Bamboo, apple, chebula: three natural ingredients to include in your beauty routine in 2023

Just as we favor foods rich in vitamins, minerals, and other fibers on our plates to fight against certain diseases and stay in shape, we now apply natural ingredients to the skin to offer it all the benefits intended to protect itself. external attacks. A phenomenon that has continued to grow since the health crisis, and which is reflected in the emergence of ingredients whose many virtues in the cosmetics sector we would never have suspected. After prickly pear and rice, two of the essential beauty allies of 2022, make way for three new ingredients that you will soon be unable to do without.

Bamboo, a hydration boost

Used for millennia in certain countries, including China, as a building material, decorative object, and even textile, bamboo is not unknown to the cosmetics sector, far from it, but the interest in this plant continues to grow. grow at the dawn of the new year. And it’s not for nothing, bamboo – and more precisely the vegetable silica it contains – guaranteeing multiple benefits for the skin. It is particularly found in beauty in the form of a hydrosol to deeply nourish dry and dehydrated skin, but also for its regenerating power. A virtue that makes it a must in anti-aging care, whether to fight against sagging skin or fine lines and wrinkles.

But what makes bamboo an essential beauty ally is its ability to meet the needs of all skin types – or almost – since it is also beneficial for combination to oily skin due to its mattifying power. And icing on the cake, it is also available for damaged hair and nails, and even allows, in powder form, to fight against excessive perspiration.

The apple, the anti-aging ally

“Eat apples!”. This formula straight out of the program “Les Guignols de l’Info”, and forever inseparable from the former President of the Republic Jacques Chirac, has (almost) entered everyday language. And for good reason, we know the virtues of this fruit that we like to crunch with our teeth, as well as to taste as an accompaniment or desserts, at all meals. Recently, the apple has even entered fashion, appearing as a potential alternative to animal leathers. Well, it is now in cosmetics that you will find it in 2023, because of its anti-aging properties, but not only.

Rich in polyphenols and quercetin, the apple can boast of acting against the various signs of skin aging, starting with sagging, lack of firmness, and wrinkles. But that’s not all. The apple would also act on the regeneration of the skin, and protect it against future external aggressions, like pollution, for example, and would nourish dry skin. As in many cosmetics, the fruit, combined with other plants, could also be an ally for combination skin plagued by excess sebum.

Chebula, the all-purpose ingredient

Known in Ayurvedic medicine, chebula appears under many names, namely myrobalan chebule, or Indian myrobalan, fruit of Terminalia chebula or Haritaki, and is considered a miracle ingredient in certain countries and regions, including India and Tibet. , because of its innumerable benefits. Ayurveda lends it in particular anti-inflammatory virtues beneficial for the skin as well as for the body, as well as anti-aging properties which would make it effective in smoothing the skin, firming it, and making it more elastic. Something that we owe to its high content (also) in antioxidants.

But this all-purpose ingredient would also contribute to strengthening and rebuilding the skin barrier, helping it to protect itself against certain external aggressions, while deeply moisturizing the skin. Virtues that already seduce all over the world, according to the last report of the online platform specializing in Beauty Pie cosmetics. This tells us that the chebula is one of the strong trends in skincare in 2023, with an unprecedented jump of 922% in the volume of searches carried out on Google over one year. Enough to elevate it to the rank of essential beauty ally in the coming months.