LONICERA CAPRIFOLIUM FLOWER EXTRACT
Lonicera caprifolium flower extract is made from the flowers of Lonicera caprifolium L., a honeysuckle species in the Caprifoliaceae family. It is a plant-derived ingredient: the name identifies the floral part of the plant rather than its leaves, fruit, or roots. For someone reading an ingredient list, it refers to honeysuckle flowers used as the raw material for an extract.
LONICERA CAPRIFOLIUM FLOWER EXTRACT: what it is
Lonicera caprifolium flower extract is made from the flowers of Lonicera caprifolium L., a honeysuckle species in the Caprifoliaceae family. It is a plant-derived ingredient: the name identifies the floral part of the plant rather than its leaves, fruit, or roots. For someone reading an ingredient list, it refers to honeysuckle flowers used as the raw material for an extract.
An extract is not the same thing as an essential oil. An essential oil is the plant's volatile fraction, while a flower extract may have a different composition depending on how it is obtained. The distinction matters because the ingredient's scent and behaviour in a product cannot be inferred from research performed only with the species' oil.
LONICERA CAPRIFOLIUM FLOWER EXTRACT: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, Lonicera caprifolium flower extract can add fragrance to a product and contribute to skin conditioning. Fragrancing means contributing to the product's scent; skin conditioning refers to helping leave the skin softer and more pleasant to the touch after application, within the formula that contains the extract.
Studies of the flower essential oil examined antioxidant activity in laboratory tests and effects in mice, not the flower extract in a daily-use cosmetic. They provide context for scientific interest in the species, but do not show that this isolated ingredient treats wounds, pain, acne, dark spots, or wrinkles in human skin.
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