Ingredient glossary / Antioxidant
Bilberry extract
On the label: Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract · Antioxidant
What it is
European blueberry extract; one of the 'fruit acid' extracts in AHA products, with anthocyanin antioxidants.
Antioxidants: Antioxidants slow oxidation in the formula (keeping oils from going rancid) and, for some, on the skin.
Wikidata: Chemical compound. Q72443476 →
In the research
11 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Effects of European Bilberry Extract on Skin Aging Associated with Consumption of a High Temperature Roasted Diet in Rats · Nutrients, 2026
- European bilberry extract reduces high-temperature baked food-induced accumulation of N(ε)-carboxymethyllysine and N(ε)-carboxyethyllysine in vivo · Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.), 2024
- Antiaging, Brightening, and Antioxidant Efficacy of Fermented Bilberry Extract (Vaccinium myrtillus): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial · Nutrients, 2024
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Products whose label lists it
2 on the siteMatched from the ingredient list the supplier printed; the position in the list (first or thirtieth) is on each product page.
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