Davidson's Plum is a rainforest tree found in Queensland and Northern NSW that bears dark purple fruit with vibrant red flesh. This fruit is high in the anthocyanin group of anti-oxidants and polysaccharides which provide anti-ageing benefits and significant hydration for the skin. The phytochemicals in this extract are freeze dried after harvesting to maintain their efficacy and freshness.
Botanical Name: Davidsona pruriens
Common Name: Davidson's Plum
Traditional Name: Ooray (Yirrganydji people of Northern Queensland who speak Djabugay language)
Powdered Extract Strength: 10:1
Appearance: this is a dark purple powdered extract that has a high but incomplete solubility in water. This means that it is best to hydrate and filter this before adding it to your cosmetic product.
Applications: Use as an active ingredient in skincare products. Particularly well suited for anti-ageing products.
Usage Instructions: The powder is 10 times stronger than the fresh fruit so to make a re-constituted fruit juice you would need a mix of 10% powder into 90% demineralised water + preservative (for maintaining the freshness). The powder is highly water soluble but it is always a good idea to filter any extracts before using them in a finished product to remove any solids or un-dissolved powder.
If you do make a reconstituted liquid as per above, we recommend using this in your product at anything from 1-50% of your formula.
If you want to go ahead and add the powder directly to your formula you could use it at between 0.1-5% but do remember that it required moisture to rehydrate and so will not mix into an oil based product. It can be added dry to powdered clay masks or colour cosmetics if you wish.
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