Product description

Key benefits

• Herbal helichrysum hydrolate – suitable for targeted facial and body care.
• Suitable for mature skin – popular in formulations focused on skin comfort and vitality.
• Practical after mechanical stress to the skin – suitable for products used after shaving, depilation or massage.
• Characteristic immortelle scent – dry, herbal, honey-spicy and more pronounced than in gentle floral waters.
• Suitable as the water phase – incorporates well into gels, toners and emulsions.
• Good combinability – suitable with panthenol, allantoin, aloe vera, peptides, betaine and ceramide systems.

Suitable for products such as

• facial toners for mature, sensitive and tired skin,
• regeneration-oriented serums with peptides, panthenol or betaine,
• products after shaving and depilation,
• creams and emulsions for dry and stressed skin,
• after-sun masks and hydrating gels,
• massage emulsions and body milks,
• hair tonics for sensitive scalp.

Use in formulation

• Recommended dosage: 1 – 100 %.
• Soluble in: water.
• Miscible with: water, glycerin, aloe vera, propanediol and water-soluble active ingredients.
• Compatible with: toners, serums, hydrogels, oil-in-water emulsions and cleansing products.
• It is recommended to add during the cooling phase (at a temperature below 40 °C).
• In aftershave formulations: suitable with panthenol, allantoin, betaine and light hydrating components.
• In products for mature skin: suitable with peptides, niacinamide at an appropriate pH, antioxidants and a lipid phase with ceramides.

Physical properties

• Appearance: aqueous liquid.
• Odour: herbal, dry, honey-spicy, typical of helichrysum.
• Nature of the raw material: hydrolate, floral water, herbal aqueous component.
• Solubility: soluble in the water phase.
• Origin: flowering tops or aerial part of Italian helichrysum.

Safety and storage

• Intended for cosmetic use.
• For sensitive skin, we recommend a patch test for tolerance.
• The scent of helichrysum can be more pronounced, therefore in gentle products dose it with regard to sensorial properties.
• Protect from contamination, heat, frost and light.
• Store in a well-closed container, ideally in a cool, dark place.
• For the finished formulation, verify pH, preservation and microbiological stability.

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