Bisabolol

One can detect bisabolol based on its fruity, nutty scent with herbal and floral undertones. It has a flowery, sweet aroma similar to honey, sugar, and apples. It is a lightly floral-scented terpene with a sweet vanilla scent and pepper-like notes. This terpene is naturally found in chamomile and the bark of the Candeia tree.

The key benefit of this terpene is skin restoration. Bisabolol protects the skin from the minor effects of daily stress. In addition to preventing further damage to the skin, this terpene activates the healing process. It repairs existing skin damage by reducing toughness and wrinkles, improving moisturization, and repairing sun-damaged skin. It has anti-irritant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-mycotic properties. Use of bisabolol inhibits growth of bacteria and fungal spores which makes it effective for use in wound dressings. It is analgesic (reduces pain), gastroprotective (protects the digestive system), neuroprotective (prevents nerve damage), anxiolytic (reduces anxiety-related behavior), and carcinopreventive (inhibits skin, ovarian, prostate, and breast cancer cell growth).

Commonly found in skincare products, bisabolol works as a penetration enhancer. It is one of the top additives in skincare because bisabolol demonstrates the ability to increase absorption beneath the skin. In most strains, this terpene is only found in minor amounts.

Common strains containing bisabolol: Ice Cream Cake, Dolato, Girl Scout Cookies, OG Kush