Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil

The details

Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil is also known as May Chang essential oil. It is mostly used as a fragrance ingredient and has a bright, sweet, and lemony scent. The main fragrance compounds in this ingredient are citral (~70-85%) and limonene . Citral has documented antimicrobial activity against acne bacteria (which is where the marketing claims about it being good for acne-prone skin originate), but real formulas use it at fragrance-level concentrations under 1%. The main thing worth knowing is that citral is a known EU fragrance allergen so people with known fragrance sensitivities may want to skip it. Unlike citrus oils, May Chang doesn't contain furocoumarins and therefore isn't phototoxic.

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Deep Vita C Pad

Toners

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Matcha Biome Hydrogel Eye Patch

Eye Masks

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