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Raspberry Seed Oil, The Hidden Gem

Raspberry Seed Oil, The Hidden Gem

(Photo of raspberry by Jon Sailer on Unsplash). Raspberry oil is yielded either via cold pressed or solvent extracted from red raspberry seeds, a byproduct of raspberry juice industries. The oil is rich in fatty acids and vitamins with antioxidant and anti inflammation benefits. The antioxidant property of raspberry seed oil is due to high vitamin E. A research conducted by some researcher in Canada, France and China who extracted raspberry oil from Rubus idaeus L., reported high content of tocopherols. The composition (in mg/100 g) is: alpha-tocopherol 71; gamma-tocopherol 272; delta-tocopherol 17.4, and total vitamin E equivalent of 97. Such high vitamin...

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Know Your Skin Type and the Skin Care to Use

Know Your Skin Type and the Skin Care to Use

(Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash) I often meet some people who are confused with their skin type. Some of them  don't know, and some aren't sure if they have certain types of skin. Knowing the skin type is the starting point to determine two things: (1) what skincare products to use, and (2) what life style to do. Someone with oily skin would be in risk of pore clogging if she uses skin care products for dry skin. Or the opposite way, someone with dry skin will find her skin drier if she uses ones for oily skin. Other with sensitive skin...

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