Plant extracts & derivatives

Plant extract aka botanical extract-based skin care products are one of the biggest trends in the beauty industry in recent years. Being naturally balanced and dense in active ingredients, botanical extracts are excellent fighters against skin aging and inflammation. 

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

Griffonia simplicifolia is a shrub native to Africa. Its seeds are rich in 5-HTP (0.75 – 1.20%), an amino acid involved in serotonin production that helps protect the seeds from UV-induced damage.

Maitake

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.

Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Jiaogulan)
Jiaogulan extract has been used in oriental medicine. It contains polysaccharides with a wide range of beneficial properties including antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and antiaging activities.
Haberlea Rhodopensis

Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. (Gesneriaceae) is a rare perennial herbaceous plant native to the Balkans. In Bulgaria, it can still be found in natural habitats.

Witch Hazel

American Indians used Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana) in skin solutions and applied compresses externally to soothe inflammations, burns, infections, inflamed eyes, and body aches.

Hawthorn fruit
Rich in natural and bioactive polyphenols, Hawthorn (Crataegus) fruit extract protects skin cells, especially keratinocytes and fibroblasts, from UV-induced damage and oxidative stress. As a result, it's effective against streptococcal dermal infections even if those bacterias are resistant to commonly used antibiotics.
Ivy

This well-known evergreen climber is said to have been abundant at Nyssa, Bacchus's fabled home, in his youth. Ivy (Hedera Helix) has been considered helpful in relieving inflammation of the mucous membranes, and it has been used for its diuretic properties to relieve kidney disorders.

Hawaiian white ginger

Hawaiian white ginger (Hedychium Coronarium) has been used internally and externally as a cleansing agent. Hedychium Coronarium has been considered useful in stimulating circulation and relieving muscle soreness and stiffness.

Sunflower

The scientific name of the genus, Helianthos, comes from two Greek nouns--helios for “sun” and anthus for “flower”. Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus) seeds number about 650 to an ounce and are used for their oil in cooking.

Hibiscus
Anthocyanocides in hibiscus has astringent, anti-inflammatory, and free radical scavenging, as well as enzyme inhibition properties to bring to natural skincare products.

In the Far East, the Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) was the source of a black dye used for various purposes, from blackening shoes to tinting women's hair and eyebrows.

Cyclopia Genistoides (Honeybush)
In traditional medicine, Honeybush is used to cure several conditions, including skin rashes, so its anti-inflammatory property has been known for centuries. Besides anti-inflammatory action, scientists revealed its antioxidant, antimutagenic, phytoestrogenic, and antimicrobial effects.
Barley

Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract is a natural ingredient derived from Barley that modulates the expression of genes responsible for soothing, revitalizing, and repairing sensitive skin. It leaves anti-inflammatory, regeneration-boosting, and barrier-improving effects on the skin.

Horse Chestnut
This herbal extract from the seeds and bark of the tree is a mild astringent with anti-inflammatory properties that helps strengthen weak, leaky capillaries and promote healthy circulation.
Cochlearia Armoracia
In skin care preparations Horseradish root extract fights against acne and other mibobe-induced conditions, while acting as a natural preservative enhancing the shelf-life of the product.
Equisetum arvense - Common Horsetail
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.
Hydrolite® 5 is a glycol derived from sugar cane with extreme hygroscopic properties and an anti-bacterial effect.
A multi-functional moisturizer and bio-availability enhancer derived naturally from sugar, Hydrolite® 5 Green deeply moisturizes the skin while enhancing the performance of other precious skincare actives.
Castanea sativa

Hydrolyzed Chestnut Extract is an active ingredient developed for hair care obtained from organically grown Castanea sativa fruits (chestnut).

Eruca Sativa

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.

Grape

Grape's (Vitis Vinifera) skin protects the fruit from UV radiation and other environmental damaging factors. Modern hydrolyzation technologies allow to liquefy the grape skin and reproduce its complex defensive chemistry.

Hibiscus esculentus
Hibiscus esculentus is used to tighten and plump the skin, thereby giving a smooth appearance without the use of needles or toxins.
Linseed

The skin is exposed to a large number of damaging factors. It can cause problems with skin barrier permeability, making it more fragile and susceptible to inflammatory processes.

Olive

Hydrolyzed Olive Fruit is a completely aqueous liquid obtained by bio-liquefaction of fresh olives, selected among the richest in bio-phenols and derived from organic certified agriculture.

Tomato

Hydrolyzed Tomato Skin is a liquid water-soluble ingredient that contains a carotenoid lycopene. This biotechnological ingredient is derived from natural and renewable raw material a by-product from the food industry.

Great or Common Mullein

Differences in shape, color, scent, etc. of flowers are not meant to please our senses but are tools to attract and select pollinating insects, and in a field full of spring blossoms the competition is sky-high.

Walnut

In a particular stage of walnut ripening, the green walnut is particularly rich in active principles and reticulating agents for proteins: the structural phenols.

Triticum Vulgare

The biotechnological processes used to produce hydrolyzed wheat bran make it possible to recover 100% of wheat bran protective chemistry in a bio-available form.

St. John's Wort

Legend has it that if this plant is hung on doors or windows on St. John's birthday, it will keep away ghosts and devils for a year. In the Middle Ages, the Crusaders used the famous red oil of St. John's Wort (Hypericum Perforatum) to heal their battle wounds.