Glossary of ingredients used by Emeu Charlevoix

Purified water.

Argan oil is extracted from the almond of the fruit of the argan tree and it is very rich in unsaponifiables, tocopherols and vitamin E. It is an active oil, ideal to fight against drying and ageing of the skin.

Bamboo stem powder is used to exfoliate skin and remove corneus cells accumulating on the skin surface. This natural exfoliator helps to refine skin texture and brighten skin tone.

Benzyl alcohol is a naturally ocurring ingredient that when blended with an organic acid is used for the gentle preservation of personal care products. It is equally effective against a broad range of bacteria, moulds and yeasts. Level of use < 1%.[/col_inner] [col_inner span="4" span__sm="12"]

Function(s) : Preservative

This ingredient is a combination of different oils and solid fats, and it is used as an emollient.

Natural emollient, this fatty alcohol with the palmitic acid provide consistency and nourishing sensation characterized by the “phospholipid touch”: a cool, soft, silky and sophisticated skin feel.

Natural caffeine is extracted from coffee beans . Caffeine is used in cosmetics for its lipolytic activity, eye depuffing properties and is also beneficial in sun care and in stimulating hair care preparations.

Calcium Gluconate is a calcium salt. A small amount of research shows calcium gluconate may be a good skin-soothing and restorative agent when applied topically.

Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to aid in wound healingand to help relieve skin inflammations and irritations.

Green tea leaf extract is produced from the plant Camellia sinensis. Part of a complex of ingredients, it helps reduces the appearance of aging around the eyes, toning the surrounding skin and rejuvenating the complexion.

A natural mixture of polyglycerin-3, candelilla wax, jojoba seed wax, and rice bran wax that functions as a stabilizer and emulsifier in cosmetics. Based on a hydrophilized vegetable wax complex, this natural PEG free emulsifier forms a moisturising cushion giving long lasting comfort on the skin.

This skin-conditioning agent is made using glycerol from vegetable oil sources and medium-chain fatty acids (MCTs) from coconut and palm kernel oils.

Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside is a mild, solubilizing non-ionic surfactant that is obtained from renewable raw materials: fatty alcohols and glucose from vegetable origin. This ultra-gentle, natural, cleansing, solubilizing foaming agent adds a luxurious “green” element to formulas. 100% natural origin

Active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. Used to temporarily relieves aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with one or more of the following: Simple backache, lumbago, strains and sprains (involving muscles, tendons, and/or ligaments), and arthritis.

Oleosomes are structures found naturally in all oil bearing plant seeds and serve as natural storehouses of energy used by the seed until germination. Oleosomes are micron sized spheres of emollient plant oils and vitamin E, surrounded by a phospholipid membrane and protein coat. They are isolated as aqueous dispersions according to a patented chemical-free green manufacturing process. This unique structure has considerable benefits over and above regular plant oils in personal care.

Beeswax is the purified wax from the honeycomb of the bee, Apis mellifera.

Cetearyl Alcohol is a mixture of cetyl and stearyl alcohols that come from vegetable sources.

Cetearyl Olivate is composed of cetearyl alcohol and fatty acids derived from olive oil. Excellent anti-aging and anti-redness properties. 100% natural origin. Suitable for Ecocert.

Enhance the stability and texture of creams and lotions. Composed of fatty alcohols derived from natural vegetable oils.

Derived from vegetable oil. 100% natural origin. Suitable for Ecocert.

Citric acid is an alpha hydroxy acid used in personal care products to adjust the acidity or promote skin peeling and re-growth in the case of anti-aging products. Citric acid is naturally found in citric fruits and juices, providing the characteristic acidic taste. 100% natural origin. Suitable for Ecocert.

Cocamidopropyl betaine is a surfactant derived from coconut oil. 100% natural origin.

Coco-caprylate/caprate is a mixture of esters of coconut alcohol with caprylic acid and capric acid. This emollient gives a silky and soft sensation to the skin and improves hydration effect of cosmetic formulas.

Coconut oil is extracted from the kernels of the seeds of coconot palm, Cocos nucifera. In association with other oils, the complex forned is a anti-aging, antioxidant, conditioning, emollient, anti-hair loss, healing, moisturizing, protective, purifying and repairing agent. 100% natural origin.

Carnauba wax is extracted from the leaves of the carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, a plant native to Brazil. 100% natural origin.

Crocus Sativus Flower Extract is an extract of dried petals of saffron flowers. Among other uses, saffron is an invigorating antioxidant, depigmenting agent and aphrodisiac rich in tannins, flavonoids and anthocyanins.

Dehydroacetic acid, when blended with an benzyl alcohol, is used for the gentle preservation of all personal care products. It is equally effective against a broad range of bacteria, moulds and yeasts

Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate is a disodium salt of the coconut acid amide of glutamic acid.

Distearoylethyl Dimonium Chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt. Readily biodegradable ester quaternary with excellent conditioning performance. Plant based.

Menthol is an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from corn mint, peppermint, or other mint oils. Used to temporarily relieves aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with one or more of the following: Simple backache, lumbago, strains and sprains (involving muscles, tendons, and/or ligaments), and arthritis.

Pure emu oil from EMEUCHARLEVOIX is an exceptionnal moisturizer know all over the world for its benefits to the skin. Among others, it can reduce the appearance of scars, minimizes redness and itchiness caused by skin dryness. Contains Omega 3, 6, 7 and 9. Paraben-and growth hormone-free. Pesticide-free : the emus are raised on a farm that hasn’t used pesticides for more than 20 years. Chemical preservative-free. Made in Quebec.

Enteromorpha Compressa Extract is an extract of the alga Enteromorpha compressa.

Gluconolactone is a natural substance that can often be found in creams and serums. Gluconolactone, a polyhydroxy acid (PHA), offers all the benefits of AHAs but it is gentle to the skin and is suitable for sensitive skin. It is used in a blend as preservative. Natural origin. Suitable for Ecocert.

Maintains and preserves moisture and helps the active ingredients penetrate the skin. 100% natural origin.

100% vegetable derived, has no petrochemical content, and is an approved natural preservative that is also renewable. 100% natural origin.

Obtained from sustainable coconut oil and vegetable-derived glycerin

Naturally derived ingredient used as emulsigying agent.

100% vegetable derived, has no petrochemical content, and is an approved natural preservative that is also renewable. 100% natural origin.

Plant derived polymer that provides good thickening and conditioning properties for hair and skin care products. It improves active deposition onto hair, and is ideally used in conditioning shampoos, cream rinses, bath and shower products, lotions, creams and other personal care products.

Sunflower oil is extracted from the seeds of the sunflower. It has high amounts of Vitamins A, B, D and E, minerals, lecithin, insulin, unsaturated fatty acids, and by all accounts, it is a good product for the skin. 100% natural origin.

Sunflower seed wax acts as a protective, consistency, substantivity, thickening and stabilizing agent. It is a very light colored sunflower seed wax which is a side product of the production of the edible oil obtained by milling unhulled seeds. 100% natural origin. Suitable for Ecocert.

This ingredient is produced by hydrogenation of Ricinus communis (Castor) seed oil and is used as thickener and emollient. It also reduces transepidermal water loss and hydrates the skin through humectancy.

Mix of polyglycerides of 100% vegetable origin. It is a polyactive agent combining efficiency and sensoriality. The production, based on hydroxystearic, linolenic, linoleic fatty acids, follows patented processes respecting green chemistry principles. It has excellent emulsification, hydration, anti-wrinkling and sensorial properties.

French Green Clay comes from the sedimentation of Silico-aluminum, its coloring the result of the oxides contained in these rocks. Its unique composition includes Iron, Silica, Aluminum, Magnesium, Calcium, Titanium, Sodium and Potassium. Natural mineral substance.

Very light emollient, completely based on natural raw material. It has very low viscosity, low oiliness and absorbs easily. Suitable for Ecocert.

Isopentyldiol is a fully water-soluble, colorless, odorless humectant liquid ingredient. It behaves as a hydrotrope and provides with emollience along with a dry, non-tacky skin feel.

Ester of Palmitic acid and Isopropanol.

Probiotics part of a complex of ingredients that reduces the appearance of aging around the eyes, toning the surrounding skin and rejuvenating the complexion.

Derived from golden barley, and contains a cationic component that can be used as a more efficacious alternative to synthetic ingredients. It has a high level of Proline, which can help protect hair from heat damage and counteract coagulation of proteins under heat stress. 100% natural origin.

Alkyl polyglucoside surfactants that is in a unique class of non-ionic surfactant obtained from renewable, plant-derived raw materials. It is made from natural, renewable, plant-derived feedstocks, and is readily biodegradable.

Based on alpha-hydroxy acid and is therefore recommended in skin renewal and cell regeneration applications.

Lecithin enhances the appearance of dry or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness. These ingredients also help to form emulsions by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.

Oil with superb anti-oxidant properties and skin softening benefits.

Flax seed oil is rich in essential fatty acids primarily the omega 3 which is typically present at a level of 40%-65%. In association with other oils, the complex forned is a anti-aging, antioxidant, conditioning, emollient, anti-hair loss, healing, moisturizing, protective, purifying and repairing agent. 100% natural origin.

Macadamia oil is an excellent moisturizer and is rich in palmitoleic acid, essential for healthy skin function. Macadamia Oil is similar in composition to sebum so it absorbs readily into the skin. In association with other oils, the complex forned is a anti-aging, antioxidant, conditioning, emollient, anti-hair loss, healing, moisturizing, protective, purifying and repairing agent. 100% natural origin.

Organic ester naturally produced by many species of plants, particularly wintergreens (Wintergreen oil). Used to temporarily relieves aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with one or more of the following: Simple backache, lumbago, strains and sprains (involving muscles, tendons, and/or ligaments), and arthritis.

Holy Basil leaf extract, antioxidant, anti-aging, skin rejuvenating.

Olive oil is extracted from the ripe fruit of olive tree, Olea europaea. In association with other oils, the complex forned is a anti-aging, antioxidant, conditioning, emollient, anti-hair loss, healing, moisturizing, protective, purifying and repairing agent. 100% natural origin.

Naturally occuring fatty acid. Palmitic acid provides consistency and nourishing sensation characterized by the “phospholipid touch”: a cool, soft, silky and sophisticated skin feel. Suitable for Ecocert.

Avocado butter is popular for the hydration of dry, mature skin, and hair.

Avocado oil is a green to dark green liquid, vegetable oil obtained by cold pressing from the organic seeds of Persea gratissima. In association with other oils, the complex forned is a anti-aging, antioxidant, conditioning, emollient, anti-hair loss, moisturizing, protective, purifying and repairing agent.

Naturally derived ingredient used as emulsigying agent.

Naturally derived, non-preserved solubilizer. Suitable for Ecocert.

Naturally derived, non-preserved solubilizer. Suitable for Ecocert.

Potassium sorbate is a potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occuring antimicrobial compound; used as a preservative. Fungicide. Natural origin.

Propanediol is a useful molecule : used as a skin conditioning agent to moisturize, it is also a viscosity controlling agent.

Pomegranate is a juicy, bright red fruit that is considered a superfruit because of its unique antioxidant benefits as well as its high nutritional value. When applied on the skin, this ingredient provides immediate tightening and lifting benefits that help reduce the appearance of sagging and wrinkles.

Natural oil with a high content of regenerating and protecting components. It is emollient, lubricating, and conditioning. It creates a lipid barrier providing protection to the skin and moisture retention for the skin. Ideal for dry skin, tired skin, mature skin, and damaged skin.

Fruit extract for skin care, antiredness effect.

Salt of benzoic acid. Preservative. Level of use <1%.[/col_inner] [col_inner span="4" span__sm="12"]

Function(s) : Preservative

Inorganic salt. 100% natural origin.

Sodium gluconate is a safe and natural alternative to the synthetic chelating agents EDTA and etidronate to protect cosmetic products from discoloration and rancidity of cosmetic oils. It can also act as pH regulator as well as humectant, thanks to its molecular structure with numerous hydroxyl groups.

Due to its small size, Sodium Hyaluronate is exceptionally penetrative. It can reach deep into the dermis layer of the skin to mix with, attract, and maintain water. It also improves nutrient absorption. All of these attributes contribute to the result of decreased wrinkles, fuller youthful appearance, softer and smoother skin.

Sodium Hydroxide is an inorganic compound used to control the pH levels or serve as a buffering agent in cosmetics and personal care products. It was historically used in the formulation of soaps. Level of use <1%.

Extremely mild cleanser that is ideally used where a dense, luxurious foam and elegant after-feel is desired. It provides gentle yet thorough cleansing with outstanding rinseability.

Multifunctional skin-conditioning. Natural origin.

Emulsifier that mimics skin barrier lipids, which helps quick absorption. Promotes formation of liquid crystals, which are known to boost hydration and improve skin barrier function. Naturally derived. Suitable for Ecocert.

Non-toxic, biodegradable and typically manufactured using biorenewable feedstocks. Excellent emulsifier.

Sorbitan Olivate is derived derived from olive oil. Excellent anti-aging and anti-redness properties. 100% natural origin. Suitable for Ecocert.

Derived from vegetable oil. 100% natural origin. Suitable for Ecocert.

Artificial wax derived from mixed vegetable fatty materials reacted with amines and amides.

18-carbon length fatty acid derived from vegetable feedstocks.

Stearyl alcohol is a compound produced from stearic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid.

Swertia Chirata Extract is an extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of the swertia, Swertia chirata. Self-regenerative stem cell technology, resurfaces skin and blurs vertical wrinkles, provides a younger and more peaceful facial expression

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate is a stable, oil-soluble form of Vitamin C, used in cosmetics, personal care products and anti-aging products

This refined butter is obtained from the fruit of the Cocoa tree. From its beans, the butter is extracted and further processed and refined to obtain a white, scent-free butter.

Studies have shown that Vitamin E plays a crucial role in protecting the skin from environmental factors. The d-alpha-tocopherol in Vitamin E is also known to helps reduce the appearance of fine lines. 100% natural origin.

Clover flower extract used against oily skin, to reduce the appearance of skin pores.

Also called Coenzyme Q10, it is an oil-soluble powder. It is suitable for use in anti-aging and anti-oxidant formulations.

Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide with a wide variety of uses. It is a powerful thickening agent, and also has uses as a stabilizer to prevent ingredients from separating. 100% natural origin. Suitable for Ecocert.

Colloidal oatmeal is a natural product that comes from a cereal rich in nutritive elements and soothing actives, antioxidants. Used as medicinal ingreident in our eczema cream, it temporarily protects and helps relieve minor skin irritation and itching due to rashes, eczema, poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac, and insect bites

Castor Oil is obtained from the seeds of Ricinus Communis. This oil is highly moisturizing and is an emollient.