SKIN & FACE CARE
Hemp hype hits an all-time high CBD has evolved from being a trendy skin care ingredient into a bona-fide beauty category. Marketing experts at Düllberg Konzentra, a global producer of essential oils and perfume oils for the beauty and fragrance industries, look at past and present developments around hemp and the exciting future of essential hemp oil in the beauty industry.
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here are many aspects of hemp. Explaining the rising interest in hemp, Düllberg Konzentra’s marketing executive, Lisa-Marie
Cannabis flower essential oil is of particular interest to the cosmetics and fragrance industries
hemp paper. For centuries, hemp was the
of consumers and quite rightly opened up
Achilles and head of marketing and
product of choice for ropes and canvas,
many new applications for the ingredient,’
evaluation, Christian Lüke, comment: ‘For
thanks to its elasticity, weather resistance
says Achilles. ‘The other main component
years, it was all about its intoxicating effect,
and durability. Levi Strauss’ very first trousers
of the plant, hemp seed, was used as
but this has changed. Now, the focus is on
for gold miners were also made from hemp.
food for centuries but gradually became
the positive properties of hemp with the
In the fashion world, hemp has been
industry waking up to just how beneficial
experiencing a renaissance since the ’90s.
the plant is.’
Hemp fabric is breathable, stays fresh for
Cannabis, the plant’s botanical name,
forgotten. Hemp seed recently made a comeback as a superfood.’ Hemp seeds and hemp seed oil
long and requires less washing. As a rule,
contain an abundance of minerals
has a long history. It is one of the oldest
no chemicals are needed for growing and
and nutrients. The oil can be used
crop plants known to humans. In ancient
harvesting hemp, which gives the renewable
in the kitchen as well as in technical
China, ropes made of hemp fibre sourced
and undemanding crop an eco-footprint
applications and animal feed.
from plants’ stems, were in use around
that is superior to many other fibres.
3 000 BC and over 2 000 years ago,
Achilles explains: ‘Traditionally hemp seed oil is also used in naturopathy, where
hemp was used to make textiles. The
Natural and nutritious
it is believed to prevent inflammation and
Gutenberg Bible, the first printed book in
‘The huge trend towards greater
soothe skin conditions. In cosmetics, it is
the world, and the American Declaration of
naturalness and sustainability is here to
used in creams and ointments and as a
Independence were both produced using
stay. This has brought hemp to the attention
massage oil.’
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| OCTOBER 2019 | P C Review
