Author Archives: Chantarelle

Sea buckthorn – plants in cosmetics

Hippophae rhamnoides (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a shrub from the olive family. It has thorny branches...

Spikenard – plants in cosmetics

Ruscus aculeatus (Ruscus aculeatus) also known as mouse-ear, belongs to the ruscus family and grows...

Common ivy – plants in cosmetics

Common ivy (Hedra helix) is a climbing, perennial, woody plant in the aralia family. A...

Borage – plants in cosmetics

Borage (Borago officinalis) is an annual, hairy succulent growing to 15-60 cm. It has distinctive...

Burdock – plants in cosmetics

Burdock greater (Arctium majus), also known colloquially as turnip, swollen, hawthorn, fescue, toadflax, gum. It...

Milk thistle – plants in cosmetics

Spotted thistle (Silybum marianum) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is a...

Common flax – plants in cosmetics

Common flax (Linum usitatissimum) is an annual herbaceous plant in the flax family with a...

Sage – plants in cosmetics

Sage (Salvia officinalis) is an evergreen shrub in the warbler family. It grows to a...

Melissa balm – plants in cosmetics

Melissa officinalis (Melissa officinalis) is a perennial aromatic plant belonging to the butterfly family. It...

Trichological treatments for the scalp

Reports from the dermatology market show how rapidly the proportion of people with hair and...