Just as foods rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients help fight certain diseases and allow people to stay in shape, natural ingredients are now being applied to skin to reap the benefits that promise to protect it from external aggression.
This trend has been growing since the pandemic, resulting in the emergence of ingredients whose multiple virtues in the cosmetics sector might never have been suspected.
Here are three new ingredients poised to become next year’s essentials.
1. Bamboo for a hydration boost
Used for thousands of years in countries including China, bamboo is not unknown in the cosmetics sector.
Bamboo – and, more precisely, the natural silica it contains – has multiple beauty benefits. It can be found as a hydrolat or hydrosol to deeply nourish dry and dehydrated skin, and is also favoured for its regenerative power. This property makes it a must in anti-ageing treatments, whether to help preserve skin firmness or fight against wrinkles and fine lines.
Bamboo is a major beauty partner thanks to its ability to meet the needs of almost all skin types, since it is also beneficial for combination to oily skin thanks to its mattifying power.
It’s even good for damaged hair and nails and, in powder form, can help fight excessive perspiration.
2. Apple for anti-ageing
The apple recently made a foray into fashion, emerging as a potential alternative to animal leathers. And it’s now finding its way into cosmetics, ready to land next year, thanks to its anti-ageing virtues and other skin benefits.
Rich in polyphenols and quercetin, apples promise to act on the various signs of skin ageing, starting with loosening, reduced firmness and wrinkles. But that’s not all: apples could also act on skin renewal, and protect it against future aggression from external factors such as pollution, while nourishing dry skin.
As in many cosmetics, the fruit, used in association with other natural ingredients, could even be an ally for combination skin suffering from excess sebum.
3. Chebula, a multipurpose wonder
Known in Ayurvedic medicine, chebula has many names including “chebulic myrobalan” and “haritaki”, and is considered a miracle ingredient in countries and regions such as India and Tibet.
It has anti-inflammatory virtues that are beneficial for the skin as well as for the body, not to mention anti-ageing properties that make it effective in smoothing and firming skin and making it more elastic, owing to its high antioxidant content.
In addition, this all-purpose ingredient could contribute to strengthening and rebuilding the skin barrier, protecting it against certain external factors while moisturising it in depth.
These virtues are already winning over people around the world, according to the latest report from online cosmetics specialist Beauty Pie. It predicts that chebula will be one of the strongest trends in skincare in 2023, given its unprecedented jump of 922% in Google searches within the span of one year.