Tag: Skin Soothing
Cornflower Herb Benefits, Key Compounds, Uses, and Side Effects
Cornflower, also called blue cornflower or bachelor’s button, is best known as a vivid blue field flower, but it also has a long history...
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) Tea Benefits, Sleep Support, and Safe Dosage
Chamomile is one of the most familiar herbal remedies in the world, but its popularity can hide how nuanced it really is. The flower...
Cape Aloe for Digestion and Skin, Benefits, Dosage, and Side Effects...
Cape Aloe, also called Aloe ferox or bitter aloe, is one of the most traditional medicinal aloe species and a close relative of the...
Candelilla Benefits, Uses, Safety, and Side Effects Guide for Skin, Lip...
Candelilla is a desert shrub native to northern Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, but most people know it for the wax...
Broom Straw Herb Uses, Preparation Methods, and Side Effects
Broom straw, better known in many field guides as broomsedge bluestem, is a wild North American grass with a long history of practical and...
Borage Oil for Skin and Inflammation, Benefits, Dosage, and Risks
Borage is a blue-flowered herb with a long history in food and traditional medicine, but most modern health interest centers on borage seed oil....
Benedict’s Balsam, health benefits, key ingredients, uses, dosage, and side effects
Benedict's Balsam, better known worldwide as garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina), sits at an unusual intersection of beauty and tradition. The same bright petals that...
Beautyberry, Callicarpa formosana medicinal properties, key ingredients, and safety guide
Beautyberry is best known for its glossy purple berries, but traditional medicine tends to focus on the leaves—especially in East Asia, where Callicarpa formosana...
Balloon Vine for eczema, itching, skin relief and topical use
Balloon vine is a climbing herb known for its delicate “balloon” seed pods and a long history of traditional use for irritated skin, itching,...
Australian Tea Tree manuka honey, manuka oil, wound care, and skin...
Leptospermum scoparium is a hardy shrub in the myrtle family, best known as mānuka—the plant behind mānuka honey and mānuka essential oil. If you...
Aloe Vera benefits, uses, dosage, and side effects
Aloe vera is a plant people recognize on sight: thick, spear-like leaves filled with clear gel that feels instantly cooling. That gel is more...
Alkanet, skin healing, wound care, dosage, safety, and side effects
Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria), often called dyer’s alkanet, is best known for one striking trait: a deep red-purple root that can tint oils, balms, and...
Achiote, annatto seed, bixin, norbixin, medicinal properties, uses, and safety
Achiote—also called annatto or urucum—is a vivid red-orange seed best known for coloring foods, but its story goes well beyond the spice rack. Traditional...
Acanthus (Acanthus spp.), benefits, active compounds, and safety for skin and...
Acanthus is best known for its dramatic, sculpted leaves—so iconic they inspired classical architectural motifs—but several Acanthus species also have long histories in traditional...