BOTANICAL INGREDIENTS
At Okoko Cosmétiques, consistently investing and pursuing R & D is one of our core values. The Okoko line was developed and formulated by skincare formulator and researcher Oyéta Kokoroko. In collaboration with our team of passionate skincare formulators, we pride ourselves on offering evidence-based products in luxurious formulations that work to reveal more youthful, smooth and luminous skin appearance.
We dedicate extensive hours doing R & D to come up with amazingly effective products that are exciting, luxurious and elegant, and formulas that are based on customers needs, feedback and concerns. As a result, our evidence-based formulations deliver exceptional results.
At Okoko Cosmétiques, we don’t use gimmicks, unnecessary ingredients or exaggerated claims to make marketing statements. We research the best high-performance ingredients and concentrations to create superior formulations for a wide range of skin look concerns. You can find below some references and research conducted by various scientists and medical doctors for some of Okoko Cosmétiques favorite ingredients.
It is very important to understand that, even when we like to create awareness for a better skin health, this content is shared for educational purpose only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure,
or prevent any disease.
PLANT OILS
Review: Anti-Inflammatory and Skin Barrier Repair Effects of Topical Application of Some Plant Oils - Argan oil, avocado oil, pomegranate oil, rosehip oil, coconut oil, shea butter
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/1/70/pdf
SEABUCKTHORN OIL
Abundance of active ingredients in sea-buckthorn oil.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28526097
Sea Buckthorn Oil—A Valuable Source for Cosmeceuticals
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/4/4/40/htm
Anti-Aging Effects of Hippophae rhamnoidesEmulsion on Human Skin
http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?pr12113
Formulation and evaluation of antisebum secretion effects of sea buckthorn w/o emulsion
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21814424
WILLOW BARK EXTRACT
An evaluation of the effect of a topical product containing salicin
on the visible signs of human skin aging.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20883292
Anti-Inflammatory Effect of a Novel Topical Herbal Composition (VEL-091604) Consisting of Gentian Root, Licorice Root and Willow Bark Extract.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30690691
White Willow Bark (Salix alba) - Longwood Herbal Task Force
https://www.longwoodherbal.org/willowbark/willow.pdf
Willow bark - European Medicines Agency - Europa EU
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-report/superseded-assessment-report-salix-various-species-including-s-purpurea-l-s-daphnoides-vill-s_en.pdf
LICORICE
GLYCYRRHUZA GLABRA EXTRACT CREAM: EFFECTS ON SKIN PIGMENT "MELANIN"
http://www.ipcbee.com/vol5/97-X20046.pdf
NATURAL OPTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERPIGMENTATION.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21623927
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION: TOP 10 BOTANICAL INGREDIENTS IN 2010 ANTI‐AGING CREAMS.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1473-2165.2010.00516.x
TOMATO/LYCOPENE
Antioxidant Activity and Validation of Quantification Method for Lycopene Extracted from Tomato
FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT OF CREAM INCORPORATING EXTRACTS OF GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (LICORICE)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319049039_Formulation_development_of_cream_incorporating_extracts_of_Glycyrrhiza_glabra_Licorice
FORMULATION OF HYPOPIGMENTATION OF CREAM AND EVALUATION OF ITS EFFECT ON SKIN PIGMENT. PART 1: FORMULATION OF THE PRODUCT.
http://www.odermatol.com/odermatology/12014/2.Formulation-AlobaidiAH.pdf
ANTI-POLLUTION
Cosmetic Functional Ingredients from Botanical Sources for Anti-Pollution Skincare Products
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/5/1/19/pdf
CARROT SEED OIL
Carrot Seed Oil Benefits for Skin & Hair + More
https://draxe.com/beauty/carrot-seed-oil/
Formulation and evaluation of carrot seed oil-based cosmetic emulsions.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29737890
Fatty acid profile of new promising unconventional plant oils for cosmetic use
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ics.12301
CAMELLIA OIL
Antioxidant Activity and Bioactive Compounds of Tea Seed (Camellia oleifera Abel.) Oil
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jf052325a
ROSEHIP OIL
A Systematic Review on the Rosa canina Effect and Efficacy Profiles
https://www.rosehipvital.com.au/wp-content/uploads/15-3-April-2008-Phytotherapy-Research-A-Systematic-Review-On-The-Rosa-Canina-Effect-And-Efficacy-Profile.pdf
Anti-Inflammatory and Skin Barrier Repair Effects of Topical Application of Some Plant Oils.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29280987
Contribucion a la identifaction de los principios activos en el aceite de Rosa aff Rubiginosa L.
http://cosmesispedia.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/estudio_rosamosqueta.pdf
Aplicacion clinica del aceita de Rosa mosqueta en cicatrices anti postquirurgicas.
http://rubigen.cl/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Uso-del-aceite-de-rosa-mosqueta-en-cicatrices.pdf
Therapeutic Applications of Rose Hips from Different Rosa Species
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5485961/
ARGAN OIL
The effect of dietary and/or cosmetic argan oil on postmenopausal skin elasticity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321565/
Top 12 Argan Oil Benefits for Skin & Hair
https://draxe.com/argan-oil-benefits-skin-hair/
Argan oil and other argan products: Use in dermocosmetology
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230009718_Argan_oil_and_other_argan_products_Use_in_dermocosmetology
Design, characterization, and clinical evaluation of argan oil nanostructured lipid carriers to improve skin hydration.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25143733
Natural Oils for Skin-Barrier Repair: Ancient Compounds Now Backed by Modern Science.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28707186
SQUALANE
Squalane; The Derm review
https://thedermreview.com/squalane/
