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Feverfew Extract
Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract · Tanacetum Parthenium Extract · Tanacetum Parthenium (Feverfew) ExtractSoothing
A daisy-family plant extract added to calm skin, studied only in labs.
What it does
It’s added for its calming and antioxidant compounds, often next to other soothing plant extracts in moisturizers and after-procedure products. Skincare versions often have most of their parthenolide, the main cause of feverfew allergy, taken out, but that doesn’t rule out a reaction.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a skin conditioner, its general term for an ingredient that keeps skin in good condition.European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
moderateIn a 2010 study, 7 patients with contact allergy to feverfew were patch tested with two creams made with a parthenolide-depleted feverfew extract, and 4 of them tested positive to one of the creams. The authors concluded that products with parthenolide-depleted feverfew extracts may cause positive patch test reactions in people sensitive to feverfew.Paulsen 2010 · Contact Dermatitis ↗ Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
parthenolide-free feverfew
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