FSS Rosemary Leaf Extract OS 

From traditional herb to flavorful aroma, rosemary is a woody evergreen plant native to the Mediterranean region. Rosemary’s native climate renders dry soil and hot sunny temperatures urging organisms and botanicals to adapt to unfavorable conditions to survive in their environment. Plants produce a variety of secondary metabolites that are essential for the plant to interact with its environment, allowing for adaptation, defense, and ultimately the ability to survive in less than ideal conditions. Many naturally occurring benefits, such as those present in rosemary, are secondary metabolites working to protect the plant from damaging elements in their environment. Antioxidants for instance, not only aid in photosynthesis regulation, but also reduce oxidative damage from stresses such as light, drought, salinity, and temperature.

Many health and cosmetic benefits of rosemary stem from antioxidant properties that protect the plant from free radical damage. Rosemary contains a variety of chemical constituents collectively offering benefits utilized in culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic industries. Free radicals are responsible for age-related damage in cells and tissue. Our bodies produce natural antioxidant defenses, but excess free radicals decrease the ability of our bodies to maintain a balanced-equilibrium. Free radicals, or reactive oxygen species (ROS), can build up in cells and cause damage to DNA, RNA, and proteins resulting in skin aging. UV exposure enhances ROS creation in the body. Antioxidants counteract the damaging effects and protect the skin and hair from accelerated aging.

Rosemary is traditionally used in cosmetics to rejuvenate the complexion with nourishing and conditioning benefits. FSS Rosemary Leaf Extract OS offers the opportunity to capitalize on the benefits associated with rosemary in a variety of hair and skin care applications.