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Evening Primrose Flower Extract
Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract · Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract
An extract of the flowers, not the oil pressed from the seeds. Little research tests what it does on skin.
What it does
The EU lists it as an astringent, an ingredient that makes skin feel tighter. Evening primrose oil, from the seeds, is a different ingredient.
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