Description

Pseudozyma Epicola/Olive Fruit Oil Ferment Filtrate is a cosmetic ingredient derived from the fermentation of olive fruit oil with the yeast Pseudozyma epicola. This filtrate combines the benefits of both the fermentation process and the natural properties of olive oil, offering enhanced skin hydration and antioxidant protection.

Composition and Chemical Structure

Components: This filtrate contains metabolites produced during the fermentation of olive fruit oil by Pseudozyma epicola. It includes polysaccharides, peptides, and bioactive compounds.
Chemical Formula: The exact chemical composition is complex and varies, consisting primarily of fermentation products and components from olive fruit oil.
Structure: Mainly includes polysaccharides, antioxidants, and other beneficial metabolites from both the yeast fermentation and olive fruit oil.

Physical Properties

Appearance: Typically a clear to slightly opaque liquid.
Odor: Mild, with subtle notes of fermentation and olive oil.
Solubility: Soluble in water and suitable for various cosmetic formulations.

Production Process

Fermentation:
Olive fruit oil is fermented with Pseudozyma epicola under controlled conditions to produce the filtrate.
Filtration:
After fermentation, the mixture is filtered to remove yeast cells and solids, resulting in a clear, active filtrate.
Standardization:
The filtrate is standardized to ensure a consistent level of active ingredients and reliable performance.

Applications

Cosmetics:

Moisturizers and Creams: Provides hydration and enhances skin texture.
Serums and Masks: Offers antioxidant protection and supports skin health.
Cleansers and Toners: Contributes to maintaining skin balance and overall health.

Skin Care Products:

Anti-Aging: Helps reduce signs of aging due to its antioxidant and hydrating properties.
Barrier Support: Supports skin barrier function and promotes healthier skin.

Food Applications

Not typically used in food applications. Primarily intended for use in cosmetic and personal care products.

Environmental and Safety Considerations

Biodegradability: Generally considered biodegradable and environmentally friendly.
Safety Profile: Safe for topical use. Individuals with sensitive skin or allergies should perform a patch test to check for compatibility.
Regulations: Must adhere to cosmetic regulations to ensure safety and efficacy. The filtrate should be sustainably sourced and free from harmful contaminants.

INCI Functions:


Hair conditioning agent. A significant number of ingredients with specific and targeted purposes may co-exist in hair shampoo formulations: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, matting agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersants that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioning agents includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners. They can perform their task generally accompanied by other different ingredients.

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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