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Sedna LycoPalm A™ Anti-Oxidant Rich Renewal & Protection Cream with Ceramides

LycoPalm A™ Anti-Oxidant Rich Renewal & Protection Cream with Ceramides
11.17.2006

Studies have shown that depletion of the antioxidant pool in the skin is a major factor in skin ageing. As we age our skin loses moisture content, which causes wrinkling, discoloration, dryness and blotchiness. Oxidative stress due to cumulative damage from decades of excessive sun exposure, environmental pollutants, poor diet, lack of exercise and artificial temperature extremes (dry heat in winter, air conditioning in summer) contribute to decreased blood circulation to the skin. Poor hydration and nutrient depletion diminishes the health of our skin. Degradation of collagen and elastin and the passage of time itself, further contribute to skin damage.

In the past decade new knowledge has surfaced in our understanding of improved and better skin health. Today the market is saturated with skin rejuvenation and "anti-aging" creams, serums and lotions. However, most of these products are more hype than help. Often, formulas fall short as the amount or level of the active ingredients are of little value and the product stability may be questionable.

Fortunately, there are some good products on the market that do help to make a difference, products that should be more aptly referred to as “Quality of Life Products". One such product is LycoPalm A™, a potent combination of rich antioxidants and skin renewal factors that studies have shown to have a positive impact in skin health. There are four main factors plus a group of accessory nutrients that make this one of the most outstanding skin renewal products available.

Lycopene is a carotenoid found in such foods as watermelon and tomatoes. To protect themselves from burns caused by excessive ultra violet radiation, tomatoes produce more lycopene. When human skin is exposed to too much sunlight, lycopene is "sacrificed" in an attempt to protect the skin. Other critical antioxidant factors such as beta-carotene are destroyed, but it is lycopene that is reduced dramatically. Increased dietary consumption as well as supplementation are of great value. Topical application of Lycopene will also aid in maintaining healthy skin levels. As we age, melanin production decreases in the body. Lycopene increases melanin production—the skin's natural sun block. The benefits of Lycopene are well understood in France, where it is used in cosmetic and skin care preparations as an aid in preventing sun damage and skin aging.

Healthy skin has been found to contain high levels of Vitamin E in the epidermis (the thin and outer layer of the skin). When the skin is exposed to too much ultra violet radiation and nitrogen dioxide (a pollutant produced from car engines), Vitamin E is depleted and increased free radical damage is the result. Low levels of Vitamin E lead to production of arachidonic acid, which increases inflammatory processes in the skin; this is believed to be a major factor in skin aging. Vitamin E helps to neutralize the free radicals that damage DNA leading to unhealthy skin. In order for Vitamin E to be effective, it must be available in the right amount, as well as the right kind. There is now a mixture of four fractions of Vitamin E that is nearly sixty times stronger in antioxidant activity than “regular" Vitamin E. They are able to penetrate the lowest and deepest levels of the skin, thus providing outstanding protection against free radical induced DNA damage.

Palm Oil Tocotrienols or *Palm Tocotrienol Complex (PTC)—used topically, as well as orally—accumulate in the stratum corneum (the outer layers of the skin), which in turn protects the inner layers of the skin. “Regular" Vitamin E and other so-called antiaging compounds are unable to do this as effectively. By equaling and surpassing regular Vitamin E and other antioxidants, the PTC in LycoPalm A™ represents a significant advance in the quest for better skin care.

As far back as 1853, scientific papers were published explaining the role of lipids (fats) in the skin. Nearly twenty years later a class of lipids named Sphingolipids was discovered. Over a century later much of the biochemistry of lipids in the skin has become an important focus of attention and is much better understood. Ceramides are a special class of sphingolipids and are found in the stratum corneum, the outermost skin layer. They account for approximately 40-65% of lipids in the stratum corneum. There are six kinds of ceramides found in the skin, all serving different functions.

Originally, ceramides were derived from soybeans and bovine sources. Today, ceramides can be derived from fermentation processes using micro-plant yeasts to create human skin-identical ceramides. Collectively, the application and use of the different ceramides on the skin (in special skin care preparations) can contribute to dramatic wrinkle reduction and to smoother skin due to an increase in the water content of the skin. Dry and aging skin shows the most improvement with continued ceramide use. People with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis may have low levels of ceramide 1, 3 and 6. An article in the August 2001 issue of the Archives of Dermatology (Vol. 137, number 8) reported that children with atopic dermatitis showed improvement with products containing different ceramides as well as other fatty acids (this is exciting, as atopic dermatitis is often treated with topical steroids). When reading about ceramides, the analogy often used is that it is “Like the mortar found between bricks"…therefore, it is our cellular or physiological cement. As with long and repeated exposure to the elements, the mortar cracks, as does our skin over time. Replacement of ceramides can increase moisture content and prevent skin cracking or wrinkling and dryness, as ceramides constitute the major building blocks of the lipid barrier of the skin, which is located in the stratum corneum.

As we age, the skin also suffers what is known as photo-damage. Decades of excessive exposure to the sun, coupled with low antioxidant levels in the skin are the culprit. UVA rays are the factor most responsible. Sunscreen users may be surprised to learn that decades of sunscreen use provided only UVB protection and it was not until the mid 1990's that UVA blocks were incorporated into a small percentage of these screens. Photo-damage is cumulative and generally begins to manifest by the time a person is in their early 30's. One of the mechanisms damage is done is by oxidative stress or free radical production, which in turn damages collagen and elastin (as mentioned earlier). Antioxidants such as PTC and Vitamin C help to limit the damage. Research done at Michigan Medical School found that UV radiation could block the skin from responding to retinoic acid (Vitamin A), which may lead to a Vitamin A deficiency in the skin. Skin low in retinoic acid has a detrimental effect on collagen and elastin, as well as blood vessels that provide nourishment to the stratum of the skin. As the blood supply lessens over time, the skin is undernourished and left looking pale and dry. Natural Vitamin A nourishes the skin with retinol, penetrating the dermis and epidermis.

LycoPalm A™ contains generous amounts of Vitamin A, as well as PTC, Lycopene and Ceramides in combination with Ascorbyl Palmitate (fat soluble Vitamin C) Co-enzyme Q10, seaweed and other moisturizing and nourishing factors. LycoPalm A™ helps to restore major antioxidant levels that can improve the quality and texture of ageing skin. Along with an antioxidant rich diet, plenty of clean water and moderate exercise, LycoPalm A™ works to restore skin to a healthier and better appearance—from the inside and out. This “Quality of Life Product" is now part of a new evolution in the maintenance and better care for damaged and or aging skin.
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References

1. Ribaya-Mercado JD, Garmyn M, Gilchrest BA, Russell RM: Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA: Skin Lycopene is destroyed preferentially over beta-carotene during ultraviolet irradiation in humans: J Nutr 1995 Jul; 125 (7) 1854-1859

2. Stahl W. Heinrich U, Wiseman, et al. Dietary tomato paste protects against ultraviolet light induced erythema in humans: J Nutr 2001: 131: 1449-51

3. Di Marcio P et al., “Lycopene As The Most Efficient Biological Carotenoid Singlet Oxygen Quencher": Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, November 1989; 272:532-538

4. Betty Kamen, PH.D: Alternative Medicine: issue 36: July 2000: Vitamin E for the New Millennium

5. Therialult A, Chao JT, Wang Q, et al. Tocotrienol: A review of its therapeutic potential. Clin Biochem 1999; 32: 309-19

6. Study Shows Antioxidants Play Vital Role in Protecting Skin: New Bureau: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign: 9-1-2000

7. Vitamins Against Sun Damage: Nutrition Health Review, The Consumers Medical Journal, 1994 Issue 69, page 6

8. Aubertin, Amy: Inside and Out, Some Nutrients May Help Protect Against Aging Skin: Environmental Nutrition, July 2001, Vol. 24 Issue 7

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