This month we’ve got a host of solutions for the latest body care trends that will give your next formulation something to sing about.
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Shimmering Body Oils are all the Rage
The Infinity Shimmer-Off
Account Managers, Claire and Gabbie both love a shimmering body oil - so much they decided to host their very own ‘shimmer off’!
Gabbie applied her current favourite product on the market whilst Claire tried our own Infinity blend featuring Kahai oil.
Watch their video and decide who shimmered brightest before reading on for more ingredient ideas to add that golden touch!
Sustainably sourced from Peru, Virgin Maracuja Oil offers a fruity, exotic fragrance and strengthens the skin barrier with tocotrienols, tocopherols, and linoleic acid, protecting against external stressors.
α-Lupaline® shields skin against oxidative stress from exposition to light: (IR, UV and blue light), preventing DNA and protein damage to maintain firmness and elasticity. Its golden-brown hue adds a natural glow to the skin.
Sustainably sourced from Madagascar using a circular economy model, this African beauty gem, Prickly Pear Seed Oil revitalises dull skin with its omega fatty acids. Rich in omega-6 and omega-9, it nourishes dry skin, strengthens the barrier, reduces water loss, as well as delivering a radiant glow.
Nourishing Oils
Produced exclusively by Laboratoires Expanscience, Virgin Prunus Oilis obtained from cold pressing sustainably farmed plum stone kernels. It nourishes and protects the skin thanks to its high content of tocopherols and oleic acid.
Organic oils from Sophim hydrate and restore skin to leave it refreshed, revitalised and firmer:
Get the glow
Keep skin luminous even on dark winter days with these impressive glow-getters:
- Vegan DDS Niacinamide is well known for its brightening, hydrating and wrinkle reducing effects, as well as fighting inflammation. With its vegan delivery system, it delivers up to 12 times more active ingredients deep into the skin.
- Sea Blossom™ acts as a skin barrier-building and ultra-calming ingredient to protect from harmful environmental irritants. It also restores radiance, smoothness, elasticity and evenness, guaranteeing a healthy-looking glow.
- Lemon Myrtle Cellular Extract is fast becoming an Australian Hero ingredient in skin for beauty glow products and more.
Body Polishing
Derived from almonds, this AHA offers gentle exfoliation, perfect for sensitive skin. It penetrates less deeply than glycolic acid, reducing irritation, while its encapsulation technology ensures sustainable skin renewal at any pH level.
These exotic “finger shaped” fruits are bursting with tiny pearls, loaded with exciting water-soluble phyto-compounds, making it an ideal choice for barrier function, hydration, reactive skin conditions, blemished skin and wound healing.
This active provides a potent treatment for all types of blemishes. INdermal's Deep Delivery System (DDS) enables the Tranexamic Acid to be delivered to the deepest strata of the epidermis for a more intense and precise effect on the structures and cells located there.
Prioritising Prebiotics
Consumers are loving microbiome-friendly skincare, so step forward...
- PLANKTON THERMAL WATER from the French Pyrenees is rich in silica and selenium, acting as a prebiotic and post-biotic with anti-inflammatory and anti-pollution benefits.
- EquiBiotics™ LA, a post-biotic, balances the microbiota and strengthens the skin barrier by modulating TNF-alpha, making it an ideal choice for senstive skin.
- DefensoWin™ is a powerful probiotic derived from cutting-edge bio-fermentation. It balances the skin's microenvironment, prevents environmental stress, boosts hydration, and enhances the skin barrier.
Dry Skin?
A common complaint, especially during these colder days but combat dryness with these hydrating heroes:
- Soline® Bio is a molecular distillation of sustainably sourced sunflower oil. It stimulates the synthesis of key lipids in the cutaneous barrier, providing a complete response to the problems of dry skin and toughness.
- A natural source of pro-vitamin A, Hyaluronic Tucuma Extra provides a silky and smooth touch to the skin, whilst inducing the synthesis of hyaluronic acid.
- Biophytosebum is sourced from olives and is 100% natural. It is highly moisturising, nourishing, prevents TEWL, restores skin suppleness non-occlusive, and offers a great alternative to silicones.
- CeraFluid is an easy to formulate liquid Ceramide which provides long-term hydration as well as improving adhesion amongst Corneocytes to regulate the skin barrier and protecting from external aggression.
- PrincipHYAL® Difference is a full-spectrum Sodium Hyaluronate that addresses dryness, boosts elasticity, and visibly improves overall epidermal health.
- PrincipHYAL® SIGNAL-10 works faster than classic Hyaluronans, stimulating Fibroblast regeneration and delivering rapid improvements in skin hydration and elasticity.
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Protects dry skin from psychological stress, effectively reduces skin inflammation, soothes the skin, strengthens the skin barrier function and moisturises.
A 100% plant-based emollient made from Olive Oil unsaponifiables, rich in sterols and squalene. It hydrates, soothes, and works as a co-emulsifier, ideal for sensitive, dry, or mature skin.
Extracted from an adaptogenic flower thriving on the Atlantic coast and rich in myricetin, this active resets dry, sensitive, or stressed skin, delivering rejuvenation where it’s needed most.
Firm Favourites
Looking for firmer skin? These are our proven favourites for the job:
- CO2llageneer®stimulates the generation of high-quality Collagen I, improving skin elasticity and firmness.
- V3DS Sculpt reduces fat and firms skin whilst enhancing elasticity. Orange peel skin is now a thing of the past.
- 100% natural, AlphaImprove Body helps prevent and reduce stretch marks, while stimulating skin tissue regeneration and boosting fibroblast activity.
Need a Smooth Base?
Whatever body treat you’re creating, we recommend using:
- Our versatile, O/W emulsifier blend Evicare® emulgiza light. It creates a wide range of textures that are 100% natural, COSMOS, ECOCERT and NaTrue approved.
- For W/O , Evicare® PGPR is ideal for creating robust emulsions with a rich, caring skin feel.
- New ESSACHEM® SILK-100 is a novel Natural Sensory Complex designed as a 1:1 drop-in replacement for dimethicone 100 cSt in skin care preparations.
Formulations Ideas
To inspire your next project, check out these body care prototype ideas designed to pamper the body:
