An extract from Chia seeds that contains emollient seed oil and humectant moisturizing amino acids and polysaccharides. The latter forms water-binding mucilage. Organic acids and flavonoids have antioxidant properties.
Moisturizing
Humectant
Moisturizing (Humectant)
Humectants are moisturizing ingredients that draw moisture to the skin, either from deeper layers or from the environment (when it's humid).
Humectant
Moisturizing (Humectant)
Humectants are moisturizing ingredients that draw moisture to the skin, either from deeper layers or from the environment (when it's humid).
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
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.
Salvia hispanica seed extract is an emollient extract with humectant properties obtained from chia seeds that is closely related to common sage.
The seeds are tiny, black, and very oily, with a 30% oil content. The seed coating contains large amounts of mucilage that develop upon soaking the seeds in water. This gelatinous mucilage consists of polysaccharides and has good water-binding properties.
Salvia hispanica seed extract may also contain other compounds, depending on the extraction process. Chia seeds contain antioxidant compounds such as organic acids (caffeic, chlorogenic, and gallic acid), flavonoids (myricetin and kaempferol), and phytosterols.
Amino acids and proteins might also be present in the extract, offering emollient properties.
You can read more about chia seed oil here: Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil.
Science
1
Knez Hrnčič, M., Ivanovski, M., Cör, D., & Knez, Ž. (2019). Chia Seeds (Salvia Hispanica L.): An Overview—Phytochemical Profile, Isolation Methods, and Application. Molecules, 25(1), 11.
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Humectant
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