FSS HONEY-MATTE DRK

FSS HONEY-MATTE DRK

The quintessential aesthetic for the skin is clear and smooth complexion with an even tone and matte finish. Unfortunately, this cannot be achieved when excess sebum is present on the skin. Sebum is responsible for the appearance of oily or greasy skin. Traditional approaches to treating oily skin involve stripping the sebum with alcohol-based toners or absorbing the excess sebum using talc products. Both of these treatments can cause a rebound effect where the skin produces more sebum to compensate for excessive dryness. To prevent this from happening, a manufacturer developed FSS Honey Matte DRK, a natural ingredient that does not remove the sebum from the skin, but rather controls it retaining its intended benefits and preventing associated negative side-effects.

Sebum is produced by our sebaceous glands. Its primary function is to weather-proof our skin and hair, while also preventing our skin from becoming dehydrated. Sebum is a mixture of triglycerides, waxes, sterol esters and squalene. The three fatty acid chains found in triglycerides induce keratinization in the sebaceous glands which leads to clogged pores, and eventually, breakouts on the skin. 

Squalene, waxes and sterol esters help protect the skin from foreign substances. However, if over production of sebum occurs, maintaining moisture balance in the skin becomes an issue as normal transpiration becomes blocked.1 Sebum is notorious for creating an unsightly film on the skin and is one of the main contributors of problem skin.2 Not only does it clog pores, generating blackheads and whiteheads, it enhances the conditions favorable to the proliferation of Propionibacterium acnes, the bacteria principally responsible for breakouts and problem skin.

FSS Honey Matte DRK is an alkyl modified polymer derived from Honey. This material employs coconut fatty acids, providing an affinity to lipids which will naturally bind to excess oil as it is produced. By reacting coconut fatty acids with honey, the manufacturer has created a unique, amphiphilic molecule which combines the properties of oil absorbing and water dispersible polymers.

FSS Honey Matte DRK contains a water-soluble backbone that acts as a film former causing the polymer to plate out on the skin. Meanwhile, the alkyl moieties change the contact angle of the sebum present on the skin. This change no longer allows the sebum to exist as a free film on the skin. Instead, sebum is forced to exist as distinct droplets. By changing the way that sebum exists on the skin, it is possible to eliminate the unwanted greasy feel and shiny aesthetic, while preventing excessive dryness or a rebound effect.

FSS Honey Matte DRK is an efficacious alternative to traditional approaches used for treating oily skin. Thanks to its ability to change the way sebum exists on the skin, while also preventing further sebum production, this science based ingredient is useful for providing a matte finish while also reducing an oily appearance and greasy feel on the skin. In addition to preventing dryness, FSS Honey Matte DRK also diminishes future incidences of problem skin. We recommend adding FSS Honey Matte DRK during the cooling phase of a formulation, after the emulsion has been formed. Formulators can add this material to cosmetic and personal care applications that are designed to provide a natural approach to shine-free skin that remains flawless all day long.

Benefits:

• Efficacious Alternative to Treating Oily Skin

• Matte Finish

• Great for Problem Skin

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