Natural Oils For Natural Acne Treatment

There are two essential oils included in the perfect skincare treatment: Coleus forskohlii oil and Tetrahydropipertine. In the right combination, these compounds act as an efficient tool when combating skin problems.

Plectranthus barbatus, usually known as Coleus forskohlii or Indian Coleus, is a tropical perennial flora related to the typical coleus species. Its kind belongs to the natural order Libiatae (Limiaceae), a family of lavenders and mints. For thousands of years, this plant has been growing wild in the sub-tropical areas in Thailand, Burma and India. The Coleus plant has in these countries been cultivated and served primarily as a seasoning or pickle.

In modern years, Indian Coleus has increased the curiosity of the medical community, because it is the single identified plant source of the adeneylate cyclic activating compound, forskolin, that helps the organism to treat acne naturally.

Forskolin is usually utilized to raise levels of cyclic AMP (cAMP) in the study and research of cell physiology. Cyclic AMP is an essential signal carrier that is vital for the right natural response of cell to hormones and other cellular signals. It is required for cell communication in the hypothalamus/pituitary gland axis and for the feedback control of hormones.

Forskolin-rich extracts are commercially obtained from the roots, which also yield a thick dark brown colored vital oil containing a range of aroma elements that together leave a delightful delicate odor with a spicy note.

The recent anti-microbial discovery

The oils withdrawn from the Coleus forskohlii plant have recently been discovered to have anti-microbial qualities for efficient acneremoval in topical preparations. A specific composition of the oil processed by a patented procedure is specially efficient when treating Priopionibacterium acnes. In addition, the composition was found to be active against other microbes identified to be associated with skin blemishes and eruptions.

In laboratory studies, Coleus oil was found to effectively control the growth of skin pathogens including Priopionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermis.

Mucocutaneous candidiosis is frequently reported to have associations with the appearance of acne. Coleus oil has as well been found to have abilities to control the yeast culture Candida albicans more effectively than the better known tea tree oil.

Tetrahydropiperine which is an element present in little quantities in all black pepper fruit is added in a low concentrations to enhance the permeation of Coleus forskohlii extract and of the other active ingredients. Studies have shown that Coleus oil extracted from the Indian Coleus plant contains forskolin elements that help cell communication. The oil also contains anti-bacterial attributes that prevent you from getting skin blemishes such as acne.