Biodegradable Raspberry Body Scrub

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.

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.

CAPRYLIC / CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE

Extraction: Derived from Coconut Oil and Glycerin, it is considered an excellent emollient and skin repair agent. It is a mixture of fatty acids. Its greatest virtue is that it is not considered a sensitizing agent.

Benefits: It repairs the skin and fights against moisture loss. It can also work as a thickener, but its main function is to moisturize and replenish the skin. In addition, it is not a fatty ingredient or wax that can get easily trapped in the pores.

CETEARYL ALCOHOL

Extraction: They are fatty alcohols produced in nature in small amounts in plants.

Benefits: They have the ability to prevent an emulsion from separating into its oily and aqueous phases. These ingredients are also used to alter the viscosity of liquid products and to increase the foaming ability or to stabilize it.

ALMOND OIL

Extraction: Almond oil is composed of monounsaturated fats (healthy fats found in plant based foods), oleic acid and linoleic acids (such as Omega 3 and 6). Its color is almost transparent, with yellow or golden touches; it does not release a very strong aroma.

Benefits: It acts as a stimulant of the production of collagen and elastin giving firmness and elasticity to the tissues; it improves and prevents wrinkles and stretch marks. In addition, sweet almond oil is recommended in various anti-cellulite treatments. It has anti-inflammatory, repairing and healing properties; it protects the skin barrier, slows aging, contains vitamin E and protects from UV rays.

BAMBOO POWDER

Extraction: Bamboo powder is a soft and natural alternative to plastic particles. It is a 100% natural product obtained from bamboo stems. Silicon is a very important mineral in our connective tissue, skin, nails and hair.

Benefits: Bamboo stem siliceous is a highly purifying substance that helps us eliminate the remains of skin fats, allowing the skin cells to recover their functionalities. It is intended especially for greasy and mixed skins. It has a high capacity for absorbing excess of sebum, leaving the skin soft for a long time. It is also antibacterial and anti-acne. It promotes wound healing, soothes and regulates the sebaceous glands.

GLYCERYL STEARATE

Extraction: This ingredient is derived from Glycerin and Stearic Acid, a fatty acid obtained from vegetable oils.

Benefits: It acts as a lubricant on the surface of the skin, giving it a smooth appearance. It also prevents water loss by forming a protective barrier. Furthermore, in terms of formulation, it helps to stabilize emulsions.

OLUS OIL

Extraction: It is an oil of vegetable origin composed mainly by triglycerides of fatty acids.

Benefits: It has the ability to soften and soothe the skin.

POTASSIUM PALMITOYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN

Extraction: Natural origin plant based emulsifier.

Benefits: Skin and hair conditioner agent and skin cleanser. It keeps normal physiologic conditions, respecting natural equilibrium.

ALOE VERA Eco

Extraction: Aloe Vera is a perennial plant cultivated in hot weather. This plant contains a gel used in skin remedies.

Benefits: It is known to act as astringent, moisturizing, regenerating, renewing, rejuvenating and antibacterial; these are some of the greater powers of aloe vera of which you can take advantage to show a revitalized skin. It offers a deep cleansing of the skin, opening the pores and favouring the elimination of toxins and dirt that causes malfunctioning of the dermis. It also strengthens the hair and restores the shine and helps to eliminate dandruff and scalp scabs.

AVOCADO OIL

Extraction: Green fleshed fruit, this vegetable oil is obtained by pressing the Stone and pulp of the avocado. It is rich in antioxidants, fatty acids, proteins and minerals. It contains vitamins E, A, B2 and B3.

Benefits: Its protective and regenerating effects protect your skin from external agents. Studies have shown that it helps to reduce dermatitis and to shorten healing processes.

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.

RASPBERRY SEEDS

Extraction: Raspberry is the fruit of a wild forest bush.

Benefits: The raspberry seed particles are combined with the bamboo powder to provide a deeper exfoliation with a slightly larger particle size. These seeds partially absorb the oils that include the scrub making them to soften the skin and avoiding irritations. These seeds, next to bamboo dust, make a very nice fine-grain texture for a perfect skin application.</p

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.

BURDOCK

Extraction: It is a biannual plant of red spiny flowers that is easily found in the European continent. From this plant, leaves, root and seeds are used both in natural medicine and in cosmetics.

Benefits: The most widespread use of Burdock is as depurative and detoxifying agent. It is used in dermatological treatments for conditions such as psoriasis, dermatitis, acne, eczemas, herpes and eruptive skin diseases. It decongests, deflames, heals damaged skin and is a good treatment against hair loss.

LIME

Extraction: Lime, like other citrus fruits, has a juice with a high content of vitamin C and Flavonoids, both of them are class 1 antioxidants. It also contains calcium, potassium and essential oils. Its juice, extracted from the skin is used in many cosmetic products.

Benefits: This extract fights the impurities of the skin, constituting one of the best astringents. It rejuvenates the skin, keeps it shiny and protects it from infections.

GRAPEFRUIT

Extraction: Grapefruit is a fresh fruit with vitamin C which possesses unique phytochemicals known as bioflavonoids that help promote skin health.

Benefits: It helps to eliminate skin impurities, gives it strength, light and vitality. Many people who have skin conditions, which include dandruff, acne and rash, can find in Grapefruit extracts, a great help to treat them and in many cases solve them.

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.

NATURAL REVITALIZING SCRUB PERFUME

Extraction: Revitalizing and restorative natural perfume of Japanese Cherry Blossom. This is an exclusive and unusual EcoCert certified perfume.

Benefits: It provides aromatic benefits pointed at revitalizing, focusing, soothing and restoring our body. The Japanese cherry blossom is highly appreciated for its high content of antioxidants and essential fatty acids.

BENZYL ALCOHOL

Extraction: Benzyl alcohol is a mild water-based preservative widely used in cosmetics. It is a preservative approved by EcoCert certifier.

Benefits: It prevents the growth and reproduction of microorganisms, protecting cosmetics and personal care products from deterioration.

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.

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.

DEHYDROACETIC ACID

Extraction: Dehydroacetic acid is a mild preservative widely used in cosmetics.

Benefits: Its function is to prevent the growth and reproduction of microorganisms protecting cosmetics and personal care products from deterioration.

SODIUM PHYTATE

Extraction: sodium salt from phytic acid, a vegetable compound found in corn.

Benefits: it is used in cosmetic products as a chelating agent to prevent the heavy metals.

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.

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.

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.

VEGETABLE ALCOHOL

Extraction: Natural alcohol comes from the fermentation of different vegetables.

Benefits: In cosmetics it is used as an antiseptic, astringent or solvent. In our formulations it has a tiny presence so it appears at the end of the INCI listing guaranteeing a good cutaneous response.

LIMONENE

Extraction: It is an ingredient of natural origin found in many citrus fruits. Limonene is a colorless liquid with a light, fresh and sweet citrus aroma.

Benefits: It is widely used to make fragrances and flavors.

CITRONELLOL

Extraction: It is a colorless oily liquid with a suggestive floral scent of rose that occurs naturally in some plants. This ingredient is part of naturally occurring essential oils.

Benefits: In cosmetics and personal care products, it is used as a fragrance in the formulation of aftershave lotions, bath products, bubble baths, cleansers, hair care products, moisturizers, perfumes…

GERANIOL

Extraction: Geraniol is a pale yellow vegetable oil with an odor similar to that of roses. This component is part of the natural composition of essential oils. In addition to being used as a fragrance ingredient, it is also used in flavors such as peach, raspberry, plum, citrus fruits, watermelon, pineapple and blueberries.

Benefits: In cosmetics and personal care products, Geraniol is used in the formulation of products such as aftershave lotions, bath products…