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.
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.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.
The Lotus (Lotus Japonicus) plant is an especially revered plant in Asian cultures where it is considered to be a plant of renowned beauty. The plant, the roots, leaves, flowers, and seeds have all found uses in food, health, and cosmetics.
Luffa Cylindrica Seed Oil is an oil extracted from the seeds of Sponge gourd (also known as Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa). This fruit mimics the skin's fatty acid composition, commonly known as the loofah sponge.
Lysine Aspartate is an amino acid complex, a product of condensation of natural L-lysine and L-aspartic acid, without preservative.
Lysine Carboxymethyl Cysteinate is a synthetic amino acid derivative obtained through the reaction of cystine with monochloroacetic acid, followed by salification with lysine.
Macadamia oil is extracted from the chestnut-like stone fruits of the macadamia tree. Smoothes skin, slightly lifting, softening and regenerating. Ideally suited for dry, rough and sensitive skin as it is very similar to human sebum.
Kelp (Macrocystis Pyrifera) is a seaweed member of the brown algae phylum (Phaeophyta). It is found in the colder coastal waters of North America. High in silicon, which is believed to prevent skin wrinkling and sagging, kelp is considered an essential food for the hair root.
Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (MAP) is an esterified derivative of Vitamin C. Unlike L-ascorbic acid, which is lipophobic (only water-soluble), has low pH, and unstable, MAP is lipophilic forms of vitamin C, which is stable at neutral pH.
An herbal remedy, Magnolia Bark Extract is best known for its power to preserve skin elasticity and combat sagging skin.
Maltodextrin is a generalized name for polysaccharides composed of short-to-medium long chains of glucose units (from 3 to 20 units, linked primarily by α-1–4 bonds) produced from starch.
Mango (Mangifera Indica) trees have long been appreciated as bearers of luscious fruits. Native to India, Burma, and Malaya, mangoes were some of the first fruits cultivated, supposedly as long as 4000 years ago.
Vitamin C in mango seeds butter lightens skin, in the meantime the Vitamin A helps to improve skin’s fresh appearance, decreasing fine lines. It's an intense moisturizer, with soothing and healing properties.
Manilkara Multinervis Leaf Extract is a brown-to-red syrupy liquid or pink-to-beige powder, a cosmetic active ingredient obtained from the leaves of the African Manilkara with an anti-aging effect. It has a dual protective impact on structural proteins collagen and elastin.
Mannitol has hydrating and antioxidant properties that make it an ideal ingredient for use in skincare formulations.
Maris Sal is a salt obtained by evaporation of seawater, an edible ingredient in crystalline form or concentrated 30% solution.
In traditional medicine, Marrubium vulgare (Horehound) is used to treat bronchitis, coughs, and colds. It is also known for its properties to treat stomach diseases, lack of appetite, and fever.
Marshmallow root extract is rich in asparagine, pectin, starch, sugars, tannins, and volatile oil, with excellent antioxidant, moisturizing and soothing properties.
Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil is a lipid extracted from the fruit pulp of Moriche palm (Buriti), considered a "Tree of Life" in the rainforest of Central Brazil.
The MDI Complex™ is a natural matrix metalloprotease inhibitor. It contains glycosaminoglycans and can help to control the appearance of signs of aging and maintain youthful-looking skin.
By improving cell respiration, Meadowsweet (Spiraea Ulmaria) natural plant extract enhances the skin's cell renewing and cell proliferating activities.
Discovered by the Arabs, Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is one of the first edible medicinal herbs, often called the "father of all foods." However, only recently has it been rediscovered for its valuable nutritional properties.
It has been written historically that “balm is sovereign for the brain, strengthening the memory and powerfully chasing away melancholy.” Indeed, Balm Mint (Melissa Officinalis) has been considered a cure-all for relieving fever from colds or flu by inducing perspiration, relieving stomach and di