SPF 50 Sun Protection and Tanning Routine

Extraction:  water is an element present in most cosmetic products and is the most important raw material. In the cosmetics industry, purified water is used in a process to eliminate any solid particle that may contain water in order to achieve a higher degree of purity and quality.

Benefits: water helps to cleanse the body. Hydrates and improves the effect of other active ingredients, provides softness and delays premature aging of the skin.

Extraction: it is naturally extracted from the zincite, a mineral that contains 80% zinc oxide.

Benefits: zinc oxide is a natural motionless mineral that acts as a solar protector reflecting and scattering radiations. It acts on the skin in a superficial way as a mirror, adding an effective barrier against sun rays. Its protection power is highly effective against UVA radiations, visible lighting and IR.

It also adds benefits as seborgulator, improving oily skins and lowering acne chances, spots and reducing skin irritation and inflammation.

Obtaining:

It's a plant-based ester obtained by combining fatty alcohols from coconut with medium-chain fatty acids (caprylic, and often capric), usually derived from vegetable oils. The result is a very stable and lightweight ingredient, designed to provide a silky feel without a greasy sensation.

Benefits:

It functions as a ""silk effect"" emollient and is a classic in natural formulations because it helps achieve a very cosmetic sensory experience: it leaves the skin soft, flexible, and with a satin finish, improving the spreadability of creams and oils without heaviness. In hair products, it adds shine and softness, reduces the feeling of roughness, and helps the hair feel more ""polished"" without resorting to silicones, making it a popular natural alternative for achieving smoother application and a more pleasant feel.

Obtaining:  

It is an ester obtained by esterification of adipic acid with butanol, resulting in a very stable oily liquid with low viscosity. In cosmetics, it is used as a ""light oil"" in formulations due to its excellent sensory properties and compatibility with many systems.

Benefits:  

It acts as an emollient and sensory agent: it provides a soft, silky, and highly gliding feel, improves spreadability, and helps reduce the sticky sensation of some formulas, leaving a drier and more elegant finish. It is commonly found in sun care and body products because it can enhance application and the ""after-feel,"" and generally helps the formula feel more cosmetic and comfortable on the skin."

Obtaining:  

It is an ester obtained by combining polyglycerin-6 (derived from glycerin, of vegetable origin) with stearic acid (a fatty acid found in vegetable oils and fats). The result is a non-ionic ingredient, widely used in ""natural"" formulations due to its good tolerance profile and versatility.  

Benefits:  

It primarily functions as an emulsifier and co-emulsifier in oil-in-water emulsions, helping to create creamy, smooth, and stable textures with a pleasant sensorial feel that is less ""waxy"" than other systems. It improves spreadability, provides a feeling of comfort, and can contribute to a silkier skin without leaving a heavy film.

Extraction: It is obtained through the polyesterification of ricinoleic acid, derived from castor oil.

Benefits: It enhances the stability of cosmetic emulsions, acts as an emulsifier and dispersing agent, providing smooth textures, improving the absorption of active ingredients, and increasing the efficacy of lipophilic formulations."

Obtaining:  

It is a triglyceride (triester of glycerin) formed by three molecules of heptanoic acid attached to a glycerol backbone. In cosmetics, it is used as a light and very stable oil/ester, valued for its good compatibility in emulsions and oily systems.

Benefits:  

On the skin, it primarily acts as an emollient and ""skin conditioning"": it improves softness and a silky feel, helps with spreadability (allowing the cream/oil to glide and distribute better) and can help reduce water loss through evaporation by forming a light film (supporting surface hydration). Additionally, it is used as a component of the oil phase to optimize texture and, in some formulas, as a vehicle/solvent for liposoluble ingredients, enhancing the sensorial experience without leaving a heavy greasy finish.

Extraction: esterified glycerin with a mixture of citric, lactic, linoleic and oleic acid. This ingredient is of vegetable origin.

Benefits: acts as a lubricant on the skin’s surface to give it a soft, smooth appearance. It also slows down water loss by forming a protective barrier. Furthermore, in terms of formulation, it helps to form oil-water emulsions by reducing the surface tension of the substances present.

Extraction: it is harvested from plants (soy or coconut oil for example) by hydrolysis of fats and by fermenting sugars. Glycerol is found naturally in skin and is considered a self-healing compound.

Benefits: it is one of the many substances in the skin that helps maintain the outer barrier and prevents dryness and peeling. It leaves skin feeling nourished and works to treat acne. It also prevents the accumulation of fat and improves the appearance of hair. Vegetable glycerin can be used as a diluent and as an alcohol substitute when preparing herbal extracts.

Extraction: alpha-bisabolol is a natural monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, originally from Brazil, found in plants such as chamomile or candeia argol.

Benefits: it is a powerful skin calming agent, which minimises redness induced by UV rays and also protects against other external aggressions and environmental stress. This natural active ingredient counteracts premature ageing. It is a great agent to fight inflammations and irritations of the most sensitive skins.

Extraction: this seaweed is one of the great riches of the Menor Sea. It contains the highest levels of protein and amino acids of its species. In addition, it has a high concentration of mycosporin-type amino acids, due to its great exposure to the sun's rays.

Benefits: improves the structure of the hair, considerably increasing the elasticity and resistance of hair fibers. It also provides protection against external aggressions, dehydration and frizz.

Obtaining:  

This is an extract obtained from the seeds of Pongamia pinnata (Indian beech/Karanja). These types of extracts contain lipid fractions and characteristic compounds of the seed, such as pongamol and karanjin, which are part of the plant's phytochemical profile.

Benefits:  

In cosmetics, it is mainly used for its antioxidant activity from Pongamia pinnata seed extracts, which aligns with its use as support against oxidative stress. It also supports UV protection/SPF boosting due to its content of certain seed compounds.

Extraction: cranberries grow from a shrub half a meter in height that produces dark, bluish or reddish berries. It is classified as a super fruit for its high rich antioxidant and nutritional properties.

Benefits: cranberries nurture the skin and are rich in both vitamin B and C. It are also rich in antioxidant polyphenols that work to combat the oxidative damage caused by solar radiation. They are a powerful rejuvenator that reduces the appearance of wrinkles and also improves the formation of collagen.

Extraction: organic hyaluronic acid of vegetable origin. It is found naturally in the skin so the application of this acid will not irritate or damage it.

Benefits: increases skin’s hydration and provides firmness and elasticity. Penetrates skin deep down with its anti-aging action.

Sourcing: The extract is obtained from Cystoseira seaweed. It’s native to the Mediterranean and mainly inhabits rocky substrates exposed to the sun and waves.

Benefits: It reduces excess melanin production and slows down the maturation of melanosomes to keep them from malfunctioning.

LIQUORICE (ROOT)

Obtaining: this extract is obtained from the root of the licorice plant. It is cultivated in many countries and has been used since ancient times as a condiment for its sweet-sour aniseed flavor.

Benefits: it contains saponins, flavonoids, coumarins and triterpenoids. It has immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Protects against ageing and photoageing and has antiseptic properties.

Extraction: Lotus has always had special significance, even in ancient times. This flower, characteristic of the Nile, was appreciated by the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Later, it was taken to Syria and from there, its cultivation was transferred to India and China. It is widely used in traditional Ayurveda and Siddha medicine for the treatment of inflammations, and is also an aphrodisiac and a tonic.

Benefits: This lotus species is among of many variants of lotus and shares active properties with other and lotus extracts from Egypt. Its action inhibits the production of leptin, effectively reducing sebaceous hypersecretion. This is done by reducing the reducing the molecules involved in the sebum and inflammatory formation processes It reduces the amount of lipids present in sebum which are responsible for inflammation and acne. As a result, unwanted shine is decreased by 15%, imperfections by 41%, and fat synthesis by 44%.

Obtaining:  

It is a polymer/oligomer derived from hydroxystearic acid (very often 12-hydroxystearic acid), which can be obtained from fat materials of vegetable origin, classically related to castor oil derivatives. Through polymerization/condensation processes, this ""longer"" molecule is obtained, with great affinity for oily phases and mineral powder surfaces.

Benefits:  

In cosmetic formulation, it is mainly used as a dispersant and stabilizer of pigments and mineral filters: it helps to better wet and disperse powders such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide in the oil phase, reducing clumping and improving application uniformity. This usually results in smoother and silkier textures, with better glide, and in mineral sunscreens, it can help reduce the ""paste"" feeling and optimize the finish (less drag/whitening, depending on the formula). Additionally, it contributes to the stability of anhydrous systems and emulsions with a high particle load, providing a more cosmetic sensory experience and better spreadability.

Sourcing: Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate is obtained by esterifying vegetable behenic acid, derived from oils such as moringa, with naturally sourced polyglycerin.

Benefits: It acts as a gentle emulsifier, improving the stability and texture of cosmetics. It hydrates without a greasy feel, making it ideal for sensitive skin. It facilitates the absorption of active ingredients and contributes to eco-friendly and biodegradable formulas, being a natural alternative to synthetic emulsifiers in skincare products.

Extraction: mixture of cetyl and stearic alcohols that are produced naturally in plants.

Benefits: these alcohols have the ability to prevent emulsions from separating between their oily and watery parts. These ingredients are also used to alter the thickness of liquid products, to increase foam capacity or to stabilize them.

Extraction: this ingredient is derived from glycerin and stearic acid, a fatty acid obtained from vegetable oils. It is found naturally in the human body so it will not damage skin.

Benefits: acts as a lubricant on the skin’s surface to give it a soft, smooth and light appearance. It also slows down water loss by forming a protective barrier and protects skin against the damage caused by free radicals. Furthermore, in terms of formulation, it helps to stabilize oil-water emulsions by reducing the surface tension of the substances present.

Extraction: natural ester of vegetable origin of glycerin and caprylic acid.

Benefits: acts as an emulsion stabilizer and a moisturizing agent.

Extraction: natural polysaccharide of high natural weight derived from the fermentation of carbohydrates such as glucose or corn syrup.

Benefits: it is used as a binder, emulsion stabilizer and skin conditioning agent in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care products. 1% of xanthan gum is used for cosmetic formulations.

Obtainment: This ingredient is found naturally in the anise, an herb of the Apiaceae family native to South-West Asia and the eastern Mediterranean basin, and therefore, it is 100% plant-based.

Benefits: It is an innovative natural preservative, acts as a flavouring agent, preservative and and masks unpleasant odours.

Extraction: tocopherol or vitamin E, is naturally found in vegetable fats and oils, cereals, nuts and green and yellow leafy vegetables.

Benefits: it is used in cosmetics for its antioxidant properties and also acts as a skin conditioning agent. Reduces the appearance of stretch marks, helps improve skin tone, moisturizes and helps keep skin firm. For hair care, Holy Basil helps improve the blood circulation in the scalp which stimulates hair growth and helps to condition hair and provide shine.

Floral aldehydic perfume of natural origin, obtained from natural raw materials through extraction and distillation processes for cosmetic use. Its bright opening of neroli, verbena, and aldehydes provides a clean and sophisticated sensation; in the heart, orange blossom, lilac, and jasmine bloom, enveloping the skin in delicate and feminine elegance. In the base, notes of hawthorn, violet, and talc leave a soft, powdery, and comforting veil that conveys freshness, care, and distinction.

Extraction: benzoic acid salt that is naturally found in blueberries, prunes, cinnamon and apple.

Benefits: it is used as a cosmetic preservative to prevent the growth and proliferation of fungi and bacteria in the products. 

Extraction: is the potassium salt of sorbic acid that occurs naturally in mountain berries (Sorbus aucuparia).

Benefits: acts as a preservative, protecting cosmetics from deterioration by preventing or delaying the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. This compound is easily metabolized by the body and produces water and CO2, therefore it is completely harmless.

Extraction: Calcium salt from gluconic acid. 

Benefits: It is used as a skin humectant and conditioning agent in cosmetic formulations.

Extraction: gluconic acid ester obtained via bio-fermentation.

Benefits: a composed of multiple hydroxyl groups that attract water, leading to increased skin hydration.  In other words, it acts as a humectant.

Extraction: citric acid is a weak organic acid found in fruits such as lemons and oranges. Lemon juice contains approximately 5-8% citric acid.

Benefits: citric acid and its salts: Diammonium, Potassium and Sodium help to preserve cosmetics since they are metal chelating agents. Citric acid and its salts are also added to cosmetics to help regulate the acid / base levels. Functions as a powerful antioxidant and helps to regulate and maintain skin’s hydration and elasticity.

Extraction:  water is an element present in most cosmetic products and is the most important raw material. In the cosmetics industry, purified water is used in a process to eliminate any solid particle that may contain water in order to achieve a higher degree of purity and quality.

Benefits: water helps to cleanse the body. Hydrates and improves the effect of other active ingredients, provides softness and delays premature aging of the skin.

Extraction: it is naturally extracted from the zincite, a mineral that contains 80% zinc oxide.

Benefits: zinc oxide is a natural motionless mineral that acts as a solar protector reflecting and scattering radiations. It acts on the skin in a superficial way as a mirror, adding an effective barrier against sun rays. Its protection power is highly effective against UVA radiations, visible lighting and IR.

It also adds benefits as seborgulator, improving oily skins and lowering acne chances, spots and reducing skin irritation and inflammation.

Extraction: a vegetable ingredient obtained from coconut.

Benefits: presents a high level of biocompatibility with skin and therefore has the ability to penetrate deep and help skin to repair itself. It acts as an emollient and provides skin with incredible softness.

Obtaining:  

It is an ester obtained by esterification of adipic acid with butanol, resulting in a very stable oily liquid with low viscosity. In cosmetics, it is used as a ""light oil"" in formulations due to its excellent sensory properties and compatibility with many systems.

Benefits:  

It acts as an emollient and sensory agent: it provides a soft, silky, and highly gliding feel, improves spreadability, and helps reduce the sticky sensation of some formulas, leaving a drier and more elegant finish. It is commonly found in sun care and body products because it can enhance application and the ""after-feel,"" and generally helps the formula feel more cosmetic and comfortable on the skin."

Extraction: it is harvested from plants (soy or coconut oil for example) by hydrolysis of fats and by fermenting sugars. Glycerol is found naturally in skin and is considered a self-healing compound.

Benefits: it is one of the many substances in the skin that helps maintain the outer barrier and prevents dryness and peeling. It leaves skin feeling nourished and works to treat acne. It also prevents the accumulation of fat and improves the appearance of hair. Vegetable glycerin can be used as a diluent and as an alcohol substitute when preparing herbal extracts.

Obtaining:  

It is an ester obtained by combining polyglycerin-6 (derived from glycerin, of vegetable origin) with stearic acid (a fatty acid found in vegetable oils and fats). The result is a non-ionic ingredient, widely used in ""natural"" formulations due to its good tolerance profile and versatility.  

Benefits:  

It primarily functions as an emulsifier and co-emulsifier in oil-in-water emulsions, helping to create creamy, smooth, and stable textures with a pleasant sensorial feel that is less ""waxy"" than other systems. It improves spreadability, provides a feeling of comfort, and can contribute to a silkier skin without leaving a heavy film.

Extraction: It is obtained through the polyesterification of ricinoleic acid, derived from castor oil.

Benefits: It enhances the stability of cosmetic emulsions, acts as an emulsifier and dispersing agent, providing smooth textures, improving the absorption of active ingredients, and increasing the efficacy of lipophilic formulations."

Obtaining:

It's a plant-based ester obtained by combining fatty alcohols from coconut with medium-chain fatty acids (caprylic, and often capric), usually derived from vegetable oils. The result is a very stable and lightweight ingredient, designed to provide a silky feel without a greasy sensation.

Benefits:

It functions as a ""silk effect"" emollient and is a classic in natural formulations because it helps achieve a very cosmetic sensory experience: it leaves the skin soft, flexible, and with a satin finish, improving the spreadability of creams and oils without heaviness. In hair products, it adds shine and softness, reduces the feeling of roughness, and helps the hair feel more ""polished"" without resorting to silicones, making it a popular natural alternative for achieving smoother application and a more pleasant feel.

Obtaining:  

It is a triglyceride (triester of glycerin) formed by three molecules of heptanoic acid attached to a glycerol backbone. In cosmetics, it is used as a light and very stable oil/ester, valued for its good compatibility in emulsions and oily systems.

Benefits:  

On the skin, it primarily acts as an emollient and ""skin conditioning"": it improves softness and a silky feel, helps with spreadability (allowing the cream/oil to glide and distribute better) and can help reduce water loss through evaporation by forming a light film (supporting surface hydration). Additionally, it is used as a component of the oil phase to optimize texture and, in some formulas, as a vehicle/solvent for liposoluble ingredients, enhancing the sensorial experience without leaving a heavy greasy finish.

Obtaining:  

It is a polymer/oligomer derived from hydroxystearic acid (very often 12-hydroxystearic acid), which can be obtained from fat materials of vegetable origin, classically related to castor oil derivatives. Through polymerization/condensation processes, this ""longer"" molecule is obtained, with great affinity for oily phases and mineral powder surfaces.

Benefits:  

In cosmetic formulation, it is mainly used as a dispersant and stabilizer of pigments and mineral filters: it helps to better wet and disperse powders such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide in the oil phase, reducing clumping and improving application uniformity. This usually results in smoother and silkier textures, with better glide, and in mineral sunscreens, it can help reduce the ""paste"" feeling and optimize the finish (less drag/whitening, depending on the formula). Additionally, it contributes to the stability of anhydrous systems and emulsions with a high particle load, providing a more cosmetic sensory experience and better spreadability.

Extraction: It is obtained from carob pulp. Fruit of Ceratonia siliqua L., an evergreen tree growning in warm Mediterranean regions with calcareous soils and subspontaneous in dry and stony places not far from the sea.

Benefits: It is a low molecular weight molecule, with a structure close to glucose and which is involved in numerous cellular processes. When inositol comes into contact with a melanocyte, this active stimulates melanin production by increasing the synthesis of the main second messenger of melanin generation, DAG. Stimulating the natural tanning process of the skin.

Extraction: this seaweed is one of the great riches of the Menor Sea. It contains the highest levels of protein and amino acids of its species. In addition, it has a high concentration of mycosporin-type amino acids, due to its great exposure to the sun's rays.

Benefits: improves the structure of the hair, considerably increasing the elasticity and resistance of hair fibers. It also provides protection against external aggressions, dehydration and frizz.

Sourcing: The extract is obtained from Cystoseira seaweed. It’s native to the Mediterranean and mainly inhabits rocky substrates exposed to the sun and waves.

Benefits: It reduces excess melanin production and slows down the maturation of melanosomes to keep them from malfunctioning.

Obtaining:  

This is an extract obtained from the seeds of Pongamia pinnata (Indian beech/Karanja). These types of extracts contain lipid fractions and characteristic compounds of the seed, such as pongamol and karanjin, which are part of the plant's phytochemical profile.

Benefits:  

In cosmetics, it is mainly used for its antioxidant activity from Pongamia pinnata seed extracts, which aligns with its use as support against oxidative stress. It also supports UV protection/SPF boosting due to its content of certain seed compounds.

LIQUORICE (ROOT)

Obtaining: this extract is obtained from the root of the licorice plant. It is cultivated in many countries and has been used since ancient times as a condiment for its sweet-sour aniseed flavor.

Benefits: it contains saponins, flavonoids, coumarins and triterpenoids. It has immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Protects against ageing and photoageing and has antiseptic properties.

Extraction: Lotus has always had special significance, even in ancient times. This flower, characteristic of the Nile, was appreciated by the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Later, it was taken to Syria and from there, its cultivation was transferred to India and China. It is widely used in traditional Ayurveda and Siddha medicine for the treatment of inflammations, and is also an aphrodisiac and a tonic.

Benefits: This lotus species is among of many variants of lotus and shares active properties with other and lotus extracts from Egypt. Its action inhibits the production of leptin, effectively reducing sebaceous hypersecretion. This is done by reducing the reducing the molecules involved in the sebum and inflammatory formation processes It reduces the amount of lipids present in sebum which are responsible for inflammation and acne. As a result, unwanted shine is decreased by 15%, imperfections by 41%, and fat synthesis by 44%.

Extraction: alpha-bisabolol is a natural monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, originally from Brazil, found in plants such as chamomile or candeia argol.

Benefits: it is a powerful skin calming agent, which minimises redness induced by UV rays and also protects against other external aggressions and environmental stress. This natural active ingredient counteracts premature ageing. It is a great agent to fight inflammations and irritations of the most sensitive skins.

Extraction: benzyl alcohol is a mild preservative widely used in cosmetics for products with an aqueous base. It is produced by fermenting sugary plant solutions and is approved by the certifier “Ecocert”.

Benefits: prevents cosmetics and personal care products from deteriorating and becoming contaminated by preventing the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. It works as an antiseptic, astringent and freshener.

Sourcing: Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate is obtained by esterifying vegetable behenic acid, derived from oils such as moringa, with naturally sourced polyglycerin.

Benefits: It acts as a gentle emulsifier, improving the stability and texture of cosmetics. It hydrates without a greasy feel, making it ideal for sensitive skin. It facilitates the absorption of active ingredients and contributes to eco-friendly and biodegradable formulas, being a natural alternative to synthetic emulsifiers in skincare products.

Extraction: mixture of cetyl and stearic alcohols that are produced naturally in plants.

Benefits: these alcohols have the ability to prevent emulsions from separating between their oily and watery parts. These ingredients are also used to alter the thickness of liquid products, to increase foam capacity or to stabilize them.

Extraction: this ingredient is derived from glycerin and stearic acid, a fatty acid obtained from vegetable oils. It is found naturally in the human body so it will not damage skin.

Benefits: acts as a lubricant on the skin’s surface to give it a soft, smooth and light appearance. It also slows down water loss by forming a protective barrier and protects skin against the damage caused by free radicals. Furthermore, in terms of formulation, it helps to stabilize oil-water emulsions by reducing the surface tension of the substances present.

Fruity floral perfume of natural origin, obtained from natural raw materials through extraction and distillation processes for cosmetic use. Its raspberry and peony top notes provide a juicy, delicate, and luminous sensation; at the heart, cherry blossom, carrot, and iris notes create a soft and elegant floral accord, with a velvety and distinctive nuance. At the base, carrot seed and white musk envelop the fragrance in a creamy, clean, and comforting halo, leaving a feeling of care, femininity, and sophisticated freshness.

Extraction: dehydroacetic acid is a mild preservative widely used in cosmetics for products.

Benefits: prevents cosmetics and personal care products from deteriorating and becoming contaminated by preventing the growth and reproduction of microorganisms.

Extraction: natural polysaccharide of high natural weight derived from the fermentation of carbohydrates such as glucose or corn syrup.

Benefits: it is used as a binder, emulsion stabilizer and skin conditioning agent in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care products. 1% of xanthan gum is used for cosmetic formulations.

Extraction: tocopherol or vitamin E, is naturally found in vegetable fats and oils, cereals, nuts and green and yellow leafy vegetables.

Benefits: it is used in cosmetics for its antioxidant properties and also acts as a skin conditioning agent. Reduces the appearance of stretch marks, helps improve skin tone, moisturizes and helps keep skin firm. For hair care, Holy Basil helps improve the blood circulation in the scalp which stimulates hair growth and helps to condition hair and provide shine.

Extraction: benzoic acid salt that is naturally found in blueberries, prunes, cinnamon and apple.

Benefits: it is used as a cosmetic preservative to prevent the growth and proliferation of fungi and bacteria in the products. 

Extraction: is the potassium salt of sorbic acid that occurs naturally in mountain berries (Sorbus aucuparia).

Benefits: acts as a preservative, protecting cosmetics from deterioration by preventing or delaying the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. This compound is easily metabolized by the body and produces water and CO2, therefore it is completely harmless.