What is Kangaroo Paw? And what are its skincare benefits?
The Australian Outback hides many secrets. We’ve already introduced you to the superfood Kakadu Plum, an olive-sized, vitamin C-rich skincare ingredient. Now we have another high-potency powerhouse for you to learn more about. Kangaroo Paw is the latest botanical ingredient to gain a huge following in the beauty world, and we’re here to tell you all about it.
What is Kangaroo Paw?
As the name suggests, Kangaroo Paw blooms in a range of bright yellow, red, and green colors and grows in a shape similar to a kangaroo paw. For thousands of years, Aboriginal Australians have used this plant in traditional recipes to treat wounds, cuts, and burns due to its powerful healing properties. These benefits make Kangaroo Paw flower a great ingredient for skincare products, as its unique healing and soothing properties can be incorporated into a variety of skincare products.
What Does Kangaroo Paw Flower Do for Skin?
Kangaroo Paw flower is rich in fatty acids, which are important for keeping your skin youthful and healthy by stimulating cell growth and giving your complexion impressive regenerative and anti-aging effects.
Kangaroo Paw flower extract helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Fight fine lines and wrinkles thanks to the regenerative properties of Kangaroo Paw flower. The flower extract works quickly to make skin look smoother and firmer, making it a powerful ingredient to use on areas where signs of aging appear first, such as the neck, mouth, and around the eyes. Clinically proven results show that Kangaroo Paw flower can tighten the delicate eye area for a firmer appearance in a short period of time.
Hydrates and brightens with Kangaroo Paw Flower
Rich in linoleic acid, Kangaroo Paw flower strengthens the skin’s natural barrier against daily environmental aggressors, such as free radicals, UV rays, and pollution. Linoleic acid also helps the skin retain moisture and stay hydrated and comfortable, which is impressive, especially considering the skin does not naturally produce this acid and relies on topical applications to the skin.
Kangaroo Paw flower also contains ferulic acid, an antioxidant that is praised for its significant brightening and anti-aging effects on the skin. Both acids penetrate deep into the skin to revitalize dull skin, give the face a healthy, plump glow, and smooth fine lines and wrinkles.
Kangaroo Paw Flower Helps Restore Skin Firmness
This powerful ingredient can provide many benefits to the skin, including the ability to turn back the clock. By this we mean that it can help firm and tone skin that naturally loses elasticity as we age. Kangaroo Paw Flower can reach deep into the skin and boost metabolism, making the skin firmer and significantly reducing signs of sagging.
Kangaroo Paw Flower Helps Speed Up Skin Renewal
Our skin has a 30-day cycle where dead skin cells slough off and reveal new, more vibrant cells. This monthly process can be interrupted or slowed down for a variety of reasons, such as: B. Due to your skin type (dry skin takes slightly longer than 30 days) and due to aging skin. This causes a buildup of dead skin cells, making the skin appear dull, grey and sallow. This buildup can also lead to a number of issues, such as spots and blemishes on oily skin types.
You will also find other skin issues such as pigmentation, scarring, uneven texture and congestion, all caused by cell buildup. Luckily for all of us, Kangaroo Paw flower can help restore skin balance, heal and strengthen damage to the skin barrier, leaving skin looking radiant and youthful.
Here’s how to incorporate Kangaroo Paw flower into your skincare routine
Kangaroo Paw has certainly made waves in the beauty industry, but it’s still a bit under the radar, which means there aren’t many brands and products that contain this superfood. You can find extracts from this flower in serums and moisturizers, which are ideal products to keep on the skin for significantly longer than cleansers or toners. Serums are formulated to penetrate deep into the skin, allowing this powerful antioxidant to reach the facial area to regenerate skin cells, boost collagen production, and elastin production.
How does Kangaroo Paw flower work with other skincare ingredients?
Kangaroo Paw flower is a plant extract that can be mixed into formulas with other skincare ingredients like vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, and other AHAs and BHAs. Adding the flower to a mix of active ingredients shouldn’t cause any reactions or irritation, although a patch test is always recommended when introducing new products or ingredients into your skincare routine.
To do a patch test, first apply a 10p-sized amount of the product to your forearm and leave it on for 24 hours. If there are no signs of irritation, skin reaction or itching, you can apply it to your skin. However, if you are still unsure, contact your doctor or dermatologist for advice.
It’s Australia’s best kept skincare secret! There’s still a lot to learn about the Kangaroo Paw flower and its full potential to benefit your skin. As with every powerful skincare ingredient that takes the beauty world by storm, you’ll soon see them in every product. Now you can be proud of yourself for knowing about this skin-rejuvenating ingredient before anyone else.
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