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Purslane extract, used to calm skin. Its calming evidence comes from lab and animal studies, not human skin.
What it does
Purslane is an edible plant, and its extract is added to calm skin. Lab and animal studies report anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, and in one rat study it lowered inflammation in infected wounds. Its calming use rests on that work, not on studies in people.
The evidence, graded
emergingPurslane is an edible plant. A 2024 review lists many lab and animal effects of its extracts, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ones, but it tests nothing on skin. A 2026 study put purslane extract on infected wounds in rats, 6 per group. Treated wounds looked better under the microscope and showed less inflammation. The authors say their repair-signal finding is only an association. No study Drop has read tested purslane on human skin.Li 2024 · J Ethnopharmacol ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
purslane extract
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