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Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Houttuynia Cordata ExtractSoothing
A plant extract sold for calming skin. The evidence for that comes from lab and animal studies, not people.
What it does
It’s an extract of heartleaf, a leafy plant used in sensitive-skin lines alongside or in place of centella. Its calming effect has been seen in lab and animal studies. A trial in people tested it mixed with three other plant extracts, for acne.
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 ↗
Also known as
fish mint, chameleon plant, heartleaf extract
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