Preparations resulting from the dissolving action of Ethyl Alcohol, water, glycerin, propylene glycol on raw materials of vegetable origin.
Plant extracts can be classified as:
1, Fluids
2, Soft
3, Dry
Extraction methods:
1, Fluid extracts, are obtained in such a way that each ml of extraction contains the active ingredients of 1g of raw material.
2, Soft extracts, have a thick honey consistency, because the evaporation of the extractive solvent was not total and contains up to 20% or 25% of the solvent.
3, Dry extracts, are obtained by extracting the active ingredients with appropriate solvents and evaporating it almost entirely.
The extractor solvents can be classified as:
1, Aqueous extracts, is used in boiling water as an extracting liquid of the active ingredients. Among the aqueous extracts we can mention:
1.1. Infusions: they are prepared at 5% dry matter or at 10% fresh vegetable matter.
1.2, Cookings: they are prepared with 5% of dry vegetal matter or 10% of fresh vegetal matter.
2, Glycerin extracts: the extractor solvent is glycerin, are used for buds, young buds, rootlets and plant tissues. They are prepared by maceration and represent the forms of application of the yemotherapy.
This type of products can be used in formulas of cosmetic grade such as shampoo, body creams, tonics, gels, soaps, among others. Information provided by ArtCosmética Asesoría Profesional, Caracas-Venezuela
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