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Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Seed Powder

A finely milled powder made from alfalfa seeds that contains humectant moisturizing oligosaccharides. It also acts as a gentle abrasive.
Functions
Abrasive
Abrasive
Abrasives 'physically' exfoliate the skin (i.e., manually remove dead skin cells) by rubbing against its surface.
Abrasive
Abrasive
Abrasives 'physically' exfoliate the skin (i.e., manually remove dead skin cells) by rubbing against its surface.
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.
Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Seed Powder
Overview Science Products

Overview

Medicago sativa seed powder is a finely-milled powder made from alfalfa seeds.

Not only do the fine particles act as a gentle abrasive scrub, but the active constituents of alfalfa seeds are also released into the skincare formula and get absorbed by the skin. This includes humectant moisturizing oligosaccharides (galactomannans) and estrogen-like isoflavones, which protect the skin from UV-induced damage.

You can read more about alfalfa seed extract here: Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Extract.

Science

1
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20050208160A1/en
2
Rafińska, K., Pomastowski, P., Wrona, O., Górecki, R., & Buszewski, B. (2017). Medicago sativa as a source of secondary metabolites for agriculture and pharmaceutical industry. Phytochemistry Letters, 20, 520–539.

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