Seaweed --- an ideal raw material of modern cosmetics

Jan 17
09:02

2012

David Yvon

David Yvon

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Two thousand years ago, it was discovered that algae can be eaten and has a medical effect. The Romans appreciated its tone.

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Its soaking was used for different pigments and dyes. The ancient Polynesians were clear about the medical effect of seaweed,Seaweed --- an ideal raw material of modern cosmetics  Articles for the treatment of cuts, bumps and swelling of skin disease. Hundred years ago, Asian women found that the algae have a cosmetic effect. They cooked them and l imposed them on the face and the head, resulting in skin healthy and making the hair shiny. Today, there are minorities in Southeast Asia taking these using astaxanthin methods.

Seaweed is the oldest plants on earth. It has no roots and results. Algae absorb nutrients from the ocean, for asexual reproduction by spores, or long in the sea, or born in the sea, its color, shape, sizes, types, many now find 20,005 more than a thousand. Seaweed its color classification can be divided into green algae, blue algae, red algae, brown algae four. Practice has proved that green algae, blue algae not much use in cosmetics. Red algae and brown algae can be used as toiletries and cosmetics, raw materials, so it is very important. Strong proliferation of algae, usually grow 40 cm per plant per day, estimates that the proliferation of millions of tons of ocean daily, visible algae is an inexhaustible natural resources.

Algae are complicated, have been found to contain a variety of proteins, mineral matter and trace elements, such as iron, magnesium, copper, zinc, aluminum, cobalt, strontium, vanadium, boron and sodium, magnesium, chlorine, iodine and other alkaline ions, also contains sulfated galactose and poly-vitamins of the original, such as ergot Zi alcohol, amino acids, carotenoids and factors, including serine, alanine, glycine, lysine, valine, aspartic acid and so on. Seaweed polysaccharide has fucose, wood sugar, glucose, mannose pond, cattle lactose, including the presence of vitamin K, C, D, E, A and folic acid, pantothenic acid and B vitamins. Especially the brown algae and red algae rich in minerals, iodine, trace elements, carbohydrates, amino acids, organic acids and micro elements. Also contains the active ingredient used in cosmetics, such as uronic acid derivatives, fucose polymers and poly-galactosidase, which through the interaction between ions, and the skin, the outer layer of the hair protein, forming a composite insulation material, skin and hair care with moisturizing effect. And vitamin E, B, C and folic acid, pantothenic acid are also ideal to add cosmetic ingredients. Therefore, different seaweed extract can be used as nutrients, softeners, water holding ingredient added to shampoo, mask, and massage the ointment of different types of cosmetics, to play its due role in the effectiveness of skin care and hair care.

The cosmetic applications of seaweeds are manifold. Hair care products using seaweed extract can improve hair quality, prevent split ends, especially for the chemical damage on perm hair. It can be added to cushion the damage on dye and perm hair care products. Algae with obesity, such as Salicornia seaweed extract is a biologically active substance, for slim, weight loss products achieved very good results, massage cream used for the preparation or compound to the cosmetic emulsion glutathione. Seaweed has a role in skin care beauty, its variety of active compounds, such as furfural derivatives, such as algae and fine polymer gel into the skin protein binding, the primary production of moisture on the skin, soft effect. To 2-5% extract, add to the shaving cream, you can prevent allergic skin irritation, dry skin or for dry skin is particularly suitable for the elderly. Seaweed iodine, iodine has bactericidal anti-inflammatory effect. So seaweed is a good disinfectant skin care agent. In addition, seaweed alginate in the treatment of burns, swelling and other wound effect is obvious, can be equipped into the cream to use. Algae can also be used to reduce joint pain and rheumatism, sprains and falls. It also has a certain effect on hemorrhoids. Source:http://www.cosprm.com