Plants are the most selfless dedication of nature to human beings. It not only provides basic materials for human clothing, food, shelter, and travel, but also a natural raw material for human beauty and makeup. As early as thousands of years ago, humans have noticed the use of plants' flowers, leaves, fruits, etc. to make up or repel rickets, and rely on the spices in plants to satisfy their pursuit of beauty. The sandalwood, cinnamon and other spices were unearthed from the Western Han Dynasty tombs in Mawangdui. It can be seen that the cosmetic effects of plants have been discovered. With the development of the times and the advancement of science and technology, returning to nature has become a trend. Humans use various advanced instruments to analyze plant constituents, extracting active ingredients from them, especially extracting spices from aromatic plants to blend into a variety of skin care products. Such as beauty salon shampoo, soap, toothpaste, perfume and so on. The continuous introduction of new varieties of cosmetics has made plants show unlimited prospects in the field of cosmetics.

Usually, people simply refer to aromatic plants as spice plants or simply as medicinal plants, also known as cosmetic plants, which is not comprehensive.

In fact, aromatic plants have much broader connotations. Aromatic plants contain four major components that increase the use of aromatic plants and increase their use.

Pigment composition:

Aromatic plants are rich in natural pigments and can be used as natural dyes or hair dyes. They are especially suitable for food coloring. These natural pigments enhance the ornamental value of these plants. They also increase the value of use in different fields. The colors of different plant pigments are as follows:

Safflower, saffron, hazelnut (fruit) - dark yellow western chamomile, calendula, mugwort - pale yellow: mint, sweet bee - brown: lavender - blue purple: roselle - pink Flying feather leather one light blue. Nutritional ingredients: Aromatic plants contain a large amount of nutrients and trace elements and vitamins. These nutrients not only provide flavor in cosmetics, but also increase the nutrition and elasticity of the skin, making the skin healthier and more lustrous.

Medicinal ingredients:

Aromatic plants include volatile essential oil components and non-volatile alkaloids, such as tannins, brass-like ingredients, etc. They not only have good aromatic functions in cosmetics, but also have special medicinal effects. At present, many cosmetics contain such medicinal aromatic plant extracts, so they not only moisturize and skin, but also have long-term use, as well as various medical effects such as disease prevention, rickets, sputum, ecchymosis, and skin aging. Favored.

Aromatic ingredients:

This is the most important chemical component in aromatic plants, and it is also the scent of aromatic plants. The aromatic plants contain a wide variety of aromatic components, such as aromatic alcohol, eucalyptol, citral, and citronellyl acetate. , geranyl acetate, neryl acetate, eugenol, phenylethyl alcohol, isodecyl isovalerate, ethyl acetate, myristal, violet leaf aldehyde, isodecyl hexanoate, decene, cypress, cedar Aniseed brain, scutellaria, limonene, and isoeugenol. These aromatic compounds include lily of the valley, fruity, rose, lavender, diced, camphor, mint, jasmine, and various fruits. Aroma, woody, sandalwood, cedarwood, turpentine, and lemon scent are equal to one or a combination of ingredients. They are the basic ingredients for various flavors, chewing gums, and various modern cosmetics such as perfumes, soaps, shampoos, and body washes. It is also an important raw material for deodorants, flavoring agents, flavoring agents and pharmaceutical industries.

Other ingredients:

In addition to the above four main components, most aromatic plants also contain antioxidants and antibacterial and antibacterial substances. These ingredients have whitening, moisturizing, blackening, anti-lipid and anti-lipid oxidation on skin tissue. Acne, acne and anti-ultraviolet light, anti-aging of skin has a more important significance. In cosmetics, they have a greater functional role, better application value, and more important for the health protection of various parts of the human body.