A fragrant extract derived from fennel that contains a warm, spicy essential oil and an emollient fatty oil.
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
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
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.
Foeniculum vulgare fruit extract is a fragrant extract derived from fennel fruits (commonly called fennel seeds). They are used as a kitchen spice or in herbal teas, as well as as a fragrant ingredient in skincare due to their high content of essential oil. The fennel essential oil has a warm, spicy aroma caused by a volatile compound called anethole.
Fennel seeds also contain a fatty, non-volatile oil that has emollient properties. In practice, the volatile and non-volatile oils in the fennel fruit extract are mixed together, resulting in a very fragrant, emollient extract.
As with all fragrant ingredients, it is only used in the product in small amounts to lower the chances of a fragrance allergy. But, if you are sensitive, then you should definitely test the product first.
Science
1
Badgujar, Shamkant B.; Patel, Vainav V.; Bandivdekar, Atmaram H. (2014). Foeniculum vulgareMill: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Contemporary Application, and Toxicology. BioMed Research International. 2014: 842674.
Products with Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Fruit Extract
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