Santalum album seed extract

This is the Latin name for sandalwood extract, which is used in cosmetics as a fragrance. It can have antioxidant properties, and there is research showing it minimizes herpes break­outs. It also can be a skin irritant or sensitizer. Its effect on cellulite is unknown. (Sources: Journal of Ethnopharmacology, July 2000, pages 23-43; and European Journal of Cancer Prevention, August 1997, pages 399-401.)

Terminalia sericea extract

This extract has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, but there is no research showing it to have any effect on the appearance of cellulite. (Sources: Journal of Ethnop­harmacology, February 2005, pages 43-47; and European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, March 2003, pages 191-198.)

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