An emollient extract from sunflower seeds that is packed with beneficial-for-skin ingredients such as squalene, phytosterols, phospholipids, amino acids, and antioxidant vitamin E.
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.
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.
Helianthus annuus seed extract is an extract obtained from raw sunflower seeds or from the seed cake left over after oil extraction. Sunflower seeds contain many emollient compounds that help with skin dryness. Among its beneficial phytochemicals are squalene, phytosterols, phospholipids, and vitamin E (an important antioxidant).
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Science
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Romanić, R. (2020). Cold pressed sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) oil. Cold Pressed Oils, 197–218.
Products with Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract