- Scientific definition: Pharmacognosy is the interdisciplinary study of natural products and their applications in health, bridging sciences such as botany, chemistry, microbiology, and pharmacy.
- A simpler definition: Pharmacognosy studies natural substances and their health benefits, combining knowledge from plants, traditional medicine, chemistry, and pharmacy to understand how nature can be used safely and effectively in modern healthcare and in personal care products.
- In relation to skincare: Pharmacognosy explores how plants, marine organisms, and other natural sources provide active ingredients that can soothe, protect, and rejuvenate the skin, to create safe, effective skincare solutions.
- Botanical ingredients go through careful sourcing, extraction, and formulation before becoming skincare products.
- Secondary metabolites, found in many plant extracts, offer important skin benefits and are widely used in formulations.
- Combining knowledge of pharmacognosy and pharmacology allows for the development of safer and more effective cosmetic actives to be used in our skincare.
- As interest in natural skincare grows, pharmacognosy continues to shape the future of clean, plant-based beauty.
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