Scientific name: Ruscus Aculeatus Extract
Classification: Active Ingredient of Plant Origin.
Skin normalizer and regulator.
Tales from Nature
Butcher's Broom (Ruscus Aculeatus), or Butcher's Broom, is a plant in the Ruscaceae family. It is a small evergreen shrub, about 60 cm tall with very obvious red berries.
The apex of the leaves is prickly, which is why country people used Ruscus to keep mice out of cellars and food. The name Ruscus is said to be a contraction of the Latin word "rustiscus" meaning "of the countryside" and "Aculeatus "meaning "bearing spines" instead.
Interesting is the tradition that Rusco is a symbol of the Christmas holidays, especially in Northern Europe. It grows wild throughout the Mediterranean basin, up to 700/800 meters above sea level.
Another custom in the Bolognese area was for leftover food to be thrown under the butcher's broom bushes as fertilizer: hence the dialectal use of the word "rusco," junk.
In phytotherapy, butcher's broom is mainly used for its vasoprotective, anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties.
Benefits
Rusco Extract boasts, vasoprotective, anti-inflammatory, astringent and diuretic properties. It is therefore particularly recommended as a natural remedy to promote and stimulate blood microcirculation, for delicate skin or skin affected by rosacea.
Within skin- and hair-specific cosmetic formulas, Butcher's Broom Extract helps normalize skin secretions with long-lasting regulatory effects, especially when combined with other natural extracts.
