Functions
Astringent
Cleansing agent
Fragrance
Skin conditioning
Soothing
Tonifying
CAS Number(s)
84012-15-7
EINECS number(s)
281-660-9
FDA UNII
84SOH0O3OO
The American Indians used birch tea made from Betula Alba leaves to help relieve headaches and found that poultices of boiled bark helped to heal burns, wounds, and bruises. The Indians passed this knowledge on to the white frontiersmen, who subsequently used boiled solutions as mouthwash and drank them as diuretics.
Preparations with dried leaves of Betula Alba are described as having healthful benefits for chaffed skin. Betula Alba Leaf Extract is a light to medium amber liquid with a characteristic odor. It is soluble in water at any proportion.
Betula Alba Leaf Extract is used in skincare and bath applications because its astringent properties are refreshing, soothing, and healing.
Synonyms
Betula Pubescens Leaf
Birch Leaf Extract
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