Protective
The skin, the biggest organ of the body, protects the body from external and environmental influences. Protective repair mechanisms form a primary defense line against prolonged exposure to UV rays, extreme cold and heat, loss of moisture, etc.
The human body is exposed to UV light every day. Even under a cloudy sky, UV-A and UV-B rays contribute to the aging process of skin. UV rays indicate a number of different damaging processes of skin layers.
Protective ingredients protect skin from environmental damage and harsh conditions, helping reduce transdermal moisture loss, prevent UV-induced damage, and prevent premature aging.
The skin is prepared to induce natural repair mechanisms; however, when exposure to sunlight is exaggerated, additional support of effective protective actives helps to keep the skin healthy and the natural repair mechanisms intact.Much energy is needed to keep the skin's natural repair processes active. A decrease in the energy level weakens the natural repair mechanisms. Some protective ingredients aim to keep the energy level high.
The skin is facing many kinds of stress, such as aging, mycobacterium and virus attack, UV and infrared light, and recently issued environmental stress, such as pollen, PM2.5, and PM10, including its harmful components polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals.
Artemia Extract is a unique plankton (Artemia salina) extract that helps protect skin from environmental shocks, such as extreme pH, temperature change, UV and IR exposure. It is produced using enzymatic reaction is free of TSE/BSE and does not contain GMO.
C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters is a highly diverse ester complex derived from wool wax, combining branched-chain fatty acids, cholesterol, and related sterols. It is a snow-white, odorless, and amorphous soft solid with a pleasant, non-greasy, emollient feel and melting point of 30-38°C.
Crustaceans protect themselves from predators and pathogens by building a cellular exoskeleton of calcite crystals and a microfibrillar organic structure.
Crepidiastrum Denticulatum Leaf/Stem Extract is a natural extract from a native plant (Yakushisou) that protects the skin against environmental damage and delays aging.
Dihydroxypropyl Arginine HCL is a conjugate of Glycerin and Arginine that combines both ancestors' moisturizing (NMF) and high adsorption power.
Palmitoyl Dipeptide-17 (Palmitoyl Glycylproline) is a synthetic lipopeptide with the sequence Pal-Gly-Pro. It is known under the trade name Proliphil.
Polyquaternium-51 is a biocompatible Butylmeth-acrylate-based polymer that is polymerized with 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC), which has a similar structure as a human cell membrane phospholipids.
Various vitamin E derivatives are used in cosmetics as antioxidant and skin conditioning agents. Tocopheryl glucoside is more soluble, stable, and easily transported into the skin in comparison with tocopherol (vitamin E).
Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) is a wild berry of the Northern forests. Berry juice and flesh are rich in antioxidants such as anthocyanins, and vitamin C. Lingonberry seeds are excellent sources of bioactive natural lipids.