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Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Helianthus Annuus Extract · Helianthus Annuus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract · Helianthus Annuus Flower Extract · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Flower/Leaf/Stem ExtractAntioxidant
Sunflower flower and leaf extract, not the seed oil. It’s added as an antioxidant, but human trials of it are limited.
What it does
It’s not the seed oil, which softens skin. It plays a supporting role, usually in small amounts. Human trials of it are limited.
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
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2023) judged 9 sunflower ingredients from the seeds and flowers safe as used. For 3 from other parts (the whole-plant, leaf and stem, and sprout extracts) the data were too thin; they needed how each is made, what it contains (especially proteins) and its impurities. In a patch test of a whole-plant extract on 9 people allergic to chrysanthemums, a plant in the same family, 5 reacted. No uses of the sprout extract had been reported to them.Becker 2023 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
sunflower flower extract, sunflower plant extract
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