STYRAX JAPONICUS BRANCH/FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT
STYRAX JAPONICUS BRANCH/FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT is an extract made from the branches, fruit and leaves of Styrax japonicus, an accepted species in the Styracaceae family that is commonly called Japanese snowbell. Its long name does not identify one single substance; it identifies the group of plant parts used to prepare the extract.
STYRAX JAPONICUS BRANCH/FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT: what it is
STYRAX JAPONICUS BRANCH/FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT is an extract made from the branches, fruit and leaves of Styrax japonicus, an accepted species in the Styracaceae family that is commonly called Japanese snowbell. Its long name does not identify one single substance; it identifies the group of plant parts used to prepare the extract.
Naming the plant parts matters because this ingredient is not benzoin, a resin associated with the trunk of Styrax species. It also does not mean that every Styrax japonicus extract has the same composition: branches, fruit and leaves are different plant raw materials.
STYRAX JAPONICUS BRANCH/FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, STYRAX JAPONICUS BRANCH/FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT is associated with skin conditioning. In everyday terms, that purpose is to contribute to skin that feels softer and more comfortable to the touch, rather than to signal treatment for a skin condition.
A laboratory study isolated lignans from Styrax japonicus leaves and observed activity in stimulated cells. That result concerns isolated leaf compounds in cells, not this branch, fruit and leaf extract used in a topical product; it therefore does not support claims about inflammation, acne or skin diseases.
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