Osmunda Regalis Leaf Extract: Is This Fancy Fern Doing Anything for Your Face?

By someone who has spent an unreasonable amount of time investigating a plant that sounds like it should have its own coat of arms. There are approximately eight billion skincare ingredients on the market, give or take a few peptides. Every week, the beauty industry seems to discover a new botanical that grows exclusively on a mysterious mountainside, was used by an ancient civilization, and apparently possesses the power to make your face look like you have never experienced stress, sunlight, or an ill-advised relationship. Enter Osmunda regalis leaf extract, otherwise known as royal fern extract. Royal. Fern. Extract. Honestly, the