Fenugreek

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Fenugreek is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Fabaceae family native to the Middle East and North Africa, with a cylindrical, erect and branched stem and leaves similar to those of clover. The flowers are generally whitish, while the fruit is a legume that gives off an intense smell of hay. Today it can be found throughout the Mediterranean area, which is the reason for the name "fenugreek", since, at the time of Cato, it was imported to Rome from Greece.

Fenugreek has various properties including restructuring, soothing, antioxidant properties: thanks to the presence of mineral salts, vitamins, vegetable oils, organic phosphates, fats and proteins, fenugreek is used in specific hair care products and in anti-aging formulations. In fact, a plumping effect is obtained on the structure of the hair, it acts as a soothing agent for the scalp, restores tone to the skin and in formulations with antioxidant power it gives vigor to the tissues and renews the cells of the face and body.

Anti-inflammatory properties: acne and pimples are inflammatory manifestations of the skin and fenugreek seems to be very effective in soothing and attenuating these inflammations, acting as a purifier and purifier depending on the administration.

The applications in cosmetics are many, it is often used in form of glyceric extract of fenugreek ointments, creams and body lotions, as well as in gels and hair products and face-body emulsions.