But in topical creams, it often has a hard time getting past the outer layer of skin because it is comprised of fairly large molecules. As a workaround, the most effective eye cream will use sodium hyaluronate instead, a derivative that is more easily absorbed into the skin because it has smaller molecules.
The name 'allspice' was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Several unrelated fragrant shrubs are called Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), Japanese allspice (Chimonanthus praecox), or wild allspice (Lindera benzoin). Allspice is also sometimes used to refer to the herb costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
Allspice is used widely in Jamaican cuisine; Jerk, for example, is cooked over Whole allspice berries (Photo by Cynthia Nelson) a latticework of pimento wood (wood of the allspice tree) that infuses its flavour into Jerk. The ground allspice berries are essential to the jerk marinade. Jamaica is so rich with allspice that it is a major export from the island. Get some the next time you visit Jamaica. Jamaica is not the only country that uses allspice in its everyday cuisine.