Beauty Glossary (J)

Beauty terms from jasmine to juniper

Jasmine ... Used for its wonderful sweet aroma in perfumery.

Jasmine Oil ... An essential oil extracted from plants and used in perfumes.

• Jasmine Oil is a warming and smoothing oil used to revitalize and stimulate the skin.
• It is used in perfumes because of its wonderful aroma.

Jamaican Dogwood ... Jamaican Dogwood is a powerful sedative, and is used primarily as a pain remedy.

• It helps in cases of neuralgia and migraine and in the relief of ovarian and uterine pain.
• Also used to treat insomnia to reduce nervous tension or pain.
• Its actions include: nervine, anodyne, and anti-spasmodic.

Jojoba ... Jojoba oil aids in the treatment of dry skin, wrinkles and stretch marks. It acts as a tonic, emollient and moisturizer.

Jujube Fruit ... Tests carried out in Russia indicate Jujube Fruit has a very high vitamin C content.

• The fruit has been used medicinally for millennia by many cultures. One of its most popular uses is as a tea for sore throat.
• Jujube, in the form of pastes, tablets and syrups is also used as a remedy for throat ailments.

Juniper Berries ... The bitter action of Juniper Berries aids digestion and eases flatulent colic. Externally, they ease pain in the joints or muscles.

• Juniper berries contain a volatile oil, terpinen-4, that acts as a kidney irritant to stimulate increased kidney filtration and output. For this reason Juniper is commonly utilized as a diuretic to treat conditions involving the kidneys and bladder, to increase urine output, and for relief from symptoms of gout and kidney stones.
• Actions include: diuretic, anti-microbial, carminative, and anti-rheumatic.
• CAUTION: Due to its action on the kidneys, Juniper Berries should be avoided in any kidney disease. It should also be avoided in pregnancy.