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.Wild cherry (Prunus serotina) bark is considered to have astringent, tonic, expectorant, and sedative properties. It has been used to treat bronchitis, whooping cough, consumption, and dyspepsia.
Prunus Serotina Bark Extract has also been used as a healing agent for cuts and sores.
The Guava (Psidium Guajava) fruit has been used to treat high blood pressure, poor circulation, acidosis, asthma, prolonged menstruation, and obesity. Guavas are processed into jams, jellies, and preserves, and they are also found in cosmetic applications.
This Chinese plant called Babchi (Psoralea Corylifolia) has been used effectively to treat severe psoriasis and vitiligo. Research determined that when Psoralea was used internally or externally with exposure to the sun or ultraviolet light, the skin produced new pigment locally.
The kudzu plant (L. Pueraria lobata) is a plant of renowned beauty and versatility. The first written mention of the plant as a medicine is in the ancient herbal text of Shen Nong (circa A.D. 100).
Punica Granatum Sterols is derived from pomegranate seed oil by first heat sterilizing it and then fractionating to isolate the fraction rich in sterols. It is a white to light yellow waxy paste with a characteristic odor.
Pyridoxine Cyclic Phosphate is a white to light yellow powder, a stable Vitamin B6 derivative for skin and hair care preparations. It exhibits good stability under sunlight and heat, at a pH range of 6.5-8.0, and good compatibility with other vitamins.
Pyridoxine Dipalmitate (Vitamin B6 Dipalmitate) is a white or similar white crystal or crystalline powder; odorless. It can be easily dissolved in oil, slightly dissolved in ethanol by hot, and cannot be dissolved in water.
Quaternium-92 is a quaternized lipid conditioner developed especially for the skin. It is known under the trade name Incroquat QLC.
When mixed with water, soap bark forms a detergent (cleansing) lather, relieving itchy scalp and dandruff. Quillaja Saponaria Bark has also been used to wash eruptions, skin sores, itchy feet, and athlete’s feet.
Facial moisturizers, nutrient serums, and even daily cleansers claim to contain powerful ingredients that stave off the development of undesirable, yet seemingly inevitable, extrinsic signs of aging - from wrinkles to age spots to sagging skin.
Retinyl Acetate is a vitamin A ester with acetic acid, an active ingredient for skin and oral care applications. It is an oily yellow liquid at room temperature (it may contain some crystals of vitamin A acetate) with a mild odor.
Retinyl Palmitate/Carrot Polypeptide is an ingredient known under the trade name Vitazyme™ A. It is a retinyl palmitate polypeptide conjugate, where retinyl palmitate bonded covalently with a natural polypeptide derived from a carrot.
rh-Polypeptide-13, also known under the trade name CG-Noggin (former designation Human Oligopeptide-18; rh-Oligopeptide-18), is a synthetic single-chain recombinant polypeptide that promotes hair growth while inhibiting its depigmentation.
Sumac (Rhus Glabra) has been considered valuable in the treatment of gonorrhea and syphilis. The tea has been used to cleanse the system and to treat leukorrhea, sores and wounds, bowel complaints, diabetes, fevers, and mouth sores.
Rhus Semialata is one of two distinct varieties of Rhus chinensis (Chinese sumac), a shrubby tree growing in East and South Asia.
Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Bud Extract is a dark brown-green paste with a characteristic pleasant, fresh, and cassis odor. It is a fragrance and fruity flavoring ingredient with raspberry, blackberry, loganberry, strawberry, and black currant notes.
Sake, the traditional rice ferment of Japan, was first brewed around 300 B.C. Also known as the “drink of gods”, this wine plays an important role in Japanese culture and history. It was used for many different purposes including as an offering to the gods and to purify the temple.
It is believed that the Greeks first brought the Rose (Rosa Canina) from Greece to southern Italy. They thought the red rose came from the blood of the goddess Aphrodite, whose foot got stuck in a thorn while trying to help Adonis.
It is thought that the Greeks first brought the rose from Greece to southern Italy. They believed the red rose came from the blood of the goddess Aphrodite, whose foot got stuck in a thorn while trying to help Adonis.
Rosa Damascena Flower Water is a clear, transparent liquid with an adorable rose odor. Thanks to its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, Damask rose water significantly decreases edema by inhibiting the mediators of inflammation.