BASF announces their latest bio-based Beauty Creations innovation, PATCH2O

In Germany, Basf announced their latest innovation from Beauty Creations, the cosmetic active ingredient business of BASF. PatcH2O is a skin moisturization, described as a molecular network of natural biopolymers with a high concentration of a moisturizing complex containing glycerin, serine, trehalose and urea. The product acts at two levels, one on the surface of the skin where it forms a a molecular mesh, like a protective film reducing water evaporation. This micro-network is loaded with a moisturizing complex, which is gradually released into the heart of the stratum corneum to rebalance the optimal skin moisture level.

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