Ursole

Vitiva's URSOLE extract is produced by a proprietary extraction process from plants of the Labiatae family, making URSOLE the first choice for cosmeceutical applications requiring high ursolic and oleanolic acid concentrations. Ursolic and oleanolic acids, the main components of URSOLE, are pentacyclic triterpenoid compounds present in a large number of vegetarian foods, folkloristic botanical herbs and other plants, as well as vegetables that are an integral part of the human diet. Ursolic acid and its isomer oleanolic acid have been isolated from the protective wax-like coatings of apples and many other fruits, seaweeds and other plants.

Benefits

Ursole’s ursolic and oleanolic acids have shown great benefits that are successfully utilized in broad range of food, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals and phytopharmaceuticals applications:

• natural emulsifier in food systems
• improves the health of skin and hair
• protects against cell damage by oxidative stress
• protects of skin cells and helps in maintaining structural integrity of the skin 
• anti-aging effect
• anti-inflammatory effect
• promote collagen build up and elastin synthesis therefore helping to maintain the integrity of the skin,
  preventing wrinkling and aging and improving the appearance of photo aged skin
• anti-bacterial effect
• inhibits human leucocyte elastase
• enhances hair growth and prevents scalp irritation 
• provides alopecia-preventing and dandruff-preventing effects
• natural product
• allergen free
• gmo free

Applications

Due to its broad range of benefits Ursole ® has found its place in many cosmetic, nutraceutical and other applications such as:

• anti aging skin cream
• hair tonic
• hair shampoos and more

Packaging

Ursole is available in 5 kg PE bags.

Labeling

Ursole is 100 % natural product.

Shelf-life and storage conditions

Ursole should be stored at 20°C in an air tight, moisture proof container.
Shelf life is 12 months minimum at the recommended storage conditions.