History has proven that proper skin care has been dated back to the beginnings of mankind. Especially herbal skin care.

However, skin care has transformed in a big way. Herbal skin care routines have been replaced by synthetic/chemical-based skin care routines.

The herbal skin care recipes which once used to be common place are not so popular today (and even unknown to a large population).

These changes run parallel to the way we live in our modern society. Due to our lack of time, the rapid pace of our lifestyles and the convenience of ready made products, it is easy to see why chemical skin care treatments have replaced herbal ones.

Even herbal skin care products have been commercialized. These commercial herbal skin care products have to be mixed with preservatives in order to increase their shelf-life, hence making them less effective than the fresh ones made at home.

However, it seems that things are changing fast and more people are now opting for natural and herbal skin care routines.

Despite this movement, we as individuals still have no desire to create homemade herbal skin products, thus the commercial market is attempting to fill this void.

For example, a simple and available herbal skin care treatment is Aloe Vera, which an extract is taken from the Aloe plant.

A natural moisturizer, aloe Vera is perfect for dealing with cuts and burned skin. A piece of freshly cut aloe plant releases aloe Vera which has an amazing power to refresh the skin.

A number of herbs are known to possess cleansing properties. Dandelion, chamomile, lime flowers and rosemary herbs, are a few examples of such cleansers. Their herbal skin care properties get invoked when they are combined with other herbs like tea.

Finally, one must mention the antiseptic qualities of herbs. Effective herbal skin care is part of an overall process which includes herbs such as marigold, fennel, thyme and lavender for the maintenance of healthy skin tone.