A fragrant extract from catnip that contains nepetalactone, caryophyllene, and cineol. These compounds are responsible for its fresh scent and antioxidant properties.
Antioxidant
Antioxidant
Antioxidants reduce the oxidative stress caused by free radicals and prevent accelerated skin aging.
Antioxidant
Antioxidants reduce the oxidative stress caused by free radicals and prevent accelerated skin aging.
Other functions
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.
Nepeta cataria extract is a fragrant extract derived from catnip. Yes, the same catnip that drives your feline friend crazy! Catnip is a fragrant plant from the mint and sage family that is commonly grown as a decorative plant in gardens.
The fresh scent of the plant is due to the essential oil, majorly made up of nepetalactone, caryophyllene, and cineol. The extract is most commonly used as a fragrance, but the compounds also have antioxidant activities.
Naturally, if you are sensitive to fragrances, then you should be careful with this ingredient too.
Science
1
Baranauskienė, R., Bendžiuvienė, V., Ragažinskienė, O., & Venskutonis, P. R. (2019). Essential oil composition of five Nepeta species cultivated in Lithuania and evaluation of their bioactivities, toxicity and antioxidant potential of hydrodistillation residues. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 129, 269–280.
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