Skin Gems

    Semi-precious and precious gemstones, along with metals such as Gold, Silver, and Platinum, are the newest ingredients to be introduced into the world of skincare.  With a little bit of luxury and a whole lot of beneficial properties, stones such as diamond, sapphire, quartz, and tourmaline, and the precious metals as listed above, are storming the industry in the newest, hottest innovations.  Here, I'll outline the properties of such luxurious ingredients....

  Sapphire is a precious stone that is touted for its ability to promote joy, faith, and hope.  It's an aluminum oxide, and is thought to gain its colour through impurities of titanium or chromium.  Historically, sapphire has been utilized for its healing and calming abilities in therapeutic processes.  In the latest skin care products, it is incorporated into unique complexes to generate radiance and luminosity, or its granules for intense exfoliation, which encourages cell proliferation, collagen production, and cell turnover.

  Tourmaline is a fairly inexpensive stone that is most commonly used, these days, in hair tools such as flat irons and blow dryers.  Tourmaline is a silicate-based zwitterion, meaning that is possesses a positive and negative charge within the same compound.  This zwitterionic property encourages increased absorption of nutrients and minerals, so when incorporated into a skin care product, may have the ability to increase its efficacy.  In beauty products, tourmaline is most likely to be used for exfoliation (similar to sapphire), moisturization, and anti-ageing.

  Silver is a mineral that is well known for its antibacterial and antimicrobial properties.  Silver dressings, to this day, are one of the most reliable methods for treating burn victims and preventing scars.  Silver has this unique, fascinating ability because it promotes healing, and also speeds cell renewal and cell growth - perfect for encouraging healthy skin and acting as a leading anti-ageing ingredient.

  Gold, among the former listed ingredients, has probably been utilized most commonly in luxury skin care products.  Gold imparts a unique radiance, has anti-bacterial properties, and gold nanoparticles have detoxifying (by encouraging lymphatic drainage), revitalizing properties due to the phenomenon of electron transfer, which influences many cellular functions.  Furthermore, gold complexes act as to firm skin, increase flexibility and diminish fine lines.



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