Beauty and the Berry: Acai in Cosmetics
Jennifer Lopez had a point when she said: “ I don't get anything for free. I pay for all my beauty treatments.” Indeed, nowadays, it is difficult to grasp beauty by the hand when you have a gaping hole in your pocket.
Researchers scramble to discover potential sources of cosmetic products, from seaweed, to plain hot steam, to acai berries... Wait – What? Acai berries Yes, you read it right. Acai berries. The much hyped superfood is now being processed to become a super cosmetic.
The acai berry is harvested from the depths of the amazon forest and also some other parts of Central and Southern America. This “super berry” is packed with with much anti-oxidants, vitamins, and minerals that the people even made a media blow up of this fruit. And it being featured in Oprah Winfrey's instantly made it one of the most popular natural food supplement of our generation.
It has been made into juice drinks, pills, powder drink, and even freeze dried so you can top it on your favorite cereal meal.
As time goes by, the uses of acai berry are still counting. Now, an American esthetician takes the acai berry a step forward by introducing a skin care line that utilizes the berry as the main ingredient of cosmetic products.
Karen Dunlap maintained that the anti-oxidant rich acai berry will prove to be an effective skin enhancer. Humans are prone to free radical build-up inside the body because we are inhaling oxygen as an essential element for survival. Now, we cannot just let those free radicals run amok inside us. That's why we need to consume foods rich in anti-oxidants.
The acai berry is one of the best sources of anti-oxidants in the natural world. One of the most sought after benefits of of anti-oxidants is its ability to prevent premature aging, and since acai berry is is rich in that premature-aging busting element, it can fare well in the cosmetics industry as it as food supplement.
Dunlap has incorporated Acai berries in cosmetic products like skin lotions, eye creams, and moisturizers. Together with Acai berry oil extract are other ingredients like phytonutrients, that will aid in improved and effective skin regeneration.
She hopes that through this breakthrough, people can now help fight skin ailments, blemishes, and discolorations better. Currently there are a number of sites in the world wide web that sell cosmetic products that are acai berry enriched.
Acai berry has not only stirred people with its health benefits as food, now, it also made its way to the cosmetics industry and its uses are still adding up by the minute. Certainly, this tiny berry has big wonders in store for us all!
