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Artemisia Vulgaris Extract · Artemisia Princeps Leaf ExtractSoothing
A calming plant extract from Korean skincare. It shows antioxidant action in lab tests, but evidence on skin is limited.
What it does
It came into modern skincare through Korean products that drew on its long use as a plant remedy. In lab tests the extract shows antioxidant and mild calming action. Evidence on real skin is limited, mostly lab work or small studies with no comparison group.
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
artemisia, artemisia vulgaris
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