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Benefits
Explained
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract comes from the Boerhavia Diffusa tree, or more commonly known as punarnava, red spiderling, spreading hogweed, or tarvine.
This tree is native to India and commonly used in ayurvedic medicine.
Studies show this extract helps soothe and hydrate skin. This root contains many amino acids that help moisturize skin, such as arginine and glycine.
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract also contains antioxidants, antioxidants help fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.
Also known as: Punarnava
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.1% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Where it's used
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract is most often found as ingredient number 15 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract the most:
References
- https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/42598827/1_09_12-libre.pdf?1455251244=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DDetail_Study_on_Boerhaavia_Diffusa_Plant.pdf&Expires=1671653138&Signature=Trz2x53dKDZ6I0FlyUIJOyT9fYPyLSED17YVH04pMZHjJ5xoPTLaOl1UgLcbE1LZ9G89APqpxDjZbPbu2BgLXPeompmy5GvFJyE3onya9wU9yDOdB7ZUyLgqGoI-G7YnI~~1bdkM3MvTKizkZSCVIt8ztHLt6O1aeNkFg2znl6sF8QxHj6En0dLmKsBPrdybd2Si6sEYVHwh5rxrYWMtb~16HrhQBL5Zx7u2La-8C8qzJ5fYDtT7-444acKbB91SI-~sDlsreIerbpPjH4ZDyT5vdmq6MRhAtzRO0PUYzoCULybNql18sQKMlBxwrGq5tDP7~GpwFvlB4B8blUTdIw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053255/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266703132200046X
Products with Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 82759
- INCI Name: BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA ROOT EXTRACT
- EC #: Â -
- All Functions: Skin Protecting