Description

Punica granatum sterols is a product obtained from the plant of the same name.

Safety
It is considered a safe ingredient.

What it is used for and where
Punica granatum is a tree belonging to the Lythraceae family with a long and established history as a source of medicinal components. In Ayurvedic and traditional medical medicine, it is used in the treatment of diabetes, as an anti-parasitic agent, to combat dysentery and atherosclerosis.
Phytochemical analysis has shown interesting health components such as ellagic acid, ursolic acid, gallic acid, polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins and tannins. All these components have demonstrated antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiviral activity and have proved useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's and diabetes.
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Cosmetics
Hair conditioning agent. A large number of ingredients with specific purposes can co-exist in a hair shampoo: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, mattifying agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersing agents that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioners includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners.

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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