Soothing ingredient
Lycopodium Clavatum Extract
Lycopodium Clavatum Extract is derived from the stag's horn clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum), a primitive vascular plant. The extract contains lycopodine and related alkaloids, flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin), and phenolic acids. In cosmetics it is used as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning botanical at low concentrations. Distinct from the spore powder (Lycopodium Powder) sometimes used as a bulking agent.
Also known as: clubmoss extract, stag's horn clubmoss extract
antioxidantsoothingskin-conditioning
Benefits
- ✓Lycopodium clavatum (stag's horn clubmoss) extract provides lycopodine and related Lycopodium alkaloids alongside flavonoids and phenolic acids with antioxidant and skin-conditioning properties
- ✓Traditional use in European and Asian herbal medicine for anti-inflammatory applications; in vitro evidence supports antioxidant activity of the phenolic fraction
- ✓Used at low concentrations in premium Korean skincare (Medicube deep vitamin formulas) as part of a multi-botanical antioxidant complex
No known watch-fors.
Compatibility
✓ Works well with
+ Tocopherol+ Centella Asiatica Extract+ Ascorbic Acid
