Ingredient

Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract (Cardamom Extract)

Elettaria cardamomum

Warm, sweet, spicy and fresh all at once, cardamom adds a balsamic depth to products. Cardamom seeds can be steeped in hot water or oil to extract their properties and aroma, yielding a fragrant infusion. 

What are the benefits of cardamom extract?

• Anti-inflammatory to calm and soothe
• Camphorous, woody and sweet perfumery notes
• Naturally astringent for a toning and firming effect

Cardamom has been cultivated since ancient times; even the famous Greek physician Hippocrates wrote about the spice’s supposed therapeutic properties. Elettaria cardamomum is native to Sri Lanka and India, and is part of the ginger family. A perennial plant, it produces green seed pods that contain up to 20 tiny seeds.