I first time heard about the weed named Mugwort during my Harry Potter bookathon days in my teenage years. I never imagined then that I would be writing about Mugwort and its magical benefits in skincare.
Mugwort benefits for face skincare
This magical herb is nowadays making a strong appearance in Korean skincare. It helps to prevent dryness and retain moisture, boosts collagen productions, protects from UV damage and free radicals.Mugwort is also known as Artemisia princeps is a green leafy herb. It is known to be a healing herb with antibacterial, antifungal, anti- inflammatory and antioxidant effects on the skin.
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5618597/)
Mugwort for skin acne
Its antibacterial and anti- inflammatory effects makes it an anti breakout skincare ingredient targeting red bumps and cystic acne.
Mugwort skincare products recommendation
I have personally used two Korean beauty skincare products with Mugwort as a primary ingredient.
I’m From Mugwort Essence review
Essence is a skincare product in K- beauty which is used after a toner/ skin and before a serum. The I’m From Mugwort essence consists of a single ingredient i.e 100% mugwort extract from Ganghwa. It is specially recommended for sensitive irritated skin and works to calm and soothe the skin.
- Very light watery texture, immediately absorbed by my skin.
- Calming and soothing to the skin which gives a moisturised and hydrated feeling.
- No strong smell.
- No burning.
- It layered easily with other products
- Calmed my skin during active breakout without any adverse effects.
- Its pricey
Isntree Spot saver Mugwort calming ampoule review
This product contains 85% mugwort extract. special cold brew technique called Time-Drop method for extraction. This helps retain the efficacy of the active ingredients in Mugwort extract. Other than that this ampoule has calendula flower extract,licorice extract, glycerine, ceramides, panthenol and kava kava plant extract. All of these ingredients act together to strengthen the akin barrier, prevent acne and calm the skin
- I apply this ampoule after Hyaluronic acid toner and it makes my skin look bright and hydrated even after a long hot day in office.
- Absorbed easily into the skin after applying toner, essence.
- Layered easily without pilling
- No burning
- I will have to try this for a longer time to give the full review.
To conclude, I would suggest that you can freely use the I’m from essence to calm your skin. For the Isntree Mugwort ampoule you can slowly ease it in if you have a damaged skin barrier. Since it has multiple ingredients, its best to check sensitive skins reaction to it before jumping all in.
Disclaimer
I have personally bought and used the products mentioned here, liked them and wanted to share my finds.
I am not a skincare professional and the information in this post is mainly from my personal experience. These products have worked well for me and so I thought of sharing with my friends.
Never forget to do a patch test before using any new skincare product.
This post is part of #BlogchatterA2Z challenge and this is the M– post.
