檜木的神奇成分α-蒎烯

📅 文章日期：2024/1/16 by dōTERRA 美商多特瑞

α-蒎烯是種賦予檜木奇特香氣的單萜烯。但它並不只有出現在針葉植物中，同時也是迷迭香、乳香、絲柏、杜松漿果以及永久花的主要化學成分，甚至也可以在野橘中找到它。

近期研究顯示，α-蒎烯有強化肌膚與口腔健康、促進整體正常運作的效用。α-蒎烯可能對口腔健康有某些益處。實驗性研究顯示，α-蒎烯有助於清潔與健康維護。若想提升整體口腔健康，每當您刷牙時，可以試著在牙膏中加入檜木，或在水中加入乳香以自製漱口水。

實驗性研究顯示，α-蒎烯能讓肌膚容光煥發，若稀釋後外用塗抹則可淡化肌膚瑕疵。在您的化妝水中加入檜木，可以改善肌膚表面出油問題。將乳香加入您的保濕產品，可以淡化肌膚瑕疵，讓肌膚保持年輕光彩。您甚至可以將永久花使用在臉部保養，可撫平細紋，並讓肌膚年輕透亮。

實驗性研究顯示，α-蒎烯能維護健康。此外，α-蒎烯能幫助感受順暢清新，特別是搭配含有檸檬烯或其他富含1,8-桉油醇的成分。α-蒎烯是植物中含量最豐富的單萜稀之一，現代研究發現它不只提供怡人的「檜木」香，而存在於乳香、杜松漿果、永久花，也能幫助調理各種困擾。

• 本文由健康科學碩士Jeff Dorsett. MSHS 與健康科學博士 Damian Rodriguez 共同編撰
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