A plant extract is a substance or an active with desirable properties that is removed from the tissue of a plant, usually by treating it with a solvent, to be used for a particular purpose.
General Introduction of Hydroxyacids
According to their chemical structure, hydroxyacids correspond to organic carboxylic acids characterized as the α- and β-types (AHA and BHA) according to the position of the hydroxyl group (OH) with r
Mar 3，2022 Plant extracts
Uses and Characteristics in Cosmetics of Hexylresorcinol
Hexylresorcinol is an organic compound with local anaesthetic, antiseptic, and anthelmintic properties.
Mar 3，2022 Plant extracts
Uses in Cosmetics of gamma-Linolenic acid
GLA-rich vegetable oils have been evaluated in a variety of clinical conditions. The oils have been reported to have a skin barrier repairing effect, to normalize excessive transepidermal water loss (
Mar 3，2022 Plant extracts
Metabolism and Cutaneous Significance of Linoleic and Gamma-Linolenic Acid
Epidermal hyperproliferation and increased water loss through the skin are lead symptoms in experimental and clinical fatty acid deficiency states and were key observations in the discovery of the ess
Mar 3，2022 Plant extracts
Uses in Cosmetics of Ellagic acid
Ellagic acid is a polyphenol compound found in several fruits and nuts, such as raspberries, grapes, strawberries, pomegranates, and walnuts. Several studies have described its antiproliferative and a
Mar 3，2022 Plant extracts
General Description of Epicatechin-3-gallate(EGCG)
Epicatechin gallate (ECG) is a flavan-3-ol, a type of flavonoid, present in green tea. It is also reported in buckwheat and in grape. The tea component epicatechin gallate is being researched because
Mar 3，2022 Plant extracts
Uses of EGCG (Epicatechin-3-gallate) in Cosmetics
The active ingredients of Green Tea modulating those benefits in green tea are polyphenols called catechins: epicatechin-3-gallate, epigallocatechin, and epicatechin are three major catechins.
Mar 3，2022 Plant extracts
Different Uses of Turpentine Oil
Turpentine oil is added to sanitary products for its antiseptic properties. It is mainly composed of alpha-pinene and beta-pinene, with small quantities of carene, camphene, dipentene and terpinolene
Jan 7，2022 Plant extracts
Alpha Arbutin-Benefits of Arbutin for Skin
Alpha Arbutin is a new type of hydroquinone glucoside with an α-glucosyl bond. Applied topically, it inhibits tyrosinase and thus prevents the formation of melanin. Arbutin is therefore used as a skin
Aug 24，2021 Plant extractsWhat is cycloastragenol?
Cycloastragenol is isolated from Astragalus species.
Aug 20，2021 Plant extracts