Explained
Centaurea Cyanus Flower extract comes from the cornflower, Centaurea cyanus. The cornflower is native to Europe.
Cornflowers contain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It contains high amounts of anxiotidants such as Vitamin C. They also contain flavonoids and anthocyanins.
Folk medicine in European cultures used cornflowers to help treat eye inflammation.
Fun fact: Cornflowers were used to determine if love was returned. Young men would wear cornflowers and if the color faded quickly, it meant the love was not reciprocated.
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.3% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Where it's used
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract is most often found as ingredient number 23 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract the most:
References
Products with Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 55317
- INCI Name: CENTAUREA CYANUS FLOWER EXTRACT
- EC #: Â 281-664-0
- All Functions: Astringent, Skin Conditioning
