How to choose a natural face cream?

The needs of each of us's skin change with age, season, hormonal fluctuations or depending on the care we use. A cream that worked well on our skin two or three years ago may no longer perform its function so well. It is a myth that the skin gets used to the cream and over time it stops working, but the fact is that our skin may have completely different needs and therefore the previous cream should be replaced with a new one.

Criteria for selecting a natural skin cream

Ideally, you should seek professional advice from a beautician or cosmetologist who will be able to examine your skin thoroughly and determine its needs. A dermatologist at a drugstore can often be helpful. However, if for various reasons you cannot use such advice, you need to do some “reconnaissance” yourself, i.e. determine your skin type. It is worth remembering that in addition to the traditional division into:

• dry skin
• normal skin
• combination skin
• oily skin

we also have other aspects that are important in choosing care. You need to take into account:

• age
• tendency to form discolorations
• hyperreactivity (i.e. sensitivity) of the skin
• tendency to allergic reactions.

The care of oily, sensitive and mature skin will look different than that of oily skin prone to discoloration in a younger person. A natural face cream is selected in terms of skin type in a similar way to a cream that does not contain natural ingredients.

What ingredients are best in a natural face cream?

There are natural face creams available on the market that contain herbs or flowers known to us from Polish nature, but also exotic-sounding plants. Sometimes it is difficult to find your way among so many different ingredients. Especially if the creams have a similar percentage of natural ingredients and price. At Orientana, all creams were created based on thoroughly tested Asian plants, many of which function in traditional Asian medicine.

Tasks of a natural face cream

A natural face cream will fulfill different functions during the day and in the evening.

The cream we use during the day has primarily:

• moisturize, nourish and brighten the complexion

like Reishi and Rhodiola Rosea Brightening Booster

• protect your skin from wind, sun and frost

like Rich Turmeric Cream

• protect against the adverse effects of other external factors

like Kali Musli Day Face Cream

• be a perfect base for makeup if we use it

like Indian Ginseng Face Cream

A natural night cream should have strongly nourishing and regenerating functions for the skin, as well as a dedicated action most needed for a given problem that the skin is struggling with.

For example, natural night cream:

• for problematic skin it should have anti-inflammatory effects

like Sandalwood and Turmeric Face Cream

• for sensitive skin - strongly regenerating effect

such as Rich Cream with Saffron or Kali Musli Night Face Treatment

• for skin with discolorations - brightening and evening out the color

like Mulberry and Licorice Face Cream

• for wrinkled skin - strong anti-aging properties

Natural Vegan Reishi Night Face Cream

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