Tip of the Day: 29.06.2022

Bamboo is an ingredient that's turning up in quite a few cosmetic formulations. Why is it interesting? As well as the sap being a rich emollient, it has properties that cool and calm the skin; in Chinese medicine, bamboo is used to treat eczema, atopic dermatitis and other inflammatory skin diseases. Ground up, the tiny particles make a gentle exfoliant.