beauty
Applied externally or internally, herbs have always been used to maintain beauty. Pure, rosy, radiant skin is still considered beautiful and healthy today. Unhealthy diet, lack of sleep and stress show up on our skin in the form of impurities and irritations.
If you have healthy skin, you don't need much maintenance, only gentle cleansing is recommended. If inflamed, blemished, irritated skin appears, we can intervene quickly with some first aid measures:
- Keep an eye on fluid balance
- Reduce sugar, dairy products and wheat flour
- Make sure you get enough sleep
- Less is more – reduce care products
- quick relief from medicinal herbs
"Beauty lies in simplicity"
Plato
I would like to introduce you to 5 wild herbs for beautiful skin today!
Nettle – Urtica dioica
The nettle soothes the skin, can soothe redness and irritation and also moisturizes. A nettle extract made from the leaves of the nettle has a toning and astringent effect, which can reduce small skin wounds. A variety of antioxidants that minimize free radical damage act as anti-aging agents.
Effect:
vitalising, immune-strengthening, toning, circulation-promoting, anti-inflammatory, strengthening
Harvesting time:
all year round the young shoots and tips
Harvest time Seeds: from August
Application:
Tincture, oil extract, ointment, hair conditioners, shaving and facial toner
For: irritation, redness of the skin, eczema, psoriasis, acne, hair loss, oily scalp
Plant parts
used Leaves, seeds, root
TIP:
Harvest the top 10 cm of the young shoots with gloves and scissors. To stop the nettle from burning, wrap it in a tea towel and press hard. Then you can remove the leaves from the stem and process them.
Daisy – Bellis perennis
The daisy is a wild plant that many of us associate with our childhood. Small bouquets for mom, wreaths made of daisies or little games and rhymes with the flower were simply part of it. However, not everyone knows that the daisy is also good for our skin. Due to the saponins, essential oils and flavonoids it contains, the flower has an anti-inflammatory, haemostatic and nourishing effect. Also the perfect companion in baby and child care.
Effect:
antibacterial, antifungal, cleansing, haemostatic, anti-inflammatory, strengthening
Collection time:
Flowering time March – November
Harvest time: all year round (in winter only the leaves)
Application
Tincture, oil extract, decoction as a bath additive and dressings, ointments, creams
For: cold sores, acne, bruises and for general wound healing, freshly ground on insect bites against itching,
Plant parts used:
Flowers, stems, seeds, leaves
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Lemon balm – Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm, known as a tea plant and lemon balm spirit, is a valuable companion for our skin. The essential oil of lemon balm is very expensive. With a tincture or an oil mixture, you can bring the power of the plant home and use it for your cosmetics.
Effect:
stimulating, fungicidal, antiviral, analgesic, antibacterial, soothing, cooling
Collection time:
May – August
Application:
Tincture, oil extract, ointment, creams, bath additives, washes, hydrosol
for: cold sores – antiherpes lipstick, irritated, itchy skin, redness, insect bites, inflamed skin areas, eczema, ulcers, sunburn
Parts of the plant
used Leaves, flowers, stems
Moisturizing Face Mask:
- 1 handful of fresh lemon balm leaves
- 100 g organic yoghurt or curd cheese
- 1 tbsp honey
Chop the lemon balm leaves and mix with yoghurt or curd cheese, stir in the honey. Apply the mask to the face, neck and décolleté and leave on for 15 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water.
Calendula – Calendula officinalis
Calendula is a very healing plant that has been used since the 12th century. We can take advantage of their anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effects in ointments and creams. It is rarely found in nature, but it is easy to grow in the garden. The beautiful flowers contain essential oils, bitter and tannins, among other things. These active ingredients make it an all-rounder for skin care.
Effect:
disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, decongestant, astringent
Collection time:
May – October
Application:
Tincture, oil extract, ointments, creams, shaking lotion, facial toner, hair conditioners, hydrosol
for: eczema, burns, wounds, inflamed and irritated skin areas, skin redness, sunburn, scar treatment, baby and child care, tincture against warts and corns
Plant parts
used: flowers and leaves
REZPET: You can find out how to make a calendula ointment yourself here!
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Chickweed - Stellaria media
Chickweed not only tastes good, but is also a wonderful medicinal plant. Due to the flavonoids it contains, it has a positive effect on skin diseases. It can be used as a compress for itching, wounds and burns. You can quickly and easily relieve inflamed skin and skin irritation with chickweed oil extract.
Effect:
anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antiviral, antibacterial, regenerating, contracting
Collection time
all year round
Application:
tincture (compresses), oil extract, ointment, creams, bath additives, facial toner
For: blemished skin, eczema, neurodermatitis, poorly healing wounds, insect bites, minor skin injuries
Parts of the plant used:
whole shoots
Medicinal herbs can thus be easily and easily incorporated into the daily care routine. And a homemade ointment, where you know exactly which ingredients were used and which, especially by children, can get into the mouth without hesitation, makes even more joy and a good, green conscience.
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Your herbal and DIY cosmetics expert – Elisabeth
HINT
The information I have published about natural pharmacy, wild herb cuisine, DIY cosmetics and wild herbalism is carefully researched, but does not claim to be complete. I would like to point out that the described recipes and applications of folk medicine do not replace a visit to the doctor, the implementation is at your own risk and no promise of healing is made!