- INCI Name:Portulaca Oleracea Extract
- Functions:Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory
- Ingredient Origin:Natural Origin, Vegetable Origin, Non-Animal Origin, Plant Origin
- Labeling Claims:Natural, Clean at Sephora, Naturally Derived, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
- Benefit Claims:Irritation Reduction, Soothing, Healing
Portulaca Extract-TLS is an annual succulent with bright yellow flowers surrounded by a cluster of leaves. The plant is known as purslane, little hogweed or pusly, and Machihyun in Korean meaning ‘horse teeth amaranth’ due to its resemblance to horse’s teeth. It is an edible nutritious vegetable with a global distribution. It is well-known plant in Korean traditional medicine, generally used to treat infection and to relieve irritated skin. Clinical evaluation has shown that Portulaca Extract-TLS, an extract of P. olearacea, shows excellent skin soothing efficacy.