Description

Cucurbita maxima phytoplacenta extract is the product generally obtained by hot acid extraction. Other forms of extraction are: microwave-assisted extraction, enzymatic extraction.

Substances contained
Unsaturated fatty acids, polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids and saponins with antioxidant activity.

Safety
Ingredient considered safe.

What it is used for and where
It is a crop belonging to the very diverse Cucurbitaceae family and is one of five species of Cucurbita edible by pulp, seeds and flowers.
It is the main pumpkin species cultivated for food.

Cosmetics
Humectant. Hygroscopic compound used to minimise water loss in the skin and to prevent it from drying out by facilitating faster and greater absorption of water into the stratum corneum of the epidermis. The epidermis is the most superficial of the three layers that make up human skin (epidermis, dermis and hypodermis) and is the layer that maintains hydration in all three layers. In turn, the epidermis is composed of five layers: horny, the most superficial, granular, spinous, shiny, and basal. Humectants have the ability to retain the water they attract from the air in the stratum corneum and have the function of moisturising the skin. They are best used before emollients, which are oil-based.

Skin conditioning agent. It is the mainstay of topical skin treatment by restoring, increasing or improving skin tolerance to external factors, including melanocyte tolerance. The most important function of the conditioning agent is to prevent skin dehydration, but the subject is rather complex and involves emollients and humectants.
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