FSS MICROVECTOR PLUMP HYA SIL

FSS MICROVECTOR PLUMP HYA SIL

Aging is a process that occurs naturally and with aging comes changes in skin properties including morphology, physiology and mechanical properties. These changes result in the appearance of fine lines or wrinkles on the face, neck, hands, and upper arms. The amount of wrinkles found varies from person to person depending on factors such as sun exposure, lifestyle and diet.

The skin is made up of three layers: the epidermis (outer layer), the dermis (middle layer) and the subcutaneous tissue (fatty bottom layer). As a person ages all three of these layers go through considerable transformations but the most significant occur in the top two layers.1 The epidermal cells become thinner causing noticeable difference in the transparency and the moisture of the skin. The dermal layer also thins but this is due to the degradation of collagen and elastin, two of its most important components. The loss of these

materials causes skin to lose elasticity and to wrinkle and sag.

FSS MicroVector Plump HYA Sil utilizes the water-binding properties of hyaluronic acid to absorb water from the skin, causing them to plump and fill in the appearance of wrinkles. MicroVectors are composed of dehydrated components of the extracellular matrix interdispersed with silica microparticles in an anhydrous carrier to create an opaque gel. In the MicroVectors system, the silica vectors help to deliver protein components to the newly disordered extracellular matrix. This silica transfer system allows the “microvector” to penetrate the skin and deliver the active. When

the microvector makes contact with water, it is able to hydrate and swell therefore mimicking the biological ordering of the extracellular matrix.

FSS MicroVector Plump HYA Sil uses a sophisticated delivery system which allows the product to be deposited into the skin to be used for a plumping effect. FSS MicroVector Plump HYA Sil capitalizes on this technology by taking advantage of the anionic, or negatively charged, properties of the skin. This will attract the cations, or positively charged particles, in the excess water, causing an osmotic reaction and therefore a swelling of the microvector and a decrease in the appearance of wrinkles. This technology is effective for plumping both the skin and the lips.

Benefits:

• Anti-Aging

• Plumping

 

References

1) Fuchs, E. 1998. Harvey Lectures. Beauty is skin deep: the fascinating biology of the epidermis and its appendages. 94:47-77.

2) Midwood et al. 2003. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. Tissue repair and the dynamics of the extracellular matrix.

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