Description

Pediococcus/Panax Ginseng Adventitious Root Extract Ferment Extract is a fermented ingredient derived from the adventitious roots of Panax ginseng. The fermentation process involves the microorganism Pediococcus, which is used to break down the ginseng roots into smaller, more bioavailable components. This extract is incorporated into cosmetic formulations for its potential skin-enhancing benefits.

Chemical Composition and Structure:

Active Components: The extract contains a range of bioactive compounds including ginsenosides, polysaccharides, and peptides. The fermentation process enhances the bioavailability and efficacy of these compounds.
Molecular Weight: The fermentation process results in the breakdown of larger molecules into smaller, more easily absorbed forms.
Structure: The extract includes various fermented bioactive compounds with potentially improved skin penetration and efficacy compared to non-fermented extracts.

Physical Properties:

Appearance: The extract typically appears as a light-colored liquid or gel.
Odor: It has a mild, slightly earthy or fermented scent.
Solubility: Soluble in water and aqueous solutions.
pH: Generally neutral to slightly acidic, depending on the formulation and fermentation conditions.

Production Process:

Fermentation: The adventitious roots of Panax ginseng are subjected to fermentation using the microorganism Pediococcus. This process breaks down complex molecules into simpler, more effective forms.
Filtration and Concentration: The fermented extract is filtered to remove any insoluble materials and concentrated to achieve the desired potency.
Stabilization: The final extract is stabilized to ensure its effectiveness and shelf-life in cosmetic formulations.

Applications:

Skin Care: Used in skincare products for its potential to enhance skin hydration, improve elasticity, and support overall skin health.
Cosmetic Products: Found in serums, creams, and masks designed to provide skin-rejuvenating and anti-aging benefits.

Environmental and Safety Considerations:

Environmental Impact: Sustainable practices should be used during the cultivation and fermentation processes to minimize environmental impact.
Safety: Generally considered safe for cosmetic use. People with sensitive skin or allergies to ginseng should test the product on a small skin area before use.
People allergic to plants or with very sensitive skin should be cautious.

INCI:


Skin conditioning agent - Emollient. Emollients have the characteristic of enhancing the skin barrier through a source of exogenous lipids that adhere to the skin, improving barrier properties by filling gaps in intercorneocyte clusters to improve hydration while protecting against inflammation. In practice, they have the ability to create a barrier that prevents transepidermal water loss. Emollients are described as degreasing or refreshing additives that improve the lipid content of the upper layers of the skin by preventing degreasing and drying of the skin. The problem with emollients is that many have a strong lipophilic character and are identified as occlusive ingredients; they are oily and fatty materials that remain on the skin surface and reduce transepidermal water loss. In cosmetics, emollients and moisturisers are often considered synonymous with humectants and occlusives.

Humectant. Hygroscopic compound used to minimise water loss in the skin and to prevent it from drying out by facilitating faster and greater absorption of water into the stratum corneum of the epidermis. The epidermis is the most superficial of the three layers that make up human skin (epidermis, dermis and hypodermis) and is the layer that maintains hydration in all three layers. In turn, the epidermis is composed of five layers: horny, the most superficial, granular, spinous, shiny, and basal. Humectants have the ability to retain the water they attract from the air in the stratum corneum and have the function of moisturising the skin. They are best used before emollients, which are oil-based.

Skin conditioning agent. It is the mainstay of topical skin treatment as it has the function of restoring, increasing or improving skin tolerance to external factors, including melanocyte tolerance. The most important function of the conditioning agent is to prevent skin dehydration, but the subject is rather complex and involves emollients and humectants that can be added in the formulation.
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