Hemp cream: when and why should I use it?

Few of the cosmetic brands don’t offer at least one hemp cream. Some even dedicate a whole series to it and even make it their specialty. Only here does the question of your interest legitimately arise: Are hemp creams a simple fashion effect or are you there? revolutionize the cosmetics industry by making our skin young and beautiful for eternity? The answer obviously lies between the two. Benefits, use and market of hemp cream: In this guide we explain everything to you.

Benefits of hemp cosmetics

Let’s start right away by dispelling the doubts about the interest of hemp creams: yes, they do interest for users, no doubt at this point. This is mainly due to the composition of the plant itself, which brings many benefits.

• essential fatty acids (up to 16% omega-3 and 56% omega-6 in hemp oil): Hemp is packed with it, making it particularly effective moisturizes and cares for dry skin. So a hemp cream is a excellent emollientable to soften and soften the skin.
• antioxidants: Hemp has antioxidant properties that allow it to fight off free radicals and thus slow down the aging of skin cells.
• Anti-inflammatory: Hemp helps to limit inflammation and thus avoid small redness and itching of the skin.
• Non comedogenic: L ‘hemp oil is a so-called non-comedogenic oil (index 0/5). This means that it is easily absorbed without staining, without shine and above all without clogging the pores of the skin. It is therefore suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive.

In addition to the intrinsic benefits of hemp, creams containing hemp generally combine other ingredients, e.g combined effects more interesting. Here are a few examples.

• aloe vera: moisturizing, healing and softening.
• Beurre de Karite: nourishing, soothing and regenerating.
• almond: emollient, moisturizing and nourishing.
• CBD: hemp extract, it is an ingredient that logically allowsenrich a hemp cream, specifically by boosting its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties. Our CBD food balm is the example.

Hemp creams: Which products for which applications?

facial care

En day creamhemp protects the facial skin from external aggressions, caused by cold, heat, pollution or excessive sebum production. When you wake up, first clean your skin according to your usual routine. Then spread a small amount of hemp day cream, starting from the inside of the face and gradually moving outward while accentuating the bridge of the nose and cheeks, generally the driest areas. In the night creamhemp facilitates skin regeneration after the attacks of the day. Simply apply to the face after removing make-up and before going to bed. Upon awakening, facial skin is supple, plumped up and ready for a new day. In the mask, the principle is the same as for a cream, except that it is advisable to spread the hemp cream in a thicker layer, leave it on for a few minutes and then remove the excess with a clean cloth previously dampened. . If done regularly (e.g. once a week), the hemp mask offers a deep moisture that can be felt for several days.

Moisturizing body cream

With hemp cream, the application does not have to be renewed every 5 minutes: it moisturizes for several hours. Its use couldn’t be easier, since it is enough to apply it to the body like any moisturizing balm. She absorbs very quickly without leaving a sticky feeling : ideal to be able to dress quickly, neither seen nor known!

hand cream

As a hand (or foot) cream, simply put a dollop of hemp cream in the palm of your hand and then spread by gently massaging the product until fully absorbed. Insist on the palms and fingers, and any areas irritated by cold or dryness. Easy to spread and non-stickythe hemp cream for hands has the advantage of nourishing the skin over time without sticking, allowing it to resume its activities more quickly compared to other creams that are more oily.

hair creams and masks

As for the skin, hemp cream helps with thatmoisturizes and nourishes the hair into the deep. It absorbs quickly so as not to end up with greasy hair but to enjoy smoother, shinier and more supple hair. It also helps regulate sebum production and therefore might even limit the appearance of dandruff on sensitive skulls.

Market: What to expect from the hemp cream industry?

We call that hempCosmetics industry green gold. While the properties of many plants that have been used since the beginning of time (at least in antiquity in the case of hemp) are gradually being forgotten, those of hemp are gradually returning to the memory of those involved in the field. cosmetics market. The reasons are multiple, on the one hand the desire to take advantage of its popularity, boosted by CBD products and on the other hand a series of scientific studies that have been published in better and better form understand the benefits of hemp for the body. Knowing that the use of hemp products in Europe and in France in particular is still sometimes scary due to laws that are not always clear (don’t worry, hemp products are perfectly legal), the amount of references of hemp creams on the market should not be forgotten be present only ascend. Good news for consumers, because the new developments in this area should logically also be accompanied by more advanced formulationsat the same time hemp creams could be more affordable.