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Fig Fruit Extract
Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract
Fig fruit extract, used to help skin hold water. There’s little research on it in skin.
What it does
The EU’s cosmetic ingredient list files it as a humectant. The sun reactions reported with fig involve its leaves and sap, so fig fruit extract doesn’t carry the sun warning fig leaf extract does.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a humectant (helps hold in moisture).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
Also known as
ficus carica fruit extract
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