Vitamin D Skin Booster

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.

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.

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.

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.

LITHOPS PSEUDOTRUNCATELLA

Obtenção: Obtido por biotecnologia a partir da planta Lithops pseudotruncatella “Pedras vivas”. Este ativo imita o mecanismo da planta de criar um microambiente ótimo para produzir vitamina D mesmo em condições adversas. 

Benefícios: Otimização biofísica da síntese de vitamina D na pele.

RAIZ DE CHICÓRIA

Obtenção: Ativo derivado da raiz de chicória, é um ingrediente rico em oligofrutasanos.

Benefícios: Restabelece as funções dos recetores de vitamina D, estimulando assim a rede molecular envolvida na diferenciação terminal de queratinócitos. Também ajuda a reforçar a barreira cutânea e a acelerar a capacidade de recuperação.

FERMENTO DE UVA

Obtenção: De origem vegetal, é obtido por biofermentação da uva através do microrganismo Saccharomyces.

Benefícios: Este ativo tem a capacidade de estimular ativamente as proteínas VDR e a produção de vitamina D.

BETA-CAROTENE

Obtención: Este compuesto está presente en cualquier planta, formando parte de su mecanismo de protección. Los carotenoides como el beta-caroteno absorben la luz azul y también ejercen protección contra el estrés oxidativo.

Beneficios: El mecanismo protector de las plantas es aplicado igualmente en las células de la piel. De esta manera, este ingrediente consigue de forma eficiente abosrber la luz azúl y neutralizar la oxidación.

ZANAHORIA

Obtención: La zanahoria es una hortaliza de la família de las apiáceas. Contiene carotenoides y vitamina B6. Se utiliza en alimentación, tanto cruda como cocinada y tiene un perfil nutricional muy bueno, gracias a su contenido en vitaminas y minerales.

Beneficios: Su alto contenido en carotenoides y vitamina C actúa como escudo foto-protector. Combate y previene el estrés oxidativo provocado por la luz azul, ya sea de origen natural o la producida por dispositivos electrónicos con pantallas. Revitaliza y mejora el tono general de la piel.

GOMA GUAR

Obtención: Extraído a partir de la Cyamopsis Tetragonolo, también conocida como Goma Guar. Es una legumbre originaria de Asia.

Beneficios: Forma una película en la piel que evita la desecación de la misma. Además regula la viscosidad.

PENTYLENE GLYCOL

Extraction: natural pentylene glycol is obtained from renewable plant-based sources such as sugar cane or maize.

Benefits: commonly used in moisturising creams and lotions for its hydrating properties, which help retain moisture in the skin. It also has antibacterial and preservative effects, helping other active ingredients act better on the skin.

SUNFLOWER OIL

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.

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.

CITRATO DE SÓDIO

Obtenção: Este sal é obtido do ácido cítrico, um ácido encontrado principalmente nos citrinos, como laranjas e limões.

Benefícios: Ajuda a estabilizar o pH da formulação.

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.

1,2-HEXANEDIOL

Obtenção: Álcool que pode sintetizar-se, por redução de 2-hidroxicaproato.

Benefícios: Atua como humectante, solubilizante e agente acondicionador da pele.

CAPRYLYL GLYCOL

Obtenção: É um álcool derivado do ácido caprylico, encontra-se em óleos de palma e coco. 

Benefícios: Tem propriedades humectantes, emolientes e uma eficácia antimicrobiana. Suaviza e ajuda a manter a hidratação da pele.

PHYTIC ACID

Extraction: it is an organic acid that contains phosphorous present in plants, especially in seeds and fibre.

Benefits: it reduces wrinkles that are extinguished by the underlying layer of the skin. In the same way, it hydrates and accelerates the natural peeling process of the skin, exfoliating deeply. It is also a chelating agent.

ASCORBYL PALMITATE

Extraction: Ascorbyl Palmitate is produced from Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) and palmitic acid, a fatty acid obtained from vegetable fats and oils.

Benefits: Its excellent antioxidant and antiradical properties protect the skin from oxidative processes. It is used to slow down the skin aging process, as it promotes the synthesis of collagen and ceramides in the skin.

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.