Gardenia florida extract
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- Categories: Antioxidants, Sensitizing, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Flower extract used in cosmetics to impart fragrance; also functions as an antioxidant. There is limited research proving its benefit for skin, and its fragrance component may be sensitizing, thus canceling out the antioxidant benefit.
Reference for this information:
Natural Product Research, February 2007, pages 121–125
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