Learn about our plant-based botanical extract ingredients

In recent years, many customers have been moving towards healthier, more natural and sustainable practices, and this includes changes in products related to beauty and health. This switch suggests that the general public has become increasingly aware of what they are purchasing on a daily basis. A shift in the health industry has brought more and more consumers to seek natural alternatives that include gentle ingredients rather than keeping using the usual synthetic substances.

Plant-based botanical extracts are a great addition to our overall health as these can easily be incorporated into our diets in the form of supplements, liquids, powders and more. If you are looking for a new way to nourish your body and improve your general well-being, botanical extracts are a wholesome alternative to the mainstream artificial chemicals found in most products. 

Ingredients present in plant-based botanical extracts can have very powerful effects on our bodies. These plants possess incredible antioxidant properties that can help fight free radicals and reduce oxidative stress due to a chemical compound named phenols. 

Free radicals are unstable atoms in our organism that have the potential to damage our cells and can cause illness and premature aging. Phenols present in plants and flowers help them to survive under hard conditions and UV damaging lights. Once transformed into potent botanical extracts, they can help us to improve our overall health.

Check out our most popular plant-based botanical extract ingredients: 

• Olive leaf extract:  Coming from one of the oldest trees known, olive leaf extracts is one of the most beloved natural sources of wellness, providing multitude of therapeutic properties like preventing cell damage (antioxidant), reducing risk of cancer or being an anti-inflammatory, thanks to a polyphenol called oleuropein that is contained within the olive leaf extract.

• Curcumin: Coming primarily from Turmeric, a spice that contains therapeutic properties and has culinary uses. This flowering plant it's the main source of the polyphenol known as curcumin. Curcumin contains a wide range of health benefits, mainly because it's capacity of acting at a cellular level, such as being an inflammatory, an antioxidant or helping with arthritis among many others.

• Green tea extract has been used for millennia due to its health benefits. Extensive research carried out in recent years shows this substance's antioxidant powers. In a concentrated format it can protect brain cells from oxidative stress, maintaining memory function. 

• Ginger extract: The ginger plant it's probably best well-known for its culinary uses and applications, but it is also one of the healthiest spices that can be found nowadays due to its outstanding range of therapeutic properties. Ginger contains bioactive compounds, such as gingerols or shogaols, making it a good ally to treat a multitude of different aches and health issues from a cold or nausea up to migraines.

What are botanical extracts?

Botanical extracts are highly concentrated plant derived substances that have therapeutic properties. All these extracts can be obtained via a variety of natural methods such as distillation, solvent extraction, cold pressing, oil and alcohol infusions or Glycerol extracts. 

All the ingredients used in these amazing formulations retain the plant’s beneficial properties in a concentrated formula, providing effective health benefits. As our compounds carry a high percentage of these benefits you only have to take a small amount to experience its full advantages. 

Botanical extracts or concentrated plant materials are presented in either powdered or liquid forms with highly potent ingredients that target specific ailments in our bodies. Former civilisations have used these extracts in traditional medicine for thousands of years, and most substances have even been researched in modern trials to be used by different companies to add to mainstream products. These products can help your health to replenish. They contain many substances that can help your body to stay youthful due to their antioxidant effects.

The benefits of botanical extract ingredients

There are many benefits in supplementing with botanical extract ingredients which are derived from flowers, herbs, nuts, seeds or roots. All these oils, powders and liquids have incredible healing and rejuvenating effects. They can make us feel and look better once we incorporate them into our routines. 

The substances are beneficial as they allow optimal internal absorption and show their benefits much quicker than those that come from topical products. By ingesting botanical extracts you are nourishing your body from within. All the ingredients we use have nature’s goodness in a concentrated form. Try our supplements and experience the many benefits these plant-based products have to offer!