Description

Hydrolyzed Prunus Mume Fruit is a hydrolyzed extract derived from the fruit of Prunus mume, commonly known as the Japanese apricot or ume. It is used in cosmetic and personal care products for its potential skin-conditioning and anti-aging properties.

Chemical Composition and Structure:

Key Components: This extract contains hydrolyzed polysaccharides, peptides, and other soluble compounds from the fruit. It may include flavonoids, phenolic acids, and amino acids.
Structure: The hydrolyzed extract is typically a clear or slightly opaque liquid or powder, depending on the formulation. The hydrolysis process breaks down larger molecules into smaller, more bioavailable components.

Physical Properties:

Appearance: Can be a clear to slightly opaque liquid or a fine powder, depending on the concentration and formulation.
Solubility: Generally soluble in water and compatible with a range of cosmetic formulations, including creams, serums, and masks.

Production Process:

Extraction: The Prunus mume fruits are first collected and processed to extract their essential components.
Hydrolysis: The extracted fruit material undergoes hydrolysis using acids or enzymes. This process breaks down larger molecules into smaller peptides and polysaccharides.
Filtration and Purification: The hydrolyzed extract is then filtered and purified to remove any insoluble residues and obtain a clean product.
Formulation: The hydrolyzed extract is integrated into cosmetic formulations or can be dried and used as a powder.

Applications:

Cosmetics: Used in facial creams, serums, and masks for its skin-conditioning properties. It may help improve skin hydration, elasticity, and overall texture.
Personal Care: Incorporated into products aimed at anti-aging and moisturizing, leveraging its ability to deliver active compounds to the skin effectively.

Environmental and Safety Considerations:

Environmental Impact: The production of hydrolyzed fruit extracts should adhere to sustainable practices to ensure minimal environmental impact and preserve natural resources.
Safety: Generally regarded as safe for topical application. However, like all extracts, it should be used in accordance with established guidelines to avoid potential allergic reactions or skin irritations. People with allergies or very sensitive skin should be cautious.

INCI Functions:


Antimicrobial agent. This ingredient is able to suppress or inhibit the growth and replication of a broad spectrum of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses by making the stratum corneum temporarily bactericidal and fungicidal.

Skin protectant. It creates a protective barrier on the skin to defend it from harmful substances, irritants, allergens, pathogens that can cause various inflammatory conditions. These products can also improve the natural skin barrier and in most cases more than one is needed to achieve an effective result.

Skin conditioning agent - Humectant. Humectants are hygroscopic substances 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 the 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: corneum, the most superficial, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum and basale. Humectants have the ability to retain in the stratum corneum the water they attract from the air and have the function of moisturising the skin. It is better to use them before emollients that are oil-based.
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