8 Common Ingredients Found in Israeli Skin Care Products

Rosemary is yet another plant that grows easily and abundantly in Israel, so it makes sense that it's utilized frequently across the board. Regarding skin care, it's used most commonly in essential oil form, and is good for both skin and spirit.

"Rosemary has qualities of rejuvenating the skin by removing old cells," says Rosenberg. "It is also really good for the cognitive abilities. There is one very interesting study about the smell of rosemary essential oil, where people with memory loss that smelled rosemary were better at remembering than those who didn't smell the rosemary in the study."

Sabon — which means "soap" in Hebrew — makes an olive oil and coconut oil soap ($8) that incorporates rosemary oil from the plant's seeds and flowers.