Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract: More Than Just a Sweet Scent

Vanilla is best known for its comforting, sweet scent and culinary appeals. Its reach extends well beyond your nose, though. Vanilla planifolia fruit extract is a powerful skincare ingredient packed with antioxidants and soothing properties. Vanilla planifolia fruit extract is an ingredient that offers both luxury and efficacy, making it a quality addition to Üazú Skincare’s team. From its ability to fight free radicals to its calming effects, let’s find out why this extract deserves a spot in your skincare routine. 

What is Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract?

Both vanilla extract and vanilla planifolia fruit extract come from the same orchid: Vanilla planifolia. The yellowish-white flower grows from vines that climb objects surrounding it. The plant is native to South and Central America, but is now a rare find in the wild. 

Vanilla Extract vs. Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract

• Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract is primarily used for food and beverages, made by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol and water for an extended period of time. Because of these harsher additives, vanilla extract is typically unsuitable for skincare.

• Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract: Instead of soaking just the beans, vanilla planifolia fruit extract is typically extracted using oils or other natural compounds. This method retains many of the beneficial components of the plant while still being gentle for the skin.

How Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract Works in Skincare

• Antimicrobial: this extract is extremely antimicrobial, meaning it is suitable for healing, repair, and cleanliness.

• Rich in Antioxidants: its anti-inflammatory properties make vanilla planifolia fruit extract suitable for sensitive or irritated skin.

• Hydration Boost: vanilla planifolia fruit extract helps lock in hydration, preventing moisture loss for soft and nourished skin.

• Gentle yet Effective: unlike vanilla extract, vanilla plaifolia fruit extract is perfect for even the most sensitive skin types.

Why Üazú Loves Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract

Ũazú Skincare is dedicated to sustainable, nature-powered ingredients. 

Vanilla planifolia fruit extract offers many benefits for our products, including The Vitamin E Formula. One of its main compounds, Vanillin, helps reduce oxidative stress to the skin. Vanilla planifolia fruit extract’s large amount of vanillin also contributes to its anti-inflammatory properties, suppressing many inflammatory responses in the skin. Vanillin is also the compound that allows for vanilla planifolia fruit extract’s antimicrobial and antifungal activities. 

According to IDH Transforming Markets, “ …the international vanilla bean market has faced challenges of falling quality, price volatility and insufficient product traceability.” While vanilla can be unsustainably produced and harvested, we make sure our vanilla planifolia fruit extract is sustainably farmed and prioritize the livelihood of farmers. Üazú Skincare ensures our ingredients are traceable and responsibly attained, especially during a time of large demand.

As you probably know, natural vanilla is a warm, subtle scent. This comforting fragrance is derived from vanillin, vanilla’s aromatic compound, that also contributes to its many other topical benefits. Because of its natural aroma, Üazú Skincare uses vanilla scent to enhance your skincare experience instead of harsher scents that can be damaging to your skin. 

Common Myths About Vanilla in Skincare

• MYTH: Vanilla only acts as a fragrance in skincare.

• FACT: While vanilla DOES indeed have a pleasant aroma, it is also packed with many other compounds that provide real skincare benefits, such as antioxidants and antimicrobial properties.

• MYTH: All vanilla extracts are the same.

• FACT: Some vanilla extracts are used primarily for tase, derived through alcohol, while others, such as vanilla planifolia fruit extract, is designed specifically for skincare due to its natural extraction.

• MYTH: Vanilla is too mild to be effective.

• FACT: While typically used in small amounts, its polyphenols and vanillin are extremely potent compounds, making vanilla a powerful ingredient, even in small amounts.

How to Use it in Your Routine

You aren’t going to want to put pure vanilla planifolia fruit extract on your skin, but it works great as an additional ingredient in any of your skincare products!

• As an Antioxidant Booster: you can look for vanilla planifolia fruit extract in your serums or moisturizers to enhance skin protection.

• For Soothing Irritation: vanilla plaifolia fruit extract is ideal for calming redness and sensitive skin.

• In Hydrating Formulations: especially in moisturizers, vanilla planifolia fruit extract helps to reinforce the skin’s moisture barrier while locking in hydration.

• As a Natural Fragrance Alternative: without other fragrance additives, vanilla planifolia fruit extract adds a light and comforting scent without harming or drying out your skin.

The Future of Vanilla in Skincare

There is a great demand for vanilla in both the culinary and skincare worlds, causing prices to increase and sustainability to decrease. As over-harvesting continues to be a concern, responsible sourcing is key to the future of vanilla. With the growing demand for clean, conscious beauty, more companies are turning to fair-trade and sustainable farming options to ensure vanilla’s long-term availability and growth in the communities that produce it. At Üazú Skincare, we source our vanilla sustainably, ensuring our products protect vanilla’s production, the safety of the producers, and your skin. 

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Vanilla Planifolia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.kew.org/plants/vanilla