gatuline-paracress extract (acmella orelacela)

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Acmella oleracea, or para cress plant, can be found in Africa, South America, and Asia. In the Indian Ocean, it is used in food, added to local dishes as a condiment. It’s also widely used in traditional medicine, for e.g. inflammatory conditions, influenza and toothache as it leaves a numb feeling in the mouth when eaten. 
But it also has extraordinary potential in skin care products: it has been investigated in vitro and in vivo and showed to have a powerful effect on fine lines or “expression wrinkles”. 



The anti-ageing properties of Acmella oleracea extract can be attributed principally to a mechanism of myorelaxation, which treats the causes of fine line formation. The results on the skin are an immediate smoothing effect with significant reduction of wrinkles. Since this Botox-like effect has been found and scientifically proven, gatuline paracress extract can be found more and more in exclusive skin care products.

Paula Lennon Ph.D. and Laurent Schubnel from the French Institut Gattefossé, (Lyon) performed clinical studies to the efficacy of acmella oleracea extract. Click here to read the full article (test results, efficacy assessment, clinical studies and conclusion)

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