Boswellia Serrata (Indian Frankincense) helps support elastin and hyaluronic acid to improve the appearance of skin firmness, improving elasticity and minimizing wrinkles. Mix Boswellia Serrata into your favorite base cream to support healthier looking skin.
Mix Boswellia Serrata into your skin creams for maximum effect in anti-aging, perfect for any skin type. This DIY booster ingredient can easily be added into your everyday base cream to tailor its properties to your skin. Create your own mixture and add half a tube of Boswelia Serrata to your daily facial cream and see how you can obtain healthier looking skin. Or try one of our Skin Actives' formulated products to take advantage of the youthful effects of Boswellia Serrata: Collagen Serum, Hair Care Serum, or Ultra Calming Cream.
How to use it
Beginner: Add half a tube to 4 oz of your favorite base cream.
Advanced: This ingredient is recommended for use at up to 0.8% in a formulation. We suggest solubilizing the ingredient in polysorbate 20 (1:6 at 40C) or propylene glycol (1:4) before adding to a base cream or other emulsion.
Quick Tips
Store in a cool, dark location.
Ingredients
Products with this ingredient:
Brow and Lash Serum, Collagen Serum, Firming Serum, Hair Care Serum, Ultra Calming Cream, Restoration Cream, UV Repair Cream
INCI:
Boswellia Serrata Extract
Research
Huang, Mou-Tuan; Badmaev, Vladimir; Ding, Yu; Liu, Yue; Xie, Jian-Guo; Ho, Chi-Tang. (2000) Anti-tumor and anti-carcinogenic activities of triterpenoid, -boswellic acid. BioFactors (2000), 13(1-4), 225-230.
Ammon HP. , Safayhi H., Mack T., Sabieraj J. (1993) Mechanism of antiinflammatory actions of curcumine and boswellic acids. J Ethnopharmacol.: 38(2-3):113-9.
Calzavara-Pinton, P, Zane, C, Facchinetti, E. , Capezzera R., and Pedretti, A.(2010) Topical Boswellic acids for treatment of photoaged skin. Dermatological Therapy, 23, Suppl. 1:S28-S32
