CORNFLOWER
ITS DESIGNATION
“Bachelor's button”
ou “Bluebottle”
ITS ACTION
Anti eye contour
puffiness and regenerating
ITS FAMILY
Asteraceae
ITS ORIGINS
Europe et Asia
Cornflower in our products
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
1
SOOTHING
Reduces the inflammatory
mechanism in the skin.
2
ANTI-
PUFFINESS
Helps to get a
refreshed
look.
3
FIRMING
Its astringent properties
help the skin be firmer and
revitalized.
4
GLOW
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.