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19 articles · 12 botanicals

Everything on skin

  1. Origins

    • Skin
    • Body

    Calendula

    Calendula: the marigold in your diaper cream, examined

    Calendula officinalis (pot marigold) has long been used on wounds and rashes. Recent laboratory and animal work is extensive; human trials are small and formulation-dependent, so clinical conclusions are tentative.

    4 min read

  2. Origins

    • Skin

    Rosehip

    From Andean hedgerows to vanity shelves: a short history of rosehip

    Rosehip has long served as food and a wartime vitamin source in Europe; modern cosmetic interest rests on laboratory, animal and a few human studies that show antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and wound‑healing potential, but most topical claims still rest on preclinical work.

    4 min read