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What Aloe Barbadensis is? Aloe Barbadensis is a succulent plant native to central Africa, then spread over the centuries to various subtropical environments such as some Central American countries, Pacific islands, Oceania but also the Mediterranean basin, some eastern countries and the United States. It has thick, fleshy leaves ranging in size from twenty to […]

Maltodextrins are water-soluble molecules that are part of the complex carbohydrate family. They are of natural origin because they are derived from the starches of cereals and tubers such as corn, rice, wheat, and tapioca. However, it is a safe raw material for people with celiac disease because it is gluten-free as the proteins responsible […]

What sunflower seed oil is? Sunflower seed oil is the oil extracted from the seeds of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and contains triglycerides, with a high linoleic acid content. What properties sunflower seed oil has? Sunflower has already demonstrated important cosmetological potential for many centuries. Indeed, molecular characterization of sunflower seed oil has revealed […]

Prigen’s commitment to essentiality. Our mission is to support and improve skin health by developing essential, nonaggressive formulations that deliver the correct amount of actives on a daily basis while minimizing potential allergens. Our formulations are developed for dermatological topical use. The INCI ingredient list is reduced to only those components necessary to ensure the […]

Nourishing and elasticizing: the indispensable ally for dry, chapped skin. Shea butter is an edible substance extracted from the seeds of the shea tree or Vitellaria Paradoxa, a tree that grows in the savannas of West Africa. This plant is up to 15 meters tall and the trunk, which can reach a diameter of one […]

What Vitamin E is? Tocopherol or Alpha Tocopherol, also known as Vitamin E, is a fat-soluble vitamin with strong antioxidant properties. Alpha tocopherol contains all eight steroisomers, tocopherols and tocotrienols, of Vitamin E. It occurs as a thick, viscous amber liquid soluble in oils and in the fatty phase of emulsions. It has strong antioxidant […]

What glycerol is? Vegetable glycerol (or glycerol) is an organic compound that occurs naturally in fats and phospholipids and is obtained as a by-product in the saponification process of fats or by hydrolysis of fats. Due to its moisturising, lubricating and emollient properties for the skin, glycerol is used in numerous dermocosmetic formulations. Glycerine is […]

Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate (GLDA) is a plant-based chelating agent. It is the counterpart of EDTA but unlike EDTA, it is extracted from the seed of an Indian plant, Cassia Angustifolia. Cassia Angustifolia (angustifolia = narrow leaf) is native to the Arabias and Somalia and is cultivated in many locations in India. What is a chelator […]

What Centella asiatica is? Centella asiatica, also commonly called ‘tiger grass’, is a medicinal plant belonging to the Apiaceae family. It grows in wet and marshy areas or near rivers or streams and is therefore widespread in China, India and Indonesia. It is a typical plant in the Indian medical tradition. Its main applications are […]

The origin of the term The term ‘lecithin’ (from the Greek λεκιθος, lekithos) means ‘egg yolk’ and was first introduced in 1850 in the Journal de Pharmacie et de Chimie by the French chemist and pharmacist Maurice Gobley, who isolated lecithin in 1846 from egg yolk and later from other biological and plant tissues, so […]