HERBAL COSMETICS OF TURKIYE
2022
Munir Ozturk | Volkan Altay | Mustafa Keskin
İn recent times considerable concern has been addressed to accepting the benefits of plant compounds and for creating a natural lifestyle. In the presented manuscript the herbal cosmetic products used in Turkiye have been evaluated. In all 140 plant taxa were investigated from the traditional uses.The results revealed that 40 were used for hair care, 28 as photoprotective agents, 25 for hair loss, 24 for skincare, 19 as perfumes, 17 for bad breath, 11 for dandruff, 10 for making soap, 7 for the mouth and dental hygiene, 6 against foot odor/sweating, and 4 for other purposes. The most commonly used herbal cosmetic plant taxa are; walnut (Juglans regia), common nettle (Urtica dioica), grape (Vitis vinifera), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), and true laurel (Laurus nobilis). Walnut is most commonly used to treat the hair loss, the toothpick-plant (Ammi visnaga) in moral hygiene and the chaste tree (Vites agnus-castus) to decrease odor and sweating in feet.
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