NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF EXTRACT
NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF EXTRACT is an extract made from the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera, commonly known as sacred lotus. The species is an accepted aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae; the useful label detail is the plant part: this ingredient comes from the leaf, not from lotus seeds, flowers, roots or stamens, which can also be used to make different extracts.
NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF EXTRACT: what it is
NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF EXTRACT is an extract made from the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera, commonly known as sacred lotus. The species is an accepted aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae; the useful label detail is the plant part: this ingredient comes from the leaf, not from lotus seeds, flowers, roots or stamens, which can also be used to make different extracts.
Lotus leaves yield a botanical extract whose composition can vary with the plant material and extraction method. For that reason, NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF EXTRACT is not the name of one isolated substance, and it should not be treated as interchangeable with ingredients obtained from other parts of the same species.
NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF EXTRACT: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF EXTRACT is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. In ordinary label language, that means it can be included in products intended to help keep the skin in good condition in terms of feel and appearance; the term alone is not a promise of moisturising, brightening or treating a skin concern.
Leaf-extract research has examined UVB-related changes in laboratory models and mice, including markers linked to oxidative stress. Those experiments did not test this ingredient by itself in an everyday cosmetic used by people. They therefore cannot predict an anti-wrinkle or sun-protective result from a product that contains the extract.
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