Healing properties

Naturex latest development for the personal care industry is derived from a variety of Dragon’s Blood obtained from the Croton lechleri tree, which is the primary topical aid for skin care in the Amazon rainforest. Injuries of all kinds can benefit from the application of the healing red latex derived from this tree.

Dragon’s blood is a substance known from the Antiquity that can be obtained from various tropical and Mediterranean plants. “It helps to protect the skin, due to its high content of proanthocyanidins, providing a powerful antioxidant activity. Dragon’s Blood extract, standardized to taspine, stimulates the early phase of the wound healing, by stimulation of the fibroblasts. Dragon’s Blood sap helps to protect the cells of the skin and regenerate the whole tissue,” explains the company in a release.

According to the French supplier of natural ingredients, in vitro and ex vivo studies, demonstrate that its Dragon’s Blood extract improves the stratification and quality of the new epidermis and contributes to a complete reparation and regeneration of the tissues, for skin rejuvenation. Furthermore, Dragon’s Blood sap is rich in antioxidant phenols and can protect cells from oxidative stress.

Naturex Dragon’s Blood extract can therefore be used to rejuvenate the skin, to prevent or treat the signs of aging, to protect the skin against environmental aggressions like wind, cold, dry air and pollution, or to normalize stretch marks.

Amazonian renewable resource

Tropical environment yield many plants that offer benefits to health. The Amazon rainforest provides a wealth of traditional botanicals that demonstrate significant benefits to the skin when topically applied,” told the company.

Naturex has applied its expertise to identify the best sources of certified raw materials that are effective in application whilst also being respectful to the environment. They obtain their Dragon’s blood by cutting the bark in diagonal manner and bleeding the latex. This method is employed by the locals to help preserve the trees, allowing Naturex to supply a renewable resource.