INCI name: CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT Origin Limes are the fruit of Citrus aurantifolia (Swingle), belong to the orange family and are a vitamin C booster.Originally native to the East Indian Archipelago, the plant belongs to the Rutaceare family. Today’s distribution area includes all subtropical areas of Central America, Africa and Asia.Liquid extracts or the…

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INCI name: CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS FRUIT WATER Origin The orange (Citrus Aurantium Dulcis) belongs to the large genus of citrus fruits, with a distinction between bitter and sweet orange. The orange originated in northeastern India and the adjacent parts of China and Burma.From there it spread northward to Japan and westward through India into the…

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INCI name: CITRUS GRANDIS (Grapefruit) FRUIT EXTRACT Origin The grapefruit or citrus grandis tree is a diamond-shaped plant 3-5m high. The fruits are spherical or flattened and have a sulfur yellow thick skin. Homeland is East Asia, the Mediterranean countries and Florida. Active ingredients of Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract Flowers and fruit peels contain essential…

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INCI name: CUCUMIS SATIVUS (Cucumber) EXTRACT Origin Cucumber juice (Cucumis Sativus Extract), made from the fruit, is an old home remedy for skin care. Active ingredients It contains about 95% water, 1% carbohydrates, mineral salts, mucilages, amino acids, enzymes and odorants. The fresh smell comes from nonadienol and nonadienal. Effect Has a refreshing, moisturizing, anti-irritant…

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INCI name: DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (Carrot) ROOT EXTRACT Origin The common carrot (Daucus Carota Sativa) is native and widespread in almost all of Europe, North Africa, North and South America, as far as Siberia and India. It is cultivated in the warmer and temperate regions of the whole world. The root of the wild plant…

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INCI names: ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT | ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA | ECHINACEA PALLIDA | ASTERACEAE Origin Echinacea augustifolia, the narrow-leaved coneflower, and Echinacea purpurea, the red coneflower, are two plants in the aster family native to central and southern North America. They grow on prairies and dry sandbars. In our country they are grown as ornamental plants.…

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INCI name: ECHINOPS SPHAEROCEPHALUS SEED OIL Origin Echinops sphaerocephalus seed oil (ball thistle oil) is a natural, fatty oil obtained from the fruits of the great ball thistle. The great globe thistle is a representative of the very species-rich genus Echinops from the tribus Cynareae of the Asteraceae. The fruits of the great globe thistle…

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INCI names: ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1-HEXADECANOL Origin Ethylhexylglycerin is actually glycerol bonded to alkyl (in this case ethylhexyl) with an ether linkage, which can also be used as a preservative. It is solid at room temperature, but also comes as a colorless liquid. It is not soluble in water, but is soluble in fat. Effect It…

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INCI name: EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT Origin Eyebright or Euphrasia Officinalis is an annual, 10-20 cm tall plant growing throughout Europe in meadows, forest edges, on dry slopes and in sparse forests in mountainous areas, with white or blue-purple flowers with a yellow spot on the lower lip Active ingrdients of Euphrasia Officinalis Extract Aucubin, essential…

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INCI name: FOENICULUM VULGARE (Fennel) EXTRACT Origin Fennel is native to the Mediterranean region and is now grown in many countries with temperate climates. The drugs are the oil obtained from the ripe fruits and the dried ripe fruits. In pharmaceutical practice bitter fennel is used. Active ingredients Essential oil when extracted from bitter fennel:…

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INCI name: GINKGO BILOBA LEAF EXTRACT Origin The ginkgo tree grows up to 30 m high and has a mighty crown. The leaves have a peculiar shape. They are long-stalked, somewhat leathery, two-lobed and are traversed by forked, radiating leaf veins. The ginkgo tree is native to China, Japan and Korea.In Japan, specimens can be…

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INCI names: GLYCERIN | GLYCEROL | 1,2,3-PROPANTRIOL Origin Glycerin/Glycerol is a natural component of the skin, a trivalent alcohol and a clear, highly viscous, odorless liquid. It is obtained by different methods and can be of synthetic, animal or plant origin. Moreover, it is used not only in cosmetics, but also in numerous other products.…

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INCI name: GUAIAZULENE Origin It is a blue bicyclic hydrocarbon that belongs to the azulene group, a class of natural products common in nature. The names used are: 1,4-dimethyl-7-lsopropylazulene, S-guaiazulene.Chamazulene, which occurs in chamomile (see there), and guaiazulene, which is obtained from the wood oil of the guaiac tree, have the same properties, but preference…

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INCI name: HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (Witch Hazel) EXTRACT Origin Witch hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana) is a small tree, about 4 m high, originally from North America (Virginia) and now also cultivated in Europe and East Asia. Its oval leaves, collected in autumn, resemble those of the hazel bush, which is why the witch hazel tree is sometimes…

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INCI name: HEDERA HELIX (Ivy) EXTRACT Origin Ivy (Hedera Helix) is native to North Africa and Europe and is common in our forests as an evergreen climbing shrub, often growing as a shade plant on beech and oak trees, but also creeping along the ground. Active ingredients Triterpene saponins such as hederacoside A, B and…

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INCI names: HESPERIDIN METHYL CHALCONE | DIPEPTIDE-2 | PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7 Effect Eyeliss (Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone) is a restructuring, wrinkle-reducing active ingredient complex for eye care products that also delays the formation of bags under the eyes in particular. It is composed of 3 synergistically acting ingredients: Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone – a modified form of hesperidin,…

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INCI name: HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA FLOWER EXTRACT Origin Hibiscus (hibiscus sabdariffa) is a mallow plant that thrives in Mediterranean and tropical climates. Its flowers are traditionally used in Egypt for a refreshing and health-giving tea. Active ingredients The flowers contain flavonoids, anthocyanidins, phytosterols and organic acids such as ascorbic acid, citric acid and hibiscus acid, among…

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INCI name: MET (Honey) Activce ingredients Bee honey is one of the oldest home remedies. It consists of 70-80% invert sugar (glucose and fructose), about 10% cane sugar (sucrose) and texterin, and about 20% water. In addition, it contains other substances such as ascorbic, formic, lactic and various amino acids and flavonoids. The aromatic substances…

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INCI name: HUMULUS LUPULUS (Hops) EXTRACT Origin The hop (humulus lupulus) is a herbaceous climber that grows wild in the temperate zones of Europe, Asia and America. Large cultures established by vegetative propagation of female plants are used to obtain the hop cones (strobuli lupuli), which are important for brewing beer. Active ingredients of Humulus…

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INCI names: HYALURONIC ACID | SODIUM HYALURONATE Origin Hyaluronic acid is a high-molecular natural substance, which today is largely obtained biotechnologically. Chemically, it belongs to the substance class of glucosaminoglycans. In aqueous solution, it forms highly hydrated balls with large cavities. Effect The most outstanding property is the exceptionally high water-binding capacity – higher than…

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INCI name: LAWSONIA INERMIS (Henna) EXTRACT Origin The henna plant (lawsonia inermis) is a 2 – 6 m tall shrub with whitish bark and white or light pink flowers. The plant is native to the Mediterranean countries, Asia Minor, North and East Africa, India and Madagascar. The name henna comes from the Arabic “hanna” (=…

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INCI names: LIMONENE | CARVEN | p-MENTHA-1,8-DIEN | 1-METHY-4-PROP-1-EN-2-YL-CYCLOHEXEN | 1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPENYL-1-CYCLOHEXEN Origin Limonene is a monoterpene found in plants and especially often in the peels of citrus fruits such as orange, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine and lime. It is obtained by hydro-distillation as a clear, colorless liquid. In this process, the peel is gently boiled in…

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INCI name: LYCIUM BARBARUM FRUIT EXTRACT Origin The goji fruit, also Lycium barbarum fruit, is an evergreen shrub which originates from India, China, Japan and Mongolia. The berry has been used in medicine for centuries. It has been used since ancient times to renew the skin. Effect of Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract Combines the sensory…

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INCI name: MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL Origin The macadamia tree is found in eastern Australia and Hawaii. The nut oil (macadamia ternifolia seed oil) cold-pressed from the roasted nuts is a very good edible oil and is also used in cosmetic products. Active ingredients The fatty oil from the nuts of the tree consists mainly…

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