Hair Rescue Protecting Serum

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.

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.

MALTOOLIGOSYL GLUCOSIDE

Extraction: It is a carbohydrate polysaccharide that is naturally derived and then combined with a starch.  

Benefits: It has multiple functions in cosmetics, including binding agent, emulsifier, moisturiser, texture enhancer, and film-forming agent. Sometimes used as an alternative to glycerine, maltooligosyl glycoside gives cosmetic products a smooth feel and has soothing properties.

TRIOLEIN

Extraction: Triolein, also known as triolein, is a triglyceride of oleic acid and represents 4-30% of olive oil. It is also found in almond oil.

Benefits: moisturising agent, it is also used as a controlling agent of the product's viscosity.

HIDROLIZADO DE ALMIDÓN DE MAÍZ HIDROGENADO

Extraction: it is produced by partial hydrolysis of corn, wheat or potato starch.  

Benefits: It is used in cosmetics as a moisturiser to keep water in products, as well as on the skin.

TREHALOSE

Extraction: trehalose is a sugar synthesized by plants, bacteria and fungi and is used in personal care products to provide moisture and fragrance.

Benefits: allows the skin to retain moisture and to stay healthy and hydrated. It is renowned as a rehydrating agent for its potent antioxidant properties.

HYDROLYZED CHESTNUT EXTRACT

Extraction: water-soluble extract obtained from organic Italian chestnut flour. It contains the components naturally present in the flour; solubilized thanks to the specific extraction process. It is particularly rich in water-soluble carbohydrates and more complex enzymatically hydrolysed polysaccharide fractions together with small peptides and minerals.  

Benefits: it has film-forming and protective activity, favours the maintenance of healthy skin and hair.

HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN

Extraction: it comes from the controlled enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat and is gluten free. It is rich in proteins and amino acids, essential elements for a healthy metabolism. 

Benefits: it increases skin’s firmness and helps to form a film to retain moisture and provide luminosity. It prevents the skin from drying out and diminishes the appearance of wrinkles. It nourishes and repairs hair, detangles, provides shine and hydration.

SOY PROTEIN

Extraction: soy biopeptides are obtained by enzymatic depolymerization of soy proteins.

Benefits: due to its protein composition, soybean biopeptides manage to protect hair from external aggressions, restore hair fiber and achieve a soft and radiant appearance.

HYDROLYSED CORN PROTEIN

Extraction: obtained from acid, alkaline or enzymatic hydrolysis of Zea mays composed mainly of amino acids, peptides and proteins.  

Benefits: It has antistatic properties, reducing static electricity on the surface of the hair, supplying conditioning. Leaves hair easy to comb, flexible, soft and shiny and gives volume, lightness and shine.

BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1

Extraction: it is an anionic polysaccharide rich in fucose of biotechnological origin that is produced by bacterial fermentation of plant-based substrates.  

Benefits: moisturising and soothing cosmetic active ingredient for the skin and that has hair conditioning and repairing properties. It provides long-lasting hydration through the fixation of water to the epidermis by forming a moisturising film that does not become occlusive. This film gives us a smooth and slippery touch on skin and hair without leaving shine or a sticky feeling.

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.

POLYGLYCERYL-6 CAPRYLATE

Sourcing: Ester of hexaglycerol and capric acid, sourced from coconut oil. It’s a natural, biodegradable ingredient approved by Ecocert.

Benefits: It acts as a skin conditioner, emollient, solubiliser and emulsifying agent.

POLYGLYCERYL-3 COCOATE

Extraction: ester obtained from joining coconut fatty acids and polyglycerin-3.  

Benefits: it is an emulsifier. Softens and provides suppleness to the skin.

POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE

Sourcing: It’s a derivative of glycerol and capric acid, a fatty acid found in coconut oil. It’s a natural, biodegradable ingredient approved by Ecocert.

Benefits: It acts as a skin conditioner, emollient, solubiliser and emulsifying agent.

POLYGLYCERYL-6 RICINOLEATE

Extraction: ester obtained from joining ricinolein acid and polyglycerin-6.  

Benefits: it is an emulsifier. Softens and provides suppleness to the skin.

GUM ARABIC

Extraction: Acacia Senegal is a tree originally from sub-Saharan Africa, Pakistan and India. It produces a gum known as gum arabic, widely used in food as a texturiser, or in medicine and pharmacy for intestinal and skin inflammation treatments.

Benefits: in cosmetics, acacia gum is used as a thickener because of its texture, which forms a gel in contact with water and a film in contact with air. 

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.

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.

PERFUME HAIR RESCUE PROTECTING SERUM

Parfum naturel aux notes de pomme. Frais et revitalisant.

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.

LACTIC ACID

Extraction: lactic acid is used to balance the pH of cosmetic products.

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

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. 

POTASSIUM SORBATE

Extraction: is the potassium salt of sorbic acid that occurs naturally in mountain berries (Sorbus aucuparia).

Benefits: acts as a preservative, protecting cosmetics from deterioration by preventing or delaying the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. This compound is easily metabolized by the body and produces water and CO2, therefore it is completely harmless.

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.

GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE

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

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

SODIUM ANISATE

Extraction: Sodium Anisate is a 100% natural preservative obtained from anise and fennel.

Benefits: It is a gentle preservative proved to have a great mitotic inhibitor activity without altering the integrity, colour or pH of other natural ingredients included in the final product. It is especially used in the preservation of fresh ingredients.

LIMONENE

Extraction: it is a monoterpene of natural origin that is found in many citrus fruits such as lemon. It is a colorless liquid with a light, fresh and sweet citrus aroma.

Benefits: widely used to make fragrances and flavors. It is a main component of many essential oils.