Plant extracts & derivatives
Plant extract aka botanical extract-based skin care products are one of the biggest trends in the beauty industry in recent years. Being naturally balanced and dense in active ingredients, botanical extracts are excellent fighters against skin aging and inflammation.
Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf Extract is a natural ingredient derived from the leaf and steam of a traditional sweetener. Stevia is a plant native to Paraguay. Stevia (Sweet Honey Leaf) is a perennial herb known for its sweetness.
Horizontal wrinkles on the forehead indicate tense, stressed, and nervous people. Excessive mental work, constant worries, tension, and intake of fermentative foods (white bread, sugar, preserves, and sauces) cause deep grooves, lines, and wrinkles in this region.
Benzoin (Styrax Benzoin) is a mild stimulant with antiseptic properties. Styrax Benzoin gum has been used to cleanse the skin of impurities.
Comfrey (Symphytum Officinale) ointment greatly aids healing for almost any kind of sore or bruise. Many ancient healers employed comfrey in poultices around broken bones to aid in healing.
The ancient Maya were the first known to have discovered the secret of cocoa. The word chocolate comes from the Maya word “xocoatl” which means bitter water. While indulging yourself with a piece of chocolate, you enjoy one of the oldest cultural creations of human beings.
Thyme (Thymus Vulgaris) was used by the ancient Egyptians as an embalming agent, by the Romans as a skin freshener, and by the Greeks as incense at their altars.
The honey made from these flowers is regarded as the best flavored and most valued in the world. Linden (Tilia Cordata) tea is used in France for colds and coughs and gargled for hoarseness and sore throats.
Different factors (hormonal, nutritional, seasonal, and environmental) influence hair growth and appearance. Any disequilibrium alters hair, making it dull, rough, porous, and breakable.
Trametes Versicolor is a polypore mushroom grown on tree trunks and found worldwide. Trametes Versicolor Extract contains many biologically active substances, including polysaccharides, proteins, and free amino acids.
Red Clover Blossom (Trifolium Pratense) is abundant throughout Europe and central and northern Asia, from the Mediterranean to the Arctic Circle.
Extracts of Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) have been known for centuries, especially through Chinese and Russian folk healers who purported to use the extracts to help with curing cancer and respiratory problems.
Triticum Vulgare Seed Extract is a natural extract of wheat grain with anti-aging, hydrating, and anti-inflammatory properties. It contains ceramides, which are similar to skin's ceramides 3 and 6.
Rich in polyphenols from the Indian Cress flower, Tropaeolum Majus Flower Extract, thanks to its anti-tyrosinase activity, facilitates the reduction of aging spots intensity and leads to a lighter skin tone.
White truffle (Tuber Magnatum), a hypogeum fungus known since the mist of time and greatly appreciated for its culinary uses, is the rarest variety of truffles as it grows in some extremely limited areas in Italy. In nature, truffles attract animals using volatile compounds.
Naturalized in the United States, Coltsfoot (Tussilago Farfara) extract has been used as an antiseptic for open wounds, a poultice for scrofulous tumors, and a soothing agent for sore feet. It has also been used to treat bruises, fever, swelling, and skin irritations.
Uncaria Tomentosa Extract is an active ingredient obtained from the bark of the tropical woody vine called Cat's Claw, a species of Uncaria found in South America.
Superfruits are fruits that naturally contain high concentrations of essential vitamins, antioxidants, and other important nutrients. Blueberry (Vaccinium Angustifolium fruit) is packed with powerful antioxidants.
Topically, Bilberry (Vaccinium Myrtillus) extract has been used as a natural astringent with germicidal action. It is said to be excellent for treating eczema and dry skin.
Valerian (Valeriana Officinalis) is regarded as a calmative in nervousness and hysteria and has been used for at least 1000 years. Many valerian products, often in combination with other sedatives of plant origin, are produced, marketed, and widely utilized in Europe.
Vanilla (Vanilla Planifolia) has been commercially extracted to yield Vanilla extracts that are used in flavors, baking, chocolate making, soft drinks, pharmaceutical products, liqueurs, candies, etc., as well as perfumery and soap making.