By Marissa Wu

When it comes to new ingredients in the beauty space, we’re no strangers to the wacky and wild. Spermidine supplements and bovine colostrum are trending. Snail mucin is still riding the waves of its heyday. Batana oil kicked castor to the curb. And now, cactus cream is entering the chat. The term has seen a 180 percent increase in search volume, per Google Trends, and beauty industry publication “Cosmetics Business” called cactus extract this summer’s must-have ingredient. We spoke with New York City-based dermatologist Dr. Ryan Turner about why this ingredient is poised to take off and whether or not it really has any “anti-aging” properties.

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