Emollient

Emollients are among the most versatile and essential ingredients used in personal care products today. They allow formulators to control the final product's all-important feel.

Emollients are designed to help formulators deliver particular sensory experiences into personal care formulations. Properties important in this class of ingredients are firmness, spreadability, greasiness, absorbency, slipperiness, gloss, and others.

But beyond that, emollients can provide a range of functionalities – from moisturization, solubilization, and lubrication to improving skin's elasticity and substantivity and adding gloss.

Careful selection of an emollient can invigorate the formula, making it perfect for the application. So what's the problem? There are literally thousands of choices of emollients available for evaluation—and a product needs to be finished right away.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate (2-ethylhexyl palmitate) is an ester of 2-ethylhexanol and palmitic acid, a multifunctional skincare ingredient that improves the skin feel of the final product.
Ethylhexylglycerin is the ether of glycerin and ethylhexyl alcohol (2-ethylhexhexanol), a multifunctional skincare ingredient that acts as a preservative, emollient, humectant, and deodorant.
Oenothera biennis oil obtained from the seeds by cold expression or extraction. This valuable oil used for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, eczema, and rheumatoid arthritis. Evening Primrose oil also is used for several women's conditions, such as mastalgia (pain in the breast), menopausal and postmenstrual syndromes, Raynaud’s phenomenon of the nipple in nursing mothers, and etc.

In medieval times, Fennel (Foeniculum Vulgare) was employed to protect against witchcraft and other evil influences. Foeniculum Vulgare was cultivated by Romans for its aromatic fruits and succulent, edible shoots.

In Asia, Panax (means ‘treating all’ in Greek) is considered to be the most valuable plant among all, and its root called Ginseng became famous worldwide.
Glyceryl Caprylate (Glyceryl Undecylenate) is EcoCertified -100% vegetable origin, non-petrochemical; natural fatty acids from pure, renewable resources provide broad-spectrum protection against bacteria, yeast, and mold.

Glyceryl Diisostearate is an ester (diester) of glycerin and isosteric fatty acid. It is a non-sticky emollient with excellent pigment dispersibility.

Glyceryl Dioleate is an ester of glycerin and oleic acid prepared from natural edible sources (usually canola oil). It is an edible, multi-functional, oil-soluble emulsifier used in food, personal care, and other industries.

Glyceryl Hydroxystearate is an off-white waxy solid that functions principally as an auxiliary emulsifier in personal care preparations. Its waxlike properties approach those of beeswax. It has an HLB value of 3.4.

Glyceryl Isostearate is a glycerin monoisostearate ester, a highly substantive, rich, liquid emollient derived from isostearic acid. It offers low HLB emulsifying properties and provides soft conditioning, good moisturization, and excellent spreading in liquid personal wash applications.

Glyceryl oleate (also known as glyceryl monooleate) is an ester of glycerin and oleic acid, in skincare formulas, acts as a skin lipid layer enhancer. It restores lost lipids to the skin and keeps hair from drying out.

Glyceryl Polymethacrylate is a non-drying lubricant whit excellent water solubility. It is a clear, mildly acidic (pH: 4.7 - 5.5) multi-functional moisturizer that enhances the feel and lubricity of formulations.

Glyceryl Stearate (glyceryl monostearate) is a monoester of stearic acid with glycerin fully plant-derived ingredient from sustainable raw materials, typically used as the primary emulsifier.

Glyceryl Stearate Citrate is a combination of glycerin mono-/distearates and citric acid esters from mono- and diglycerides. It is a natural, edible emulsifier for modern oil-in-water creams and lotions.

Glyceryl Undecylenate is a monoester glycerin and undecylenic acid (C11 acid) natural and multifunctional (emollient, co-emulsifier, and moisturizer) ingredient for preservative-free or self-preserving skincare formulas.

Glycol Distearate is a diester of stearic acid with ethylene glycol, a waxy solid used as an emulsifier (HLB value of ~ 5.5), emulsion stabilizer, and opacifier.

Glycol Stearate is an ethylene glycol monostearate or EGMS, an ester of ethylene glycol with stearic fatty acid.

Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Extract is derived from seeds of Levant cotton, a botanical that conjures visions of natural materials and benefits from folklore and actual performance data. It combines the feeling of softness, freshness, and comfort.

A supremely potent antioxidant, Green Tea Extract works to significantly slow the signs of aging caused by free radical damage.

Grifola Frondosa Fruiting Body Extract is a natural gene-technology-based active ingredient developed to preserve optimal quality collagen networks. It is a comprehensive approach to the stimulation of essential collagen types.

Recent scientific evidence indicates that honey is also a potent would healer—an excellent antibacterial agent and humectant.
Traditionally Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) extract has been used for the treatment of inflammatory conditions in Europe. Novel experimental findings showed that Equisetum arvense has a modulatory effect on T-leucocytes that producing mediators of inflammation. It provides an anti-inflammatory effect, soothing, smoothing edema, and eliminating irritation of the skin.

Hydrogenated Castor Oil is a white to off-white waxy solid obtained by the controlled hydrogenation of high-purity castor oil.

Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer is a polymer derived from natural raw materials and designed to seal down hair cuticles that were damaged by coloring, bleaching, or any other process that requires lifting of the cuticle.

Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate is a mixture of citric acid esters with glycerides derived from hydrogenated palm oil. It is derived from plant-based renewable raw materials.

Excellent wetting capabilities of Hydrogenated polydecene are ideal for suncare and make-up applications and complete innocuousness - ideal for babies and sensitive skins.

Hydrogenated vegetable oil is a standard lauric hard butter derived from palm kernel oil that is hydrogenated, refined, and deodorized.

It can improve both hair manageability and skin smoothness. In addition, hydrolyzed collagen has unique water-binding and texturizing properties, which enable it to bind to the water held by the hair shaft.
Studies showed that elastin fragments activate skin fibroblast and boos extracellular matrix components production, including collagen and elastin.

Hydrolyzed Eruca Sativa Leaf contains deglycosylated isothiocyanates which stimulate glutathione production by dermal cells. Glutathione is a biologically active tripeptide that is involved in defensive, recovery, and tissue-building processes in the body and the skin.