Burdock, also known as greater burdock, is a sizable native plant that can grow up to 2 meters tall. It has oval-shaped heart leaves and purple flowers, which are followed by seed heads that cling to animals and clothing, allowing the plant to spread. However, it is not just the plant's clever method of expansion that makes it valuable - the root has long been recognized as one of the best natural remedies for metabolic transformation and skin care. Burdock extracts and infusions are highly valued raw materials in cosmetics and herbal medicine. The medicinal uses of burdock have been known since ancient times and the Middle Ages. Burdock root oil is considered a traditional hair growth tonic.
Burdock root extracts are excellent for hair and skin care. They contain a huge wealth of active ingredients, including volatile compounds, tannins, β-eudesmol, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, inulin, trachelogenin, lappaol, terpenes, which exhibit a range of beneficial properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and anti-acne. Furthermore, burdock extracts regulate the function of the sebaceous glands, preventing excessive sebum secretion, reducing hair greasiness, and acting against dandruff.
Due to its anti-inflammatory and mildly disinfectant properties, burdock root can also be used effectively in the care of acne-prone, irritated, and inflamed skin.
Our offer includes water, water-glycerin, and water-glycol extracts.
Raw material: root
INCI: Arctium Lappa Root Extract
Function: conditioning.
Bibliography:
1. Beata Grygierzec, Wojciech Szewczyk, Uprawa i pozyskiwanie wybranych roślin zielarskich, Małopolski Ośrodek Doradztwa Rolniczego z siedzibą w Karniowicach, ISBN: 978-83-66244-64-1, Karniowice, 2021, URL: https://modr.pl/sites/default/files/brochures/uprawa_i_pozyskiwanie_wybranych_roslin_zielarskich_2022_0.pdf, dostęp z dn.02.11.2022
2. Nadezhda Petkova, Ivanka Hambarliyska, Yulian Tumbarski, Radka Vrancheva, Ivan Ivanov. Phytochemical Composition and Antimicrobial Properties of Burdock (Arctium lappa L.) Roots Extracts. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. (2022) 12. 2826-2842. doi: 10.33263/BRIAC123.28262842.
3. Weronika Skowrońska, Sebastian Granica, Magdalena Dziedzic, Justyna Kurkowiak, Maria Ziaja, Agnieszka Bazylko. Arctium lappa and Arctium tomentosum, Sources of Arctii radix: Comparison of Anti-Lipoxygenase and Antioxidant Activity as well as the Chemical Composition of Extracts from Aerial Parts and from Roots. Plants. (2021) doi: 10. 78. 10.3390/plants10010078.
4. Lucia Pirvu, Isabela Nicorescu, Cristina Hlevca, Bujor Albu, Valentin Nicorescu. Burdock (Arctium lappa) Leaf Extracts Increase the In Vitro Antimicrobial Efficacy of Common Antibiotics on Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria Open Chemistry, vol. 15, no. 1, 2017, pp. 92-102. doi: 10.1515/chem-2017-0012
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