Natural Skin Care IngredientsFinding the top antioxidants, vitamins, essential oils and additional natural skin care ingredients to grow radiant skin naturally can take a bit of detective work. 
Best Natural Skin Care Ingredients - Vitamins, Antioxidants, Herbs and Oils The ingredients in your face creams, skin brighteners, cleansers, moisturizers and anti-wrinkle creams have to serve one or more purposes:
Vitamin A (and derivatives)—acts as an antioxidant, is anti-inflammatory, has toning properties and is needed to regenerate epithelial tissue. Vitamin A is particularly helpful for mature skin or dry hair. Look for natural sources of vitamins A's pre-cursor—beta carotene—such as carrot extract. Herbal sources of carotenes include peppermint, alfalfa, nettles, dandelion greens, sage, horsetail and rose hips. d-panthenol (pro-vitamin B5)—helps skin retain moisture and encourages proper skin regeneration. With anti-inflammatory and anti-itching benefits, d-panthenol also helps skin retain elasticity and suppleness. As a bonus, d-panthenol alsomakes it on the list of best natural hair care ingredients too as it improves the condition of damaged hair, reduces split ends and makes hair easier to comb. Vitamin C—provides a number of helpful benefits to skin but in particular, the antioxidants found in this vitamin may be helpful in the production of collagen. That, in turn, can help minimize laugh lines and wrinkles. Skin care products that contain natural or herbal sources of vitamin C such as rose hips, hops, echinacea and skullcap can be good choices. Vitamin E—too exhibits antioxidant properties and helps prevent cellular damage throughout the body by inhibiting the formation of free radicals. Vitamin E helps with circulation, wound healing, general tissue repair and can slow down aging and perhaps reduce or prevent age spots. Though it is often recommended that Vitamin E be in a natural mixed tocopherol form, the strongest therapeutic value comes from d'alpha tocopherol. Look for that form of Vitamin E or naturally sourced Vitamin E in plant ingredients such as alfalfa, rosehips, nettles and seaweeds. 
Acai Berry—there are a number of reasons this relatively "new on the scene" dark purple fruit has become so popular, including its wide range of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids (omega 6 and 9 oils), amino acids and one of the highest antioxidant properties of any fruit or vegetable known today. Especially high in the phytochemical anthocyanins, like other antioxidants in this best natural skin care ingredients list, the Central and South American-grown acai berry has the ability to combat free radical damage, slow skin aging and prevent skin damage. There are some skin care products that contain acai berry but taking a concentrated, powdered acai berry supplement such as Miessence's Berry Radical is also an extremely effective way to prevent free radical damage and increase energy, wellness, and immune functioning in general, as well as skin health in particular. Aloe Vera—soothing, moisturizing, regenerative, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory, aloe vera has a long history of effective use as a natural skin care ingredient. It can be used to relieve itching, minor cuts or burn, seems helpful when dealing with wrinkles and stretch marks, and has recently been shown to accelerate cell growth in skin. Avocado Oil—high in monounsaturated fats and vitamin E, unrefined avocado oil also contains vitamins A, B1, B2, Pantothenic acid and lecithin. It has excellent moisturizing properties as well as regenerative and restructuring qualities that help keep all skin types, but particularly dry and wrinkled skin types, hydrated and soft. Avocado oil also help with skin elasticity. Jojoba Oil—Jojoba oil is a botanical extract pressed from the bean of the desert Jojoba plant. Unlike other common vegetables oils, the Jojoba bean's waxy substance is very similar to human sebum and can give skin a silky smooth feel. Jojoba is an excellent moisturizer, is non-comedogenic (doesn't clog pores), a stable oil, and hypo-allergenic. Olive Oil/Olive Leaf Extract—high in antioxidants, including vitamin E, olive oil has a long history of use in moisturizing the skin and is a common natural skin care ingredient. It can help attract external moisture yet allows pores to breath. Olive leaf extract has toning, firming, hydrating and restoring qualities and helps maintain elasticity. Like olive oil, olive leaf extract also has antioxidant properties. Not only does it protect the skin from free radical damage caused by pollution and UV radiation, however, olive leaf extract also protects any polyunsaturated oils in products in which it is an ingredient. Sunflower Oil—high in essential fatty acids and vitamins A, D and E, sunflower oil is a light oil extracted from sunflower seeds. Sunflower oil's high level of linoleic acid makes it both highly compatible with the skin as well as an excellent facilitator of skin hydration. Shea Butter—another oil on the best natural skin care ingredients list, this natural fat or plant butter is extracted from the fruit of the Shea tree which grows across the central regions of Africa. Shea butter is rich in emollients and moisturizing properties and may increase blood circulation in the skin, improving both the supply of nutrientsto the skin as well as the elimination of waste materials. Shea butter also seems to improve the elasticity of the skin, be a natural anti-inflammatory and provide light UV protection. Horsetail—is high in silica and has toning, stimulating, healing, firming and refreshing properties. It works to improve and restore circulation as well as stabilize connective tissue through the regeneration of epithelial cells. The minerals horsetail contains—manganese, magnesium, iron and copper—are important factors in collagen and elastic fibre production, essential components in keeping a healthy, youthful appearance to the skin. Helpful in a wide variety of skin problems, horsetail is particularly beneficial in the holistic management of psoriasis, eczema, and dandruff. Best Natural Skin Care Ingredients - Essential Oils In addition to the above top-ranked best natural skin care ingredients, there are a range of essential oils, each with its own healthful, best natural skin ingredients properties (information from ONEGroup). 
Depending upon your skin type and skin problem, one or more of these essential oils can be a helpful part of your skin care essentials:
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