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Top 10 Beauty Treatments done by Celebrities Before the Oscars.
Stem cells have to be the anti-aging beauty ingredient of the year.
Specifically known as epidermal growth factors, they are in my experience as
good as it gets. Without doubt,
EPGs seem to be at the leading edge of what anti-aging skincare currently has to
offer. Serums with EPGs vary as to whether they focus on a single growth factor,
or complex
combinations. They may also be derived from humans or plants.
In August, 2011 an all natural rejuvenating serum that uses your own adult stem
cells to decrease wrinkles and increase moisture retention and elasticity was
launched in the
United States, and subsequently in Australia. This is a mocha based fusion of
the world's most restorative ingredients and a blend of six cytokines that
stimulate the proliferation
and migration of the skin's stem cells by more than 225%.
There are a number of stem cell based serums and skin care products that have
appeared on the marketplace over the past few years, and they constitute a novel
frontier in skin
care. Although many of them are nothing more than simple skin care products with
misleading or spurious stem cell claims, a few are legitimate products. The legitimate ones are
all based on the use of compounds called cytokines, which are growth factors
supporting the functions of stem cells in the skin. Some of them contain an
extract from apple stem
cells, whose effectiveness really remains to be proven � there is an obvious
difference between human skin and an apple! Others contained cytokines from
human stem cells. The
latter are obviously the premium products.
One of the questions the developers of this product asked was: Of all the
natural compounds and herbal extracts known to benefit the skin, which do so by
supporting the natural
role of stem cells in the skin? Are there natural compounds that can support the
intrinsic ability of the skin to renew itself? They studied a broad array of
plants and herbal extracts
for their effect on the proliferation and differentiation of human skin stem
cells grown in vitro, and they discovered a handful of natural compounds that
have an effect on the very
stem cells of your skin. By supporting the natural role of your skin�s stem
cells, you support the process of rejuvenation of your skin from
within.......the way nature intended.
These compounds include AFA, the same product from which stem cell nutrition is
derived.
AFA alone increased the proliferation of skin stem cells by nearly 100% in the
study. Other natural ingredients include: Aloe vera (which increased skin stem
cell proliferation by
87%) and a proprietary fucoidan that increased proliferation by 55%. When
blended together, the effect of these plants on skin stem cell proliferation was
further synergistically
increased by ingredients like vanilla, maqui berry, cacao, old man�s weed and
others. All these ingredients taken together constitute the Stem Cell Complex
unique to this product
with a Stem Cell Index exceeding 250%
Hyaluronic acid is part of the infrastructure (skeleton of the skin) and is one
of the main components forming the matrix of the skin. One of the main roles of
hyaluronic acid is to
retain moisture in the skin. Good hydration is the hallmark of young skin, and
it comes from the presence of hyaluronic acid. Recently a group of scientists
discovered that as we
age, although we continue to produce hyaluronic acid, its structure is less and
less branched. The highly branched hyaluronic acid in young skin allows for
greater retention of water
in the skin. Since these branches are formed of a derivative of glucosamine,
scientists discovered that the best results are obtained when this derivative of
glucosamine is applied
on the skin, instead of hyaluronic acid itself. This product is the first in the
US to contain that very derivative of glucosamine, produced by fermentation.
 An all-natural formula Of all the stem cell based skin care products, this is
the only one that is truly natural ......even though many make the claim. In
essence, all skin care products
are oils blended with water extracts of various plants. Since oil and water do
not mix, it is necessary to use compounds called emulsifiers that can dissolve
in both water and in
lipids, thereby helping to create an emulsion. There are very few natural
emulsifiers and none that are known to be effective at making a cold emulsion �
which is essential to the
preservation of all the delicate actives found in herbal extracts. This is the
only skin care product made cold with an all-natural emulsification system.
Products like glycerin are
relatively natural and can be used as emulsifiers; however, they are known for
their drying effect on the skin. There is no glycerin here. Once produced,
natural skin care products
are essentially food for bacteria, so they need to be preserved. And this is the
biggest challenge, as there are virtually no natural preservatives commercially
available.
Although the best products claim to have none of the dangerous carcinogenic
parabens, they have other compounds just as dangerous � such as phenoxyethanol
and various
forms of benzoic acid, all known to be irritants to the skin. The developers
asked the question, �Where in nature can we find natural antibacterial
compounds?� They harvested
several flowers known to grow in very moist areas while blooming for weeks,
unaffected by bacterial or fungal growth, and they extracted their antibacterial
power. To this they
added a proprietary process called SoniPure� that inactivates bacteria by the
use of sound waves � a breakthrough innovative process. So this skin serum is
100% stable
without delivering harmful compounds to your skin.
The developers� intention was to create a product to restructure the skin from
within in order to increase water retention and skin elasticity, which in turn
would naturally reduce
wrinkles and fine lines� and this is exactly what was demonstrated in an
independent clinical trial. It was shown to increase water retention by 30% and
skin elasticity by 10% and
to reduce wrinkles by an average of 25% in 28 days. Some people saw significant
benefits after only 7 days, while others report wrinkle reduction by as much as
75%. In all
participants, wrinkle reduction was already statistically significant after 7
days. So you can easily see how both the developmental process and the resulting
formula ensure that this product is undeniably second-to-none in stem cell based
skin care.
In healthy individuals, skin youthfulness is maintained by epidermal stem cells
which self-renew and generate daughter cells that become new skin. Therefore,
part of skin aging is caused by impaired adult stem cell mobilization from the
bone marrow and the reduced number of adult stem cells able to respond to repair
signals. This means that, if we increase the number of circulating adult stem
cells, we can affect the epidermal stem cells. Research also shows that topical
application of cytokines stimulates the migration and proliferation of skin stem
cells.
In much the same way as stem cell nutrition works with adult stem cells to
deliver inner wellness, the rejuvenating skin serum applies the benefits of
adult stem cell science to the body�s largest organ, the skin, to achieve and
maintain outer vibrance! Taking care of this organ � the skin, which exposed to
the elements on a continual basis � is essential. The rejuvenating skin serum
assists in our daily process at the skin level, by a proprietary blend of over
two dozen natural ingredients found during years of searching worldwide. Each
natural ingredient has been selected for its nutrient-rich attributes that fight
the appearance of aging, regenerating cells, decreasing fine lines and wrinkles,
increasing moisture retention and increasing skin elasticity. In addition, some
of the ingredients have natural sun-protecting components.
What�s being described as a �revolution� in anti-ageing treatments, the Swiss
Apple, is now available from skinChemists with our Apple Stem Cell Serum.
Celebrities such as Helen Miren and Jennifer Lopez are big fans of the miracle
anti-ageing apple.It is claimed that the ingredients in our Apple Stem Cell
Serum can reverse skin ageing, increase the lifespan of human cells and may even
make it possible to grow back lost hair. skinChemists, as always, are at the
cutting edge.
Human stem cells can turn into any part of the body and are big news in medical
research. However, laws ban the use of embryonic stem cells in cosmetics, so
instead, researchers turned their attention to plants. The biggest star in the
stem cell world is called Malus Domestica.It is derived from a rare 18th-century
species of apple, the Uttwiler Spatlauber, in short the Swiss Apple. It first
attracted attention as it could be kept for months without withering. This is
where the story comes full circle, to skinChemists Apple
Stem Cell Serum
Dr Daniel Schmid, research director of Mibelle Biochemistry, the Swiss lab which
developed PhytoCellTec Malus Domestica, insists that his study shows his apple
stem cell extracts have been "shown to improve the maintenance of the apple stem
cells characteristics of epidermal stem cells". Although he states that "the
anti-ageing benefit for the skin after topical application could not be
confirmed in a clinical trial". He is confident that "the extract offers a
promise of real skin rejuvenation". What we can guarantee is that you are using
one of the newest serums to hit the market. Rarely have we been so excited as we
are with Apple Stem Cell Serum.
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Dated 27 February 2013
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