A mixture of enzymes extracted from the pineapple plant. It acts as a skin-softening agent and mild exfoliant by breaking down proteins.
Soothing
Soothing
Soothing ingredients reduce the signs of sensitivity in irritated and inflamed skin. This includes anti-inflammatory ingredients, anti-itch agents, and topical analgesics.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients reduce the signs of sensitivity in irritated and inflamed skin. This includes anti-inflammatory ingredients, anti-itch agents, and topical analgesics.
Other functions
Exfoliant
Exfoliant
Exfoliants remove dead skin cells from the surface of the skin via acid-based chemical reactions (e.g., AHA or BHA).
Exfoliant
Exfoliant
Exfoliants remove dead skin cells from the surface of the skin via acid-based chemical reactions (e.g., AHA or BHA).
Origin
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Bromelain is a mixture of protein-degrading enzymes extracted from the pineapple plant. It is the thing that makes your mouth burn after eating fresh pineapple - the enzymes have started to break down the proteins of your mouth mucosa. The entire plant actually contains bromelain, and not just the fruit, which is why it is often obtained from the leftovers after juicing.
Bromelain is a perspective medicine in many different forms and applications, but in skincare products, it is used as a skin-softening agent and mild exfoliant.
It also has some anti-inflammatory activity and can assist in the healing of wounds and scars. The protein-breaking activity of the enzyme helps to get rid of the excess scar tissue and scabs.
Science
1
Spir, L. G. et al. (2015). Application of an aqueous two-phase micellar system to extract bromelain from pineapple (Ananas comosus) peel waste and analysis of bromelain stability in cosmetic formulations. Biotechnology Progress, 31(4), 937–945.
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