Characteristics
- INCI
- Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract
- Ru.
- Bearberry, Kinnikinnick
- CAS
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84776-10-3
This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.
- IUPAC
- Bearberry Extract
- Functions
- skin conditioning
Who it's for
Description
Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi is a little plant with nice red berries that lives in the North and is also called bearberry or kinnikinnick. According to Wikipedia the uva-ursi part means “grape of the bear”.
As for skincare bearberry is interesting because it contains the well-known skin lightening agent arbutin. The leaves contain 5-15% percent of it and might be able to help fading brown spots on the skin. Also, kinnikinnick (such a cool name :)) is an antioxidant and has some antibacterial activity.
Evidence & Research on Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract
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1
International Journal of Toxicology 32(6) 442-453, Risk Assessment of Free Hydroquinone Derived from Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi folium Herbal Preparations
Products with Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract (761 total)
Most often found in Skoah. products (44 items)
