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Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract

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Antioxidant

Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract at a glance

  • Also known as black elderberry
  • Has potent antioxidant properties
  • Shown to have skin-soothing effects
  • Helps defend skin against environmental factors

Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract description

_Sambucus nigra fruit_ extract, also known as black elderberry, is a dark purple to black shrub-growing berry. It has potent antioxidant properties due to the flavonoid and various polyphenol compounds naturally present in the fruit. Elderberry also has remarkable skin-soothing effects and can help defend skin’s appearance from environmental pollutants.

Related ingredients: Sambucus Nigra Black Elderberry Sambucus Cerulea Sambucus Nigra Extract Elderberry

Products with Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract

Super Hydrate Overnight Mask
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Step 4 Treatment: Our boosters, serums and treatments contain high concentrations of ingredients to address specific skin concerns
-20%
Masks Super Hydrate Overnight Mask
All skin types
£36.00 £28.80
20% off
Clear Moisturiser SPF 30
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Step 5 Moisturiser AM: The final step of your daytime routine is a moisturiser with SPF 30 or higher to shield your skin from sun damage
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Day Moisturisers Clear Moisturiser SPF 30
Combination skin, Oily skin
£39.00 £31.20
20% off
Resist Anti-Aging Moisturiser SPF 50
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Step 5 Moisturiser AM: The final step of your daytime routine is a moisturiser with SPF 30 or higher to shield your skin from sun damage
-20%
Day Moisturisers Resist Anti-Aging Moisturiser SPF 50
Combination skin, Oily skin
£39.00 £31.20
20% off
Earth Sourced Power Berry Serum
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Step 4 Treatment: Our boosters, serums and treatments contain high concentrations of ingredients to address specific skin concerns
-20%
Serums Earth Sourced Power Berry Serum
All skin types
£36.00 £28.80
20% off
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Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract references

  • Molecules, October 2018, ePublication
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2017, ePublication
  • Food Chemistry, February 2016, pages 142-148
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 2010, issue 18, pages 10,143-10,146
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, December 2004, issue 26, pages 7,846-7,856

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Ingredient ratings

Best

Proven and supported by independent studies. Outstanding active ingredient for most skin types or concerns.

Good

Necessary to improve a formula's texture, stability, or penetration.

Average

Generally non-irritating but may have aesthetic, stability, or other issues that limit its usefulness.

Bad

There is a likelihood of irritation. Risk increases when combined with other problematic ingredients.

Worst

May cause irritation, inflammation, dryness, etc. May offer benefit in some capability but overall, proven to do more harm than good.

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