Dark Circles

Reactivates microcirculation and reduces skin colouring to prevent and correct dark circles under the eyes.

The skin around the eyes is very thin. It is nourished by a significant micro-network of blood vessels. Dark circles under the eyes result from a change in the capillary walls, which causes leakage of blood pigments. Furthermore, the lymphatic circulation is altered, becoming less capable of draining fluids from skin tissue. As a result, blood pigments accumulate at the level of the dermis and epidermis. These pigments eventually oxidise, giving dark under-eye circles their colour.
To lessen these dark circles, several elements need to be addressed. First, the integrity of the capillaries needs to be maintained and new ones prevented from forming. Next, microcirculation should be improved to support the elimination of blood pigments and to prevent their storage in skin tissue.

Cn = [Cn ᵃ] and [Cnᵇ]

[Cn ᵃ]+ASSOCIATION OF MATRIKINES AND FLAVONOIDS

PATENTED ACTIVE

ORIGINS

This active ingredient is a combination of two matrikines regulating cellular activity with two proteins to work on the blue and red components of dark circles.

EFFICIENCY

In Vitro :
> Stimulation of the elimination processes of blood pigments and their degradation products, which have leaked out of the capillaries: objectified on iron and bilirubin (+600%).
> Anti-inflammatory properties, similar to those of aspirin.

In Vivo :
> 19% reduction in the blue and red components of dark circles.
> Dark circles faded in more than 60% of volunteers.

[Cnᵇ]+TUBEROSE STEM CELLS

PATENTED ACTIVE

ORIGINS

The tuberose, or Polianthes Tuberosa, is a white flower native to Mexico, it is cultivated for its intoxicating perfume. Its extract of stem cells is associated in this active ingredient with natural betaine.

EFFICIENCY

In-Vitro:
> Increase of water retention in the epidermis by +40% 30min after application
> Decrease in insensible water loss by -30% 30min after application
Increase in free fatty acids constituting the hydrolipidic barrier by +24% > Increase in the synthesis of the skin's
> Increase in the synthesis of the major components of the extra-cellular matrix, for firming: proteoglycans (+27%), collagens (+22%), elastin (+26%), GAGs (+25%)
> Decreased expression of inflammation mediators, such as Interleukins 1-alpha (-26%), and 6 (-23%)
> 34% increase in microcirculation
> Increase in cellular respiration by +33% in normal physiological conditions

In-Vivo, 30 days of application:
> 23% increase in radiance
> 76% of women say that dark circles are less colored
> 61% of women declared that puffiness had diminished
> 52% of women said that crow's feet wrinkles had diminished

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