FRULIX GOIABA (GUAVA)

Antioxidant, Nutritive and Protective for Skin and Hair Cares

The guava tree (Psidium guajava) belongs to the Mirtaceae family, and is native to the tropical regions of the Americas. It is a lowgrowing tree, with tawny colored bark, small white flowers and obovate leaves, from which essential oil is extracted. Its fruit, known as ‘guava’, has a roundish or ovoid form, smooth or slightly wrinkled skin, and its color may vary from green or white to yellow. The color of its pulp also varies between white and dark pink or yellow and reddish orange. It can be consumed raw but is also excellent incorporated into sweet pastes, ice-cream, cocktails and the famous guava jelly.

Guava is high in nutritional value, mainly due its high levels of vitamin C – 180 to 300 mg per 100g of fruit – and is important in combating infections and bleeding, strengthening bones and teeth and healing cuts and burns. lt also possesses vitamin A – good for the sight, the health of the skin and mucous membranes, and in assisting growth – and vitamin B1, which helps to regulate the nervous and digestive systems, as well as improving cardiac muscle tone. lt also contains mineral salts such as calcium, phosphorous and iron which contribute to the formation of bones, teeth and blood.

Due to the high level of vitamin C present in the fruit, FRULIX Goiaba (Guava) possesses antioxidant and dermoprotective properties which contribute to improving the elasticity and tone of the skin. The protective and nutritive properties of the vitamins and mineral salts present in FRULIX Goiaba (Guava) also mean that it is recommended for hair-care products such as shampoos and conditioners.

As a very concentrated product, FRULIX GOIABA (GUAVA) should be used in smaller concentrations than those normally used when making formulas with conventional extracts.

FRULIX Goiaba (Guava) 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 for concentration in the table below. It is stable at temperatures of up to 90 ºC, in pH conditions which range from 4.00 to 11.00.

Recommendations for use, in the table below, are suggestions and intended to guide formulators in order to optimize the benefits obtained with the use of FRULIX Goiaba (Guava) in their products.