Miriam Bollier

Minerals are important for your body to stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many different tasks, including keeping your bones, muscles, heart and brain functioning properly. Minerals are also…

Lactic acid bacteria or probiotics Lactic acid bacteria or probiotics have this name because they produce lactic acid during the fermentation of carbohydrates. They form an important part of the…

Content, relaxed and calm, like an infant after breastfeeding! Researchers have discovered that a substance derived from milk protein brings about the relaxing properties. But only the infant still has…

The term micronisation refers to a process of significantly reducing the size of particles by grinding. A synonym for micronisation is therefore also ultra-fine grinding. Micronisation produces a so-called micronised…

Micronutrients are bulk and trace elements (minerals) and vitamins. They are needed by the human body in smaller quantities than macronutrients. Micronutrients are essential for the smooth running of numerous…

Two kilograms of microorganisms Did you know that you carry a total of around two kilograms of microorganisms inside you? What doesn’t sound very pleasant at first glance is actually…

Green tea powder Matcha comes from the Japanese and means “ground tea”, it is green tea ground into a fine powder. Good quality has an intense green colour and smells…

Fat from mango seeds Strictly speaking, we should speak of mango seed butter, because the fat is extracted from the mango kernels (seeds), but the name mango butter is more…

Almond oil: Very suitable for skin care It is a fatty oil obtained by cold pressing from bitter and/or sweet almonds. It contains a high proportion of the saturated and…

An important mineral The essential mineral performs numerous tasks in the body and is a decisive cofactor in hundreds of metabolic reactions. It is therefore an extremely important substance for…

High proportion of monounsaturated fatty acids With a fat content of around 73%, the macadamia nut and the macadamia oil extracted from it are very rich in content, especially because…

What does liposomal formulation mean? A liposome is a tiny lipid bubble, i.e. a “fat bubble”, formed in aqueous solutions from so-called phospholipids, which have a hydrophilic (water-loving) and a…

Linoleic acid is also a component of our skin It is an essential doubly unsaturated fatty acid that belongs to the group of omega-6 fatty acids. Its name is derived…

Phospholipids Lecithins (also phosphatidylcholines) are a group of chemical compounds called phospholipids, which are composed of fatty acids, glycerol, phosphoric acid and choline. Lecithins are natural components of cell membranes…

L-tryptophan: an amino acid L-tryptophan belongs to the essential amino acids, i.e. it cannot be produced by the human body itself, but must be supplied with food. In nature, the…

Mainly found in muscle meat The term carnitine is derived from the Latin carnis (meat). It is a sulphur-containing amino acid that is primarily found in meat and other foods…

Yellow root Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a plant from the ginger family. It originates from India and Southeast Asia, is an important ingredient of the well-known curry powder and is…

Elasticity and Flexibility of the skin The term collagen is familiar to many, as it is mentioned time and again in connection with skin care products. In cosmetics, collagen is…

Carbohydrates or saccharides are generally understood to be a large group of “sugars”. Carbohydrates consist of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The name means “carbon atoms enriched with water” and comes…

Volcanic earth Clinoptilolite is a collective name for a group of unspecified minerals of the zeolite group. Since they are often found in volcanic areas, they are also called volcanic…

What does hydrolysis mean? Explanation of the word from the Greek: hydros = water / lysis = dissolution. Hydrolysis means the splitting of a chemical compound through the addition of…

Important dietary fibre Many different plant species produce inulin and use it for themselves as an energy reserve. Most inulin can be found in the roots of plants. For humans,…

A high-quality plant wax The jojoba shrub is native to deserts and semi-desert regions, e.g. in Mexico or California, but is also grown commercially outside the USA, e.g. in Australia,…

Hydrogels are a solution consisting of water and a polymer. These have many properties that make them unique, including the ability to form strong bonds with other substances and absorb…

Hyaluronic acid belongs to the glycosaminoglycans and occurs naturally in the connective tissue of the body. Glycosaminoglycans are simple, long unbranched carbohydrates, so-called polysaccharides. One of the most important functions…

Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, abbreviated HPMC, consists of vegetable fibres derived from natural cellulose. HPMC is used in the medical industry as vegan capsule shells. The substance acts like a dietary fibre…

Habanero is a special hot chilli variety with heat values of up to over 500,000 Scoville units. Those who manage to tolerate this spiciness in their food benefit from the…

Histamine is not an invention of modern times. Researchers were already on the trail of this tissue hormone in 1907. in 1920, histamine was verifiably discovered and recognised as a…

Helenalin is a natural active ingredient found in arnica and other asteraceae and is said to have antimicrobial and antiphlogistic (anti-inflammatory) effects, among other things. Corresponding extracts are used e.g.…

High water binding capacity Guar gum is extracted from the seeds of the Indian tree Cyamopsis tetragonolobus. It has a high water-binding capacity. Guar gum is listed as an additive…