Scientific name: Propolis Extract
Classification: Active Ingredient of Plant Origin.
Emollient, purifying, antioxidant.
Tales from Nature
Propolis is a resin-like material product that bees produce by processing with enzymes and salivary secretions the gelatinous resins found on the buds and trunks of certain plants such as poplars and conifers.
Propolis is composed mainly of resins and balms (50 percent), wax (25 percent), essential oils (10 percent), pollen (5 percent), and organic and mineral material (5 percent). A curiosity: it can be harvested by bees only on sunny and sufficiently warm days, so that the resin pieces come off the tree branches more easily, becoming more malleable.
The bees, then use this gelatinous substance to close the cracks in their hives and it is mixed with wax.
It has multiple properties: anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant and immunomodulatory.
Benefits
In cosmetic formulas, Propolis helps balance the scalp microbiota.
It is also valued for its emollient, purifying, antioxidant and balancing properties, especially within moisturizing and soothing creams, or cocoa butters.
