Beauty Tutorial: Getting to know an ingredient — Geranium

Beauty Classroom: Get to know an ingredient: Geranium

English Name: Geranium
👉🏻 Native to South Africa and now widely grown around the world, it is a perennial herb of the Geraniaceae family.
👉🏻 Its leaves release a unique aroma when rubbed, blending sweet, rose-like floral notes with a fresh, green, herbaceous quality and a touch of sweet citrus.
👉🏻 Not only a common ornamental flower, the essential oil extracted from its leaves and flowers is known as the "poor man's rose."
👉🏻 In the fields of aromatherapy and skincare, geranium is prized for its excellent balancing properties.

Benefits of Geranium for the skin:

👉🏻 Balances sebum and refines skin texture
⭐️ Regulates skin's sebum secretion
⭐️ Restores oil-water balance
⭐️ Reduces oil for oily skin; locks in moisture for dry skin

👉🏻 Astringent and purifying
⭐️ Possesses excellent astringent properties
⭐️ Helps firm the skin and improve the appearance of enlarged pores
⭐️ Helps protect the skin against external environmental damage

👉🏻 Soothes skin discomfort
⭐️ Improves eczema or skin irritation
⭐️ Soothes and repairs the skin
⭐️ Reduces skin redness and swelling

👉🏻 Brightens dull skin tone
⭐️ Promotes skin metabolism
⭐️ Stimulates local circulation
⭐️ Fades dullness and blemishes, leaving the complexion rosy and radiant

Situations suitable for using Geranium:
✨ Combination skin: Balances oil and moisture for skin with an oily T-zone and dry cheeks
✨ Oily/Acne-prone skin: Improves enlarged pores and issues such as frequent breakouts and acne
✨ Mature/Dull skin: Improves skin that has lost elasticity or lacks vitality
✨ Stressed skin: Improves skin instability caused by psychological stress or late nights

Precautions for using Geranium:
👉🏻 Perform a skin test: Always conduct a skin patch test before use (apply a small amount to the inner arm or behind the ear and observe for 24 hours).
👉🏻 Use with caution if pregnant or have special health conditions: Pregnant or breastfeeding women, as well as those with epilepsy, high/low blood pressure, or other chronic conditions, should consult a professional physician or aromatherapist before use.
👉🏻 Avoid sensitive areas: Please avoid contact with eyes, ears, and mucous membranes. If contact occurs, rinse immediately with plenty of water.
👉🏻 Must be diluted: If using geranium essential oil, it is highly concentrated and must never be applied directly to the skin. It must be diluted with a carrier oil (such as jojoba or sweet almond oil) or an unscented lotion before use. The generally recommended dilution concentration is 1-4%.

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