Characteristics
- INCI
- Borago Officinalis Leaf Extract
- Ru.
- Borage Leaf Extract
- CAS
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84012-16-8
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.
- EC
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281-661-4
This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.
- Functions
- skin conditioning
Description
When it comes to borage and skincare, the seed oil is the one that's usually mentioned thanks to its uniquely high gamma-linolenic acid content.
But the leaves are not useless either: they contain great antioxidant compounds, like polyphenols and flavonoids and show significant free-radical scavenging activity (though much less than vitamin C and similar to the synthetic antioxidant, BHT).
Evidence & Research on Borago Officinalis Leaf Extract
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1
Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 5 December 2014, Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Borago officinalis L. leaf extract growing in Algeria
Products with Borago Officinalis Leaf Extract (49 total)
Most often found in Tata Harper products (43 items)
