A Finnish success story
Northern people have used herbs for various medicinal purposes long before modern medicine evolved. Many of the medicines used today are based on ancient experience and knowledge. At Detria, this ancient knowledge is combined with cutting-edge biotechnology, research and product development. Flora from Finland, especially from Lapland and the Arctic Circle have fantastic powers when it comes to surviving through the four seasons. Only herbs handpicked in the clean Northern wilderness pass as raw material. This is why cosmetics and
care products made by Detria
are unique, effective and safe to use.
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Bearberry
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) contains arbutin, which is efficient inhibitor of melanin production and it can be used as a skin-whitening ingredient; it lightens excessive pigmentation e.g. liver spots and freckles. Arbutin also provides natural UV protection. Studies has shown that arbutin restrain allergic and inflammatory reactions.
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Blueberry
Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) contains several organic acids, flavonoids and minerals valued by the cosmetic industry. Flavonoids also work as anti-inflammatories and anti-allergenics. Blueberries improve e.g. skin elasticity and the blood flow into capillaries.
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Common Yarrow
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has been used for multiple purposes in primitive medicine as well as for its aromatic flavor. Externally it has been used for various skin conditions and internally for abdominal and birthing pain, infections and cramps. The flowering tops contain purifying agents and powerful astringents. The plant is rich in flavonoids, which speed up the pheripheral blood flow.
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Garden Angelica
Garden angelica (Angelica archangelica) has traditionally been an important vitamin C source to the people in Lapland as the plant was cooked into jam. Garden Angelica's stalk was eaten raw, boiled in reindeer milk, with salmon or with butter. In ancient medicine the plant was used to drain fluids, for neuralgia and for rheumatic conditions. E.g. a drug for infectious diseases is still made from the plant. Legend says that an angel has brought Garden angelica from heaven and taught people to use it, which is the reason for its name.
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Juniper
Juniper (Juniperus communis) in the form of tar and pitch used to be a common remedy for various skin conditions and cleaning wounds. The berries were used for kidney, bladder and urinary tract infections, and to ease aches and muscle cramps. A drug made from the leaves cleanses the blood.
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Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) contains salicylates, which are antiflammatory and relieve pain. It affects internally and externally used in e.g. head aches, muscle cramps, nerve pains. Meadowsweet also has an antiseptic and invigorating effect and it can be used to strengthen the heart and thinning blood.
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Peat
Peat contains many valuable chemical compounds. The therapeutic effect of peat is based on its heat tolerance and antibacterial properties, and it is commonly used in e.g. soaks, local treatments and cosmetic products. Peat cares for and cleanses the skin, and relieves the symptoms in many skin conditions.
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Pine resin
Mänty (Pinus sylvestris) sisältää elimistöä puhdistavia ja bakteereja tuhoavia aineita. Pihka on eteeristen öljyjen ja hartsien seos, jolla puu suojautuu mm. tuhohyönteisiltä ja -sieniltä. Kansanparantajat ovat käyttäneet pihkaa mm. ihotautien lääkintään ja pienten ihovaurioiden puhdistamiseen.
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Eräs asiakkaamme esitti kysymyksen, sisältääkö käyttämämme arbutiini hydrokinonia. Hydrokinoni on ihoa ärsyttävä aine ja voi mahdollisesti jopa aiheuttaa syöpää. Asia on sen verran tärkeä, että ...
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Yleinen
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Tervehdys, Silloin tällöin erilaiset työtehtävät saattavat yllättää. Tällä kertaa yllätys oli hyinen. Nimittäin yrtti-inventaario pakkasvarastolla! Olimme siis työkaverini Teijan ...
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