Ginseng is widely used in cosmetics because of its beauty and hairdressing function. The main causes of human skin aging are poor blood circulation, decreased metabolism and weakened skin elasticity. Because ginseng contains a variety of ginsenoside, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, adding it to skin care products can promote blood circulation of subcutaneous capillaries, increase the nutritional supply of skin, prevent arteriosclerosis and adjust the moisture balance of skin. Therefore, it can delay skin aging, prevent skin dryness and dehydration, and increase skin elasticity, so as to protect skin luster and softness and prevent and reduce skin wrinkles. Ginseng active substance also has the ability to inhibit the reduction of melanin, making skin fair and smooth.
When people take part in shampooing, it can dilate the capillaries in the head, increase the nutrition of hair, improve the toughness of hair, reduce hair loss and hair breakage, and protect damaged hair.
Oral ginseng can not only strengthen the body, but also play the role of anti-aging and skin care and beauty. Polygonum multiflorum Thunb has the functions of blackening hair, caring hair, nourishing hair and promoting hair growth, and also has the functions of reducing blood fat, resisting aging and beautifying. In the Tang Dynasty, the treasure originated from Yang, which contained qi and blood, black mustache and temples, pleasant color, long bones and muscles, and beneficial essence. Modern medical research has proved that Polygonum multiflorum Thunb can dilate blood vessels and relieve spasm, and can make skin cells, brain cells and hair get enough blood. Therefore, taking Polygonum multiflorum Thunb for a long time can not only make people feel refreshed, but also promote rosy and shiny face and black and shiny hair.
In addition to the above, the commonly used Chinese herbal medicines for beauty are Astragalus membranaceus, which is beneficial to qi and beauty; Acanthopanax senticosus is called ginseng because of its anti-aging, beauty and fitness effects. Beauty crystal-filled poria cocos; Rehmannia glutinosa for delaying and relieving skin aging, reducing pigmentation and caring skin; Take Ophiopogon japonicus for a long time, not old or hungry, moist and pleasant; And Polygonatum sibiricum, peach kernel, almond, platycladi seed, Ligusticum chuanxiong, aloe, chrysanthemum, wax gourd seed, angelica dahurica, ledebouriella divaricata, magnolia flower, Schisandra chinensis, Xanthium sibiricum, peach blossom, asarum and the like. Cordyceps sinensis is the abbreviation of Cordyceps sinensis, also known as Cordyceps sinensis or Cordyceps sinensis. Cordyceps sinensis contains about 7% cordycepic acid, 28.9% carbohydrate, 8.4% fat and 25% protein, of which 82.2% fat is unsaturated fatty acid, which is a parasitic product of Cordyceps sinensis fungi. The so-called "grass" is actually an ascomycete parasitic on the head of bat moth larvae. Generally, insects and grass are used as medicine, which is a valuable Chinese medicine for nourishing and strengthening. Cordyceps sinensis has a good cosmetic effect on human skin, mainly in five aspects:
1) Cordyceps contains cordycepin and cyclic peptide compounds, which can promote epidermal growth and quickly repair damaged skin; At the same time, it has obvious anti-cancer activity, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and prevents skin from becoming cancerous due to external environmental pollution and ultraviolet radiation.
2) Cordyceps sinensis contains a variety of fatty acids, all essential amino acids, trace elements and vitamins, which can effectively supplement the nutrients needed by the skin and is a beauty product.
3) Cordyceps sinensis contains D- mannitol, non-reducing polysaccharide and oligosaccharide, which has good water absorption and can deeply replenish water and moisturize; Adjust the microecological balance of body surface, inhibit the generation of harmful bacteria, and fundamentally inhibit the formation of chloasma and freckles; Reduce the hydrolysis of elastin and hyaluronic acid in skin tissue, maintain skin elasticity and delay aging.
4) Cordyceps sinensis contains a variety of phytosterols, which has mild permeability to the skin, maintains moisture on the skin surface, promotes skin metabolism, inhibits skin inflammation and aging, and prevents sunburn.
5) Cordyceps sinensis contains cordycepic acid, vitamin E and carotenoids, which can effectively remove free radicals in the skin, reduce melanin deposition, dilute various stains and have whitening effect. Poria cocos, commonly known as Poria cocos, Poria cocos and Poria cocos, is a fungal plant parasitic on the roots of pine trees. It is shaped like a sweet potato, with a dark brown skin and a white or pink interior. Its protozoa is the dry sclerotia of Poria cocos, a fungus of Polyporaceae, which is mostly parasitic on the roots of Pinus massoniana or Pinus densiflora. Produced in Yunnan, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Sichuan and other places. The ancients called Poria cocos a "four-season medicine" because Poria cocos has a wide range of effects, regardless of the four seasons. When it is combined with various drugs, it can exert its unique efficacy regardless of cold and heat and rheumatism. Poria cocos is sweet, light and flat. When taking medicine, it has the functions of diuresis, invigorating spleen and stomach, calming the heart and calming the nerves. According to "Materia Medica Jing Yao Hui", Poria cocos can well remove the sores on people's faces and the black spots produced by women after delivery.
At present, there are Chinese herbal cosmetics in the market, such as Zhongcaoji, Zesai, herborist, Caomu Huaxiang, Yibeicao, Baifengtang, Shuangdou, Qiancaohui and Xuncaoyuan Yongle Square, which are deeply loved by consumers.