Allantoin, 100g

Allantoin is one of the most frequently used active ingredients in cosmetics. It is especially popular in products designed for skin care and skin exposed to stress, shaving or adverse external conditions. In home cosmetics, it is used as an additional ingredient that increases the comfort of using the finished product and promotes a pleasant feeling on the skin.

It is suitable for all skin types, including sensitive, and combines well with other active and basic ingredients.

Characteristics

• Allantoin is an organic compound based on urea.
• It is found naturally in some plants (comfrey, horsetail) and in the urine of most mammals (except higher primates and humans, primates lack the enzyme for converting uric acid to allantoin).
• Solubility: good in water
• Raw material for the production of cosmetics.

Use

How to work with it:
Allantoin is soluble in water, but dissolves slowly. It is best added to heated water phase at a temperature of approximately 50–70 °C. The recommended dosage is usually in the range 0.1–0.5%, with a maximum of around 1% depending on the type of product.

Once completely dissolved, it is stable over a wide pH range, allowing its use in various types of cosmetic formulations.

• In lower concentrations (0.1 - 0.5%) it has a more moisturizing effect, in concentrations higher than 1% it is used as a raw material in products with a more keratolytic effect and in creams that promote the growth of new skin cells.
• It is used in lotions and creams, balms and ointments, massage oils.
• Dosage: 0.5 - 2.9%

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Packaging

• 100g

INCI

• Allantoin