Humectant

Humectants are one of the primary building blocks of hair and skin care cosmetic formulations. Humectants are materials that are hygroscopic and are capable of retaining moisture over a wide relative humidity range.

In cosmetics they play an important role in hydrating the skin and hair, making them feel softer, enhancing suppleness, flexibility, and stretchability. They help to alleviate the drying conditions which threaten the appearance and well-being of the skin and hair caused by the environment.

Simply put, humectants have the ability to bind water to their molecules and want to do this to achieve a stable free energy state. Consequently, they are always very soluble in water.

MultiEx Phytrogen is the active phytoestrogen complex of the finished products for breast firming and enlargement.

Historically, Bayberry (Myrica Cerifera) has been used in folk medicine for its tonic, stimulant, and astringent properties, but the most popular use of this herb is for making candles.

Myristyl 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate is a stable vitamin C derivative. It is a modified 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate with an attached alkyl (myristyl or tetradecyl; C14) group.

Palmitoyl sh-Tripeptide-1 Amide is a low molecular weight synthetic recombinant lipo-peptide derived from FGF-1 (Fibroblast Growth Factor-1; sequence part 99-101) that is involved in various cellular processes, including angiogenesis, keratinocyt

Palmitoyl sh-Tripeptide-3 Amide is a low molecular weight lipo-peptide derived from Pro-Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF; sequence position 894-896) that stimulates cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation by binding

Palmitoyl-KTSKS (Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4) is a synthetic lipo-peptide developed by Sederma with selective antimicrobial (not bacteriocide) activity and known under the trade name BB-Biont™. 

PCA or Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid, naturally occurring in the skin, is an amino acid, a metabolite of Filaggrin. Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid is one of the most important NMFs (natural moisturizing factors) of the skin.

PEG-150 is a long-chain homopolymer of ethylene oxide with an average molecular weight of 8000. It is supplied as small, white beads with a faint odor or odorless.

PEG-40 Stearate is a mix of esters of stearic acid with approximately 40 units of polyoxyethylene glycol. It's a multifunctional vegetable-based ingredient used primarily as a lipophilic emulsifier and valuable as a humectant, dispersing agent, solubilizer, and surfactant.

PEG-6 is a polyethylene glycol (with six ethylene glycol units) that is a clear, colorless liquid, almost tasteless, and odorless pharmacological-grade ingredient.

PEG-8 is a polyethylene glycol with polymerization level 8 which means

PEG-8 Stearate is a nonionic emulsifier in solid form, created through the esterification of vegetable oil-derived stearic acid with polyethylene glycols with an average molecular weight of 400.

PEG-9 is a polyethylene glycol (with nine ethylene glycol units) that is a clear, colorless liquid that is almost tasteless and odorless.

Pentavitin® is a complex of vegetable carbohydrates capable of binding and retaining moisture in the skin for a long time. Vegetable carbohydrates are very similar in composition to carbohydrates in the upper layer of the epidermis.
Pentylene glycol is a natural diol derived from sugar cane bagasse's remaining waste. This multifunctional ingredient serves as a moisturizer, solubilizer, preservative, and so on.

Phytantriol compound with three hydroxyl groups on one side and a long saturated hydrocarbon chain on the other side of the molecule.

Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis) seed oil is an organic ingredient, a perfect source of omega acids for skincare formulations.

Polyglycerin-3 is a water-soluble polymer with 3 glycerol units. It has a high refractive index making this ingredient extremely useful in the aqueous phase of transparent emulsion applications.

Polyglyceryl-3 Laurate is a monoester for laruic acid with a polyglycerol with three glycerin units. It is a clear to slightly hazy viscous liquid with a slight characteristic odor.

Polyquaternium-71 is a synthetic, highly ionized, hygroscopic, water-soluble polymer that effectively binds water molecules and delivers an intensive hydration effect for both skin and hair applications.

Potassium Olivoyl PCA is a vegetal softening lipo-amino acid as a fatty acid vehicle an emollient, and moisturizing agent, and a softening surfactant.

PPG-10 Methyl Glucose Ether is a propoxylated methyl glucose ether, a pale, yellow syrup (moderate-viscosity liquid) with a mild odor. It is an effective emollient, fragrance fixative, and humectant for hair and skin care products.

PPG-20 Methyl Glucose Ether is a propoxylated methyl glucose ether, a moderate-viscosity pale, yellow syrup (liquid) with a mild odor. It is an effective emollient, fragrance fixative, and humectant for hair and skin care products.

PPG-26/Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer (trade name Pelemol® D-2000) is a clear viscous, pourable liquid that is extremely substantive and glossy.

Propanediol (also known as 1,3-propanediol) is an organic solvent, emollient, and adsorption booster derived from corn starch. It solubilizes and emulsifies oil, dirt, and makeup and rinses off the skin.

Propylene Glycol is diol alcohol (it contains two hydroxy groups in 1 and 2 positions—propane-1,2-diol), a humectant or humidifying and delivery ingredient used in cosmetics.

Glycation occurs from the reaction of glucose and a protein that produces AGEs (Advanced Glycation Products), forming stable brownish-yellow compounds in the skin, hair, and the body as a whole.

Abundant in flavanoid isoflavones, Kudzu roots extract leaves potent antioxidant, mild estrogenic, and skin whitening effects. It also has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory actions.

Renovage™ made to extend the skin's youth span and works on the origin of youth and targets the cell actors which guarantee lifespan and youth.

The fundamental building block of the ATP molecule, D-Ribose, induces the production of new energy units (ATP) to restore the energetic pool and increases skin cell respiration to recover an optimal cellular metabolism.