Skin Moisturization
Modern cosmetics have not only set themselves the task of emphasising individual beauty, but also of providing the skin with optimum moisture. This so-called skin moisturization keeps the skin healthy and elastic, prevents premature wrinkling and strengthens the skin’s natural barrier. This barrier function is the skin’s most important task: it protects the organism from…
Skincare in Spring
Sodium hydrogen carbonate
Our grandmother’s kitchen and bathroom would have been unimaginable without sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate for short). It was used to clean the oven as well as to brush or whiten teeth and served as a secret weapon against heartburn. Unfortunately, the miraculous powers of the substance have now been somewhat forgotten. Today, sodium bicarbonate…
Solubilisers
What are solubilisers? Solubilisers are amphiphilic compounds that spontaneously form micelles in water or aqueous solutions. Solubilisers are used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals to ideally convert poorly soluble substances, perfume oils or lipids into clear solutions. Solubilisation is an improvement in solubility using solubilisers that are able to convert poorly water-soluble or even water-insoluble substances…
Squalane
Squalane is a highly effective plant-based skin care substance that is nowadays mainly extracted from olives. In the past, however, things were different: originally, squalane was obtained from shark liver, 80 percent of which consists of squalene (not to be confused with squalane!). Hence the name: Squalus is the Latin name for shark. But first…
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin B-12 is called cobalamin or erythrotin and was discovered in 1920. However, scientists were not able to decipher the exact structure of the vitamin until 1955, and five years later it was also produced synthetically for the first time. Our body cannot produce erythrotin itself, so it must be supplied through food. The most…
White Frangipani
Plumeria alba, commonly referred to as White Frangipani or simply Plumeria, belongs to the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) and is predominantly found in India, the Caribbean islands, and South America. In India, it is also recognized as the “temple tree” due to its frequent presence in the vicinity of religious structures. This petite tree can reach…