A perennial herb (Tussilago Farfara), whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.
High in silicic acid and the amino acid cystine, present in the hair protein keratin. Cystine, applied topically, is known to help strengthen and smooth the hair shaft and promote hair health. It is also a superb skin nutrient.
a skin soother used in moisturizers, shampoos, and conditioners, it is derived from the Tussilago farfara plant.
Tussilago farfara This herb has a high content of Cystine (an amino acid) and Silica (a mineral), which is beneficial for the skin and hair. It is thought that Silica encourages the formation of collagen fibrils. Products Found in: Facial Regeneration Day Emulsion, Night-Time Retreat Cream, Hair Repair Treatment, Herbal Facial Balancer.
(Herbal) A healing herb with emollient properties that is soothing to the scalp.
tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly
Coltsfoot extract is a soothing, healing, conditioning herb. It contains silica and cystine which are important amino acids to maintain healthy skin and hair.
Tussilago farfara Leaves and flowers Mucilaginous, expectorant, external healing
A healing herb with soothing and softening (emollient) properties that is soothing to the scalp.
Any of several species of low, perennial herbs of the genus Petasites. Represented in the North Country by Early Sweet Coltsfoot ( Petasites palmatus). The deeply cleft leaf apparently reminded some of a colt's foot.
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) is a plant in the family Asteraceae.
