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Damask rose is assumed that it is a hybrid between Rosa gallica and Rose Moschata in Asia and propagated through Syria, Fareastern Asia and to Europe. It has elegant scent, so it has been traditionally and widely used as ingredients for fragrance and cosmetic bath. Petals contain much more vitamin C than lemon or orange and also phenolic compouds such as quercetin and kaempferol. As a result, it effectively removes free radical and ROS. What's more, it is studied that damask rose also has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effect.

Centella is a perennial herb growing in India, Southeast Asia and South Africa. African natives regarded it as a sacred plant for treating skin injuries. Traditionally, it has been used to treat and preventing skin damages in India and other countries. Soothing acnes and pimples, it also has an positive effect on restoring the damaged skin tissue by stimulating the synthesis of collagen. It is known that Madecassoiside contributes to these effects.

Peony is native to China and has a unique scent in its roots. More reddish peony is traditionally regarded as better ones, also called 'King of flowers' because it is splendid but elegant. 'Mokdanpi', dried roots of peony, is prescribed for relieving pain, treating inflammation, bruise and abscess. According to studies about Mokdanpi, it is observed that it has whitening effect by supressing the expression of tyrosinase. Additionally, scientists reveal that it acts as an anti-inflammatory agent by not only methyl gallate but also reducing the secretion of histamine and TNF-α

Rosemary is an evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean. It has strong but fresh scent, so it is very popular ingredient for fragrance and deodorant. Also, it was traditionally used as a anti-dandruff hair tonic and its floral water was good for washing eyes. It is reported that rosemary not only supresses the propagation of microbials and inflammation but also removes free radical as an anti-oxidant.

Milk is excellent source of nutrition, and it is almost a super food because it contains lactic acid, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals. Lactic acid in milk serum is one of the NMFs in our skin and it has the ability to retain large amount of water, so it is helpful for moisturizing our skin. Also, it controls keratinization, which results in enforcing flexibility of the epidermis.

Caffeine had been firstly isolated from coffee bean by German chemist, Ferdinand Runge, in 1820. It is named after the fact that it is substance in coffee (coffee+in). Nowadays, it has been reported that not only coffee but also about 60 species of plants contain caffeine in leaves and fruits. Green tea, cocoa, mate are the example of caffeine-containing plants. If the caffeine is absorbed in our body, it makes neurons more active and has arousal effect. In the mean while, it is studied that caffeine protects keratinocytes from UV on our skin, which lower the possibility of skin carcinogenesis.

Aloe vera is a perennial tropical plant originated from Africa. According to old medical books of Korea and China, it is described as 蘆薈 - a traditional medicine for curing skin diseases, abscess, ulcers and detoxification. Greek medicinal book introduced aloe as following : Spreading out aloe powder on damaged skin helps it cured and treating abscess and other skin disease. Monosaccharide, polysaccharide, amino acids(His, Arg, Ser, Gly etc) in aloe vera leaf are helpful for skin moisturizing. Especially, when applying leaf juice on the burned skin, the damaged skin gets moisture from it and recovers quickly .

Cinnamon grows in Southern China, and Gyepi or Yukgye is inner bark of cinnamon tree. It has been widely used in Europe, Egypt, China and many other countries. It has effects in relieving paralysis and arthritis as well as astringent, anti-bacterial agent and digestive medicine. Cinnamon has strong and peculiar scent originated from cinnamic aldehyde and cinnamic acid. These substances show anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effect.

Calendula, known as Marigold, is originated from Asia and Southen Europe. The name 'calendula' came from 'calendae' - little calandar in Latin. Middle European have used calendula flowers as medicines for treating skin diseases or minor injuries since 12th century. Besides, it has an positive effect on relieving inflammation, burning and allergic reaction, which is due to supressing the action of inflammatory cytokines like IFN-γ and COX-2.