Cornflower - Veracova

Its DESIGNATION

“Bachelor's button”
ou “Bluebottle”

Its ACTION

Anti eye contour
puffiness and regenerating

Its FAMILY

Asteraceae

Its ORIGINS

Europe and Asia

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GENESIS & BOTANY

Cornflower, also known as the bachelor’s button or bluebottle is native from oriental part of the Mediterranean basin and is today encountered all over Europe.
With its star-like blossoms of brilliant blue, it is one of most striking wild flowers.
Since the Middle Ages, cornflower has a long history of herbal use as anti-inflammatory, anti-itching, antiseptic, astringent and for ophthalmic remedies.
Included in the French Pharmacopeia, cornflower is considered to have tonic and stimulant properties.

BENEFITS FOR YOUR SKIN>

COSMETIC
PROPERTIES

Proven by VERACOVA

1SOOTHING

Reduces the inflammatory
mechanism in the skin.

2ANTI-PUFFINESS

Helps to get a
refreshed look.

3FIRMING

Its astringent properties
help the skin be firmer and revitalized.

4GLOW

Even the most dull skins
get their glow and radiance back.

Known Benefits

FOCUS on the Cornflower components :

Cornflower’s composition is very rich in phenolic like anthocyanins, flavonoids, catechins and phenolic acids, which are strong antioxidants.
It protects the skin against free radicals attacks by neutralizing or destroying them.
In this way, cornflower detoxifies and protects the skin from damage caused by environmental attacks and stress.
Besides, thanks to its high antioxidant properties, cornflower reduces dark-reddish color of weakened and blowing below the eyes too.

DID YOU KNOW ?

Cornflower was also called “meadows’ gold”.
Its name is derived from the Centaur, Chiron, who taught mankind the healing virtue and properties of herbs.