Horse Chestnut Saponins®

Aesculus hippocastanum extract. Used in Mild or daily-use shampoos, Baby shampoos and hair conditioners, Bath/shower detergents, Liquid soaps for hands or body, Toothpastes and mouthwashes and Hair lotions. Horse Chestnut Saponins are recommended as a delicate cosmetic foaming agent, containing substances of botanical origin, and could be considered a secondary foaming ingredient, with a boosting effect, good foaming power and additional washing power. Adding Horse Chestnut Saponins to detergent formulations, it is possible to reduce the amount of chemical surfactants normally used in detergency, thus reducing their skin irritant properties and aggressiveness, maintaining their foaming and washing properties. Horse Chestnut Saponins have been obtained by successive fractionations by Aesculus hippocastanum L., isolating saponins purified by the presence of escin.