Edelweiss Extract and Anti Aging Skin Care

Edelweiss, the German name for noble and white, is a short lived perennial and its flowers are used to extract the product called Edelweiss extract.

So one may ask : what is the relationship between Edelweiss extract and Anti Aging skin care?!

The Edelweiss flowers are growing well in areas with light soil, good drainage and southern exposure and altitudes that range from 1700 meters to 2700 meters.

Edelweiss flowers go way back in history. Many man were proving their bravery by getting this flower from the high mountains and dangerous cliff sides, some people even get injured trying to get this flower this leading many to wear the flower as a badge of honor.

The Edelweiss flower was a known favorite of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife the Empress Elizabeth. Because the flower was very popular among hikers the governments of Germany, Austria and Switzerland protected it in some parts of the Alps.

This days Edelweiss is grown on many continents and it is not in danger of disappearing anymore. The flower became more popular in the 1960 when a song named Edelweiss was sang on stage in the popular movie The sound of music.

For years and years Edelweiss was used and proved to have positive health effects. Some of the diseases believed to be cured by this flower include diarrhea, dysentery, diphtheria and tuberculosis.

Edelweiss teas were largely used, also the Edelweiss extract was used in hot milk sweetened with honey.

Today researchers are studying the Edelweiss extracts and believe in the ancient stories. The extract is used in high quality anti aging skin care and anti wrinkle cosmetics and pharmaceutical researchers are looking in the ways some chemicals present in the plant preventing oxidation tied to the aging process.

Modern science discovered that the ultraviolet light absorbing chemicals present in this plant makes it a good additive to sun blocks.

Edelweiss extract has a very bright future, as bright as the Alpine sun, some may say, and it is becoming very popular ingredient in high quality cosmetics and probably will keep its popularity for many years to come.

Learn More about use of Edelweiss Extract in Revitol Anti-Aging Solution