Resurrection plants are a group of extremophile plants native to Central American desert habitats with the rare ability to survive extreme drought. Our resurrection plant extract comes from Selaginella lepidophylla, a spikemoss also known as Rose of Jericho. In very dry conditions, it curls up into a tight ball, uncurling and turning green again when exposed to moisture.
Selaginella lepidophylla has developed molecules to survive drought stress that have unique properties to retain water and fight environmental stress. It’s particularly rich in trehalose, a plant sugar which acts as a natural stabilizer and moisturizing molecule by helping proteins retain their shape even when exposed to extreme dehydration.
Resurrection plants are also a source of several compounds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic properties. They produce phenolic compounds (flavonoids), terpenoids, and biflavonoids such as robustaflavone that prevent free radical damage and act as natural anti-aging skin actives.
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