Skin is subject to outside aggression, stress and urban pollution that lead over time to an irregular texture and dilated pores. Because the skin surface becomes irregular, it is less able to reflect light well. In addition, surface skin cell renewal decreases because of microcirculation that has become sluggish.

INCI Name: Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Flower Extract, Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Leaf Extract

Functions: Anti-Aging Agent

Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin, Non-Animal Origin, Plant Origin

Labeling Claims: Natural, Naturally Derived, Non-Irritant, Organic, Plant-Based, Sustainable

Certifications & Compliance: COSMOS, ECOCERT, IECIC (China), Organic Certified

Benefit Claims: Brightening, Complexion, Improved Texture, Lightening Effect, Microcirculation Enhancement, Shine & Radiance, Skin Tightening, Smooth Texture, Softening

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Identification & Functionality

Cosmetic Ingredients Functions

Features & Benefits

Product Background

Consumed by Human since the Prehistory, strawberry is the fruit of the STRAWBERRY PLANT, which grows wild in underbrushes. Its Latin name, Fragaria vesca, means fragrant and edible” and derives from the exquisite taste of its fruits. The strawberry properties are known since Antiquity. The Roman women used these fruits to make beauty masks, due to their perfume. Western symbol of temptation, love and sensuality, the strawberry would be an Olympian Gods creation. The Love Goddess Aphrodite fell in love with the beautiful Adonis, a mortal. This one became the target of many jealous Aphrodite’s lovers, including Ares, the War God. During a hunting trip, Ares launched a boar against Adonis, hearting him to death. When Aphrodite approached his dying lover, her tears mingled with the young men blood. From this union were born the wild strawberries.

Benefits

FRESH’KA® PROPERTIES
The external aggressions, the stress or the urban pollution can lead to disorder at cutaneous level. In the long term, the skin texture become irregular, pores dilate and microcirculation deteriorates. The luminosity, the nutriments and the oxygen, necessary for the good health of the skin, are not provided in sufficient quantity. In addition, surface skin cell renewal decreases due to lazy microcirculation. Skin complexion becomes dull. FRESH’KA® is obtained from strawberry leaves. Thanks to its toning property, Fresh’ka® refines skin texture, by tightening while decreasing the pores diameter. Microcirculation is improved by a better cells oxygenation. The complexion is brightened with gentleness thanks to its action on tyrosinase. Skin is soft and complexion recovers its radiance.

Applications & Uses

Application Format
Use Level
0.5%
Applications

Facial care products for dull skin, anti-aging products, facial care products for oily skin and dilated pores

Properties

Physical Form
Composition
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Total Polyphenols (Folin-Ciocalteu)min. 20%
Flavonoids (quercetin equivalent, 370nm UV)min. 3%

Regulatory & Compliance

Technical Details & Test Data

Mechanism of Action

Berkem Fresh’ka Mechanism of Action

Lightening Action - IN TUBO

The ability of Fresh’ka® to inhibit tyrosinase, the key enzyme in melanogenesis, was tested. Fresh’ka® shows a dosage-dependent net inhibiting effect with respect to the tyrosinase responsible for melanogenesis.
At a concentration of 0.24%, strawberry plant extract inhibits tyrosinase activity by 50%.
Totally harmless, it brightnes and evens the skin in a mild way by attenuating heavily
pigmented areas, which can darken the complexion.

Clinical Test

COMPLEXION BRIGHTNED, SKIN TEXTURE SMOOTHED

Clinical scoring
Fresh’ka® was tested at 0.5% in a face cream on 20 women aged between 20 to 40 yearold, during 28 days using two applications daily. Skin brightness and texture parameters were evaluated at T0 and 28 days after, by clinical scoring carried out by a dermatologist.

                 Results of clinical tests on improving skin brightness and texture

 

Berkem Fresh’ka Clinical Test - 1

Berkem Fresh’ka Clinical Test - 2

After 28 days, the clinical test has reveals statistically significant effectiveness of the
product containing 0.5% of Fresh’ka® on the parameters measured: skin brightness is significantly improved: +35%***, skin texture is significantly smoothed: +63%**.

Positive evaluation by volunteers
The second step consisted in testing a cream containing Fresh’ka® by 20 volunteers and comparing with the appreciation results obtained with a placebo cream on 20 other
volunteers. A majority of volunteers noted that the product containing Fresh’ka® made the skin brighter (80%) and nicer-looking (80%) and gave it a smoother texture (90%) after 28 days of use, compared to placebo. 90% of volunteers who tested the cream containing Fresh’ka® would be willing to keep using it.

Berkem Fresh’ka Clinical Test - 3

 

Safety & Health

Safety
  • Evaluation of ocular irritant potential(HCE SKIN-ETHIC™ method) -  non irritant
  • Evaluation of cutaneous irritant potential (EPISKIN™ model) - non irritant