Anti-Ageing, Health and Wellbeing

Frankincense essential oil is often used in skincare for its rejuvenating effects. Clinical studies showed that frankincense essential oil has various skin benefits, from preventing skin inflammation, UVB-induced photoageing, melanoma skin cancer to speeding up the wound healing and skin cell turnover.

Heart diseases are the number 1 cause of death globally, including in the US, UK and Singapore. Every year, about 17.9 million people die from heart disease. A study in Australia based on the data collected from 9,206 adults age 20 to 69 showed that Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR) can be used to predict the risk for death from heart disease.

90% of women and 10% of men have cellulite. Studies showed that essential oils can reduce cellulite. The 6 best anti-cellulite essential oils are rosemary, black pepper, lemon, grapefruit, sweet fennel and ginger. Daily massage the cellulite areas with a body oil containing these oils is proven to be very effective.

Peppermint essential oil contains around 40% menthol, a substance which increases cutaneous blood flow, keeps hair follicles active and stimulates new hair growth. In a 4 week clinical study, peppermint essential oil has been shown to increase hair growth by 92% compared with 55% of Minoxidil.

Bakuchiol is a meroterpene phenol naturally extracted from the seeds and leaves of psoralea corylifolia plant. Although it is a relatively new skincare ingredient, bakuchiol draws comparison to retinol. Studies even indicated that bakuchiol is better than retinol at removing the signs of ageing.

The skin around the eyes is lacking in collagen and elastin. Resveratrol is the most powerful antioxidant in skincare which stimulates the skin's collagen synthesis and prevents the degradation of elastin. Resveratrol helps restore the firmness, elasticity, volume, density and compactness of the skin around the eyes.

Sodium hyaluronate is a derivative, the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. Sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid share the same benefits including the ability to attract and hold water up to 1,000 times their weight. However, sodium hyaluronate has a better skin absorption than hyaluronic acid.

Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5 commonly used in skincare as a hydrating and soothing agent. When it is applied to the skin, panthenol gets converted to pantothenic acid (vitamin B5). Panthenol significantly improves skin's moisture content, elasticity, smoothness, firmness and volume. It also reduces wrinkles and lines.

Peptides are amino acids, the building blocks of all skin proteins including collagen, elastin and others that give skin its structure, strength, elasticity and resilience. In skincare, peptides can be used to reverse signs of ageing by restoring skin's firmness, volume, bounciness, suppleness and smoothness.

Collagen peptides are short chains of 2 to 50 amino acids linked by covalent bonds and act as the building blocks of collagen, the major skin component which provides structural integrity, support and strength. In skincare, collagen peptides are mainly used to restore the skin's collagen levels and lift up the skin.

Studies showed that rosehip oil reduces the look of wrinkles and lines, improves skin hydration and elasticity, prevents environmental skin damage and stimulates skin cell regeneration. Rosehip seed oil is rich in beta-carotene, omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. It contains around 0.0357% tretinoin, the most potent vitamin A.