Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine is a substituted amino acid derivative of Phenylalanine and Undecylenic acid. It is a white crystalline powder whose amphiphilic molecular structure provides cutaneous bio affinity.
Skin conditioning
In skin care, conditioning is everywhere. Consumers have always wanted their skin moisturized, nourished, restored, and protected. Each of these benefits results from the activity we call conditioning.
Here are some of the most intriguing products for providing conditioning effects. They have performance properties offering "extraordinary" conditioning for the skin.
These are specialty ingredients that create memorable, distinctive features in skincare products – the kind of features that will help offerings stand out in the minds of customers.
From phospholipids to quaternaries, the products in the line are based on exceptionally creative chemistry, making them ideal ingredients for today's personal care products. Features such as mildness, substantivity, high performance, and multifunctionality are common in modern skin conditioners.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.
Vinyl Caprolactam/VP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer is a Polyvinylcaprolactam derivative used in alcohol-free styling products as a water-soluble film former and high-performance and exceptional fixative polymer with pseudo-cationic functionality.
Many materials of natural origin that are becoming popular and which appear to have a sure future in cosmetics. One of examples is watermelon seed oil.
Xanthan gum is a natural carbohydrate gum produced by a yeast-like micro-organism. It has soothing properties and is used as an emulsifier and thickener to help with the consistency and stability of creams.
Many eukaryotic microorganisms, like Saccharomyces cerevisiae, developed protective mechanisms in response to environmental damaging factors like UV exposure, temperature changes (excess heat or freezing), or oxidative agents like ozone.
Zinc has a critical role in the metabolism of one of the most important proteins in the epidermis called Filaggrin (filament aggregating protein). Metabolites of Filaggrin are NMFs (natural moisturizing factors) attracting water molecules and improving skin hydration.