Applied to the skin or consumed as a food supplement, pine bark, or at least what is extracted from it, has many health benefits. Pycnogenol, a beneficial extract of maritime pine bark, is a component with excellent antioxidant properties for the cardiovascular system as well as for the skin.

Pine bark, good for the cardiovascular system

The positive effects of pycnogenol are many, and for good reason! It would reduce blood pressure, alleviate the symptoms of venous insufficiency, optimize blood circulation and thus reduce the formation of blood clots, and also control cholesterol levels by reducing bad cholesterol and increasing good.

Pine bark, good against menstrual pain

In a completely different field, pycnogenol, with a 30 mg dose per day in 3 cycles, would be able to significantly decrease menstrual pain.

Natésis Pycnogenol Capsules, 30 €

Pine bark, good for the skin

Thanks to its antioxidant properties, taken as a dietary supplement or applied in oil directly on the skin, the extract of maritime pine bark, pycnogenol, would also be beneficial for the skin. If pycnogenol optimizes the blood circulation, it also maintains the flexibility of the skin, its elasticity and also allows to fight against the aging of the skin and some skin diseases such as psoriasis. What's more, it would also protect the skin from sunburn and diminish the inflammatory effects of these.

Océopin maritime pine seed oil, 30 ml pipette bottle, 68 €