Serenoa serrulata extract (inci)

Serenoa serrulata extract is an extract from the fruit of Serenoa serrulata, the saw palmetto.

Essential and fatty oils with 75% fatty acids like caproic, caprinic, lauric, palmitic and oleic acids. Furthermore free or esterified beta-sitosterol, flavonoids (rutin, rhoifolin and isoquercitrin) and various other fatty acids. polysaccharides.

Aqueous and alcoholic extracts have an anti-inflammatory effect. Lipophilic extracts have an antiandrogenic effect (without estrogenic action), aqueous extracts, on the other hand, have an anti-inflammatory effect.

Ethanolic saw palmetto extracts are mixed with other phyto extracts (especially pumpkin seed extracts, nettle root extracts) and are used for benign prostate hyperplasia in stages I to II (Note: study results are inconsistent).
Dermatologically, saba extracts are used for acne and androgenetic alopecia. Serenoa serrulata extract is used for the production of numerous cosmetic products.

Extracts of saw palmetto are known as "sabal extracts" for their natural healing properties.