What is soapberry good for?

What is soapberry extract?

Soapberry extract is a natural ingredient extracted from the plant soapberry, mainly composed of soapberry saponins, which is a natural non-ionic substance with surface activity, significant detergency, foaming and certain bactericidal effects.

Its main components include triterpenoid saponins, sesquiterpenoid glycosides, fatty oils and proteins. These components give soapberry extract excellent surface activity and can effectively reduce surface tension. In addition, soapberry extract also contains other beneficial ingredients such as tea polyphenols, ferulic acid and fruit acid, which have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-aging and other effects.

It is widely used in many fields. It can be used to make toothpaste, shampoo, soap, bactericides and pesticides, and has multiple biological activities such as antimicrobial, anti-platelet aggregation, anti-pain and anti-inflammatory. In addition, it can also be used as a natural food additive or used to make natural detergents.

In short, it is a natural extract ingredient. With the rise of the era of big health, it is becoming more and more popular.

What is soapberry good for?

Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory ‌

The active ingredients such as saponin contained in soapberry have antibacterial activity and can effectively inhibit the growth and reproduction of various bacteria and fungi. It can relieve the inflammatory response caused by bacterial infection and has a certain therapeutic effect on skin diseases.

‌Improve skin condition ‌

The natural plant alkaloids rich in soapberry can remove dirt and oil on the surface of the skin, while flavonoids have the effect of shrinking pores and regulating sebum secretion. Long-term use of soapberry to wash the face can help improve problems such as enlarged pores and blackheads caused by excessive oil secretion.

‌Promote hair growth ‌

Contains a variety of alkaloids and trace elements, which nourishes scalp cells, can enhance the vitality of hair follicles, and promote hair growth. Its moisturizing and hydrating effects also have a certain protective effect on hair. ‌

Cleaning and decontamination

Sapindus mukorossi saponins have strong decontamination ability, are easy to degrade, have no harmful residues, are easy to rinse, have no odor, and are less irritating to the skin. Therefore, they are widely used in the preparation of detergents such as hand sanitizers, shower gels, shampoos, soaps, and cosmetics. They are excellent raw materials for shampoos, cosmetics, and various biological detergents.

Balancing oils and fats

Tea polyphenols in soapberries can clean facial oils, kill bacteria and reduce inflammation, and prevent the growth of acne and blackheads. Ferulic acid also has the effects of refining pores and anti-oxidation.

Preventing dandruff

Fruit acid can accelerate the metabolism of the skin, remove old dead skin cells, and help improve skin roughness, dullness, wrinkles, dryness, etc., thereby preventing dandruff.

Improving skin quality

Rich in natural saponins, ferulic acid, fruit acid, tea polyphenols and other ingredients, it can help the skin remove aging cuticles accumulated in the outer layer, accelerate skin renewal, and improve skin acne, dark spots, wrinkles, dry skin, roughness and other problems.

Nutritional supplement

Contains a variety of substances beneficial to the human body, such as reducing sugars, fatty acids, oils, oleic acid, carotene, riboflavin, protein, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B, and more than 10 kinds of amino acids such as lysine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, glycine, and histidine, which help to supplement the various nutrients needed by the human body.

Preparation method

Wash the soapberry: Wash the purchased soapberry fruits with clean water and drain the water. If using dried soapberry, soak the dried products in clean water for more than half an hour, then drain the water.

Homogenization: Put the washed soapberry fruits or soaked soapberry dry products into a juicer and stir evenly.

Extract soapberry liquid: Add the homogenized soapberry pulp to medicinal alcohol at a ratio of 1:5, soak for 1-2 weeks, and shake the container to promote extraction.

Filter solid matter: After the soapberry is soaked in alcohol for 1-2 weeks, use filter paper or gauze to filter out solid fruit residues and impurities.

Filter liquid: Filter the filtered liquid again to maintain purity, and you can get Soapberry extract.

Is it safe for the skin?

The extract of soapberry is natural and relatively safe for the skin. Soapberry is rich in alkaloids, which can soften the stratum corneum, promote epidermal cell renewal, and help remove scaly desquamation on the scalp.

The fruit of soapberry contains a large amount of natural surfactant-saponin, which has a strong decontamination ability and can effectively remove impurities such as grease and dirt on the skin, and has little irritation to the skin.

It is also rich in water and various amino acids, vitamins and other ingredients that are beneficial to skin health. These substances can enhance the skin barrier function and improve its water retention capacity.

Where can it be used?

Washing

Sapindus extract has excellent cleaning and decontamination and washing ability, and can be used in washing products and cleaning products, such as hand soap, shower gel, shampoo, soap and cosmetics. It is a green and environmentally friendly surfactant with good industrialization prospects and market value.

Daily chemical products

As a natural non-ionic surfactant, sapindus saponin has long been widely used in daily chemical products, such as shampoo, shower gel, facial cleanser, etc. It has the functions of antibacterial beauty, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory, antidandruff and antipruritic, freckle and acne removal, whitening, and prevention and treatment of skin diseases.

Food additives

It contains a variety of beneficial substances, such as reducing sugars, fatty acids, oils, oleic acid, carotenoids, riboflavin, proteins, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B and amino acids, which can be used as food additives.

Medicine

Sapindus saponin has a variety of pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antifungal, and hypotensive. In addition, it can also reduce the volume and concentration of gastric acid, and has a potential effect on the treatment of acute gastric ulcers.

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