Marigold is a popular garden plant that delights our eyes in gardens and flowerbeds. The peculiarity of this plant is that its orange-colored flowers are the only ones with medicinal properties. For a long time, ointments helpful in wound healing and alcoholic tinctures were made from marigold petals. The medicinal properties of marigold have been known since ancient times (described, among others, by Pliny the Elder and Theophrastus). During the Middle Ages, marigold was a popular plant cultivated in monastery "medicinal gardens."
The raw material used for extraction in the case of marigold are petals or whole flower heads. Extracts from marigold are characterized by a high content and diversity of bioactive compounds. The three main groups of these compounds are terpenes (triterpenes, saponins, calendulosides A and B, triterpene alcohols - arnidol, faradiol, taraxasterol, etc.), flavonoids (such as rutin), and carotenoids. Marigold extracts also contain bitterness, mucilage, phytosterols, organic acids, resins, phenolic derivatives, essential oil, and mineral salts with a significant content of manganese. Thanks to their anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties, cosmetics containing marigold extract are great for caring for irritated skin.
Our offer includes a macerate of marigold petals and noble sunflower oil, as well as aqueous and aqueous-glycerin extracts.
Raw material: flowers
INCI: Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Function: conditioning, aromatic.
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