Defying photodamage with white cocoa peptides

The prevention of skin photodamage induced by solar radiation is a major expectation in the sun care and day care categories, leading to a rising demand for products that provide more than just UV protection. Ashland describes an active derived from white cocoa to defy photodamage

With consumers increasingly focused on skin health, the prevention of skin photodamage induced by solar radiation is a major expectation in the sun care and day care categories, leading to a rising demand for products that provide more than just UV protection.

A current move in cosmetics is to address photodamage with biological active ingredients delivering key benefits such as antioxidant protection, anti-ageing efficacy or evenness of the skin tone. What if a bioactive could deliver all these benefits at the same time?

Ashland has made a breakthrough with Blumilight™ (INCI: Water (and) Butylene Glycol (and) Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract; hereafter, the biofunctional ingredient), a 360° bioactive solution to defy photodamage.

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