It is challenging to develop products for the sensitive skin, as the number of skin reactions is significantly rising, and the consumer became extremely demanding
Brands are nevertheless doing their best to use mild ingredients. But even then, they still can face complaints. In order to formulate bullet proof cosmetics, brands need to do efforts to go to the next level of skin mildness and enter the unexplored area which is the skin microbiota.
The skin provides food, such as corneocytes, sebum and sweat. In return the skin microbiota gives transform that food into antimicrobial peptides and acids, protective antioxidants, sun protection and hydrating substances. The most noble task of the skin microbiota is that it takes away a lot of skin treats before they could attack the skin.
The environment on the skin is unimaginably harsh for the skin microorganisms. The skin is a Chernobyl-like environment where carcinogenic UV rays are ruling. Moreover, the skin is a hostile dessert without any water. The protective skin microbiota is facing additional challenges as they are also exposed to pollution. The microorganisms manage to survive and even to protect the skin under these harmful condition on one condition: That they can find sufficient energy and by consequence sufficient food.
Classic cosmetic products are offer no support to the titanic work of the skin microbiota. Instead of supporting the protective microorganism, classic cosmetics shower the skin microbiota with lethal preservatives, destructive alcohol and disturbing surfactants and emulsifiers.
The skin microbiota seems to have an endless power to overcome all these threats, even the use of disturbing cosmetics. We take for granted that the skin microbiota is bullet proof. But sometimes the skin microbiota does not recover completely, because of lack of appropriate food. When that happens, the skin is not completely protected anymore. The skin becomes sensitive, itchy, red, acne prone, etc.
A proven strategy to support the skin microbiota is by making it stronger. In other words, to make the balance between all the resident skin microbiota members stronger.
Prebiotics do have this power. A prebiotic is food that will support the complete resident skin microbiota. A prebiotic is bio selective food as it can only be fermented by the protective skin microbiota and can not be fermented by possible pathogenic microorganisms. With Inulin the skin becomes a better place to live for the skin microbiota.
Inulin is such a powerful skin prebiotic. Inulin is a sugar polymer extracted from the roots of chicory or from the pinas from agave. 3 cosmetic inulin-ingredients have been developed. These inulins are stable in cosmetic formulations and they do not disturb the microbial stability of cosmetic formulations.
BIOLIN
A special purified Inulin combined witha GOS. BIOLIN prevents skin and vaginal problems.
• It is in-vivo demonstrated on 15 babies that Biolin strengthens the baby microbiota. Inulin gives the baby microbiota the power to fight against infections such as the colonisation of C albicans. By consequence BIOLIN prevents redness and diaper rash.
• It is in-vivo proven on 50 female patients that BIOLIN strengthens the vaginal microbiota in it is daily struggle with the hostile environment.
• It is in-vivo proven on 50 patients that BIOLIN helps to support the diabetic skin prone to skin problems.
PreBIULIN FOS
A hydrolysed Inulin that is readily available to the skin microbiota and easy to formulate. preBIULIN FOS has a triple activity:
• It is in-vivo demonstrated that preBIULIN FOS supports the skin microbiota in the presence of destructive ethanol and disturbing
surfactants.
• Combined with anti-microbial agents preBIULIN FOS will improve the anti-microbial activity .
• preBIULIN FOS is also a powerful conditioner for hair and skin. Its performance is identical to synthetic polyquaterniums.
PreBULIN AGA
A special distilled inulin from agave and chicory with an exceptional high molecular weight strengthens the skin microbiota and by consequence the skin against known and unknown disturbing ingredients in leave on formulation. preBULIN AGA is also a more powerful hydrating agent compared to hyaluronic acid.
