Vitamin B Complex is a combination or mixture of eight essential vitamins that work together to bolster metabolism, maintain healthy skin and muscle tone, enhance immune and nervous system function, and promote cell growth and division - including that of the red blood cells.
Antioxidant
The term Antioxidant generally refers to compounds that are used to stop the free radical lipid oxidation process. The phenolic AOs BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) and BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) are the most important ingredients presently used. They act as radical scavengers, strongly inhibiting radical chain reactions.
Metal ions catalyze radical generation and product deterioration. Therefore, chelating agents are often combined with phenolic antioxidants to form synergistic mixtures, enhancing the efficacy of the specific free radical scavengers.
Product deterioration is not only due to oxidative radical generation (autoxidation), which is most prominent in the case of natural oils, unsaturated fatty acids, and certain fragrances. Direct exposure to light can also result in photolytic radical generation, which has to be efficiently controlled using antioxidants. Therefore, products filled in transparent or translucent packaging and preparations directly exposed to light during use (e.g., bar soaps) often contain antioxidants as protectants.
Moreover, UVs can be used in these cases to reduce the degree of photolysis. Generally, water—and/or oil-soluble benzophenone derivatives are applied. If not, photofading of colored formulations, reduction of viscosity in gels and shampoos, and loss of fragrance activity are often observed.After application, antioxidants in personal care products protect cell membranes and DNA in the nucleus from free radicals and oxidative damage. Many botanical extracts and oils, especially those derived from plants growing in extreme conditions, contain considerable amounts of potent natural antioxidants effective against many types of reactive species.
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.
The seeds of the Urucum tree (Bixa Orellana) are known for their ability to protect the skin from free radical damage. Traditionally used to treat wounds and burns due to its anti-inflammatory properties, Bixa Orellana Seed Extract is ideal for use in cosmetics because of these same abiliti
Cimicifuga racemosa is my herb of choice for PMS, pre-menopausal and menopausal conditions, also in breast enlargement formulas thanks to its estrogenic action.
Borage oil is derivative from the seeds of the Borage (Borago Officinalis). It's the richest (around 24%) known natural source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which has anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic properties.
Brazil nut (Bertholletia Excelsa) oil is purified and refined oil, an emollient comparable to sesame oil. With a fatty acid distribution similar to sesame oil, it is expected to have much the same properties as this traditional cosmetic oil.
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.
Brookosome® ACEBC contains a complementary combination of three vitamins to help protect lipid membranes from free-radical attack.
Natural tanning of the skin occurs due to UV exposure. Ultra-violet rays increase melanin production in the skin giving it color. Melanin is the skin's natural pigment and defense system.
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.
A phytobioactive derived from a Chinese flowering shrub (Buddleja officinalis flower), Soliberine offers potent photoprotection from the damaging effects of blue and infrared light and UV radiation.
Burdock, officially called Arctium lappa, is considered a healthy and nutritive food in China. Arctium lappa was used as a medicinal herb in Europe, North America, and Asia for centuries.
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.
Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil is a natural vegetable oil extracted from the Tamanu tree's kernel that belongs to the order of the guttifers "Clusiaceae." This tree is widespread in many countries such as Malaysia, Oceania, Africa, and America, and it is often considered there as sacred.
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.
Camellia Sinensis Catechins is a polyphenol fraction of Green Tea extract that contains up to 90% catechins. This concentrated vegetable active ingredient, derived from tea, exhibits numerous beneficial effects on the skin.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Oil is an essential oil extracted from green tea leaves. Applied topically, it stimulates the blood flow in the application area, thanks to its xanthin base content.
Tea processed by the method considered to be “Japanese Green Tea” yields the most useful extract since, in the process of manufacturing black tea, most of the polyphenols are oxidized to form dark-colored ingredients. They then are not available to exhibit their antioxidant properties.
Canthaxanthin is a red-pigmenting carotenoid found in the Chanterelle mushroom, in the skin pigment of certain crustaceans, and in the skin and organs of many birds and fish.
Caprylyl Glycol (1,2-Octanediol) is alcohol (diol contains two hydroxy groups on 1 and 2 positions) colorless liquid derived from raw natural materials, widely used in skin care applications for its humectant, antiseptic, anti-parasitic, antioxidant, and emollient properties.
Red peppers have a significant content of several interesting families of molecules, such as capsaicinoids, chlorophylls, carotenoids, polyphenols, and flavonoids.
Andiroba (Carapa Guaianensis) oil has been made traditionally for a very long time by the Wayapi and Palikur Indians in the Amazon basin. Over time, its traditional use gradually spread to other peoples in the Amazon delta.
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.
The plant Senna Alata, also known as a candle tree because its flowers resemble flames, grows in highly sunny areas in Africa, South America, and India. The leaves of the plant contain a natural protective system against UV irradiation: the flavonoid Kaempferol-3-O-Sophoroside (K3OS).
Centella Asiatica extract is rich in saponins (centelloids), flavonoids, phenolic acids, triterpene steroids, amino acids, and oligosaccharides. Thus, it exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, and barrier-replenishing effects on the skin.
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.
Chasteberry extract contains a phyto-endorphin with anti-oxidant and moisturizing effects. It makes the skin look more radiant.
Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex is a chlorophyll derivative in which Mg2+ cations in the middle of the nitrogen ring (reactive core) are replaced with copper ions, Cu2+.