Cogon Grass
Woolly Grass,
Imperata cylindrica,
Imperata Cylindrica root extract
모근추출물、띠뿌리추출물
Moisturizer
[1] 張麗卿,『優質保養品選擇策略』,聯經出版社,2003/07/10。
A subtropical plant that thrives in flooded environments and is claimed to give excellent long-term moisturizing effects. Its hydrating ability is due to the chemical composition of the rhizomes that contain natural osmoprotective compounds such as 3-dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), potassium, starches, and sugars.
Osmoprotective compounds are interesting, skincare-wise, as they are thought to be able to increase intracellular osmosis, meaning water is drawn into the skin cells
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