When most people buy cosmetics,they will check the composition of the cosmetics.Sometimes we can see 
that many cosmetics contain different plant extracts.Why do they add some plant extracts into the cosmetics?It is generally related to the effect of the added plant extracts themselves.Next,let’s take a look at how plant extracts play their role in cosmetics?
What is plant extract?
Plant extract is a product formed by taking plants as raw materials and obtaining and concentrating one or more effective components of plant weight through physical and chemical separation means according to the needs of the extracted substances,without changing the structure of their effective components.
It is widely used in many production fields,such as food additives,functional foods,daily chemical products,pesticides,feed,biomedicine and so on.Yunnan has unique advantages in plant resources.The development of functional products with Yunnan characteristic plant extracts has a broad market and development space,which can meet people’s demand for higher quality of life.
In addition,glycosides,acids,polyphenols,polysaccharides,terpenes,flavonoids and alkaloids are formed according to the composition of the extract;According to different shapes,it can be divided into vegetable oil,extract,powder(crystalline powder),lens,etc.
Why do cosmetics contain plant extracts?
With the rapid development of living environment and technology,people have high requirements for food,cosmetics,health products and so on.Green,Environmental Protection,Safety and No side effects have become the minimum standard for us to buy products.In recent years,the medicinal value of active ingredients in plants has always been the main research direction of the cosmetics and health products industry.The active ingredients extracted from some plants have played a good role in whitening,moisturizing,anti allergy and so on.
So what plant extracts are there in the cosmetics we use?
In plants,sugar groups exist in the structure of water-soluble components such as polysaccharides and glycosides,which have good characteristics of hydration,water absorption and water retention through hydrogen bonding;The phenolic hydroxyl structure in flavonoids and polyphenols also binds water through hydrogen bond,which makes them have the ability to absorb and maintain water.
1)Centella Asiatica Extract-Moisturizing
●Saponins are widely distributed in higher plants and have rich structural and functional diversity.
●The main active components in Hydrocotyle asiatica extract are pentacyclic triterpene saponins,such as hydroxy centella asiatica glycoside.
●Main functions:moisturizing,promoting skin wound healing,anti-inflammatory and antioxidant
●The lotion of Centella asiatica extract combined with hyaluronic acid and glycerol has a lasting moisturizing and moisturizing effect on the skin,and improves the skin barrier function.
2)Green Tea Extract-Moisturizing and Sunscreen
●The main component of green tea extract is tea polyphenols;
●Main functions:moisturizing,sunscreen,tyrosinase inhibition;Light aging resistance;And promote wound healing.
●Tea polyphenols can displace the skin tissue fluid rich in water and reduce the viscosity of intercellular space.Tea polyphenols have better moisture absorption and water retention when the humidity is relatively low.
3)Grape Seed Extract-Whitening;Moisturizing;Freckle removing
●The main effective component of grape seed extract is proanthocyanidins,which belongs to polyphenols.The more phenolic hydroxyl groups in the polyphenol structure of water-soluble polyphenols in plant extracts,the stronger the hydration capacity and the more obvious the moisturizing effect.
●Main functions:antioxidant;Anti inflammatory;skin whitening;Improve skin
●Grape seed extract,as an effective component of some cosmetics,can reduce melanin deposition and dermatitis by inhibiting tyrosinase activity,scavenging free radicals.
How to pursue better,safer and more efficient cosmetics has always been the direction of the cosmetics industry on the road of R&D.Some active ingredients in plant extracts play a safe,healthy and natural role under certain circumstances,but not all plant extracts play a good role in cosmetics.When purchasing this kind of cosmetics,we must purchase them according to our own skin conditions.
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Post time: May-11-2022