Eucommia Elastomer, Natural biopolymer from Tochu tea trees Adopted First Time for Cosmetics Products ~Highly evaluated for comfortable wash keeping a moisture feeling~
Feb 05, 2020
"Eucommia Elastomer", a functional material produced by Hitachi Zosen Corporation, is adopted as an emollient ingredient in the "PT Horny Peeling Gel EX". The product is released on 3 February, 2020 by Elizabeth Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Haruko Sawada) of the ISEHAN Group.
It is the first time that "Eucommia Elastomer" is adopted for cosmetics products.
(provide by Elizabeth)
Use as an emollient ingredient for giving comfortable feel to skin
"PT Horny Peeling Gel EX" is a cosmetic product that catches old keratin and dirt on skin. "Eucommia Elastomer" is included as Emolient, an oil-soluble ingredient to preserve the skin moisture.
"Eucommia Elastomer", having hydrophobic characteristics, is a classified skin conditioning component in accordance with the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) standard.
Blending a small amount of "Eucommia Elastomer" with the Peeling Gel gives the nature of catching the dirt in synergy with the gel's main ingredients. In addition, it is appreciated for a comfortable wash keeping a moisture feeling without uncomfortable tensive feeling compared to the other products, which led to its adoption this time.
"Eucommia Elastomer" is manufactured and supplied by our Maizuru works (Maizuru City, Kyoto) for ISEHAN, the manufacturer of the product.
- *The product is sold at the above website as well as drugstores and variety stores nationwide selling Elizabeth products
- *This product is not accepted to be sold outside Japan.
"Eucommia Elastomer", organic bioplastic
"Eucommia Elastomer" is a trans-polyisoprene extracted and purified from the deciduous herbal tree Eucommia ulmoides (the source of Tochu tea), and a biopolymer with a molecular weight of over 1 million. Since 1986, Hitachi Zosen has been developing products using E. ulmoides native to China, and in recent years, also working to develop them as new functional materials under the support of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a national R&D corporation, and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), through industry-academia collaboration with Osaka University. It has a proven track record of being used as a material for filaments for 3D printers and golf balls.