ANGELICA DAHURICA ROOT EXTRACT
ANGELICA DAHURICA ROOT EXTRACT is an extract obtained from the roots of Angelica dahurica, a perennial species in the Apiaceae family. The plant is known as bai zhi in parts of Asian tradition, a name also reflected in the Brazilian translation; the INCI name here specifically identifies a root extract, not the whole plant.
ANGELICA DAHURICA ROOT EXTRACT: what it is
ANGELICA DAHURICA ROOT EXTRACT is an extract obtained from the roots of Angelica dahurica, a perennial species in the Apiaceae family. The plant is known as bai zhi in parts of Asian tradition, a name also reflected in the Brazilian translation; the INCI name here specifically identifies a root extract, not the whole plant.
Angelica dahurica is native from southern Siberia to northern China and Japan. The words “root extract” matter because they name the plant part used: this is not the same as an essential oil and it does not identify one isolated substance. The name also does not reveal which extraction method was used for a product.
ANGELICA DAHURICA ROOT EXTRACT: what it does in cosmetics
ANGELICA DAHURICA ROOT EXTRACT is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. In a finished cosmetic, that role relates to helping keep the skin feeling and looking pleasant; it does not, on its own, describe a treatment or guarantee that a product will brighten, soothe, or repair the skin.
A laboratory study of ethanolic plant extracts and isolated compounds observed changes related to melanogenesis in B16 cells. Because that experiment used cells rather than people applying a cosmetic containing this ingredient, its authors said in-vivo skin-lightening research was still needed. The result cannot support a promise about dark spots.
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