Europe - Teasel

“Birds’ cabaret,” “Venus’s bath”... There's nothing better than popular imagery to illustrate the beneficial role of teasel. In the cavities of its curved leaves, rainwater and dew can be collected. Birds quench their thirst at this providential reservoir, and in the past, women would harvest this “celestial water” before dawn, as it supposedly lightened freckles and enhanced their beauty. In traditional medicine, its roots treat skin conditions and continue to be used for their digestive properties.

In cosmetics, teasel extract promotes the production of ATP – an energising molecule – which helps fight against free radicals.

Clarins Research has encapsulated organic teasel extract into a vector from the medical world to target fibroblasts, the key cells, as a priority and to protect them against free radicals.