Concentration: 10:1
Botanical Name: Cucumis Sativa
Plant Part Used: Seeds
Appearance: Fine Powder
Color: Brownish Yellow
Active Ingredient: Vitamin C
Description: Cucumber is a surprising beauty secret for the skin, with its hydrating, nourishing and astringent properties. The Cucumber Seed extract is said to be rich in Vitamins A & C making it an effective antioxidant. When used in skin care formulations, cucumber seed extract can assist with skin regeneration and be used to combat fine lines and wrinkles, leaving the skin feeling soft, smooth and radiant. Cucumber extract imparts a cool feeling to the skin and is excellent as a moisturizing agent and moisture regulator.
When used in hair care products, Cucumber seed extract tones and protects the scalp.
This extract has a good solubility in water and can be added to the water phase of your formulations.
Our Cucumber seed extract brownish yellow in color due to oxidization of the seeds.
Please Note: As with any manufacturing process, New Directions Aromatics encourages small, lab scale manufacturing for evaluation purposes prior to full commercial manufacturing.
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Submited By: Julie from Whitehall, Pennsylvania on 04/06/2009 Rating:
I am very happy with my purchase of this extract. I've used it in combination with other extracts and clays as a facial mask and am so happy with the results! I believe this extract, in addition to the other ingredients, has helped improve the health, look and feel of my skin!
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