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The name “bearberry” for the plant derives from the edible fruit which is a favorite food of bears. The fruit are edible and are sometimes gathered as food for humans.

Meet Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, also known as common bearberry or, to the Aboriginals, as kinickinick (sometimes spelled “kinnikinnick”). This attractive and hardy plant is widespread in Canada, found in all provinces and territories and at various elevations, from sea level to sub-alpine.

Bearberry is available under the following different brand names: arbutin, arctostaphylos uva ursi, mountain cranberry, and uva ursi.

While bearberry is slow to grow in the first year, it will spread rapidly once established to create mats that fill a lot of space. Since bearberry will slowly spread over your landscaping in the beginning, you can propagate it to create more plants if you want to fill in the spots quicker.

Bearberry is plentiful in the wild. Since bearberry is a low growing plant it can stay out of the wind chill. It’s fine silky hairs also help to keep it warm. Leathery leaves are also an adaptation to the cold of the tundra.

Bearberry is a small creeping evergreen sub-shrub often used as a perennial groundcover. It is an excellent choice to provide winter interest with tiny leaves that turn bronze in the fall, and small red berries that last until spring.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi known as common bearberry, is a low perennial shrub that can be effectively used as a ground cover. It is low maintainence and prefers dry to moderate moisture and is drought tolerant.

Bearberry extract is a completely natural skin lightening ingredient found in the bearberry shrub which contains arbutin, a natural skin lightener and brightener. It is also a powerful natural skin lightener that is often used to treat hyperpigmentation such as age spots, sun damage, melasma and more.

Bearberry extract is a natural skin brightener that’ll help us attain a more uniform and brighter complexion. It slowly evens out skin tone by eliminating age spots, acne scars, freckles, and melisma.

It works to reversibly inhibit melanosomal tyrosinase activity, which has a hindering effect on skin pigmentation by diminishing melanin content in melanocytes. Common bearberry uses include skin brighteners, eye creams, moisturizers, and facial cleansers.

To dilute, add contents of this bottle to at least 4 ounces of your favorite lotion, cream, serum or toner, and mix well. Alternatively, you can also mix just one dose at a time by dispensing some cream/lotion/toner/water into your palm, then adding a few drops of the Bearberry extract; mix and apply.

Derived from the leaves of the Uva Ursi plant, bearberry extract is a botanical skin lightener with the active agent, arbutin. It works by reducing melanin production, which is the brown pigment in skin.

Bearberry leaf is the common name for the leaves of the plant Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Herbal medicines containing these bearberry leaf preparations are usually available as herbal tea to be drunk and in liquid or solid forms to be taken by mouth.

Niacinamide helps build cells in the skin while also protecting them from environmental stresses, such as sunlight, pollution, and toxins. Treats acne. Niacinamide may be helpful for severe acne, especially inflammatory forms like papules and pustules. Over time, you may see fewer lesions and improved skin texture.

As it’s well tolerated by most people, niacinamide can be used twice a day everyday. It works at any time of the year although it comes in particularly handy in winter during cold, dry weather and frequent use of central heating.

In addition, niacinamide helps to boost collagen production while hyaluronic acid improves elasticity so combining the two together can help improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

20% Niacinamide – A superstar ingredient that brightens, soothes, and most importantly, boost collagen and structural protein production! Most studies done on niacinamide were at a much lower %, so 20 might be an overkill.

Niacinamide is an anti-inflammatory that works to reduce the swelling and redness associated with acne. It also works to regulate the amount of acne-causing oil being produced by the glands in your skin.

Niacinamide, however, does not increase cell turnover and thus any sign of purging—which appears as inflammatory acne-like pustules or whiteheads—is not due to niacinamide itself, but other active ingredients like retinoids (e.g. retinol, retinyl esters, retinaldehyde).

Niacinamide may improve the appearance of your skin by treating sun damage, preventing breakouts, and improving fine lines and wrinkles. The concentration of topical niacinamide products goes up to 10%, but studies have shown effects with as low as 2%.

“Niacinamide has been shown to regulate oil secretion making it very useful for oily and combination skin types,” explains Shabir. “The diverse ingredient even has antibacterial effects,” says clinical facialist, Kate Kerr. It’s a more gentle approach to keeping skin on track.

Niacinamide Brightening Toner is formulated with a soothing blend of brightening ingredients that work to reduce the appearance of dullness, uneven skin tone, and enlarged pores….Other details.

Ingredients	%
Propanediol	2.0%
Betaine	0.5%
Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract	0.1%
3-o-ethyl Ascorbic Acid	0.1%

We recommend you apply The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum in the morning and your Vitamin C product in the evening. If you’re suffering from inflamed skin, pigmentation, and breakouts, the Niacinamide Serum might just be the best option for you.