TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pycnogenol A1 - Baumann, Leslie PY - 2015 T2 - Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients AB - Activities:Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic, photoprotective, antimicrobialImportant Chemical Components:Flavonoids, primarily procyanidins (which are biopolymers of catechin and epicatechin subunits),1 taxifolin,2 and phenolic acids (i.e., ferulic, caffeic, p-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic, gallic, and protocatechuic acids)1,3–5Origin Classification:Pycnogenol is a legal trademark for a process of extracting flavonoids and other compounds from French maritime pine bark.6 Thus, its origin is natural but the marketed standardized pine bark extract product is synthesized and processed in the laboratory.Personal Care Category:Anti-inflammatory, hydratingRecommended for the following Baumann Skin Types:DRNT, DRNW, DRPW, DSNT, DSNW, DSPW, ORNT, ORNW, ORPW, OSNT, OSNW, and OSPW SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174542685 ER -