Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract

Derived from camel grass (also known as West Indian lemongrass), this soothing extract contains fragrant lemon-scented essential oil, antioxidant flavonoids, resorcinol, and phenolic acids.
Antioxidant
Soothing
Origin
Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract

Overview

Cymbopogon schoenanthus extract is derived from the plant known as camel grass or West Indian lemongrass. Native to Southern Asia and Northern Africa, camel grass is often added to herbal teas.

The extract contains a lemon-scented essential oil (with main compounds that include piperitone and β-elemene), flavonoids, resorcinol, and phenolic acids, which have antioxidant effects.

It is a soothing ingredient that helps with skin inflammation and irritation. The antioxidant compounds aid in scavenging free radicals and protecting the skin from oxidative damage.

Science

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Mahmoud Ben Othman, Junkyu Han, Abdelfatteh El Omri, Riadh Ksouri, Mohamed Neffati, Hiroko Isoda, "Antistress Effects of the Ethanolic Extract from Cymbopogon schoenanthus Growing Wild in Tunisia", Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2013, Article ID 737401, 9 pages, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/737401