Acne and Open Pores Care

ALOE VERA POWDER Eco

Extraction: Aloe Vera is a perennial plant native to warm climates. The gel contained in its leaves is commonly used in skin treatments due to its many beneficial properties.

Benefits: Known as an astringent, this plant also has moisturizing, regenerating, rejuvenating and antibacterial properties. These properties are perfect for revitalizing skin. It also functions as a deep cleansing agent, opening pores and eliminating toxins that cause the disruptions in the skin’s normal functioning. It also benefits the hair by restoring shine and helping to eliminate excess dandruff and scalp irritations. It is used especially effective for treating skin irritations, blemishes and acne.

WATER

Extraction:  water is an element present in most cosmetic products and is the most important raw material. In the cosmetics industry, purified water is used in a process to eliminate any solid particle that may contain water in order to achieve a higher degree of purity and quality.

Benefits: water helps to cleanse the body. Hydrates and improves the effect of other active ingredients, provides softness and delays premature aging of the skin.

VEGETABLE GLYCERIN

Extraction: it is harvested from plants (soy or coconut oil for example) by hydrolysis of fats and by fermenting sugars. Glycerol is found naturally in skin and is considered a self-healing compound.

Benefits: it is one of the many substances in the skin that helps maintain the outer barrier and prevents dryness and peeling. It leaves skin feeling nourished and works to treat acne. It also prevents the accumulation of fat and improves the appearance of hair. Vegetable glycerin can be used as a diluent and as an alcohol substitute when preparing herbal extracts.

PULP OF THE POMEGRANATE

Obtainment: This extract, obtained from the pulp of the pomegranate, is later fermented with Lactobacillus Lactis. As a result of the process, a concentration of its enzymes is obtained.

Benefits: It provides an important exfoliation thanks to the action of proteolytic enzymes that leaves the skin totally revitalised. It works by removing the outer layer of dead skin where sebum can accumulate and harmful bacteria can get trapped in the skin.

LACTOCOCCUS FERMENT LYSATE

Obtaining: It is a complex based on probiotics that is obtained via the fermation of Lactococcus Lactis bacteria Benefits made in specific conditions.

Benefits: It stimulates the cellular renewal of the skin, eliminating the layer of dead skin cells and reinforcing the epidermis barrier function. It also has antimicrobial and defense properties against pollution and its impact on the skin.

ALOE VERA EXTRACT

Obtainment: Aloe vera is a perennial plant that grows in very hot places. The gel obtained from it is as skin remedies. This gel acts creating a protective and refreshing mantle that provides and retains moisture.

Benefits: Its astringent, moisturising, regenerating, renewing, rejuvenating and antibacterial power helps brings a revitalised and impeccable look to the skin. It offers a deep skin cleansing from its deepest layers, which favours the unclogging of pores and the elimination of toxins and dirt that causes the dermis to malfunction. It is especially suitable for dry and cracked skin. On the other hand, it also strengthens the hair and restores the shine, helps to eliminate dandruff and crusts of the scalp.

BLOOD ORANGE

Obtainment: This extract is obtained from a variety of orange characteristic for its reddish color in the inside. This color is due to the presence of anthocyanins, a family of pigments with antioxidant function. 

Benefits: Source of enzymes that fights free radicals and provide protection against oxidation, as they have anti-ageing properties. It also provides hydration by generating water in the process of neutralising free radicals.

BLUE RADIANCE NATURAL PERFUME

Extraction: this natural perfume contains essential oils from tropical fruits such as guava, papaya and pomegranate, together with essential oils of rose and violet.

Benefits: the perfume Blue Radiance provides aromatic floral benefits with exotic notes that give a revitalising and relaxing sensation to the skin.

PROPANEDIOL

Extraction: 100% natural ingredient obtained from sugarcane and approved by Ecocert. It is biodegradable, making it the perfect natural alternative to petroleum glycols.

Benefits: it is used in cosmetics as a moisturizing agent, solvent and emollient. Its sensory properties help reduce skin irritations. They also control viscosity.

CAPRYLIC / CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE

Extraction: derived from Coconut Oil and Glycerin, is considered an excellent emollient and skin repairing agent. It is a mix of fatty acids. It is not considered a sensitizing agent.

Benefits: it repairs the surface of the skin and prevents the loss of moisture and also works to thicken skin. They are neutral oils that do not irritate the skin, are easy to apply and are quickly absorbed.

WILLOW BARK ACTIVE

Obtainment: This extract is obtained from the bark of the black willow, a tree native to eastern North America. This part of the tree has a high content of tannins and salicin.

Benefits: It provides exfoliation (increases cellular renewal) and anti-microbial action without irritating the skin. Salicylic acid works by softening and dissolving the keratin, which leads  dead skin to come off and be easily removed. It can penetrate the pores in depth, and exfoliate both the inside of these and the outermost dermal surface. It can also reduce sebum secretion and acne.

BLUEBERRY

Obtainement: It is an extract of the edible blueberry berries, a plant of the Ericaceae family. These small fruits are very rich in flavonoids.

Benefits: It has exfoliating properties thanks to its outstanding content of lactic acid, a natural alpha hydroxy acid. It works by leaving the skin much softer and more radiant. It also presents remarkable properties as an antioxidant.

SUGAR CANE

Obtainment: This extract is obtained from the juice of the stem of the sugarcane, a plant belonging to the family of the Poaceae that can reach a height of up to 4 meters.

Benefits: It helps to retain water and maintain the skin hydrated. It stands out for its content in mineral salts, trace elements and vitamins, especially in group B. It also has an important content in glycolic acid, a natural alpha hydroxy acid that has exfoliating properties.

PAPAYA

Obtainment: This extract is obtained from the papaya, the fruit of the shrub plant of the genus Carica in the family Caricaceae.

Benefits: It has an outstanding content in papain, an enzyme that acts by increasing cell renewal through, achieving a much smoother and younger skin.

MANGO

Extraction: mango extract is obtained from the maceration of mango fruit and almond oil.

Benefits: mango is one of the most complete fruits with major nutritional value, not only as part of your intake but also on your skin. Its vitamin A, C and B richness as well as minerals add hydrating, antioxidant and repairing properties on the skin.

VEGAN HYALURONIC ACID

Extraction: organic hyaluronic acid of vegetable origin. It is found naturally in the skin so the application of this acid will not irritate or damage it.

Benefits: increases skin’s hydration and provides firmness and elasticity. Penetrates skin deep down with its anti-aging action.

MANDELIC ACID

Sourcing: Naturally occurring mandelic acid is obtained from almonds. 

Benefits: It is an alpha hydroxy acid, the mildest of all, which makes it the ideal exfoliant for sensitive skin. Promotes cell renewal, brightens skin without causing irritation.

SEA FENNEL

Obtainment: It is a wax obtained from sea fennel, a coastal plant that fishermen used to take in their long trips because of its high content of vitamin C and minerals.

Benefits: It induces a reduction of sebum secretion, softens and eliminates wrinkles of the skin and leaves it completely uniform. The surface of the skin is much softer, wrinkles are attenuated and sebum levels are reduced with a matifying effect.

LIME CAVIAR

Obtainment: This extract is obtained from the fruit of a shrub called Microcitrus australasica, which grows in subtropical forests of different regions of Australia.

Benefits: It acts by stimulating the skin exfoliation process thanks to its content in alpha hydroxy acids of natural origin. Anti-ageing properties are also attributed to it.

ORANGE

Obtainment: Extract obtained from the pulp of the sweet orange, the fruit of the orange tree, a citrus tree of the family of the Rutáceas.

Benefits: It has an outstanding content in citric acid, an alpha hydroxy acid of natural origin that acts on the skin with irregularities, wrinkles and expression linez with an attenuating effect. It should also be mentioned that it is very rich in vitamin C and, therefore, it has nutritional, regenerating and moisturising properties.

LEMON

Obtainment: This extract is obtained from the pulp of the lemon, which grows in small evergreen fruit trees. Noted for its high content of vitamin C.

Benefits: It has an outstanding content in citric acid, an alpha hydroxy acid of natural origin that has exfoliating properties and accelerate epidermal cells renewal.

SUGAR MAPLE

Obtainment: It is an extract obtained from the sugar maple, a tree belonging to the family of the Sapindáceas. The maple syrup, millenary tradition, is obtained from the sap of this maple, by concentrating it and filtering it.

Benefits: This extract is rich in malic and tartaric acid, two enzymes that act by normalising the skin with irregularities, wrinkles and fine lines. It has exfoliating properties, leaving the skin much softer and radiant.

BAICALANE

Obtainment: It is a purified fraction obtained from the roots of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. This plant is characteriSed by its high content of flavonoids, especially baicalin.

Benefits: It acts by delaying the aging of the cells of our epidermis, decreasing the roughness of the skin and improving its organisation, elasticity and firmness.

PSEUDOALTEROMONAS EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES

Obtainment: This concentrate of exopolysaccharides is obtained by the fermentation of marine bacteria (Pseudoalteromonas sp.) rich in glucuronic acid, with a remarkable ability to retain water.

Benefits: It is an alternative of biotechnological origin to hyaluronic acid. It increases skin hydration immediately with a long lasting effect. It also acts by decreasing the roughness of the skin and attenuating wrinkles.

GARDENIA

Obtainment: It is a dark blue extract obtained through a process of biological fermentation of the Gardenia jasminoides fruit.

Benefits: It acts as a natural pigment, providing a characteristic blue color to cosmetic products. In addition, it should be noted that antioxidant properties are attributed to it.

LEUCONOSTOC AND RADISH ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE

Extraction: this ingredient is extracted by radish root fermentation along the Leuconostoc bacteria, obtaining as a final product a filtrate of this ingredient.

Benefits: leuconostoc bacteria and radish root ferments add an antimicrobial peptide that regulates bacteria growth and increases hydration.

XANTHAN GUM

Extraction: natural polysaccharide of high natural weight derived from the fermentation of carbohydrates such as glucose or corn syrup.

Benefits: it is used as a binder, emulsion stabilizer and skin conditioning agent in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care products. 1% of xanthan gum is used for cosmetic formulations.

MALTODEXTRINA

Obtainment: His sugar is obtained from starch, derived from rice, corn or potato.

Benefits: It has the ability to stabilise cosmetic formulations as well as act as a link between different ingredients. It also acts as a suspension forming agent and film former.

GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE

Extraction: natural ester of vegetable origin of glycerin and caprylic acid.

Benefits: acts as an emulsion stabilizer and a moisturizing agent.

SODIUM PHYTATE

Extraction: sodium salt from phytic acid, a vegetable compound found in corn.

Benefits: it is used in cosmetic products as a chelating agent to prevent the heavy metals.

P-ANISIC ACID

Obtainment: This ingredient is found naturally in the anise, an herb of the Apiaceae family native to South-West Asia and the eastern Mediterranean basin, and therefore, it is 100% plant-based.

Benefits: It is an innovative natural preservative, acts as a flavouring agent, preservative and and masks unpleasant odours.

HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL

Extraction: it is obtained by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil through a process called hydrogenation. It is an oily liquid derived from vegetable oils that is used as an antioxidant and emollient. 

Benefits: it is used as a hair conditioner and softener. This hydrogenator helps prolong and maintain the stability of the aromas. 

SODIUM BENZOATE

Extraction: benzoic acid salt that is naturally found in blueberries, prunes, cinnamon and apple.

Benefits: it is used as a cosmetic preservative to prevent the growth and proliferation of fungi and bacteria in the products. 

LACTIC ACID

Extraction: Lactic acid is obtained from the natural fermentation of sugars and is used to adjust the pH of cosmetic products due to its acidic nature.

Benefits: This ingredient allows cosmetics to be milder for skin and hair.

SODIUM CHLORIDE

Extraction: sodium chloride is obtained from the mineral halite and is commonly known as table salt. It is a mineral essential for all biological organisms and is found in most tissues and body fluids.

Benefits: it is used to give flavour and to thicken the aqueous portion of beauty care products.

SODIUM SALICYLATE

Obtainment: This ingredient is a salt of salicylic acid and is obtained from tree barks, such as willow.

Benefits: This ingredient acts as a preservative in many cosmetic formulas. It is used to lengthen the half-life of a product and prevent the growth of pathogenic bacteria and fungi.

CITRIC ACID

Extraction: citric acid is a weak organic acid found in fruits such as lemons and oranges. Lemon juice contains approximately 5-8% citric acid.

Benefits: citric acid and its salts: Diammonium, Potassium and Sodium help to preserve cosmetics since they are metal chelating agents. Citric acid and its salts are also added to cosmetics to help regulate the acid / base levels. Functions as a powerful antioxidant and helps to regulate and maintain skin’s hydration and elasticity.

ALOE VERA POWDER Eco

Extraction: Aloe Vera is a perennial plant native to warm climates. The gel contained in its leaves is commonly used in skin treatments due to its many beneficial properties.

Benefits: Known as an astringent, this plant also has moisturizing, regenerating, rejuvenating and antibacterial properties. These properties are perfect for revitalizing skin. It also functions as a deep cleansing agent, opening pores and eliminating toxins that cause the disruptions in the skin’s normal functioning. It also benefits the hair by restoring shine and helping to eliminate excess dandruff and scalp irritations. It is used especially effective for treating skin irritations, blemishes and acne.

AZELAIC ACID

Extraction: It is a linear chain dicharboxylic acid found in cereals such as wheat, rye and barley.

Benefits: It helps the skin to renew itself more quickly, thus reducing the appearance of pimples and blackheads. It also has proven effects on acne and rosacea.

WATER

Extraction:  water is an element present in most cosmetic products and is the most important raw material. In the cosmetics industry, purified water is used in a process to eliminate any solid particle that may contain water in order to achieve a higher degree of purity and quality.

Benefits: water helps to cleanse the body. Hydrates and improves the effect of other active ingredients, provides softness and delays premature aging of the skin.

PENTYLENE GLYCOL

Extraction: natural pentylene glycol is obtained from renewable plant-based sources such as sugar cane or maize.

Benefits: commonly used in moisturising creams and lotions for its hydrating properties, which help retain moisture in the skin. It also has antibacterial and preservative effects, helping other active ingredients act better on the skin.

PROPANEDIOL

Extraction: 100% natural ingredient obtained from sugarcane and approved by Ecocert. It is biodegradable, making it the perfect natural alternative to petroleum glycols.

Benefits: it is used in cosmetics as a moisturizing agent, solvent and emollient. Its sensory properties help reduce skin irritations. They also control viscosity.

VEGETABLE GLYCERIN

Extraction: it is harvested from plants (soy or coconut oil for example) by hydrolysis of fats and by fermenting sugars. Glycerol is found naturally in skin and is considered a self-healing compound.

Benefits: it is one of the many substances in the skin that helps maintain the outer barrier and prevents dryness and peeling. It leaves skin feeling nourished and works to treat acne. It also prevents the accumulation of fat and improves the appearance of hair. Vegetable glycerin can be used as a diluent and as an alcohol substitute when preparing herbal extracts.

RICE STARCH

Extraction: Rice starch is a natural polymeric carbohydrate. It is the main component of rice, and is composed of amylose and amylopectin. When isolated from the rest of components, it comes in the form of a white powder.

Benefits: It is used as a natural alternative to talc. It has a very soft and pleasant touch, and absorbs the excess of sebum to achieve a matte finish. It helps to fix the makeup, which remains more time intact on skin.

GUAR GUM

Extraction: extract of Cyamopsis Tetragonol, also known as guar gum. It is a legume native to Asia.

Benefits: it creates a film on the skin that prevents it from drying out, and also regulates viscosity.

CLEOME GYNANDRA

Extraction: extracted from Cleome Gynandra, an annual wild plant native to Africa.

Benefits: rich in polyphenols and especially flavonoids, has a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action.

SAFFRON FLOWER

Extraction: Saffron flower extract, composed of delicate purple petals. It comes from a bulbous plant whose scientific name is Crocus Sativus.

Benefits: Strengthens the skin barrier, has a hydrating natural action, reduces the inflammatory response that causes redness, itching and stinging. It also fights oxidative stress.

DIGLYCERIN

Obtaining: it is a glycerine or glycerol dimer, so its molecular structure is larger.

Benefits: it contains a natural moisturising factor that reduces the evaporation of water in the surface layer of the skin, which means it guarantees correct and long-lasting hydration.

TROXERUTIN

Extraction: it is a flavonol, a type of flavonoid derived from rutoside. It can be obtained from Sophora japonica, also known as the Japanese pagoda tree.

Benefits: improves microcirculation and reduces capillary permeability, responsible for couperose. All this thanks to its antioxidant properties.

HONOKIOL

Extraction: it is a lignan isolated from the bark, seeds and leaves of trees belonging to the genus Magnolia.

Benefits: Together with Honokiol, it forms a complex with recognised antibacterial (being particularly effective against bacteria that cause acne) and antifungal properties. As well as having anti-inflammatory properties, it protects against lipid peroxidation and neutralises free radicals.

MAGNOLOL

Exytraction: this is a bioactive compound extracted from the bark, seeds and leaves of trees belonging to the genus Magnolia.

Benefits: Together with Honokiol, it forms a complex with recognised antibacterial (being particularly effective against bacteria that cause acne) and antifungal properties. As well as having anti-inflammatory properties, it protects against lipid peroxidation and neutralises free radicals.

MARITIME PINE BARK

Extraction: extracted from the bark of the maritime pine, a tree species of the Finaceae family, which is found in the western Mediterranean region. 

Benefits: it has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It also prevents cell ageing by strengthening collagen and elastin.

STARCH OF YUCCA

Extraction: it is the starch extracted from the manioc, also known as yucca. This tuber of tropical origin is also a highly-nutritious root.

Benefits: as it is a powder, it helps absorb sweat, respecting the body's natural perspiration. It also leaves a smooth finish on the skin. It is mainly used as a texturiser.

BROWN ALGAE POLYSACCHARIDE

Extraction: also known as alguinic acid, it is a polysaccharide that comes from brown seaweed, more precisely from its cell wall.

Benefits: it has a huge capacity to absorb water, in fact it swells creating a gelatinous structure. For this reason it is used as a binder and emulsifier, creates a surface film and regulates the viscosity of the formulation it is part of.

POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE

Extraction: this is a polyglycerin ester consisting of an average of 10 units of lauric acid and glycerol.

Benefits: it is used as an emulsifier, surfactant and skin conditioner. It also serves as a solubiliser of perfumes and essential oils.

POLYGLYCERYL-6 OLEATE

Extraction: it is an ester of oleic acid and polyglycerin-6.

Benefits: it acts as an emulsifier and surfactant.

SODIUM LEVULINATE

Extraction: Sodium Levulinate is a 100% natural preservative obtained from starch and vegetal inulin.

Benefits: It is a gentle preservative proved to be able to control microorganism colonies without altering the integrity, colour or pH of other ingredients included in the final product. It is especially used in the preservation of fresh ingredients.

LEVULINIC ACID

Extraction: Levulinic Acid is a 100% natural preservative obtained from the degradation of cellulose.

Benefits: it is a mild preservative that control colonies of microorganisms without altering the integrity, colour or pH of the other ingredients included in the product. It has very good antibacterial properties.

SORBITAN PALMITATE

Extraction: by the reaction of polyol, sorbitol with fatty acids (palmitic acid).

Benefits: facilitates miscibility between water and oil, i.e. acts as an emulsifier.

LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT LYSATE

Extraction: it is a probiotic ingredient of lactic acid.

Benefits: it has a regulating function on the immune system, improving the health and appearance of the skin, as well as increasing its regenerative capacity. It also has a double calming and anti-inflammatory action.

AZELAIC FACE TRATMENT NATURAL PERFUME

Natural scent with notes of cherry, a heart of violet and a base of raspberry, vanilla, patchouli and cedar.

SODIUM PHYTATE

Extraction: sodium salt from phytic acid, a vegetable compound found in corn.

Benefits: it is used in cosmetic products as a chelating agent to prevent the heavy metals.

P-ANISIC ACID

Obtainment: This ingredient is found naturally in the anise, an herb of the Apiaceae family native to South-West Asia and the eastern Mediterranean basin, and therefore, it is 100% plant-based.

Benefits: It is an innovative natural preservative, acts as a flavouring agent, preservative and and masks unpleasant odours.