Nordic Beauty® Peat — Technical Dossier (Identity Sheet, Technical Data Sheet, Safety Data Sheet, Applications Sheet)
Key Findings
- Crow's-feet wrinkle depth reduced 70% and width reduced 49%, measured by SEM, after a single 5-minute Nordic Beauty Peat mask treatment
- Skin elasticity (elastic modulus) improved 11% over a 7-day treatment period
- Dermal microcirculation (blood cell count, VivaScope 1500) increased 78% on average across 5 subjects 20 minutes after mask application
- Skin hydration increased dose-dependently with Nordic Beauty Peat concentration in gel-cream masks, up to 68% (pin-probe hydration) 30 minutes after mask removal at 100% concentration
- Skin lightness increased and skin redness decreased 30 minutes after mask removal, dose-dependent with Nordic Beauty Peat concentration (up to 5% luminosity gain and 16% redness reduction at 100%)
- Product composition (dry-weight average): humic acids 25-30%, fulvic acids 8-12%, pectin 0.3-0.5%, hemicellulose 10-12%, cellulose 8-10%
- Acute oral toxicity LD50 (rat) >2000 mg/kg; not irritating to skin or eyes in supplier testing; classified non-hazardous under CLP/GHS
- ISO 16128 natural origin content >95% and organic origin content >95% for both Nordic Beauty Peat and Nordic Beauty Peat Extract
Manufacturer technical dossier for Nordic Beauty® Peat, a cosmetic-grade peat ingredient produced from peat excavated in Karvia, North Satakunta, Finland — part of the UNESCO Global Geopark network. The dossier bundles an Identity Sheet with presentation, chemical characterisation and efficacy testing; a Technical Data Sheet; a Safety Data Sheet compliant with EU 2015/830; and an Applications guide with additional in-vivo skin data. Sourced via UL Prospector’s Personal Care & Cosmetics database.
Nature of the evidence
This is unpublished, manufacturer-sponsored technical literature, not peer-reviewed research. The in-vivo efficacy studies used a small sample (n=5, forearm application) with instrumented measurement — SEM for wrinkle topography, VivaScope 1500 for microcirculation, and pin-probe/colorimetry instruments for hydration and skin tone. No control-group statistics, blinding, or peer review are reported. Findings are treated as preliminary, supplier-sourced data points (evidence grade D) — useful as corroborating, product-specific measurements, not as standalone proof of efficacy.
Relation to existing research
The reported humic acid (25–30%) and fulvic acid (8–12%) content sits at the high end of existing Finnish peat composition data (Korhonen 2008: Sphagnum 24.8%, Carex 26.8% HA; 9.6% FA across 23 mires), corroborating peat composition claims from an independent commercial source. The microcirculation finding is the primary evidence behind the microcirculation stimulation mechanism entry.