Personal Care Ingredients

Azelaic Acid from MC Biotec offers powerful blemish and acne treatment benefits due to its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anti-keratinizing properties. It is also anti-comedogenic, helping to prevent clogged pores. With excellent skin permeability, it effectively targets concerns like acne, comedones, and excessive oil production. Its acne-fighting mechanism involves eliminating Propionibacterium acnes, reducing follicular keratinization, and preventing new breakouts. This multi-functional ingredient is an ideal choice for skincare formulations aimed at clarifying, balancing, and brightening the skin

Glabridin is a natural whitening agent extracted from specific varieties of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linne). It has strong antibacterial properties, prevents UV-induced inflammation, pigmentation, and rough skin. It can remove superoxide ions and inhibit hemolysis caused by hydrogen peroxide. It can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase, but also can inhibit the activity of dopachrome interconversion and DHICA oxidase. It is a fast, high-efficiency, green whitening cosmetic additive with similarity to SOD (superoxide dismutase). The ability to scavenge oxygen free radicals also has the ability to resist oxygen radicals similar to vitamin E.