Ashland Inc. products

Chronogen yst from Ashland’s Vincience laboratories in France is one of the first biofunctional ingredients inspired by clock genes, and is designed to provide a cosmetic solution to the deleterious effects of social jetlag on the skin. Social jetlag is a new field of studies connected to health problems in modern societies. Social jetlag is a mismatch between the body’s biological clock and sleep patterns which can often be linked to late-night social activities (television, online activities, personal hobbies...).

Achromaxyl ISR biofunctional is a skin brightening ingredient extracted from Brassica Napus.

Acnacidol BG is a unique active ingredient aimed at re-establishing the physiological balance in acne-prone skin. It is composed of 10-hydroxydecanoic acid (10-HDA), sebacic acid and decanediol. The target molecule of Acnacidol™ BG, 10-HDA, is a synthetic bio-mimetic version of a hydroxyl acid naturally present in Royal Jelly. During clinical studies, Acnacidol™ BG provided excellent results for seboregulation. Additional in-vitro tests on Propionibacteriumacnes demonstrated excellent anti-bacterial activity.