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Medicinal Quinquina

Traditionally used as a strengthening and invigorating, the Medicinal Quinquina is a tree native to South America with many benefits.

All about our Quinine

The Quinquina, a tree native to South America, is traditionally used as a strengthening and invigorating. Its bark is naturally rich in Quinine, a molecule with powerful stimulating properties and concentrated in an extract with proven anti-hairloss properties.

  • It is known to stimulate the blood circulation of the scalp, which promotes hair growth.
  • It participates in the toning of the scalp.
  • It strengthens the hair follicles and prevents hair loss.
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USE NAME 
Quinquina

PART USED 
Parched bark

BOTANICAL NAME 
Cinchona succirubra

GALENIC FORM 
Ethanolic extract

INCI NAME
Cinchona succion bra bark extract

ORIGIN 
Ecuador

HARVEST
July to October

THREAD
Conventional

What does it look like?

Quinquina is present on the slopes of the Andes Cordillera at an altitude of 1,500 to 3,000 meters. The trees are 15 to 20 meters high and produce white, pink or yellow flowers.

The first step is the identification of the Red Quinquina, thanks to the shape of the leaves.

The harvest of Quinquina bark is manual with a machete. It is done in dry weather from July to November. In order to preserve the plant and not cause deforestation, only the bark is harvested and then dried.

At Klorane, only barks that have never been harvested or have regenerated are selected. After harvest, a Quinquina bark regenerates in 2 to 3 years depending on the climatic conditions.

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THE VIRTUES OF OUR QUININE

Why is it so good for your hair?

The medicinal Quinquina was a traditional remedy used by the Incas for its numerous benefits in order to treat digestive problems and infections. The Medicinal Quinquina and especially the Quinine extracted from it, were the main treatments for malaria. In low doses, it is a bitter tonic that stimulates digestion. Externally, they can be used in the case of itching and scaling of the scalp with dandruff.

Quinine extracted from Medicinal Quinquina acts at the level of the hair follicle to slow down hair loss. In combination with caffeine, it strengthens the anchorage and stimulates the production of keratin, a constituent protein of the hair, to boost its strength from roots to ends. The effectiveness and tolerance of our anti-hairloss routine with Quinine have been tested under dermatological control.

A WORD FROM THE EXPERT

Quinine has a stimulating and strengthening effect to effectively slow hair loss.

ALEXANDRE PANEL

ALEXANDRE PANEL

Klorane Botanist

Societal and environmental commitment

On the ground, Klorane trains communities to support them towards more sustainable agriculture.

To encourage families to leave the intensive cultivation of Quinquina and adopt more sustainable ways of growing, Klorane is committed alongside NGOs in Ecuador. The objective of this commitment is twofold: to protect local biodiversity and to transmit good practices with a social impact. These agro-forests are both ecologically sustainable and economically profitable.

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Concrete actions to fight against the scourge of deforestation that affects South America.

Klorane Botanical Foundation has committed over 3 years to build 6 nurseries with 15,000 trees of 40 threatened species in Ecuador that will benefit 75 Kichwa families. Awareness-raising activities are also carried out in schools to train future generations of farmers in more sustainable practices. 

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Did you know ?

"Louis Ferdinand Céline, author of Voyage au bout de la nuit but also doctor, whose real name is Louis Destouches, wrote a booklet dedicated to the benefits of Quinine: Quinine in therapeutics."

Discover the Quinine Anti-Hairloss Range

A complete range of care with Quinine, extracted from Medicinal Quinquina to slow hair loss, strengthen and stimulate growth from the root.

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