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This is unpublished, manufacturer-sponsored technical literature, not peer-reviewed research.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.
Where this source is used on this site
Each page below cites this paper as evidence for a specific claim. The note shows what the page draws from it.
Commercial peat mask: crow's-feet wrinkle depth reduced 70%, width reduced 49% after a single 5-minute treatment (SEM measurement); elasticity improved 11% over 7 days (unpublished manufacturer trial, n=5)
Commercial corroboration: Finnish peat (Karvia) manufacturer spec lists humic acid 25-30% dry weight, consistent with korhonen-2008 Finnish mire data
Commercial corroboration: Finnish peat (Karvia) manufacturer spec lists fulvic acid 8-12% dry weight, somewhat higher than korhonen-2008 average but same order of magnitude
Manufacturer-sponsored in-vivo trial: crow's-feet wrinkle depth reduced 70% and width 49% after a single 5-minute peat mask; skin elasticity improved 11% over 7 days — attributed by supplier to free-radical scavenging and collagen support (unpublished, n=5)
VivaScope 1500 in-vivo imaging: 78% average increase in dermal blood cell count 20 minutes after commercial peat mask application (5 subjects, unheated cosmetic mask, not a thermal bath)
Gel-cream masks with increasing peat concentration (5-100%) showed dose-dependent skin lightness gain (up to 5%) and redness reduction (up to 16%) 30 minutes after mask removal; attributed by manufacturer to trace element (Fe, Ca, Mg) chelation by humic/fulvic acids (unpublished, n=5)
Dose-dependent hydration increase with peat concentration in gel-cream masks, up to 68% (pin-probe) 30 minutes after mask removal at 100% peat (unpublished, n=5)