Magnolol, Honokiol

It is an active component isolated from Magnolia officinalis. Magnolia officinalis and Magnolia obovata bark extracts are widely employed as herbal preparations for their sedative, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, and antispastic effects. Recent studies have proven the effectiveness of magnolia bark extract against so-called 'inflam aging' - these are chronic skin inflammations accelerating the skin aging process, they typically occur in reddened, rosacea-prone skin. Magnolol, Honokiol work as platelet aggregation inhibitors, has a strong anti-wrinkle effect by reducing the contraction of facial muscles that lead to expression lines.