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.
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.
Hydrolyzed Chestnut Extract is an active ingredient developed for hair care obtained from organically grown Castanea sativa fruits (chestnut).
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'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In a particular stage of walnut ripening, the green walnut is particularly rich in active principles and reticulating agents for proteins: the structural phenols.
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.
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.
In traditional medicine, Hyssopus officinalis has the properties of a cleanser, both in and out of the body. The leaves hold an antiseptic and antiviral oil, and their leaves possess the same kind of fungus that produces penicillin.
Yerba mate (Paraguay tea; Ilex Paraguariensis) is primarily cultivated for the leaves and is esteemed as an aromatic, stimulating beverage with a somewhat bitter taste.
Jewelweed (Impatiens Balsamina also called Garden Balsam) is found widely over North America, mostly in wet and shady soils. This annual plant grows to a height of 3-5 feet with oval-toothed leaves and pendant-like red spotted flowers.
Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract is a potassium-rich extract derived from the roots of Cogon grass. Its roots form a rhizome network, including 60% of the plant's mass. It contains starch and simple sugars and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine.
In China, numerous jasmine species are used in treating hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, abdominal pain, headaches, insomnia, conjunctivitis, skin problems, and pain due to dislocated joints and broken bones.
The Black walnut (Juglans Nigra) is a large tree with dark glossy leaves. Water distilled from the green leaves was thought to heal running ulcers and sores. The afflicted person would bathe the problem areas with a cloth wetted by the extract to effect the cure.
The rind of the green fruit of Black Walnut (Juglans Nigra) has been used to treat ringworm, tetter, and diphtheria. The nut is a food source rich in manganese, which is important for nerves and cartilage.
Walnut (Juglans Regia) fruit shell is a byproduct of the food industry and the perfect raw material for producing cosmetic ingredients.
Juniper (Juniperus Communis) oil was the chief ingredient in gin-making. It was thought to stimulate the circulation and purify the blood.
Australia is one of the world’s most ancient and isolated lands, with some of the greatest surviving biodiversity on the planet and over 20,000 endemic plant species.