PhytosteCol V2 10 ml

PhytosteCol V2: Reclaim Your Skin's Health with this Advanced Phytosterol Complex

Introducing PhytosteCol V2, an innovative active ingredient sourced from Spain, specifically engineered to revolutionize skin barrier restoration and provide comprehensive anti-inflammatory, soothing, and antioxidant benefits. This light yellow, viscous emulsion is a powerful phytosterol-based active designed to deeply nourish and protect even the most sensitive and compromised skin. With its excellent water solubility and a pH range of 5.0–6.5, PhytosteCol V2 is your key to crafting advanced skincare solutions for a global market.

Description and Key Features

PhytosteCol V2 (INCI: Water (Aqua), Glycerine, Lecithin, Beta-Sitosterol, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Potassium Sorbate) is a meticulously formulated active complex centered around Beta-Sitosterol, a potent plant-derived sterol. This ingredient is designed to mimic and reinforce the skin's natural lipid barrier, offering multifaceted benefits that target skin health at its core.

Key features:

• Advanced Skin Barrier Restoration: PhytosteCol V2 actively strengthens the lipid barrier and restores the hydrolipidic film, crucial for maintaining skin integrity and preventing moisture loss.
• Powerful Anti-inflammatory & Soothing Action: It effectively reduces inflammation, eliminates irritation, and softens and soothes compromised skin, bringing relief to sensitive and reactive skin types.
• Reduces Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL): By reinforcing the skin's barrier, it significantly decreases TEWL, ensuring optimal hydration and preventing dryness.
• Antioxidant Protection: Provides robust protection against oxidative stress, safeguarding skin cells from environmental damage and promoting a healthier complexion.
• Optimized Delivery System: Formulated as a viscous emulsion with excellent water solubility, it allows for easy incorporation into various cosmetic formulations, although it requires additional stabilization if mixed directly with fatty phases.
• Neutral pH Range: With a pH of 5.0–6.5, it is well-suited for skin-friendly formulations, minimizing the need for extensive pH adjustments.

Versatile Applications and Usage Areas in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals

PhytosteCol V2 is an invaluable active ingredient for a wide array of high-performance skincare products, particularly those targeting sensitive, compromised, or aging skin. Its unique properties make it ideal for formulations where barrier repair, anti-inflammatory action, and antioxidant support are paramount.

• Skincare for Dry, Irritated & Sensitive Skin:
  • Creams and Lotions: Essential for daily moisturizers designed to relieve dryness, calm irritation, and restore comfort to sensitive and reactive skin.
  • Serums: Creates potent, targeted treatments for intense hydration and barrier reinforcement.
  • Facial Masks: Enhances soothing and restorative properties in masks for sensitive skin.
• Anti-Couperose Formulations:
  • Creams and Serums: Its ability to reduce inflammation and strengthen capillaries makes it highly effective in products aimed at minimizing redness and improving the appearance of skin prone to couperose (rosacea).
• Products for Skin with Eczema and Dermatitis:
  • Specialized Creams and Balms: Provides significant relief from itching, redness, and dryness associated with eczema and dermatitis by repairing the damaged skin barrier.
• Anti-Aging Creams:
  • Day and Night Creams: Offers antioxidant support against premature aging and helps maintain skin's youthful resilience by reinforcing its natural defenses.
• Post-Procedure Gels and Serums:
  • Recovery Care: Critical for formulations used after aesthetic procedures such as chemical peels, laser treatments, and аппаратные процедуры (device-based procedures). It soothes irritation, accelerates healing, and restores the skin's protective barrier, minimizing downtime and enhancing recovery.
• Baby Cosmetics:
  • Diaper Creams and Gentle Lotions: Its gentle, soothing, and barrier-restoring properties make it an excellent choice for delicate baby skin, helping to prevent and treat diaper rash and irritation.
• Cosmeceuticals and Dermatological Preparations:
  • Due to its clinically relevant properties, PhytosteCol V2 is highly suitable for professional-grade cosmeceuticals and dermatological formulations designed for targeted skin concerns and therapeutic applications.

Dosage Recommendations:

• 1–5% in creams, gels, masks, and serums for a concentrated effect.
• 0.5–2% in lotions and sprays for lighter applications or larger coverage areas.

PhytosteCol V2 is added to the cooling phase of formulations (below 40°C) to preserve its integrity and maximize its efficacy. It is not used in candles.

Cosmetic Recipe: "Calm & Restore" Soothing Face Cream

Create a luxurious, soothing face cream designed to restore the skin barrier, reduce irritation, and provide antioxidant protection using PhytosteCol V2. This cream is ideal for dry, sensitive, or post-procedure skin.

Instructions for Cream Preparation:

1. Sanitization: Thoroughly sanitize all your equipment (beakers, stirring rods, containers) using isopropyl alcohol and allow them to air dry completely.
2. Phase A (Water Phase): In a heat-resistant beaker, combine distilled water and glycerin. Heat on a hot plate or in a water bath to 75-80°C.
3. Phase B (Oil Phase): In a separate heat-resistant beaker, combine emulsifying wax, shea butter, jojoba oil, and cetyl alcohol. Heat on a hot plate or in a water bath to 75-80°C, ensuring all solid oils and waxes are fully melted.
4. Emulsification: Slowly pour the hot water phase (Phase A) into the hot oil phase (Phase B) while continuously mixing with a stick blender or high-shear mixer. Blend for 2-3 minutes until a stable emulsion forms. Continue stirring periodically as the cream cools.
5. Cool Down: Allow the emulsion to cool to below 40°C. This is crucial for adding heat-sensitive ingredients.
6. Phase C (Cool Down Phase): Once the cream has cooled to below 40°C, add PhytosteCol V2, Panthenol, Allantoin, Preservative, and Vitamin E. Stir thoroughly after each addition until all ingredients are fully incorporated and the cream is smooth.
7. pH Adjustment (Recommended): Check the pH of your finished cream. For facial creams, an ideal pH range is typically 5.0-5.5. Adjust if necessary using a diluted solution of lactic acid (to lower pH) or sodium bicarbonate (to raise pH), adding drop by drop and mixing well.
8. Packaging: Transfer the finished cream into a clean, sanitized jar or airless pump bottle.

Recommendations for Application and Use:

• Dosage of PhytosteCol V2: A 5% inclusion rate of PhytosteCol V2 provides significant barrier-restoring, anti-inflammatory, and soothing effects. For more intensive treatments or specific dermatological applications, you can go up to 5%.
• Incorporation: Always add PhytosteCol V2 during the cool-down phase (below 40°C) of your emulsion. Its integrity and efficacy can be compromised by high heat.
• Solubility: Remember that PhytosteCol V2 is water-soluble. While it is an emulsion itself, if you are formulating a product with a very high oil phase and minimal water, ensure you have robust emulsification to prevent separation.
• pH Stability: The recommended pH range for PhytosteCol V2 is 5.0–6.5, making it highly compatible with skin's natural pH and most cosmetic formulations.
• Storage: Store the finished cream in a cool, dark place, away from direct sunlight. The preservative system will ensure its shelf life, but proper storage maintains product stability and efficacy.
• Patch Test: Always perform a patch test on a small, inconspicuous area of skin (e.g., inner elbow) before full application, especially if you have sensitive or reactive skin.