Copernicia Cerifera is a plant that grows only in the northeastern regions of Brazil.
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.Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14 is a synthetic lipopeptide complex with copper, a core active ingredient in advanced complex X50® Anti-Aging.
Numerous skincare products based on copper-peptide complexes are increasingly finding clinical and cosmeceutical uses. The biological basis for these actions is GHK (Tripeptide-1), a peptide generated during tissue damage with a very high affinity for copper (Cu2+).
Crataegus Oxyacantha (Hawthorn) Flower Extract is a brown liquid rich in chlorogenic acids. Thanks to its hydroxyl groups of those acids, Hawthorn flower extract can chelate metallic ions like iron, detoxify cells, and limit inflammatory reactions.
Creatine is an amino acid derivative (non-proteinogenic amino acid) found naturally in the skin. It acts as an energy reservoir essential for the energy supply and function of the cells, participating in ATP production, which is a universal fuel molecule.
Crodamol ISIS is a naturally retrieved ingredient containing Isostearyl Isostearate or ISIS. It's a very effective emollient which works in pair of natural skin lipid barrier, keeps water in epidermis providing optimal hydration and protection.
Approved for use in Europe, Cromollient™ SCE, a patented 100% active alkoxylated di-ester emollient that is both 'hydro-active' and surfactant-friendly.
The sap of the Croton lechleri (Dragon's Blood) tree has a long tradition of use as a protective skin covering - providing an anti-inflammatory film, or "second skin" when it dries after application.
Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) extract comes from the cucumber plant, and it has skin conditioning properties. This extract is a superfood for the skin.
Honeydew melon (Cucumis melo) probably originated in southern Asia. Early Egyptians and Persians ate it, and the Greeks and Romans most definitely enjoyed it. Honeydew melons have been utilized as bracing skin tonics and moisturizers for dry skin.
Considered one of the best-known natural diuretics, Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) is high in potassium and helps treat high and low blood pressure. Cosmetically, this fruit was used in skin toners to soothe wind and sunburns.
Cypress (Cupressus Sempervirens) was thought to produce a refreshing and stimulating bath oil and was considered a natural deodorant, having been explicitly used in foot deodorizing products.
Cyclohexasiloxane (Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane) is a polydimethylcyclosiloxane with six silicon atoms in a cycle. It is a clear, tasteless, essentially odorless, non-greasy, and non-stinging liquid.
Cyclopentasiloxane is a silicon-based (five silicon atoms) cyclic compound, a clear, colorless liquid with low viscosity and high volatility.
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Schoenanthus), a source of commercial vitamin A, was used in China medicinally to treat colds, headaches, stomach disorders, and rheumatism pain.
A member of the orchid family, the Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium Pubescens) has been employed as a gentle sedative for the nerves and antispasmodic.
Cystine Bis-PG-Propyl Silanetriol is a copolymer of the amino acid cysteine and silicone, developed primarily as an advanced conditioning agent in performance hair care products. It combines the functional power of cysteine, an amino acid that plays a key role in hair structure, and silicone.
D-Arginyl Tyrosinyl Ornithinyl Phenylalanine is a synthetic tetrapeptide with sequence D-Arg-Tyr-Orn-Phe-NH2 similar to Szeto–Schiller (SS) peptides. Szeto–Schiller peptides are tetrapeptides that showed promising results against a wide range of mitochondrial disorders and are con
This adorable oil has antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging effects. Rosa damascena has a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activities against many species of harmful bacteria. Like many other aromatic and medicinal flowers, it shows antioxidant properties.
Darutoside is a molecule from the Asian plant Siegesbeckia Orientalis, has long been known for its wound-healing properties. Recent research has shown its ability to minimize the appearance of stretch marks by stimulating tissue regeneration and promoting the growth of the collagen matrix.
Carrots (Daucus Carota Sativa) were used by Chinese medicine to treat chronic dysentery and as an anthelmintic. Carrots are considered carminative and stimulant and, as such, have been used to treat hiccups, chronic coughs, flatulence, and dysentery.
Carrot (Daucus Carota Sativa) seeds are considered carminative and stimulant and have been used to treat hiccups, chronic coughs, flatulence, and dysentery.
The carrot (Daucus Carota Sativa) root is rich in Beta-Carotene, pro-vitamin A, which has been found to help maintain healthy skin and hair. Its seeds also contain numerous beneficial compounds that are useful in skin and body care preparations.
Decapeptide-10 is a synthetic peptide that boosts the generation of new dermal cells lessening the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, preventing their formation, and strengthening hair follicles. This peptide is also known under the trade name CG-Keramin2.
Decapeptide-12 is a synthetic peptide (with sequence Tyr-Arg-Ser-Arg-Lys-Tyr-Ser-Ser-Trp-Tyr) known under the trade name Lumixyl™ that acts as a tyrosinase inhibitor, the enzyme responsible for the production of melanin in the skin.
Decapeptide-18 is a synthetic peptide known under the trade name CG-WINT that stimulates the formation of a new hair follicle.
Decapeptide-19 is a synthetic peptide with the sequence Ala-Cys-Asp-Gly-Arg-Thr-Gln-Ala-Leu-Cys that inhibits the specific biological activity of TNF-α cytokine and exhibits anti-inflammatory and hair growth-promoting properties. It is known under the trade name CG-Elima.
Decapeptide-20 is a synthetic peptide known under the trade name CG-Promkine that interacts with receptors for the melanocyte-stimulating hormone preventing the loss of pigment by hair keratinocytes.
Decapeptide-4 is a synthetic peptide known under the trade name CG-IDP2 that mimics the Somatomedin growth factor involved in normal skin growth, healing, and wound repair. Applied topical, it boosts collagen and elastin production improving skin elasticity and firmness.
Decyloxazolidinone is a heterocyclic organic compound with an oxazolidine ring and lipophilic decyl (C10 - 10 carbon atom chain) "tail".