Oh yes, there are several: Hamamelis virginiana, Aloe vera, Calendula officinalis, Rose ...

Hi Jelena,

in Pakistan, water extracts from petals of Rosa indica are used for freshness of skin, Aloe extracts for hair growth, lemon peels for shiny hairs and in combination with glycerine for smooth and healthy skin

Dear Dr. Nadinic,

Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients: Used in Food, Drugs and Cosmetics, I hope this book will help you.

Hi Jelena,

Please give it try to the Natural Standard database. http://www.naturalstandard.com/index.asp it contains monographs on the effect of natural products including plants.

Good luck!

Sandalwood, turmeric (India). They probably use others, but I've observed those two at weddings.

Olive, Cucumber,

thanks all for your contributions: actually I looking for those plants which are not in books, perhaps in data bases, endemic but not necessary, regional, that people used in folk personal care. Of course there are a lot (described also in the book I co-edited Fitocosmética) but looking for more traditional uses. Thanks you again!

In Poland (and perhaps all Central Europe) for cosmetic hair care Acorus calamus and Urtica dioica (roots and leaves) were traditionally used. Althaea officinalis - for oily skin care, angelica root for skin lightening, urtica dioica seed infusions for dry skin softening, Cydonia oblogna seed mucus (from soaked seeds?) for chapped lips. There is a lot of examples of this kind in XIXth and early XXth century young-housewife-guides. If you are intrerested in just let me know ;-)

In India for cosmetics Aloe vera, Emblica officinalis,Indigofera tinctoria,Trigonella,Centella,Eclipta,Sapindus mukorossi,Glycyrrhiza,Crocus sativus,are used.

In India, Nardostachya jatamansi is used for hair care by local inhabitant.

I have worked with some plants inorder to treat Experimental Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and some superficial fungal infections. I can send you abstracts of my papers.

thanks Usha, Abhay and Abdolmajid: I will appreciate your abstracts.

Dear Katarzyna, thanks for your inputs. Of course I am interested, would you help me?

Ganoderma lucidum and other species of mushrooms have been used traditionally for cosmetic purposes.

Here in the Philippines, papaya (Carica papaya) and avocado (Persea americana) were used by Filipinos since time immemorial for cosmetic purposes. Kalamansi (Eng: Calamondin, Citrofortunella microcarpa), a fruit tree native to the Philippines, has been used for a very long time for personal hygiene and preventing body odor. Lauat (Litsea glutinosa) and aloe vera has been used extensively by Filipinos for hair and scalp care.

We use Urtica to enhance hair growth.

Hi Jelena

In India we use

Turmeric as an antioxidant

Neem (Azadiracta Indica ) in facepacks, soaps.

Lemon (Citrus medica linn) for depigmentation and whitening .

Cucumber (cucumis sativus linn) for moisturizing

Apple for moisturizing and Anti ageing

Peach for Anti ageing creams and Anti-kerati

Red sandalwood for Skin creams

Try checking the cosmetic uses of fruits , vegetables and ferns. That will help you.

I think this is the right platform for me to start a discussion

What is the future of Cosmetic Microbiology ?

Dear Jelena,

when I am a little boy (40 years ago) the people in the middle of Germany traditionally used some herbs for cosmetics as

trifolium pratense L. extract in shampoo to increase the growth of hair.

The water, which is coming out of wunded birch (betula pendula) , as hair lotion.

Infusion of yarrow (artemisia multifolia) with sunflower oil for inflammated skin.

Safflower oil (silybum marianum)n for the treatement of psoriasis and skin disorders.

Tincture of matricaria chamomilla in body cremes.

Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) in soaps and body powders.

Dear Jelena,

Refer my papers and get some idea about traditional medicinal plants used by Southern western ghats traditional healers practice

Turmeric, Jasmine, Henna, Lavender, Annatto seed color, Aloevera gel, etc., being used in cosmetics preparation.

cosmetic paste made from ground bark of Murraya spp. (thanaka) is traditionally used as cosmetics and also as medicinal application.

Crocus sativus flower used as skin clearing agent, Emblica officinalis fruit helps in rejuvenation and good for hair growth, Root, stem and leaves of Echinacea purpurea used as cosmetics, Acorus calamus rhizome, Jasminum malabaricum flower, Limonia acidissima fruit, Cocos nucifera oil, Allium sativum, , Avena sativa fruit, Symphytum officinale used for cell regeneration

Cider tree bark for malaria!

Hi, Jelena.

The leaves of Lawsonia innermis Linn. are prepared into a paste and used to make attractive/decorative designs on the skin. This is popular among women in Northern part of Nigeria and to some extent among the women in South Western part of the country.

Lawsonia inermis and lawsonia alba are very much used in india for making designs on the hands and legs during festive occasions. They are also used to color gray hair and it is a very natural approach to color the hair. It is also known by the name 'henna' or 'mehandi' locally. Even in Malaysia, they are used for the same purpose.

Historically, henna was used for cosmetic purposes in the Roman Empire, Convivencia-period Iberia and Ancient Egypt, as well as other parts of North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Near East and South Asia. It was also popular among women in 19th-century Europe. Today, bridal henna nights remain an important tradition in many of these areas.

There are number of plants used for comestic reasond we have college of eastern medicine which deals with herbal drugs

Aloe barbadensis, Santalum album, Melaleuca alternifolia and Acacia concinna are some popular and commonly used plants for cosmetic purposes in India.

Lannea schwenfurthii, Furstia sfricana, Osyris lanceolata are all used as cosmetics. There are many others from Labiatae /malavaceae

Angelica dahurica，Bai Fuling，Pearl powder，White monkshood，Radix Paeoniae Alba

，Yam，Safflower，Licorice，Chinses Angelica，Phellodendron amurense，Sophora flavescens，Silkworm，Lily，Xiong Guogan，Aloe et al, .

Please see

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2007000100021

Rev Bras Farm 74: 42-44.

Ingredients, which are being used for the Ekos line are e.g. two plants called “Breu

Branco” and “Priprioca”. Both plants were found by Natura staff in 2001 in a local

market in the Amazon region. Breu Branco, a resin produced from insect-damaged

trees and traditionally used as incense and in art work and handicrafts, became an

ingredient in a fragrance. Also Priprioca, traditionally used as a perfume, and now

grown in certified sustainable small local farms fostered by Natura, is used in a

fragrance. http://www.globalnature.org/bausteine.net/f/6699/ZusammenfassungvonFernandoAllegretti,inenglischerSprache.pdf?fd=2

Aloe vera, Curcuma longa (Turmeric)

@JN: A number of plants have been used traditionally in India for cosmetic n medicinal purposes. You have to tell the domain, e.g. for hair care, skin care, feet care, eye care, nail care etc. I will try to give you a list of plants traditionally used in India.

Aloe secudiflora, Plectranthus babartus,, Ocimum obovatum, and others families are used as cosmetics

Bixa orellana is indigenously used by the native Mangyans of Mindoro, Philippines to color their cheeks and lips

Entada phaseoloide is traditionally used as shampoo by natives in various regions of the Philippines

Betel for antiaging, rice for face, antiacne

I don't know if you know about "Nigella sativa"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigella_sativa

Its widely used in all Islamic countries, and its put inside bread. It helps the immune system.

In Hawaii there are also many used.

Cocos nucifera oil for hair and skin health.

Zingiber zerumbet flower extract for hair conditioner.

Sapindus saponaria for cleansing soap

Aluerites moluccana sap for acne and other skin disorders

Aluerites moluccana root extract and Plumbago zeylanica sap as a skin darkening agent

Argemone glauca sap for warts and other skin disorders

Colocasia esculenta for ceratin skin disorders and discoloration

Many many plants (too many to list here but contact me if you would like to hear them) used to dye the skin for short periods of time

Not traditionally hawaiian but used today

Bixa orellana fruit as lipstick

Citrus jhambiri juice for "haole rot," a discoloration of the skin

Aloe vera for burns and other skin disorders

Sandalwood (Santalum album), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Lemon oil (Citrus limonis), Coconut oil (Cocos nucifera), Eclipta (Eclipta alba), Amla (Emblica officinalis)

Http://www.plantesystem.com/en/plantebeaute

Dear Jelena

Please find some paper related with plants used in India as cosmeceuticals. 

Thanks 

There are many, e.g. rosemary, almond oil, mint extract, ....

There are many plants with  essential oil used as cosmetic eg  Ocimum mosainse, Ocimum kenyense,  Nepeta azurea, Osyris lanceolata, Aloe secundiflora, Viex species etc

Acacia concinna, Azadirachta indica, Centella asiatica, Citrus limon, Cucumis sativus, Curcuma longa, Eclipta alba, Lawsonia inermis, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Phyllanthus emblica and Santalum album are some of the plants used traditionally for cosmetic purposes in India.

Cucumber

@ Dr. Jelena Nadinic

Please go through the following PDF attachments.

Thanks!

Aloe vera (Babosa)

Hi,

One of the most potent fruits used in cosmetic products is

Kakadu Plum:

Highest Recorded Levels of Vitamin C of any fruit in the world, measuring up to 100 times the Vitamin C content found in an Orange.

Exhibits outstanding anti-oxidant capacity, being 5.2 times more potent than the blueberry.

We have used its extract in our

Pikotek

Liposomal Anti-Aging Cream (see attached figure).