A famous bee product that has traditionally been used to treat inflammation and wounds. The extract is soothing and promotes skin healing.
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.
Other functions
Antimicrobial
Antimicrobial
Antimicrobials prevent the growth of harmful microorganisms on the skin.
Antimicrobial
Antimicrobial
Antimicrobials prevent the growth of harmful microorganisms on the skin.
Origin
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Propolis is a brown resinous substance with a honey-like scent that is collected and produced by bees. It has been used in traditional medicine all over the world for millennia, mainly to treat various inflammatory diseases and painful and purulent wounds. Propolis extract can be used in skincare to help with inflamed and problematic skin.
There is a lot of research focusing on propolis and its healing properties for issues such as ulcers, skin infections, acne, and others. The biggest problem with propolis is that its composition varies from beehive to beehive and depends on the type of plants and trees that surround the bee colony.
This means that there is no way of guessing exactly what is in your particular propolis extract (without a lengthy analysis for every single sample) and the results of the experiment will be different each time. This is unfortunate for the scientists but doesn’t matter too much for traditional medicinal use.
Science
1
Sung, S. H., Choi, G. H., Lee, N. W., & Shin, B. C. (2017). External Use of Propolis for Oral, Skin, and Genital Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2017, 8025752.
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