Ingredient

Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract (Red Dates Extract)

Ziziphus jujuba

Long valued in traditional medicine across East Asian cultures, red dates are commonly used in stress-busting and sleep supportive recipes. We favour them for their high vitamin C content.

Despite the name ‘dates’, Ziziphus jujuba are not related to the popular sweet brown fruit of the date palm. Red dates, also known as jujube (pronounced joo-joob) or Chinese dates, are a member of the buckthorn family. Originating from eastern Asia, they grow as small oval drupes that start out with the crisp texture of apples, and mature to look like soft, red-brown dates (hence the name). 

What are the benefits of red date extract?

• Supports skin barrier: rich in antioxidant vitamin C, which helps to protect our epidermis and encourage good skin health.
• Soothing: high in sugar (nearly 22% in fact) and anti-inflammatory properties that gently soften and calm dry skin.

How do we make this extract?

This extract is made inhouse at our factories by our oh-so-talented compounders. They carefully envelope red dates in a piece of thin fabric, and soak them in hot water to create a tea-like infusion. Infusions are a great way to add extra benefits to water, which we use in some of our product formulations to help combine all our other lovely ingredients.