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Willowbark Extract

The main constituents of willow bark extract are phenolic acids; such as salicin, salicortin, fragilin, populin, triandrin and vimalin, as well as flavonoids, tannins (gallotannins and catechin-type tannins) and minerals.

Willow Bark Extract contains salicin, this is a substance that when you take it by mouth can be converted by the digestive process to salicylic acid (beta hydroxy acid). However, in order for this to occur, the converting of salicin in willow bark to salicylic acid requires the presence of enzymes. This can be a very complex process. Further, salicin, much like salicylic acid, is useable only under acidic conditions. This can complicate matters.

Willow bark extract has several benefits in skin care but will help to stimulate the skin and cell growth by helping the old skin to slough off (exfoliation). It also has excellent astringent qualities. Willow bark extract (Salix alba) is used in skincare as an astringent and has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties. It is also used to stimulate circulation. Salicylic acid can stimulates new cell formation by helping the old skin to slough off (exfoliation).

But willow bark does appear to have some anti-inflammatory benefits for skin. So, this can be a great way to help many skin conditions where inflammation is a concern. There are several skin conditions which can cause inflammation and one of these includes rosacea. This can be a very embarrassing condition when you have it and you will want to do all you can to get rid of it as quickly as possible. The use of willow bark extract can certainly speed up that process much quicker than you may have ever thought possible. This ingredient works hard to make certain that the skin condition, rosacea is treated as much as possible.

One of the top ZENMED skin care products that offer willow bark extract in it are products that are targeted toward the reduction of rosacea. The anti-inflammatory properties that are a huge part of willow bark extract allow this to be entirely possible.