Tuesday Tidbits

New skincare and haircare active ingredients!

We are striving to increase our product profile this year and skin and hair actives are amongst the most requested ingredients.

Wakame Bioferment Advanced– a powerful antioxidant that works to detoxify cells, increase oxygen use in cells, enhancing longevity and reducing cell aging. Wakame Bioferment Advanced is created using the cultured cells of the wakame plant. The biggest benefit of incorporation Wakame Bioferment Advanced into your skincare formulations is the intense detoxification it promotes. Our skin gets bogged down by all the environmental pollutants. We are also constantly inundating our skin with products and chemicals. Wakame Bioferment Advanced works on the mitochondria of each cell, expunging and detoxifying each cell.

Benefits: antioxidant, promotes cellular turnover, encourages collagen synthesis, reduces oxidative stress, skin detoxification, boosts cellular hydration, rejuvenating

Recommended usage: 0.5-2%

Formulation Guidelines: Stable up to 50°C; ph stability 4-7; Water soluble; Add to cooling phase. Continued exposure to temps above 50°C/122°F may cause browning.

BiEau® Actif Tri-Mushroom Extract-BiEau® Actif Tri-Mushroom is sustainably sourced from the water held within three mushroom varieties: Ganoderma Lucidum, Inonotus Obliquus, and Cordyceps Sinensis. The extract is designed to create an isotonic environment on the skin, which helps to reduce inflammation and encourages anti-oxidant protection. These three mushrooms are commonly used in skincare applications to help optimize skin health, and are all three excellent sources of glutamine.

Benefits: antioxidant, isotonic solution, anti-inflammatory, hydration, promotes cellular turnover, encourages collagen synthesis, helps boost hair growth, reduces oxidative stress

Recommended usage: 1-10%

Formulation Guidelines: Stable up to 50°C; ph stability 4-7; Water soluble; Add to cooling phase. Continued exposure to temps above 50°C/122°F may cause browning.

Watercress Extract-Standardized vitamin c contact, with other naturally occurring vitamins makes Watercress Extract and excellent anti aging ingredient. AC Watercress Extract SF is a water soluble, sustainably harvested skincare active that can be incorporated into your formulas anywhere from 0.1-10% to be effective in reducing aging in skin. Watercress is a water-growing, leafy plant that grows wild in the US and around the world. Watercress is considered a superfood due to its high levels of antioxidants, including a very stable source of Vitamin C. Incorporating Watercress Extract into your skincare and haircare formulas means you can claim all the benefits of the stable vitamin c in your formula.

Benefits: high natural vitamin content, standardized source of vitamin c, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, fights free radicals, reduces appearance of lines and wrinkles, fights acne and psoriasis

Recommended usage: 1-10%

Formulation Guidelines: Stable up to 50°C; ph stability 4-7; Water soluble; Add to cooling phase. Continued exposure to temps above 50°C/122°F may cause browning.

As always, I am always looking for recommendations of new products so please be sure to send those in when you have requests: orders@shayandcompany.com.

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