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Organic Ivy Extract

Name: Organic Ivy Extract
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Firming

Anti-cellulite

One of ivy's main cosmetic properties is its renowned effect on cellulite. This toning extract is ideal for use as an active ingredient in your homemade slimming products: gels, creams, lotions, etc.

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Cosmos Organic

Ecocert

From France

Properties

As a cosmetic ingredient, organic ivy extract is known for the following properties:

Anti-cellulite: saponins help lipids stored in the skin's fat cells to return to the bloodstream to be eliminated or used as a source of energy.
Firming: it tightens the skin, reducing the appearance of orange peel skin.
Soothing, it calms skin prone to itching.

Indications

Cellulite, fat deposits, orange peel skin
Skin prone to redness and itching

Dosage
5 to 50%
Water soluble
Number of drops
1 ml = 19 drops
Insoluble in oil
Use in homemade cosmetics
Scrub, cream & lotion, gel, shower gel, mask, lotion

5% Organic Ivy Extract	0.75 g (24 drops)
50% Organic Ivy Extract	7.5 g (6.8 ml)

Precautions

Precautions and allergens

Precautions for use

Allergens

Allergen-free

I make my recipe from scratch

To make aqueous preparations with 5% Organic Ivy Extract

Organic Ivy Extract can easily be added at 5% as an active ingredient in all your water-based formulas: creams, lotions, gels, lotions, etc.

Incorporate the extract into all your water-based formulas

Step 1

Add the Organic Ivy Extract cold, at the end of the formulation process.

Step 2

Shake well to ensure the contents are thoroughly mixed.

To make gels (up to 50% Organic Ivy Extract)

Organic Ivy Extract can easily be used at up to 50% to make concentrated gels.

Making gels with Organic Ivy Extract

Step 1

Depending on the length of your hair, pour the required amount of powder into a bowl.

Step 2

Start at the back of the head, applying the henna in strands and working it through to the scalp.

Step 3

Continue with the top of the head, applying in thick layers, working in strands.

Step 4

Massage to ensure all the hair is well covered and pull it into a bun.

To make emulsions containing between 5 and 30% Organic Ivy Extract

Formulating emulsions with Organic Ivy Extract requires special care. Organic Ivy Extract tends to destabilise emulsions at high concentrations. To make your emulsion, incorporate it into your aqueous phase and use the highest dosage of emulsifier.

Cultivation

Organic, certified by Ecocert Greenlife according to the Ecocert standard available at http://cosmetiques.ecocert.com

Quality

99.3% of the total ingredients are of natural origin

99.1% of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming

Method of production

This hydroglycerine extract is obtained by macerating organic ivy leaves in a natural water/glycerin mixture.

Most of the active ingredients in ivy are soluble in an aqueous medium. Thus, by macerating the ivy in a water/glycerin mixture, the active ingredients will very easily dissolve in the extraction liquid. After filtration, a water/glycerin mixture loaded with the plant's active ingredients is obtained.

Part of the plant used

Leaves

Botanical name

Hedera helix

Function

Slimming and soothing cosmetic active ingredient

Country of origin

France

Benefits and properties

Soothing
Slimming

INCI designation

Hedera helix leaf extract

Composition

Aqua, Glycerin*, Hedera helix leaf*, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate (preservatives approved by Ecocert), citric acid (natural pH adjuster)

* ingredients from Organic Farming

Presentation

Red to brown liquid with a plant-like scent, packaged in an amber glass bottle with a dropper cap.

Active ingredients

Saponins (Hedragenin glycosides, Hedracoside C, Alpha and beta Hedrin): slimming and anti-inflammatory active ingredients

Learn more

Ivy has been known to man since ancient times. The Egyptians dedicated it to Osiris, god of fertility and ruler of the kingdom of the dead. For the Greeks, it protected against drunkenness and symbolised the warrior's victory. It was also used to treat migraines (by rubbing the leaves between the hands and applying them to the temples), and there was a specific ritual to follow: the ivy leaves had to be picked from the head of a statue, rubbed, and wrapped in red cloth before being applied to the temples.

In the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci claimed that animals in the woods would seek out areas covered in ivy and roll around in it, bringing their wounds into contact with the trampled ivy, which released its sap, helping the wounds to heal better. Studies have since shown that the leaves have a pain-relieving effect. It is sometimes recommended for rheumatism and neuralgia. Today, ivy is used in cosmetics as an active ingredient in slimming products.

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