PURASAL MOISTXS ®

Moisture from Nature

Consumers continue to demand skin care products

Benefits that are made from natural ingredients. Strong desire
for lotions and creams that offer long-term protection
• Clinically proven 24-hour against dry skin is manifested in more products claiming
moisturization to provide extended moisturization. The ability to offer
a product that is natural, safe and with longer lasting
• Increases skin elasticity
effect has always been a delicate balancing act. Until now.
• Reduces TEWL
PURASAL MOISTXS, Purac’s superior biobased
• Effective at low concentrations ingredient, increases skin hydration and offers extended
moisturization. Recent clinical study shows that even
• Biobased at low use concentration, PURASAL MOISTXS enhances
moisturization up to 24 hours.
• Natural, safe yet effective
With PURASAL MOISTXS, formulators no longer need
to compromise between performance, safety and cost
effectiveness in creating moisturizing products with
astounding overall consumer desirability.

PURASAL MOISTXS is a natural carbohydrate fermentation

product that makes it an ideal ingredient for global formulations.

PURASAL MOISTXS provides formulators with the ability to

create products that deliver all day, all night skin hydration.
Plus, PURASAL MOISTXS delivers a mild and natural way of
keeping skin soft and feeling great!

For further information on usage and other clinical test

results for PURASAL MOISTXS, please contact your local Purac
representative or visit purac.com.

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 PURASAL MOISTXS ®

Moisture from Nature

Skin Moisturization-Impedance Figure 1

As shown in Figure 1, the test material PURASAL MOISTXS is Short-term moisturization of lotion containing
a very effective moisturizer showing increased hydration level PURASAL MOISTXS
at both 2.5% and 5% concentrations. PURASAL MOISTXS at 5%
concentration provided significant* hydration lasting up 24 hours.
160.00

140.00

120.00

100.00
Control

DPM
80.00
2.5 % PURASAL MOISTXS
60.00 5% PURASAL MOISTXS

40.00

20.00

0.00
Baseline 1 hour 2 hour 8 hour 24 hours

Extended Moisturization Figure 2

PURASAL MOISTXS clearly demonstrates that it effectively 24-hr moisturization profile of lotion containing
enhances the hydrating property of a simple topical formulation. PURASAL MOISTXS

A sustained increase in skin moisture up to 50% was observed.

60.00%
A formulation containing 5% PURASAL MOISTXS significantly
Control
delivered a higher level of moisture retention over the control 50.00%
2.5 % PURASAL MOISTXS
containing no PURASAL MOISTXS. 40.00%
5% PURASAL MOISTXS
% change

30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%
Baseline 1 hour 2 hours 8 hours 24 hours
-10.00%

Base formulation
Protocol
Hydrogenated milk glycerides 0.5%
• Thirty (30) female subjects (age 50+)
Propylene glycol dicaparate 2%,
• 24-hour Product Efficacy In-Use-Study
PEG-20 methyl glucose sequestrate 2%
• Three(3) products were randomly assigned and applied
Cetyl alcohol 2%
to lower legs.
Glyceryl polymethyl methacrylate &
• Measurements at 1, 2, 8, and 24 hours using
propylene glycol 18%,
Novameter (DPM) to check residual hydration.
Preservative 1%
Water qs
End pH = 7

Purac is a leading company in natural food preservation, lactic acid based bioplastics, biobased chemicals and the worldwide market leader in lactic acid, lactic acid
derivatives and lactides. Purac operates production plants in the USA, The Netherlands, Spain, Brazil and Thailand and markets it’s products through a worldwide
network of sales offices and distributors. Purac is headquartered in The Netherlands and is part of CSM. www.purac.com

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