PINUS PALUSTRIS LEAF EXTRACT
Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract is an extract made from the needles of Pinus palustris, a Pinaceae pine known as longleaf pine. When this name appears on a label, it identifies a plant-derived ingredient prepared from the tree's narrow leaves, rather than a ready-to-use essential oil.
PINUS PALUSTRIS LEAF EXTRACT: what it is
Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract is an extract made from the needles of Pinus palustris, a Pinaceae pine known as longleaf pine. When this name appears on a label, it identifies a plant-derived ingredient prepared from the tree's narrow leaves, rather than a ready-to-use essential oil.
Needles are the leaves of a pine, so this extract differs from materials made from resin, bark, or wood. That distinction matters because pine-derived ingredients can start with very different plant parts: the name Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract specifically points to material extracted from the leaves of P. palustris.
PINUS PALUSTRIS LEAF EXTRACT: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract is used as a tonic. In this setting, tonic refers to supporting a feeling of well-being for the skin or hair while the product is used; it does not mean that the extract firms skin, promotes hair growth, or treats a dermatological condition.
Research on pine derivatives cannot be substituted from one material to another. A study of a resin-based pine oil from P. palustris and P. elliottii reported responses in mice and cultured cells, but it did not test this isolated leaf extract in a cosmetic used by people. It therefore does not establish a therapeutic benefit for the ingredient on the label.
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