Influence of natural remedies on human skin regeneration

U zadnje vrijeme prirodni pripravci postaju sve popularniji i ne koriste ih samo poklonici prirodne medicine kao alternativu nego i liječnici kao prvi i najučinkovitiji lijek za opekline, psorijazu, kronične rane i mnoga druga kožna stanja. Cilj u liječenju kožnih oboljenja je u najkraćem mogućem roku uz minimalnu bol, nelagodu i ožiljke osigurati regeneraciju kože. Dok neki često korišteni komercijalno dostupni proizvodi djeluju antimikrobno, kako su i namijenjeni, često ometaju proliferaciju stanica što uzrokuje sporo zarastanje rana i moguće komplikacije. Smatra se da biljni proizvodi djelotvorno potiču zacjeljivanje rana i na korisne i nenametljive načine pokazuju protuupalna i antimikrobna svojstva. Zacjeljivanje rana je fizički, kemijski i biološki proces koji počinje odmah nakon ozljede tkiva u svrhu popravka i očuvanja stanične i tkivne cjelovitosti. To je složen fenomen iznimne važnosti, ali nažalost još uvijek nisu u potpunosti poznati mehanizmi zarastanja i načini na koje se u potpunosti može povratiti prvotno stanje kože bez stvaranja ožiljkastog tkiva. Prednost prirodne kozmetike nad komercijalnim proizvodima je i u tome što se koriste prirodni, koži slični sastojci. Klasična kozmetika kao bazu koristi uglavnom naftne derivate parafin i vazelin, frakcije nafte koje se ne mogu apsorbirati u kožu te djelovati ljekovito. Naftni derivati ugljikovodici nisu srodni lipidima kože i mogu imati negativne posljedice na nju. Nadalje, komercijalna kozmetika je prepuna konzervansa kako bi proizvodi dugo vremena mogli stajati na policama trgovina, ali oni često iritiraju kožu i izazivaju alergije. Tvari iz prirodne kozmetike koža prepoznaje i ugrađuje ih u svoje stanice. Ovaj rad nastoji prikazati načine prirodnog liječenja kožnih stanja kao alternativu komercijalno dostupnim kremama i pripravcima ili kao prvi izbor na putu prema zdravoj koži.Natural remedies have become increasingly popular and are not only used by natural medicine lovers as an alternative but by doctors as the first and most effective cure for burns, psoriasis, chronic wounds and many other skin conditions. The goal in treating skin disorders is to regenerate the skin as soon as possible with minimal pain, discomfort and scarring. While some of the commercially available products have antimicrobial properties, they often interfere with cell proliferation, causing slow wound healing and possible complications. It is believed that herbal products effectively promote wound healing and in useful and unobtrusive ways show anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Wound healing is a physical, chemical and biological process that begins immediately after tissue damage with sole purpose of repairing and preserving cellular and tissue integrity. It is a complex phenomenon of extreme importance, but unfortunately it is not yet fully understood. Complete knowledge of healing mechanisms and ways to completely regain the original skin condition without causing scarring are yet unknown. The advantage of natural cosmetics over commercial products is that natural cosmetics contains skin-like ingredients. Commercial cosmetics uses mainly petroleum products paraffin and vaseline for their base, which are oil fractions that can not be absorbed into the skin to have healing properties. Also, petroleum derivatives are not simmilar in structure to skin lipids and can have negative side effects. Furthermore, commercial cosmetics is packed with preservatives to keep products non-perishable for a long time, but they often irritate the skin and cause allergies. Skin recognizes substances what exist in natural cosmetics and incorporates them into their cells. This paper attempts to present ways of natural skin treatment as an alternative to commercially available creams and products or as a first choice on the way to healthy skin