Hops have a long history of use in herbal medicine, especially for their sedative, soothing and calming effects on the mind and body.
Protective
In the skincare industry Aesculin used in formulations for eye and foot care to treat under-eye bags and spider veins. It tones vessels, increases skin micro-circulation, and decongest the micro-vein network decreasing dark rings and bags under the eyes.
The skin is facing many kinds of stress, such as aging, mycobacterium and virus attack, UV and infrared light, and recently issued environmental stress, such as pollen, PM2.5, and PM10, including its harmful components polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals.
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.
Berry wax smoothens and softens the skin, moisturizes the lips and lends the hair a silky shine. It can guard the skin against harmful environmental factors by leaving an invisible protective layer.
C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters is a highly diverse ester complex derived from wool wax, combining branched-chain fatty acids, cholesterol, and related sterols. It is a snow-white, odorless, and amorphous soft solid with a pleasant, non-greasy, emollient feel and melting point of 30-38°C.
Crustaceans protect themselves from predators and pathogens by building a chitin-based cellular exoskeleton of calcite crystals and a microfibrillar organic structure.
Crepidiastrum Denticulatum Leaf/Stem Extract is a natural extract from a native plant (Yakushisou) that protects the skin against environmental damage and delays aging.
Dihydroxypropyl Arginine HCL is a conjugate of Glycerin and Arginine that combines both ancestors' moisturizing (NMF) and high adsorption power.
Palmitoyl Dipeptide-17 (Palmitoyl Glycylproline) is a synthetic lipopeptide with the sequence Pal-Gly-Pro. It is known under the trade name Proliphil.
Polyquaternium-51 is a biocompatible Butylmeth-acrylate-based polymer that is polymerized with 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC), which has a similar structure as a human cell membrane phospholipids.
Squalane prevents loss of moisture and makes your skin soft and supple. In addition, it has an anti-oxidant effect (fights free radicals) and prevents premature skin aging.
Various vitamin E derivatives are used in cosmetics as antioxidant and skin conditioning agents. Tocopheryl glucoside is more soluble, stable, and easily transported into the skin in comparison with tocopherol (vitamin E).
Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) is a wild berry of the Northern forests. Berry juice and flesh are rich in antioxidants such as anthocyanins, and vitamin C. Lingonberry seeds are excellent sources of bioactive natural lipids.