Oat extract is the whole plant extract of the gramineous plant oats. It mainly contains β-glucan, flavonoids and a variety of antioxidant substances. It has excellent anti-aging effects, can smooth fine wrinkles and improve skin texture.

What are the effects of oatmeal extract?

Moisturizing and emollient

Oatmeal is rich in high-quality oils, mainly composed of unsaturated fatty acids. The lipid composition and hydration properties of oat oil emulsify a large amount of water in the oil, which can be used as an effective carrier for hydrating and moisturizing agents in the epidermal layer; oat oil can also form a layer on the skin surface The oil film has a long-lasting moisturizing effect; the unsaturated fatty acids in oat essential oil can soften the skin, nourish the skin, and give a comfortable skin feel.

Whitening

Oat extract contains a large number of biologically active ingredients that can inhibit tyrosinase activity, and its inhibitory ability is close to that of arbutin, a commonly used whitening agent in cosmetics, which indicates that the whitening effect of oat extract is equivalent to arbutin. But the cost of oat extract is much lower than arbutin. In addition, oatmeal contains a lot of antioxidant components, these substances can effectively inhibit the oxidation-reduction reaction in the process of melanin formation, reduce the formation of melanin, lighten the spots, and maintain fair and beautiful skin.

Anti-wrinkle and anti-oxidant

Oatanthrene amide, also known as avenanthrene alkaloid, is a unique substance of oats. Oatanthrene amide not only has the effect of scavenging free radicals and anti-wrinkle, but also has anti-irritation properties. Especially when ultraviolet radiation has adverse effects on the skin, it can effectively remove The redness of the skin surface has an excellent care effect on allergic skin.