Quinoa
Quinoa extract
INCI nomenclature:
Chenopodium quinoa seed extract
Anti-Ageing
The power of plants
For thousands of years, quinoa has been grown on the Andean Altiplano and served as a staple food for its people. The Incas regarded it as a holy plant and worshipped its seeds. It is said that quinoa’s high protein and amino acid content played a major part in the spread of this civilization. Quinoa was discovered in the 1970’s by westerners and the seed is now eaten for its exceptional nutritional benefits.
Clarins’ expertise
In cosmetics, quinoa extract, which is high in sugar, provides an exceptional skin-tightening and smoothing effect.
