Post by asadul4986 on Feb 20, 2024 0:22:41 GMT -5
Get ready to see marine ingredients — especially algae — popping up everywhere in cosmetics . Seaweed is moving away from its traditional role in spas and becoming a functional gelling agent and colorant . While we don't usually pay too much attention to the latest trendy ingredient that's in our cosmetics today and gone tomorrow, algae is a class of ingredients worth investigating, and we hope it able to continue to exist. If you listened to our last episode , in which Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier and her colleagues discussed the latest developments at this year’s GLOBE , the world’s largest trade show for the cosmetics industry . Cosmetics trends , you'll see how marine ingredients dominate the agenda . In this episode of Viewpoint , Lorraine takes a closer look at why algae , seaweed and other marine ingredients herald a new era of sustainable cosmetics . So, hear these 4 reasons why we love algae in cosmetics.
Llisten here Fruits of the sea are the future of sustainable beauty . CEO Lorraine Dallmeier explains 4 reasons to love algae in cosmetics . Click to Tweet First of all, do you know what algae is ? Lorraine introduces us to this group of aquatic organisms with photosynthetic properties. Typically, algae are far less complex structures than land plants , and include everything from the green flowers we see covering our shorelines to seaweeds like giant kelp. As you Costa Rica Mobile Number List can see, there is no shortage of algae , making them an interesting and huge resource for cosmetic ingredients that is more sustainable than land plants . We already know that seaweed and algae have bioactive potential in compounds that provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and whitening functions, as well as cosmetic properties as gelling agents and stabilizers . But it’s their potential as sustainable ingredients that has sparked today ’s surge in interest
Seaweed and other algae can grow quickly , certainly in salt , not fresh water. As we heard in our guest episode on essential oil sustainability , growing vast tracts of ( often slow-growing) plants as cosmetic ingredients can harm biodiversity (due to as they are monoculture crops) and require water and fuel. With algae , we can turn the negative effects of the environment into a variety of positive effects. Algae blooms caused by agricultural fertilizer runoff and clogging waterways can be harvested for compounds beneficial to our cosmetics . Next, here’s an exciting fact : algae can sequester carbon. Scientists previously thought that much of the carbon stored in algae would eventually be released again as it breaks down in the ocean . But research now shows that the dead algae is swept away and sinks to the seafloor, where it becomes locked in sediments without being able to release its carbon. As long as algae and seaweeds are farmed and not wild- harvested , there is reason to be excited about their potential for innovation , especially in sustainable cosmetic ingredients . Lorraine challenges us in this episode to head to the beauty counter and discover cutting-edge products containing algae . If you are a formulator , start thinking about incorporating them into your recipes today.
Llisten here Fruits of the sea are the future of sustainable beauty . CEO Lorraine Dallmeier explains 4 reasons to love algae in cosmetics . Click to Tweet First of all, do you know what algae is ? Lorraine introduces us to this group of aquatic organisms with photosynthetic properties. Typically, algae are far less complex structures than land plants , and include everything from the green flowers we see covering our shorelines to seaweeds like giant kelp. As you Costa Rica Mobile Number List can see, there is no shortage of algae , making them an interesting and huge resource for cosmetic ingredients that is more sustainable than land plants . We already know that seaweed and algae have bioactive potential in compounds that provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and whitening functions, as well as cosmetic properties as gelling agents and stabilizers . But it’s their potential as sustainable ingredients that has sparked today ’s surge in interest
Seaweed and other algae can grow quickly , certainly in salt , not fresh water. As we heard in our guest episode on essential oil sustainability , growing vast tracts of ( often slow-growing) plants as cosmetic ingredients can harm biodiversity (due to as they are monoculture crops) and require water and fuel. With algae , we can turn the negative effects of the environment into a variety of positive effects. Algae blooms caused by agricultural fertilizer runoff and clogging waterways can be harvested for compounds beneficial to our cosmetics . Next, here’s an exciting fact : algae can sequester carbon. Scientists previously thought that much of the carbon stored in algae would eventually be released again as it breaks down in the ocean . But research now shows that the dead algae is swept away and sinks to the seafloor, where it becomes locked in sediments without being able to release its carbon. As long as algae and seaweeds are farmed and not wild- harvested , there is reason to be excited about their potential for innovation , especially in sustainable cosmetic ingredients . Lorraine challenges us in this episode to head to the beauty counter and discover cutting-edge products containing algae . If you are a formulator , start thinking about incorporating them into your recipes today.
