Keratin Amino Acids are made by carefully hydrolyzing sheep's wool or deer hair down to a low molecular weight and consist of a mixture of free amino acids, dipeptides, tripeptides, and tetrapeptides.
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.Kombuchka is an organic ingredient that smooths, refreshes, and re-densifies the skin. It adds radiance, enhances collagen quantity, and improves the overall skin quality (anti-aging effect).
Rhatany’s (Krameria Triandra) habitat is primarily Peru and Bolivia. However, various species are known to be found in the desert southwest of the United States.
Kukui Oil is produced mainly in Hawaii and Tahiti and comes from the nut of the kukui tree Aleurites Moluccana). Rich in essential fatty acids Aleurites Moluccana seed oil is useful for skin-softening preparations.
A vital part of skin’s NMF (Natural Moisturising Factor), Lactic Acid moisturizes and hydrates skin while stimulating collagen renewal. It is naturally occurring in various food and milk, so the FDA permitted this organic acid for usage as an ingredient in cosmetics and skincare formulations at concentrations lower than 12%.
Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer (PLGA) is a polymer consisting of Lactic and Glycolic acid units (monomers) specially designed to improve ingredient delivery systems, especially microspheres containing actives.
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate raises keratinocyte proliferation and migration, stimulating natural renewal processes. It soothes UV-induced damage protecting against photoaging and improving barrier function.
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate is a natural, anti-oxidative, and protective ingredient containing Lactococcus Lactis lysate. It is a water-soluble active known under the trade name Protectan™.
Lactose is good probiotic as it's a nutrient for Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria. Meanwhile, the majority of harmful bacteria and yeast unable to hydrolyze (into galactose and glucose) and consume it. It changes and improves skin microbiota balance providing a healthy, youthful, and refreshed appearance.
Rich in cholesterol, lanolin is well suited for the treatment of brittle hair and fingernails and dry and raw elbows, knees, and feet.
Lauroyl Lysine is a fine white powder, a perfect organic powder for makeup, hair, and skincare products. Its hydrophobic characteristic improves makeup water resistance and improves the flow and spread of the oil/powder mixture.
Lauryl Betaine is an amphoteric surfactant that is hydrolytically stable, biodegradable, and colorless, with low odor.
French lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is credited with many rich qualities. When used externally, its preparations had antiseptic and disinfectant properties.
Lecithin is a mix of phospholipids, a miracle serum that leaves your hair smooth and healthy. This structure-forming component helps repair dry hair. It infuses your hair with moisture and restores its natural barrier.
Anecdotal successes include Melissa Officinalis successfully used heal an ulcerated spider bite. Melissa preparations are suitable for acne, eczema, cuts, sores, minor wounds, and warts, as well as painful insect bites and bee stings.
Rich in unsaturated essential fatty acids, vitamins, trisaccharides, and phytic acid, Lentil (Lens esculenta or culinaris) extract is a natural, efficient, and safe ingredient in skincare formulations.
Japanese mushrooms have been prized in the Orient for at least two thousand years, both as flavorful food and as a treatment for systemic conditions related to aging. The shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) is native to Japan, China, Korea, and temperate parts of Asia.
Pentapeptide-18 acts similar to natural enkephalins (proven in vitro study): it couples to the enkephalin receptor on the outside of the nerve cells, relaxing expression muscles and smoothing wrinkles.
Levulinic acid is a penetration enhancer, emulsion stabilizer, and natural preservative derived from rice, corn starch, or sugarcane bagasse. It increases the lipid fluidity of the dermal barrier, helping other ingredients pass through and improving the entire effectiveness of the formula.
This White Lily (Lilium Candidum) was popular among ancient Greeks and Romans. The Church of the Madonna revered it because its delicate whiteness was considered a symbol of purity.
Lime (Citrus Aurantifolia) oil is obtained by cold pressing the peel or steam distilled from the whole fruit.
Linoleamide DEA is a clear liquid amide, highly recommended for use in all types of shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths, and liquid cleanser formulations where quality, performance, extreme mildness, and maximum ease of handling are required.
Essential fatty acids are recognized as a vital part of the human diet that cannot be synthesized internally. These fatty acids are the foundations of phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine, which are critical in the cell membrane to help facilitate the passage of biological substances.
Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate Dimethicone is a water-soluble organosilicon composition with high silicone content (60% of 25% activity) that delivers an exceptionally high silicone content to clear personal care formulations.
Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid (EFA). EFAs are fundamental constituents of bio-membranes and precursors of biological substances such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and hydroxylated fatty acids.
Lipase hydrolyzes triglycerides, components of fats, into free fatty acids and glycerin (glycerol).
Licorice root extract contains almost all vitamins C, E, B3, and B5 that skin needs. Flavonoids from the extract inhibit tyrosinase and suppress the synthesis of melanin pigment decreasing hyperpigmentation and dark spots.
Besides high calcium and magnesium contents, Phymatolithon calcareum extract is rich in minerals like iron, manganese, boron, nickel, copper, and zinc, which have an essential role in skin moisturization and fiber cross-linking.
Honeysuckle's (Lonicera Caprifolium) aromatic and cleansing properties have been used extensively in soaps and fragrances. Lonicera Caprifolium is the primary ingredient in the famous French soap Le Petit Marseillais.
One of the most familiar harvested young grasses used mostly in nutritional areas is wheatgrass. Wheatgrass (Lophophytum Elongatum) is the green-growing, early form of the wheat grain.