Natural Sunscreen Active Ingredient

• Applications: Skin care

• Ease of use: Easy

• Cosmetic recipe making: Yes

The natural sunscreen active ingredient is used as an ingredient in your formulations for:

• Protective products (sun, wind, dryness) for face and body

• Protective lip balms

• Moisturizing protective face cream

• Protective body lotion

• Nourishing and protective body balm

• Protective lip stick

As a cosmetic ingredient, the natural sunscreen active ingredient is recognized for the following properties:

• Photoprotective: thanks to its titanium dioxide content, a mineral sunscreen that reflects part of ultraviolet rays.

• Emollient: thanks to its richness in oleic acid, this active ingredient softens the skin and helps protect it from dehydration.

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Integrating Natural Sunscreen into all your oil-based formulations

Natural Sunscreen can be incorporated at a level of 5 to 80% as an active ingredient in all your oil-based formulations: creams, lotions, gelled oils, balms, sticks, etc.

Incorporating Natural Sunscreen into cream and lotion formulations

• Natural Sunscreen is preferably incorporated into the oil phase before emulsification. Shake the bottle of Natural Sunscreen well before use.

• For the formulation of protective creams and lotions, we recommend choosing a water-in-oil emulsion type (using Olive Protection Wax or Emul’minute).

• Natural Sunscreen can sometimes be incorporated after emulsification, either cold (especially with Emul’minute) or into a lukewarm emulsion.

Incorporating Natural Sunscreen into oil gel, balm and stick formulations

• Natural Sunscreen is incorporated into the oil phase at the beginning of the preparation. Shake the bottle well before use.

• It can be heated without any issue together with the other ingredients (oils, Cera bellina, butters, etc.).

Dosages to be respected when combined with Organic Karanja vegetable oil

Natural Sunscreen contains 25 to 40% Organic Karanja vegetable oil. In order not to exceed the maximum recommended percentages for this oil in formulations, we advise respecting the following proportions:

Type of care

Formulation tips

• To increase the protective power of your formulations, add zinc oxide (2–5%) to your formulas in addition to Natural Sunscreen. Zinc oxide enhances the UV-reflecting “screen” effect, notably boosting UVA protection, but may also provide a slight whitening effect.

• For more effective sun protection, choose fairly rich textures that leave a protective film on the skin surface:

  • A rich, film-forming oil will protect better than a dry, fast-absorbing oil.

  • Preparing a gelled oil with Cera Bellina is an effective way to obtain a more film-forming and more protective oil.

  • Prefer oil-in-water emulsions (with Olive Protection Wax or the Emul’minute emulsifier), which are more protective and more resistant.

  • Avoid formulas containing a high proportion of dry, fast-penetrating emollients (Dry Touch, Coco Silicone, Dicaprylyl Carbonate).

• It is impossible to determine in advance the sun protection factor (SPF) of a formula that has not been tested; it does not depend solely on the proportion of Natural Sunscreen. You may have your formulations tested by a specialized laboratory such as Helioscience (http://www.helioscience.org/).

Typical Quantities

Production process

Titanium dioxide coated with silica and jojoba esters dispersed in organic Karanja vegetable oil, as well as texturizing and emulsifying agents (which facilitate the formulation of the active ingredient and the stability of the formulation).

Function

Photoprotective cosmetic active ingredient

Presentation

• Viscous oily liquid

• Ivory to pale yellow

• Packaged in an amber glass bottle without a dropper

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Storage

• Store at room temperature, away from moisture and light, and far from any heat source.

• Close the bottle tightly after use.

Precautions

• This concentrated active ingredient must never be used pure on the skin. Always follow the recommended dosages.

• Maximum dosage to be respected: 80% in face and body care products.

• FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY – Do not swallow. Avoid contact with eyes.

• Cases of allergy to Karanja may occur. Always perform a tolerance test in the elbow crease 48 hours before use to check for any reaction.

• Do not use on children under 6 years of age. In addition, young children should not be exposed to the sun. Do not expose children to intense sunlight. Avoid sun exposure during peak hours. Outside these hours, protect them as much as possible with a parasol, clothing, a hat and sunglasses.

• Sunscreen products help filter part of UV rays and therefore limit the harmful effects of sun exposure, but they must always be combined with precautionary measures: avoid exposure during peak sunlight hours (12 p.m. – 4 p.m. in France during summer), limit exposure time, wear sunglasses and a hat, and even protective clothing for sensitive skin or intense exposure.

• This active ingredient may settle (powder may sink to the bottom); shake well before use to ensure homogeneity.

Warning

The properties, indications and methods of use described above are derived from scientific literature and/or reference books or websites in aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informational purposes only and cannot under any circumstances be considered as medical information. This information cannot under any circumstances replace a diagnosis, consultation or medical follow-up, nor engage our liability.

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