FSS Love Complex PF

INCI: Aqua & Phospholipids & Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil & Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate & Ascorbyl Palmitate & Tocopheryl Acetate & Retinyl Palmitate & Linoleic Acid & Lycopene

Use Levels: 1.0% - 10.0%

Solubility: Water Soluble 

Appearance: Liquid Liposomal Dispersion
pH (25°C): 5.0 - 7.0

BACKGROUND

Love is what everybody needs. People search their whole lives for this indescribable feeling. FSS Love Complex PF is a natural, unique complex that provides the skin with demonstrable benefits and the Love it has been looking for. This targeted complex is comprised of Lycopene, Olive oil, Vitamins and Essential fatty acids to deliver powerful benefits to the skin. It can nourish, condition, and protect the skin with the capacity to enhance the delivery of nutrients in order to provide a trendy, multifunctional product.

SCIENCE

Lycopene is a developing trend that is popular in Japan right now for its perceived slimming effects. For this reason, among others, it is being added in various products ranging from body to hair applications. Lycopene is derived from the Latin word, Lycoperscium, and is a phytochemical found in tomatoes, carrots, watermelons, and papayas. Lycopene is a pigment that is important in the biosynthesis of many carotenoids, including beta carotene. This natural bright red carotenoid is responsible for the yellow, orange, and red pigmentations in various fruits and vegetables. A polyunsaturated hydrocarbon with eleven conjugated double bonds gives lycopene its deep red color and is also responsible for its strong antioxidant properties, having a similar structure to beta carotene.

Lycopene may be the most powerful carotenoid quencher of singlet oxygen, being more effective at quenching singlet oxygen than vitamin E and beta carotene. Singlet oxygen is involved in oxidative reactions that can impair or destroy important cellular parts, such as DNA or membranes. Singlet oxygen produced while being exposed to UV light can cause aging of the skin. Lycopene exhibits the highest physical quenching rate constant, attributing to its potential for slowing down the aging process. Lycopene is important in our diet, promoting brain and immune function while also providing the skin and hair with great benefits. Lycopene protects the skin from environmental damage thus shielding it from premature aging, while increasing cellular functions that are essential for younger looking skin. Lycopene also has the capability to strengthen the skin by promoting its ability to produce collagen while keeping elastic skin tissues from losing their tenseness. When used in hair care, lycopene’s insolubility in water allows it to easily enter into the hair fiber increasing the hair’s strength therefore preventing breakage and enhancing protection.

Olive oil is obtained from the olive, Olea Europea, a tree found in the Mediterranean Basin. This tree thrives close to the sea, where other plants can’t tolerate the high salt content of the underground water. This oil is produced by grinding whole olive fruit and extracting the oil. This process is straightforward and needs minimal mechanical technology, making it very popular amongst natural cosmetic manufacturers. The olive industry has become the Mediterranean region’s most dependable food and cash crop since prehistoric times. For the people of the Mediterranean, olive oil has been considered medicinal, magical, and an endless source of fascination and the fountain of great wealth and power. This light yellow oil is almost pure fat and dense in calories, yet healthy without adverse effects while containing antioxidants not found in other oils. Spain, Italy and Greece are the major producers in the world, making up about 75% of the world’s production. Olive oil is used quite frequently in cooking but also in the skincare and cosmetic industries. It’s widely used in cosmetics and soaps adding smoothness and softness to dry skin, which is especially beneficial during the winter months. It provides strong moisturization effects while regenerating skin cells and softening tissues, therefore, allowing skin and hair to be silky smooth.

Some of the most important vitamins needed for the body are integrated into FSS Love Complex PF. A blend of vitamins A, C, and E helps to keep the skin and hair in optimum condition. Retinyl Palmitate is a stable derivative form of vitamin A and among one of the most widely used active ingredients in skincare products today. When retinyl palmitate is absorbed into the skin, it is converted to retinol and then ultimately into retinoic acid. Retinol helps enhance collagen production which aids in thickening the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. It works by neutralizing free radicals that can breakdown skin cells, therefore causing damage. It prevents the formation of pyrimidine dimers caused by UV exposure, making it excellent for sun care products design to repair UV-induced DNA damage. Retinol has been shown to renew skin cells while providing antioxidant benefits to provide skin with a younger look and feel.

Ascorbyl Palmitate is a synthetic ester formed from ascorbic acid and palmitic acid producing an oil soluble form of vitamin C. This is a more stable and highly absorbable form of vitamin C, making it the most widely used derivative of vitamin C in skincare products. Ascorbyl palmitate is the simplest and most readily available form of vitamin C. Ascorbic acid, which is water soluble, may not provide the benefits of ascorbyl palmitate given that it is not readily absorbed within the skin. Ascorbyl Palmitate is a free radical fighting antioxidant that promotes healthy skin and vitality while simultaneously providing a significant increase in collagen production.

Tocopheryl Acetate, known as vitamin E acetate, is the ester of acetic acid and tocopherol. It is also readily absorbed in the skin where it is converted into free tocopherol. Tocopheryl acetate is responsible for the protection of cell membranes, keeping the heart, nerves, muscles and red blood cells healthy, while it also provides many benefits to the skin. This tocopherol derivative is thought to be slowly hydrolyzed once absorbed into the skin, regenerating tocopherol and providing protection against the sun’s UV rays. While being a regulator of vitamin A, which is needed for maintaining healthy skin, tocopheryl acetate also protects the epidermis, helps maintain the skin’s oil balance and maintains the skin’s optimum moisture levels. All of these properties contribute to diminishing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Fatty acids are needed in the body for good health. In fact, lycopene is more efficiently delivered with the presence of essential fatty acids. Oleic, linoleic, and palmitic acid are among the fatty acids that are comprised in this multifunctional complex. Oleic acid is a fatty acid that occurs naturally inanimal and vegetable fats and oils. Oleic means "related to”, or "derived from”, oil or olive and provides profound health benefits. These benefits include the ability to lower blood pressure, decreasing bad cholesterol in the blood while increasing good cholesterol and blood flow. Oleic acid is essential for the production of other fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives and keeps cell membranes soft and fluid while providing anti-inflammatory properties. Oleic acid is a moderate amphiphilic emulsifier and is the major component of soap products.

Linoleic acid comes from the Greek word linon. This acid is needed for various biological processes and can’t be synthesized from other food components. Linoleic acid is found in the lipids of cell membranes and it is required to maintain proper membrane function and structure. It is an essential fatty acid that must be consumed to promote for good health as it is important for many biological processes. Linoleic acid deficiency causes mild skin scaling, hair loss, and problem skin. Therefore, fatty acids can be added to various skin care products to soothe, moisturize, and even skin tone.

Palmitic Acid is one of the most common fatty acids found in animals and plants. It is a major component of the oil from palm trees (palm oil, coconut oil), contributing to its name. However, it can also be found in meats, butter, and some dairy products. Palmitate is a term used for the salts and esters of palmitic acid, and is commonly added to low fat milk products. Palmitic oil is the main saturated fat found in chocolate along with oleic and stearic acids. Palmitic acid is the first fatty acid produced during fatty acid synthesis and is stored in the body from excess carbohydrates. Palmitic acid is amphipathic which accounts for its extremely low solubility in water. It makes for a good emollient and reinforces the skin’s healthy barrier function while smoothing and softening its surface.

FSS Love Complex PF incorporates the use of phospholipids, which are a class of lipids that are a component of cell membranes and have the ability to form lipid bilayers. Phospholipids have a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail, consisting of long chain fatty acid hydrocarbons. In water, phospholipids can form a variety of structures depending on their specific properties. Phospholipids are used in cosmetics as emulsifiers, enabling oils to form a colloid with water. They also provide other benefits to the skin, such as supporting the physiology of the skin, enhancing the bioavailability of other ingredients and providing a controlled release of the product to skin cells.

BENEFITS

FSS Love Complex PF is a trendy, new combination of Lycopene, Olive oil, Vitamins, and Essential fatty acids that delivers all the ingredients to necessary to protect, condition, nourish and soften the skin and hair while being gentle enough for use in a wide variety of skin and hair products.

Storage: Protected from direct light and humidity at a temperature of 50°-77°F (10°-25°C) 

Shelf life: 12 months, properly stored, in sealed container. 

This product should be added to a formulation at the recommended usage rated.