Allantoin is a compound that can be naturally produced from many organic matter, and is widely found in plants and animals such as comfrey, sugar beets, tobacco seeds, chamomile, wheat seedlings, and urine membranes. In 1912, Mocllster extracted allantoin from the underground stems of the comfrey family.
Allantoin has the effects of light, sterilization and antiseptic, pain relief, and antioxidant effects, which can keep the skin hydrated, moisturized and soft, so it is widely used in skin care products as an indispensable skin care ingredient. Not only that, allantoin has physiological functions such as promoting cell growth, speeding up wound healing, and softening keratin, so it is an ingredient that you should not underestimate.
Allantoin is a common moisturizer and anti-allergy agent, and it’s very affordable. As a moisturizer, it can promote the water absorption ability of the outermost layer of skin and hair, reduce the evaporation of skin water, and form a lubricating film on the surface of the skin to seal the moisture, so as to achieve the effect of skin moisturizing; As an anti-allergenic agent, it relieves skin irritation caused by actives. In addition to serums and creams, allantoin is added to the formulation of any skincare and even washing products.
Allantoin is a good active agent for improving skin damage, it can promote the growth of cell tissues and accelerate the rapid granulation and renewal of the epidermis. If allantoin is used on ulcers and pus-filled skin, it can also speed up wound healing, and is a good healing agent and anti-ulcer agent for skin wounds.
Allantoin is also a good keratin treatment agent, it has a unique lytic keratin properties, so it has the effect of softening keratin, it peels off the metabolism of keratin at the same time, gives sufficient water to the intercellular space, has a good effect on rough and chapped skin, making the skin smooth and plump.
For allantoin is an amphoteric compound, it can combine a variety of substances to form a double salt, which has the effects of light, sterilization and antiseptic, analgesic and antioxidant, and is widely used as an additive for freckles cream, acne liquid, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, shaving lotion, hair conditioner, astringent, antiperspirant and deodorant lotion.
Therefore, allantoin is not something we can underestimate, its role is very, very large.
Post time: May-25-2024
