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Clariant Active Ingredients has launched two concentrated, sustainably sourced active ingredients for fueling the skin with youthful energy and a scalp pacifier for sensitive scalps that respects the microbiota.
Sustainably-sourced Ingredients
EquiScalp™, a microbiota-friendly scalp soother created from apple stem cells. And, the skin cell recharger
Rootness™ Energize that is obtained from special plant roots. This award-winning new active is the recipient of the BSB Innovation Prize Cosmetics 2020 Bronze Prize in the category skin benefits.
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While these new products are completely different, catering to very different needs, they share the fact that advanced technological processes make their sourcing more sustainable. We help cosmetic formulators support consumers’ requests for scientifically-proven and sustainably-sourced plant derived ingredients,” said Alexandre Lapeyre, Global Head of Marketing, Clariant Active Ingredients.
Rootness™ Energize Increases Skin Elasticity, Tonicity and Firmness
Rootness™ Energize can be used for skincare formulations to counteract skin cells’ waning bioenergy resources that coincide with aging and stress, and refuel cells with new energy to maintain their natural function and longevity.
Rootness™ Energize is produced using patented Plant Milking Technology, from an extract of roots of aeroponically-grown Luffa cylindrica plant. Together with the partner PAT, Clariant has stimulated and boosted the production of rare active compound bryonolic acid, a potent anti-allergy, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory molecule.
Rootness™ Energize reactivates the overall metabolic processes to increase energy production in cells, boosting their respiration and stimulating ATP production, to reshape the skin matrix structure. In turn, Rootness™ Energize visibly increases skin elasticity and reduces age-related lack of tonicity and firmness – appealing factors for products, such as firming creams, skin elasticity boosters and revitalizing care products for well-aging skin care.
1 percent Rootness™ Energize-containing formulation and a placebo were clinically tested on volunteers and visible results of +20 percent firmness, +21 percent tonicity, +27 percent elasticity were achieved.
EquiScalp™ Microbiota-friendly Scalp Soother
EquiScalp™ fights uncomfortable tightness, extreme dryness, itchiness and redness reactions common to irritated, fragilized scalps, and provides effective relief. At the same time, it respects the scalp microbiota by maintaining the level of living bacteria and by preserving healthy and normal scalp bacteria population – important for protecting the scalp and avoiding new issues.
EquiScalp™ achieves its benefits from the rich concentration of the flavonoid phloridizin which is harnessed from stem cells of the Fuji apple Malus domestica. Phloridizin’s recognized anti-inflammatory, anti-lipogenesis and barrier improvement activities enable the extract to successfully control inflammation and sebum overproduction.
EquiScalp™ limits the production of two important inflammatory mediators overstimulated in irritated scalp IL-1Ra and S100A8/9, and inhibits histamine released by mast cells to efficiently soothe scalp sensitivity. This leads to a decrease in the irritation reaction that causes itching sensations and redness. In addition, EquiScalp™ reduces sebum production by sebocytes, reinforcing its soothing effect. As a result, scalp desquamation is limited, with less visible flakes, and the scalp barrier function is reinforced.
Clinical data from volunteers using EquiScalp™ shows significant success in limiting scalp desquamation (flaking) by -20 percent, and a reduction in scalp sebum production of -20 percent compared to the placebo.
There was a visible reduction of redness and more than 80 percent of the group experienced a noticeably increased feeling of comfort due to a decrease in scalp skin irritation. Applications ideally suited to EquiScalp™’s benefits include oily scalp treatments, sensitive scalp formula, and scalp itch erasers.
Source: Clariant