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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Banana
High Nutritive Value, Rich in Sugar and Mineral Salts
The symbol of tropical countries and famous throughout the world, the fruit of the banana tree is the most popular in Brazil. Although it is not a native of the American continent (the majority of cultivated bananas originated in Asia, although there are centers of secondary origin in East Africa and the Pacific lslands), the plant adapted extremely well to soil and climate and became one of the country’s main export products. The banana tree belongs to the Musaceae family and is a plant with a subterranean stem, which develops in a horizontal direction from which leaves sprout which grow out of the ground, forming a false trunk. Only once in its life does each stem put forth a branch of flowers which, little by little, turns into a bunch of bananas, formed of clusters which, in ali, may contain two hundred bananas. Having produced its bunch, another stalk begins to grow from the subterranean rootstock from which the next harvest will emerge. Although the banana can be found all year round, is during the months of May and June that the best harvests are gathered. The banana is a fruit of high nutritive value, and is rich in sugar and mineral salts, principally calcium, potassium, phosphorous and iron, as well as vitamins A, B1, B2 and C. The banana has astringent properties.
- Functions
FRULIX CERTIFIED BANANA presents the emollient, protective, moisturizing, nutrient and remineralizing properties of the natural fruit and is recommended for use in hair care products (shampoos, mousses, conditioners) in highly glossy formulas for dry, dyed and weakened hair. FRULIX CERTIFIED BANANA is recommended for the treatment of skin, in products with moisturizing and nutritive appeal.
Applications & Uses
- Hair Care Applications
- Skin Care Applications
- Use Level
- 1.0 - 5.0%
- Application pH Range
- 4.00 - 11.00
- Application
AS it is a more concentrated product, FRULIX CERTIFIED BANANA should be used in smaller concentrations than those normally used when making formulas with conventional extracts.
- Usage Guidelines
FRULIX CERTIFIED BANANA is compatible with the majority of ingredients used in cosmetic formulations for the treatment of skin and hair and may be incorporated cold, directly into the aqueous phase of the formulas, in accordance with the suggestions of usage levels found in the table below. It is stable at temperatures up to 90ºC, in pH conditions from 4.00 to 11.00.
Product (%) Moisturizing cream 1.0 to 5.0 Nutritive lotion 1.0 to 3.0 Nutritive cream 1.0 to 3.0 Hair Mask 1.0 to 5.0 Shampoo 1.0 to 3.0 Conditioner 1.0 to 5.0 Leave on 1.0 to 3.0
Properties
- Physical Form
- Composition
- Note
* Tested after 4 months from manufacturing
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Calcium Content (Mineral Salts) | 69.62 | mg/L | — |
| Copper Content (Mineral Salts) | 0.9 | mg/L | — |
| Folic Acid (Vitamin *) | 1.02 | mg/L | — |
| Iron Content (Mineral Salts) | 9.04 | mg/L | — |
| Magnesium Content (Mineral Salts) | 226.14 | mg/L | — |
| Manganese Content (Mineral Salts) | 2.71 | mg/L | — |
| Potassium Content | 796.02 | mg/L | — |
| Proteins Content | min. 100 | mg/L | — |
| Sodium Content (Mineral Salts) | 199 | mg/L | — |
| Thiamine (B1,Vitamin *) | 0.22 | mg/L | — |
| Zinc Content (Mineral Salts) | 2.72 | mg/L | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Antioxidant Action
The test for antioxidant action was carried out in accordance with the Fenton protocol, comparing FRULIX CERTIFIED BANANA with a saline solution (placebo) and with manitol as a positive control. The graph below shows the antioxidant action compared to the action of the saline solution.
INHIBITION OF DECOMPOSITION OF DEOXY-RIBOSE (FENTON)
FRULIX CERTIFIED BANANA shows good antioxidant activity when compared to the placebo (75.6%).