Formulating with Marine Ingredients

The beauty industry has been buzzing about algae and sea moss in skincare. In this exciting class, take a deep dive with us into the underwater world of plant-based (vegan) marine ingredients to discover why! Learn how to incorporate marine ingredients into your own formulations to reap the benefits of this exciting category of ingredients.

More than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, and so the ocean is an abundant and rich source of nutrients like amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants from some of the world’s oldest, most stable and resilient organisms.

Marine ingredients are obtained from the ocean or extracted and isolated from sea water and marine organisms, such as microalgae, seaweed, hydras, phytoplankton and sea fennel.

Marine ingredients are becoming increasingly popular in skincare because:

• Marine organisms produce unique skin-beneficial compounds such as proteins, lipids, polysaccharides, antioxidants and pigments.
• Proteins and peptides from algae, sea cucumber and molluscs can provide eco-friendly substitutes for collagen and gelatin.
• Sea water contains vitamins and essential minerals such as zinc, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium.
• Marine ingredients can be eco-friendly since their harvesting and preservation has become more sustainable in recent years.

In this class, you will learn,

1. What are marine ingredients?
2. Benefits of using marine ingredients in skincare.
3. Types of marine ingredients.
4. Examples of products which use marine ingredients.
5. Innovative marine ingredients.
6. Marine ingredients available to the home formulator.
7. Formulation example: Pink Protective and Plumping Gel with Marine Ingredients.

Plus receive a beautiful textbook to download.

Not a member of the Club? Join now and use your first month's credits to access the Formulating with Marine Ingredients class, plus another 25-credit class of your choice.

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