Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world and can be found in almost 80% of all US households. It is high in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial, which makes it well suited for consumption as well as for personal care applications.
The rise of K-Beauty and other strong Asian influences have brought teas in to the spotlight, telling traditional wellness stories and safe, efficacious ingredient claims that resonate with today's conscious consumer.
There are several types of tea that are well suited for use in cleansers, washes, scrubs, bar soaps, and masks, including green tea, matcha, white tea, black tea, and rooibos tea.
Research shows that the topical application of green tea leaves or green tea extract has incredible benefits for the skin, due to its high levels of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties.
Green tea extract is an easy addition to bar soap and skincare formulations, and Twincraft Skincare featured green tea leaves as a visual additive in one of our quarterly bar soap innovations. In the Green Tea Bar Soap, dry green tea leaves are added to soap noodles, which are later mixed and extruded with a translucent base. The result is a unique visual aesthetic that showcases a compelling natural ingredient story.
In skincare, matcha helps to prevent oxidative stress and stimulates microcirculation to detoxify the skin and slow premature aging. Because of its powdered formate, it can be easily added to both bar soap and liquid skincare formulations.
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This ingredient is featured in Twincraft’s White Tea Bar Soap, which features white tea extract in a wet noodle base, which blends into a subtle swirl pattern whenextruded with a transparent base. It’s a clean and calming aesthetic, well suited for a facial cleansing bar.
Like other tea varieties, black tea is high in antioxidants and can help protect the skin from environmental pollutants and stressors. It is rich in caffeine, which helps to tighten, firm, and reduce puffiness in the skin, making it well suited for a targeted eye mask.
Rooibos is a type of red tea, and contains the antioxidant superoxide dismutase, which can help to increase skin cell turnover. It is rich in alpha hydroxyl acids and zinc, which are known to help reduce acne and help with overall skin health and appearance.
To learn more about developing a bar soap or liquid skincare product that harness the power of teas as strong natural ingredient stories, please contact our sales team.
Sources: http://www.teausa.com/14655/tea-fact-sheet | UL Prospector, https://www.ulprospector.com/en/na/PersonalCare/search?k=tea&st=1
Update: The Green Tea Bar product concept is no longer an active part of the Twincraft Skincare Product Concept Library. While we do not currently stock samples or have sell sheets available for it, it can still serve as a starting point for your brand’s future product development with us. Please contact our Sales Team to learn more about our current capabilities and featured product innovations.