TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Cosmetics Skin Care
Givaudan Active Beauty is strengthening its well-aging portfolio with the launch of Siliphos®, the best natural alternative to retinoids.
Suitable for delicate skin, Siliphos® is extracted by green fractionation from milk thistle fruits and powered by Phytosome® technology.
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Outperforms Bakuchiol
This new active ingredient outperforms the plant-based retinol alternative bakuchiol while offering benefits that challenge retinoid efficacy by reducing wrinkles without side effects.
Natural cosmetic alternatives are increasingly demanded by consumers, including a more natural version of retinol. According to our global CMI study, 77% of the consumers across 6 countries declared that they would be very interested in a natural version of retinol: enjoying the multiple skin benefits without worrying about the potential side effects, such as:
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Redness
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Dryness
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Irritation
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The well-aging performance of Siliphos® was tested in a clinical study on volunteers presenting crow’s feet and forehead wrinkles. All tests demonstrated Siliphos® to significantly outperform bakuchiol and act as efficiently as retinoids by reducing:
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Crow’s feet wrinkles by x2
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Overall facial wrinkles by x2.3
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Number of forehead wrinkles by 21.2%
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Circumference of forehead wrinkles by 17.4%
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Redness by 22.9%
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Siliphos® is the first natural alternative to retinoids and bakuchiol capable of providing well-aging benefits comparable to retinol. Extracted from Silybum marianum Gaertn fruit, it acts directly on collagen production to provide a natural, safe and efficient skincare solution, suitable for even most delicate skins,” Giada Maramaldi, botanical actives category manager for Active Beauty.
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Source: Givaudan
