Carrier Oils, Essential Oils & Their Properties, Skin Care, Vitamins & Minerals

Carriers Oils, Waxes and Butters That Contain Antioxidant Properties

Whether you are formulating skin and body care products as a DIY project for your personal and family use or for professional manufacturing of organic, natural, good-for-you products you will want to include oils, butters and waxes that have naturally occurring antioxidant properties. These antioxidant properties will prolong the shelf-life of your product and prevent …

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Skin Care

Plant-Derived Squalane

Squalene is an organic saturated and stable hydrocarbon that is found naturally in the skin. It is a triterpenoid with the formula C30H50. It is a colourless oil, although impure samples appear yellow. It was originally obtained from shark liver oil (hence its name, as Squalus is a genus of sharks). An estimated 12% of …

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Skin Care

Natural Humectants and Occlusives

A humectant is a hygroscopic (water-absorbing) substance used to keep things moist. They are used in many products, including food, cosmetics, medicines and pesticides. A humectant attracts and retains the moisture in the air nearby via absorption, drawing the water vapor into or beneath the organism’s or object’s surface. When humectants are used in skincare …

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