Elements Kit
City living can be great – but the stress can be demanding on your skin and hair. You need beautifying products that will protect you and at the same time keep up with the long days in the office and late nights out on the town.
products in the kit
Booster Shot Lash Serum
Charm the world with longer, thicker, more beautiful lashes and brows. Our serum is infused with a bio-engineered peptide, nutrient-rich botanical extracts, vitamins, minerals and proteins to protect against breakage. Booster Shot also improves flexibility and strength while enhancing appearance for longer, fuller lashes and brows.
ADM
- Ultralec P®: Dry lecithin powder. It helps hold suspension and acts as a wetting agent to improve water dispersibility.
AkzoNobel
- Dissolvine® GL-47-S: Naturally derived chelating agent, boosts preservative performance. GMO-free, biodegradable.
Contipro
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Humectant, used in anti-aging cosmetics, moisturizing gels, and in cosmeceuticals for damaged skin
DSM
- Niacinamide PC: Studies suggest it has anti-inflammatory activity on blemished skin; improves skin moisturization and the appearance of aging skin; provides protection against blue light, oxidative stress, and urban pollution.
- D-Panthenol: Long-lasting moisturizer for hair. Prevents hair damage due to over-drying.
- Phytantriol: Protects hair against heat (blow drying) and mechanical damage (combing, brushing); helps prevent split ends. Enhances deposition of amino acids, vitamins and other ingredients on hair, skin and nails.
Inolex
- Lexein® X-300: Substantive and effective anti-irritant protein for hair and skin
Suppliers
“C” Me Restored Vitamin Serum
This restorative vitamin-C facial serum diminishes the signs of aging by reducing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and age spots. It also provides anti-pollution and blue light protection.
DSM
- D-Biotin: Helps reduce the appearance of wrinkles; increases moisture content.
- Niacinamide PC: Studies suggest it has anti-inflammatory activity on blemished skin; improves skin moisturization and the appearance of aging skin; provides protection against blue light, oxidative stress, and urban pollution
- STAY-C® 50: More stable Vitamin C form; water-soluble; free-radical scavenger; hair protectant; antioxidant; helps skin appear brighter, studies show a reduction of fine lines and wrinkles. Also reduces the appearance of acne.
Inolex
- Lexgard® HPO: Paraben-free preservative
Suppliers
Clean Slate Make-up Remover
Wipe away the grime and dirt of your day or night! This two-part formula contains a separate water and oil phase, which when shaken, work together to instantly hydrate the skin and gently remove make-up.
DOW
- XIAMETER® PMX-200, 50 CST Fluid: Skin protection. Imparts a soft, velvety skin feel. Spreads easily on both skin and hair. De-soaping (prevents foaming during rubout).
Univar Solutions
- Glycerin, USP: An emollient that helps moisturize, soften and soothe skin and is a common ingredient in lotions, moisturizers and soap
Univar Solutions and Univar Solutions / Solvay
- Mackstat® DM: Efficacious, broad spectrum, and cost effective antimicrobial. It is often sufficient by itself and can also be combined with other preservatives to provide enhanced antifungal activity.
Suppliers
Dragon Fire Glitter Drops
Give your cheeks, eyes, lips and body an incredibly luxe glitter look. Opalescent glitter drops deliver radiant sparkle to the lips, eyelids, face and body for long-lasting shimmering highlights. Apply as a topper, or layer to intensify the glow.
DOW
- Aculyn™ 38: Excellent suspending agent for thin pour formulations.
- Aculyn™ Siltouch Rheology Modifier: Efficient at building emulsion viscosity across a wide pH range. Cold processable. Does not require neutralization. Compatible with a variety of emollients.
- DOWSIL™ FA 4103 Silicone Acrylate Emulsion: 30% anionic emulsion. After water evaporation, the high molecular weight silicone acrylate copolymer forms a flexible, water, sebum repellent and resistant to abrasion film on skin. Long lasting benefit with comfort.
Inolex
- Spectrastat™ PHL: Preservative free optimized system for broad spectrum activity especially for sensitive skin formulas. Useful in high water, cold-process applications.
Suppliers
Sirens’ Tears Glitter Drops
Give your cheeks, eyes, lips and body a metallic kiss. Oceanic glitter drops deliver radiant sparkle to the lips, eyelids, face and body for long-lasting shimmering highlights from a natural base. Apply as a topper, or layer to intensify the glow.
Cabot
- CAB-O-SIL® M-5: Untreated (hydrophilic) fumed silica that can be used to thicken non-polar to medium polarity oils and suspend pigments in oil.
Inolex
- LexFeel® N5: Natural cyclomethicone alternative.
- LexFilm® Sun Natural: 100% natural, plant-based multi-dimensional polymer for film forming and water resistance.
Solvay
- Rhodicare® T: All natural gum. 100% renewable carbon. Produces clear to hazy gels and increases viscosity in aqueous and cleansing surfactant systems. Rheology stabilizer in emulsions. Ecocert, Whole Foods, NPA.
- Rheozan® SH: Efficient water thickener at low use level and low pH. COSMOS, Ecocert.
Suppliers
Urban Shield Micellar Conditioner
Bust your dull, tired and damaged hair with this light, moisturizing conditioner formula. This clear conditioner gently conditions hair without weighing it down and leaves hair full and shiny. The formula contains ingredients that moisturize the scalp and have been shown to provide protection from pollution.
DOW
- Cellosize™ PCG-10: Nonionic, water-soluble polymer that can thicken, suspend, bind, emulsify, form films, stabilize, disperse, retain water, and provide protective colloid action. Outstanding tolerance for dissolved electrolytes.
- DOWSIL™ CE-1874 Microemulsion: For use in clear, standard, sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners. Provides improved sensory feel, enhanced volume, damage repair, color protection, and shine.
- UCARE™ Polymer JR-400P: Light to medium conditioning with no volume-down effects.
DSM
- Niacinamide PC: Studies suggest it has anti-inflammatory activity on blemished skin; improves skin moisturization and the appearance of aging skin; provides protection against blue light, oxidative stress, and urban pollution.
Pilot
- Maquat® CETAC-30%: Naturally plant derived cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride in water with excellent substantive and anti-static properties that imparts exceptional conditioning, and detangling.
Suppliers
Urban Shield Micellar Shampoo
This sensorial formula provides a light, airy lather that is sure to ease your stress. This clear shampoo removes impurities while gently cleansing hair and moisturizing the scalp. This formula imparts light conditioning and contains ingredients shown to provide protection from pollution.
DOW
- Aculyn™ 22: Very efficient thickener for difficult-to-thicken surfactant systems.
- DOWSIL™ CE-1874 Microemulsion: For use in clear, standard, sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners. Provides improved sensory feel, enhanced volume, damage repair, color protection, and shine.
- EcoSense™ 3000: Mild nonionic surfactant. 100% vegetable origin (glucose from corn starch; octylhexadecyl fatty alcohol from palm kernel oil and coconut oil). Readily biodegradable, excellent foaming, mildness to skin, preservative-free, broad compatibility, good ecotoxicity and toxicity profile.
- UCARE™ Polymer JR-30MP: Medium to strong conditioning with no volume-down effects. Recommended for shampoos with submicron particle size silicones or those without silicones.
DSM
- Niacinamide PC: Studies suggest it has anti-inflammatory activity on blemished skin; improves skin moisturization and the appearance of aging skin; provides protection against blue light, oxidative stress, and urban pollution.
Solvay
- Mackam® 35 UL: A mild amphoteric surfactant derived from coconut oil. Light colored and unsaturated. Foam and viscosity booster that is ideal for natural products.
- Mackanate® EL P: Very mild to the skin, these highly foaming surfactants can be used as an anionic secondary to sulfates to improve mildness, or as the main anionic in sulfate-free cleansing formulations.
Suppliers
Urban Stress Skin Defense Mist
Hydrate your skin, protect it from blue-light damage and fight against urban pollutants with this refreshing body mist.
DSM
- Niacinamide PC: Studies suggest it has anti-inflammatory activity on blemished skin; improves skin moisturization and the appearance of aging skin; provides protection against blue light, oxidative stress, and urban pollution
Inolex
- PhytoTrace™ Fig: Hydroglycerin macerate; Humectant.
- Spectrastat™ PHL: Preservative free optimized system for broad spectrum activity especially for sensitive skin formulas. Useful in high water, cold-process applications.
Solvay
- Alkamuls® PMSL-20: Effective solubilizer for oils and perfumes in water and hydroalcoholic systems. Usage level: 0.5% - 5%. HLB: 16.7
Suppliers
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