Symrise develops Ayurveda botanicals for cosmetics industry
29 Aug '05
3 min read
World's leading suppliers of innovative cosmetic raw materials and active ingredients, Symrise has just introduced a range of botanicals based on traditional Ayurvedic medicine.
Ayurveda is the traditional Indian method of healing that has been practiced for over 5000 years and is considered the world's oldest school of medicine. Ayurveda is a way of life with the goal of creating and maintaining a harmonious balance between body and soul.
In keeping with the international trend towards alternative Indian and Asian methods of treatment, Symrise has now developed a range of Ayurvedic botanicals. In doing so, the corporation worked closely with Dr. Chandrakant Basole, an Indian expert who studied Ayurvedic medicine and has extensive knowledge of phytoscience and Ayurvedic plants.
In India, these plants are used in many cosmetic products, and this trend is expected to expand in the western world as well. Ayurvedic plants and herbs are used in Indian cosmetics such as soaps, hair care and skin care products.
With its new Ayurveda Extrapone product range, Symrise offers components from traditional and popular Ayurvedic plants and herbs such as sandalwood, lotus flower, cinnamon, ginger and neem. The latter is an extract from leaves of the neem, a tree which has been cultivated for over 4,000 years; in Ayurvedic medicine this “miracle tree” is very important.
The Ayurveda Extrapone product range includes products with Amla (Amalki) Fruit,Bel (Bilva) Fruit, Noni (Ashyuka) Fruit, Nutgrass (Motha) Root and Indian Berberine (Guduchi) Root. Guduchi, a vine that can reach great heights, is also known as the nectar of immortality because its vines keep growing even after they have been separated from the tree. According to Ayurvedic teaching, it derives its energy from all five elements. It is considered a perfect symbol of vitality, youthfulness and long life.