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Rubus idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract: Yucca herbal extract: Yucca schidigera Stem Extract: Aloe vera leaf gel: Aloe barbadensis Leaf Juice: Tea tree oil: Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil: Peppermint leaf oil: Mentha piperita (Peppermint) Oil: Spearmint leaf oil: Mentha viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil: Wintergreen leaf oil: Gaultheria ...
Aloe vera gel is used commercially as an ingredient in yogurts, beverages, and some desserts, [54] but at high or prolonged doses, ingesting aloe latex or whole leaf extract can be toxic. [5] [9] [11] [15] Use of topical aloe vera in small amounts is likely to be safe. [9] [39]
An extract (essence) is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol, oil or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures or absolutes or dried and powdered.
The lobes of G. barbadense's are also more deeply cut, about two-thirds the length of the leaf, as opposed to one half for G. hirsutum. [1]: 43 Cotton flowers are showy, with five petals that open only partially. [1]: 43–46 The petals are up to 8 cm long, usually yellow. [3]
The salicylate portion of the molecule absorbs ultraviolet light, protecting skin from the harmful effects of exposure to sunlight. The ethylhexanol portion is a fatty alcohol , adding emollient and oil-like (water resistant) properties.
A colorless oil, it occurs widely in essential oils. It is produced mainly semi-synthetically from Myrcia, from which it gets its name. It is an intermediate in the production of several fragrances. [3] An less-common isomeric form, having one of the three alkene units in a different position, is α-myrcene.
Bast fibres are soft and flexible, as opposed to leaf fibres from monocotyledonous plants, which are hard and stiff. [2] Since the valuable fibres are located in the phloem, they must often be separated from the woody core, the xylem, and sometimes also from the epidermis.
The product having the removed materials is referred to as the extract. For example, in solvent extraction, the raffinate is the liquid stream which remains after solutes from the original liquid are removed through contact with an immiscible liquid. In metallurgy, raffinating refers to a process in which impurities are removed from liquid ...