Anti-aging

Many people consider preventing skin aging one of their most essential needs. Over the years, the cosmetic industry has strengthened this wish with new formulations and active ingredients. Consumers highly appreciate good looks and well-being.

Active anti-aging ingredients are participating in both directions. The tests on human volunteers demonstrated the positive influence of many modern ingredients and complexes against skin aging.

The active support of energy control in the cells and the prevention of DNA damage are essential steps to counteract the process of accelerated aging, often induced by UV light. The specific combinations of anti-aging ingredients and complexes do even more.

Strong regenerative effects, like stimulating collagen, support the consumer's need for well-being, resulting in improved skin elasticity and wrinkle reduction. The more consumers learn from the concepts and claims of cosmetic products containing anti-aging ingredients, the higher their expectations are. This section fulfills the increasing requirements of quickly learning consumers.

Artemia Extract is a unique plankton (Artemia salina) extract that helps protect skin from environmental shocks, such as extreme pH, temperature change, UV, and IR exposure.

Mugwort (Artemisia Vulgaris) is a herbaceous perennial fragrant plant that grows to approximately 1-1.8 meters (3-6 ft) high. The plant grows best in full sun places in light, dry, and well-drained soil. One uses the leaves and the flowering time collected plant as a medical herb.

Ascophyllum nodosum (Eggwrack) extract is a pure water-soluble powder rich in bioactive marine polysaccharides known as fucoidans. The extract can contain more than 80% fucoidan. Usually, Ascophyllum nodosum extract is produced using a pure aqueous extraction procedure.

Ascorbic Acid Polypeptide is a vitamin C peptide complex also known under the trade name Vitazyme® C. Compared with a synthetic vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), which is unstable in preparations, it has good stability in water solutions and other aqueous systems.

Ascorbyl Hyaluronate is a stable derivative of vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) combined with hyaluronic acid. It is also known under the trade name Vita-HA.

Ascorbyl Lactoside is a Vitamin C derivative with adequate stability, safety, and whitening performance. Structurally, it is close to Ascorbyl Glucoside and suitable for skincare applications. It is known under the trade name Everwhite™ VCL.

Ascorbyl Methylsilanol Pectinate is a stable water-soluble Vitamin C derivative, an Ascorbic acid conjugate with Silanetriol and Pectin. It is known under the trade name Ascorbosilane C and developed by Exsymol.

Like other forms of Vitamin C, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate helps prevent cellular aging by inhibiting the cross-linking of collagen, oxidation of proteins, and lipid peroxidation.

AstraForce is an anti-aging active botanical complex specially designed for blemished skin. It is a liposomal extract of Astragalus Membranaceus roots effective against blemish-prone, oily, or combination skin.

Oats (Avena Sativa) and oat products have been eaten since the first century A.D., but the therapeutic uses of oats have only recently been documented.

Bakuchiol is a derivative from the psoralea corylifolia plant used in oriental medicine. The first natural alternative to retinol.

Benzyl Nicotinate (3-pyridine carboxylic acid phenylmethyl ester) is an ester of Niacin (nicotinic acid or Vitamin B3) with benzyl alcohol,  a member of the nicotinate family of compounds with a rubefacient action on the skin.

Biopeptide EL™ is a peptide-based complex ingredient for skin firmness and tone improvement. Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 is a synthetic lipo-peptide, a derivative of VGVAPG-peptide with the sequence Val-Gly-Val-Ala-Pro-Gly which is a fragment of the natural elastin.

Biosaccharide Gum-1 is an anionic biotechnological polysaccharide obtained by a bacterial fermentation process and is accepted for organic cosmetics. It is a moisturizing, soothing, anti-aging, and hair-sheathing cosmetic active ingredient providing a soft touch to formulations.

Our organism is controlled by a communication network that maintains physiological balance. This communication is a dynamic relationship maintained between a transmitter and a receiver through messages carried from a specific channel.

Biotinoyl Hexapeptide-2 Amide is a conjugate of Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide (GHRP-6; His-D-Trp-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2) and Biotin (vitamin B7), providing a synergic effect.

Bis(Tripeptide-1) Copper Acetate is a copper-containing complex of Tripeptide-1 acetate, a derivative of the famous GHK peptide (Glycyl-L-Histidyl-L-Lysine). Its solution is a clear blueish liquid. Its color results from the presence of copper ions.

Bis-Glyceryl Ascorbate is a water-soluble vitamin C derivative produced by conjugating ascorbic acid with glycerin. The derivatization of the fragile vitamin C with glycerin improves its stability against oxidation, so it is now possible to formulate it into emulsions and transparent gels.

Boswellia (Boswellia Serrata) is a plant used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for centuries that promotes joint comfort and has anti-inflammatory action. Boswellia Serrata Resin Extract is an ingredient originating from historical roots that applied modern science to ancient knowledge.

Brookosome® ACE contains a complementary combination of three vitamins in liposomes to help protect lipid membranes from free-radical attack. Retinyl Palmitate and Tocopherol Acetate will help to scavenge free radicals responsible for lipid peroxidation.

The buddleja (Buddleja davidii, butterfly bush, or summer lilac) is a plant of Chinese origin brought to Europe in the nineteenth century for use as a garden shrub. Named after Reverend Adam Buddle and a French Jesuit missionary, Père Armand David, B.

Butyrospermum Parkii Oil is a liquid shea oil that is completely clear at 20°C. Originating from the African savannah, it is optimally processed to deliver beautiful clarity while maintaining a high level (6-8%) of functional unsaponifiables.

Japanese Green Tea (Camellia Oleifera) has long been revered in many cultures as a remedy for various dysfunctions. Discovered in China almost 5,000 years ago, its utilization for refreshment and as a beneficial health nutrient quickly spread around the world.

Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil is a naturally rich hemp oil containing polyunsaturated fatty acids (90%) and essential fatty acids (75%). It offers an excellent balance of essential fatty acids.

Caprooyl tetrapeptide-3 is a biomimetic lipopeptide structure based on TGF-ß (transforming growth factor beta) that plays an essential role in the natural production of the extracellular matrix components.

Red peppers have a significant content of several interesting families of molecules, such as capsaicinoids, chlorophylls, carotenoids, polyphenols, and flavonoids.

Carnosine is a dipeptide (ß-alanyl-L-histidine) found in the human body. The nature-identical "L" form L-Carnosine is a white odorless powder, soluble in water.

Carnoxyn is an energizing complex that stimulates the Krebs cycle and β-oxidation in epidermal and dermal cells. Due to its balanced composition, it is a cosmetic active substance with strong penetration power and must be considered a cellular energy activator.

The first clinical investigations on the medical application of various Centella Asiatica extracts were completed during the early 1940s (Anonymous 1945a,b). Boiteau and Ratsimamanga (1956) have investigated the action of asiaticoside on the cicatrization of experimentally induced wounds.

Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica) is an Indian plant alleged to have youth-giving properties similar to ginseng, particularly in preventing brain degeneration. Centella Asiatica has been used with herb mixtures for the bath and in products formulated to rejuvenate the skin.