08/02/2023
Did you know Salma Hayek doesn't use Botox, pills, or fillers but instead uses the Mexican botanical tepezcohuite. "It's used in Mexico for burn victims because it completely regenerates the skin, and there's no one in the States who is using this ingredient," she told Elle.
So, What is Tepezcohuite?
According digital article, by ALINA GONZALEZ (https://www.byrdie.com/author/alina-gonzalez
Tepezcohuite, Also known as "mimosa tenuiflora," tepezcohuite is a bark tree found in Southern Mexico that resembles a fern. The tree does well at regenerating itself in the aftermath of forest fires, and natives of Mexico refer to it as the "skin tree." It was administered by the Mayan culture thousands of years ago to treat skin lesions such as burns, by grinding the bark up into a powder. In 1984, after a horrific gas explosion in Mexico City killed 500 and left more than 5000 with severe burns, the Red Cross treated the burn patients with tepezcohuite. It was so effective at healing their wounds and regenerating the skin that a year later, when an earthquake caused a series of explosions and fires, tepezcohuite was again used to treat victims.
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Alina Gonzalez is a beauty and fashion writer residing in Los Angeles.
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