Hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan is found in epithelial (skin), connective (joints) and neural tissues. Hyaluronic acid is a component within the plasma membrane of cells. An average person weighing 70 kilograms has about 15 grams of hyaluronan in the body. About one third of that hyaluronan is degraded and resynthesized […]
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Ectoine
Ectoine is a naturally occurring compound that is produced by halophilic bacteria that survive high-salinity or high-salt environments. Ectoine acts as an osmolyte or osmoprotectant by regulating the movement of water out of the bacteria into the salty environment due to the natural osmosis process or high osmotic pressure. In […]
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Rose Geranium
The rose geranium plant goes by the scientific name Pelargonium graveolens. You may see it called by other names such as rose-scented geranium, sweet-scented geranium or old-fashioned rose geranium. It originates from Africa in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and southern, tropical Africa. The plant has also been introduced in the Canary Islands, […]
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Damask Rose
Damask roses (scientific name rosa x damascena) is also known as the Iranian Rose. It is a hybrid rose species. The Damask Rose exudes a very fine fragrance. It is used for producing rose oil (aka Rose Otto), rose water and “rose concrete”. Rose concrete is a semi-solid, waxy substance […]
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Atlas Cedar
The Alas Cedar (scientific name Cedrus atlantica) is a species of pine tree. It is native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains in Morocco and also to Tell Atlas in Algeria. It can grow up to 35 metres high and its trunk can be up to 2 metres wide. Its […]
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