Natural Glowy Highlighter

WATER

Extraction: Water is present in most cosmetic products and represents the most important raw material. In the cosmetic industry, water is purified by a process that eliminates any solid particle that the water may contain in order to achieve a greater degree of purity and water quality.

Benefits: In addition to moisturizing, it improves the effect of other active principles, providing smoothness and delaying the premature aging of the skin.

HYDROGENATED FARNESENE

Obtenção: O farneseno, é uma combinação de compostos isómeros entre eles. Para este ingrediente combinam-se farnesenos naturais que podem ser extraídos do revestimento de frutas, ou também da constituição de óleos essenciais. No caso da maçã, é o responsável do odor caraterístico a maçã verde, ou do aroma da gardénia. 

Benefícios: Na cosmética utiliza-se a sua versão inodoro, pelas suas incríveis propriedades emolientes e condicionadoras da pele, dando-lhe um acabamento leve e uma textura muito suave.

MICA

Obtenção: Mineral de silicato formado por diversas chapas finas, brilhantes, macias e flexíveis.

Benefícios: A mica é usada como pigmento em cosméticos. É uma fonte de cor e proporciona brilho e luminosidade em o maquiagem.

POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE

Extraction: It is an external-fase oily emulsifier obtained from glycerine and ricin vegetable oil.

Benefits: It is a natural vegetable ingredient that substitutes synthetic emulsifiers. Besides, it acts as an emollient and skin hydrating agent.

VEGETABLE GLYCERIN

Extraction: Obtained from plants by fat hydrolysis and sugar fermentation. Glycerol is found in its natural form in our skin and it is considered an auto-repair compound.

Benefits: It is one of the many substances in the skin that help to keep the external barrier and prevent dryness and scaling. Its application provides a more nourished skin and it works on the face as an acne treatment. It also eliminates grease buildup and improves the appearance of the hair.

SQUALANE

Obtenção: É a versão hidrogenada do esqualeno. É um triterpeno alifático, extraído do farelo do arroz, do gérmen de trigo e das azeitonas verdes. A sua origem é 100 % natural.

Benefícios: É um componente natural da pele e um bom emoliente e um restaurador de sebo, pelo que se emprega em tratamentos nutritivos para peles secas. Tem propriedades antioxidantes r estimula o sistema imunitário.

POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE

Extraction: It is a natural emulsifiable obtained from glycerin and stearic acid.

Benefits: It is used in oily external fase cream formulations and allows to properly emulsify the physical filters in sunscreens.

PROPANEDIOL

Extraction: Propanediol is a 100% natural ingredient approved by Ecocert obtained from sugar cane. It is the perfect natural and biodegradable alternative to glycols which are obtained from petroleum.

Benefits: It is used in cosmetics as a moisturizing agent, emollient and solvent. Its sensory properties on the skin are excellent and reduce irritations.

COCO-CAPRYLATE / CAPRATE

Extraction: This ingredient of vegetal origin is obtained from coconut.

Benefits: It is an excellent emollient that provides an incredible sensation of smoothness to the skin. It is highly biocompatible with our skin so it has the capacity to penetrate and help it to repair itself.

SODIUM CHLORIDE

Extraction: Sodium Chloride is obtained from mineral halite and is widely known as commune salt. It is essential for biological organisms and is found in most tissues and body fluids.

Benefits: It is used to provide flavor to a product and to increase the viscosity of the aqueous (water) phase in cosmetics and personal care products.

CRAMBE ABYSSINICA

Obtainment: Crambe oil is obtained from Crambe abyssinica seeds, a plant native to the Mediterranean area.

Benefits: Acts directly on the epidermis creating a delicate film that imparts comfort and protection to the skin. It is also an excellent moisturising agent.

JOJOBA OIL

Extraction: Jojoba oil is extracted from Jojoba seeds (simmondsia chinensis). Actually more than oil it is a kind of wax that at room temperature looks like a liquid. It composition contains 96% of ceramides.

Benefits: Ceramides cover the epidermis cells and help to regulate its hydration intensively. They are very similar to those of human skin, that’s why they are absorbed and act quickly. Jojoba oil contains linoleic acid, which is a very effective natural skin regenerator. Its vitamin E content also assists in rejuvenating the skin.

ACEITE DE MARULA

Obtención: Este aceite vegetal se obtiene del árbol de la marula, nativo del sur de África.

Beneficios: El aceite de marula, conocido como el “milagro africano” se extrae del árbol marula. Este aceite es especialmente rico en antioxidantes y altamente hidratante. Su uso es muy recomendado para tratar estrías, aportar luminosidad y atenuar rojeces e irritaciones.

ACEITE DE SEMILLAS DE CHÍA

Obtención: Se obtiene de la presión en frío de las semillas de chía.

Beneficios: Las semillas de chía es uno de los superfoods más conocidos. Su aceite contiene hasta un 60% de concentración de Omega 3. Aplicado sobre la piel, ha demostrado tener notables beneficios para las pieles sensibles.

SUNFLOWER OIL Eco

Extraction: Having a hard steam and yellow flowers, the sunflower provides the seeds that are used to get this oil.

Benefits: Rich in vitamin E and caffeic acid, it becomes a natural antioxidant that helps positively when it comes to keeping the skin in good condition. In addition, it is also useful in the treatment of dermatitis, improving collagen formation.

SODIUM BENZOATE

Extraction: It is a salt of benzoic acid.

Benefits: It is used as a preservative to allow the preservation of cosmetics. It is especially used to provide protection against the growth of fungi.

ÓLEO DE RÍCINO HIDROGENADO

Obtenção: O óleo de rícino é um óleo vegetal de cor âmbar obtido pela prensagem a frio das sementes da planta Ricinus communis. A planta de rícino encontra-se na Índia, África e partes da América do Sul, embora seja atualmente mais consumido nos Estados Unidos.

Benefícios: Actua como um agente emoliente por ser altamente hidratante e suavizante. É de notar que é rapidamente absorvido pela pele e nutre a partir do interior, pelo que é especialmente adequado e benéfico para a pele seca e sensível. Por outro lado, deve ser mencionado que também tem propriedades well-ageing, estimulando a produção de colagénio e elastina e, portanto, retarda o aparecimento de linhas de expressão.

NATURAL GLOWY HIGHLIGHTER AROMA

Obtenção: Perfume natural obtido a partir de uma mescla de ingredientes aromáticos naturais.

Benefícios: O perfume do Natural Glowy Highlighter vai surprender-te com o seu toque frutado doce! Está composto por uma combinação de notas de morango, coração cremoso de frutos vermelhos e damasco, numa base doce de cana de açúcar.

POTASSIUM SORBATE

Extraction: It is the salt of sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is naturally produced as para-sorbic acid in mountain ash berries, Sorbus Aucuparia, Rosaceae.

Benefits: It protects cosmetics from deterioration by preventing or delaying the growth and reproduction of microorganisms.

GUM ARABIC

Extraction: Acacia Senegal is a tree originally from sub-Saharan Africa, Pakistan and India. It produces a gum known as gum arabic, widely used in food as a texturiser, or in medicine and pharmacy for intestinal and skin inflammation treatments.

Benefits: in cosmetics, acacia gum is used as a thickener because of its texture, which forms a gel in contact with water and a film in contact with air.

XANTHAN GUM

Extraction: Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide 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, including bath products, makeup, skin and hair products and toothpaste.

SOY OIL

Extraction: It is directly obtained from soybeans, a legume with great nourishing and energetic value, it is very rich in protein as well.

Benefits: In cosmetics, it works as antioxidant, skin conditioning agent and / or surfactant.

EXTRACTO DE ALOE VERA

Obtención: El aloe vera es una planta perenne que se cultiva en sitios muy calurosos. El gel que contiene la planta se usa como remedios para la piel. Este gel actúa creando un manto protector y refrescante que proporciona y retiene la humedad.

Beneficios: Su poder astringente, hidratante, regenerante, renovador, rejuvenecedor y antibacteriano ayuda a lucir una piel revitalizada e impecable. Ofrece una limpieza profunda de la piel desde sus capas más profundas, lo que favorece la desobstrucción de los poros y la eliminación de toxinas y suciedad que causa el mal funcionamiento de la dermis. Esta especialmente indicado para pieles secas y agrietadas. Por otra parte, también fortalece el cabello y restaura el brillo, ayuda a eliminar la caspa y las costras del cuero cabelludo.

LACTIC ACID

Extraction: Lactic acid is used to balance the pH of cosmetic products.

Benefits: This ingredient allows cosmetics to be milder for skin and hair.

VITAMIN E

Extraction: Tocopherol is a vitamin found in vegetable fats and oils, cereals, nuts and green leafy vegetables.

Benefits: It is used in cosmetics for its antioxidant properties and it is also used as a skin conditioner. Skin-wise: it reduces stretch marks, improves skin texture, adds moisture and keeps it firm. Hair-wise: it improves scalp blood flow, stimulates hair growth and it is a good hair conditioner that gives extra shine.

BETA-SITOSTEROL

Extraction: It is a fatty acid of vegetable origin. Beta-Sitosterol is naturally generated in many fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. It is similar to cholesterol, which occurs naturally in the skin and is considered part of the intercellular matrix of the skin.

Benefits: Applied on the skin, it provides hydration and acts as an anti-inflammatory agent.

SQUALENE

Obtenção: É a versão hidrogenada do esqualeno. É um triterpeno alifático, extraído do farelo do arroz, do gérmen de trigo e das azeitonas verdes. A sua origem é 100 % natural.

Benefícios: É um componente natural da pele e um bom emoliente e um restaurador de sebo, pelo que se emprega em tratamentos nutritivos para peles secas. Tem propriedades antioxidantes r estimula o sistema imunitário.

ÓXIDO DE HIERRO ROJO

Obtención: pigmento de origen mineral. 

Beneficios: actúa como colorante rojo.

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Extraction: The titanium dioxide included in this formulation is from natural mineral origin, it is obtained from the rutile mineral.

Benefits: It has the ability to act as a solar protector reflecting and scattering radiations. It acts in 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.