IO Botanical Balancing Complex Liquid

This ingredient at a glance

IO Botanical Balancing Complex Liquid is a water-soluble liquid active concentrate. Its INCI is a botanical blend of yarrow, joazeiro bark, lemon, sage, mint, rosemary, quillaja and garlic extracts with silanediol salicylate, butylene glycol and triethanolamine, used at 1 to 8%. The supplier positions it especially for oily hair and scalp care. It lists an unusually broad range of applications, from face serums to foot creams and deodorants.

Reading a broad application list

When an ingredient is listed for face, hair, feet and underarms, it often has a general role such as balancing, refreshing or conditioning. Without supplier data, it is best to describe the product by its texture and experience and to save specific claims until the data sheet confirms them.

Product formats

Serums and age-defying gels

Light water-based products for the face.

Moisturizers from serums to night creams

Any texture of moisturizer.

Hair masks and hair cosmetics

Conditioning masks and leave-in products.

Foot creams

Refreshing creams for tired feet.

Deodorants

Roll-ons and sprays.

Processing

Add the concentrate to the water phase at cool-down, below about 40 °C, and avoid prolonged heat. Keep the final pH between 5.5 and 7.0.

Good partners

Niacinamide suits face products. Menthol crystal adds freshness to foot creams, and Hydrolyzed keratin suits hair masks. Browse more in the actives catalog.

Testing

Check pH and stability across the chosen formats. Ask the supplier for efficacy data before making claims.

Claims

Base claims on supplier data; until then, focus on texture and feel.

Characteristics

Form: water-soluble liquid. INCI: Achillea millefolium, Zizyphus joazeiro bark, lemon fruit, sage leaf, Mentha arvensis leaf, rosemary leaf, Quillaja saponaria bark and garlic extracts, silanediol salicylate, butylene glycol, triethanolamine. Use level: 1 to 8%. PH: 5.5 to 7.0. Listed uses: serums, creams, age-defying gels, moisturizers, hair masks, hair cosmetics, foot creams, deodorants.

Original recipe: refreshing foot cream, 100 g

Distilled water 67.30 g, glycerin 5.00 g, IO Botanical Balancing Complex Liquid 3.00 g, urea 3.00 g, shea butter 6.00 g, sunflower oil 6.00 g, glyceryl stearate citrate 4.50 g, cetearyl alcohol 2.50 g, xanthan gum 0.30 g, menthol crystal 0.20 g, phenoxyethanol and ethylhexylglycerin 1.00 g, tocopherol 0.50 g, lactic acid 0.20 g, sodium lactate 0.50 g. Emulsify the heated phases, cool below 40 °C, add urea dissolved with lactic acid and sodium lactate, then IO Botanical Balancing Complex Liquid, menthol dissolved in a little warm oil, and the remaining ingredients. Adjust IO Botanical Balancing Complex Liquid level to the CoA.

Questions for the supplier

Ask for the composition, the mode of action, the recommended level for each product type and any test data. Ask whether the active is suitable for deodorants and how it behaves with alcohol or aluminum-free deodorant bases.

One active, many products

A versatile active can anchor a whole range, from a face serum to a foot cream. Keep the base formulas suited to each body area and test each format separately.

Directions for users

Write clear, simple directions for each format, such as twice daily on feet or morning and evening on the face.

Record keeping

Note the concentrate lot, the product format and the final pH for each batch.

Lot records

Keep each CoA with the batch file and note the lot used.

Deodorant tips

In deodorant roll-ons and sprays, keep the base simple and test on volunteers for comfort and scent over a full day. Water-based roll-ons need a thickener and a reliable preservative.

Storage

Store closed as the CoA directs. Close the container after use.