A powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytochemical obtained from Creosote bush. It can also be created synthetically.
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.
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.
Origin
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Nordihydroguaiaretic acid is an antioxidant phytochemical obtained from the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), but it can also be created synthetically. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid chemically belongs to the class of lignans.
Although there have been some experiments regarding its activities against various types of skin cancer, and even though it has been registered as a medical cream against the same thing, there is not much known about its mechanism of action. It is only known for sure that it is a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compound.
There have been some reports on the toxicity of nordihydroguaiaretic acid after its ingestion, but the matter needs more vigilance and clinical studies.
Science
1
Arteaga, S., Andrade-Cetto, A., & Cárdenas, R. (2005). Larrea tridentata (Creosote bush), an abundant plant of Mexican and US-American deserts and its metabolite nordihydroguaiaretic acid. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 98(3), 231–239.
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