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DermaQuest Educator, Colleen Shimamoto discusses the differences between human growth factors versus plant stemcells and how they have been used in DermaQuest’s anti-ageing hero, StemCell 3D Complex.
Stemcells are the latestmust- have ingredient for anti-ageing skincare withmany brands pioneering products utilising this potent natural ingredient.
Californian-based skincare, brand DermaQuest have been developing the use of botanical stemcells, lead bymaster chemist SamDhatt, and are hoping to transformthe use of botanical ingredients in skin care science.
Human stemcells are found in very specific areas of the human body, for instance in the umbilical cord. Skin stemcells are found on the basal layer of the epidermis (kerantinocytes,melanocytes, etc.). DermaQuest has chosen revolutionary plant stemcell technology because the cultivation of plant stemcells obtains highly concentrated active ingredients. Cultivated plant stemcells are “1000 times ormore concentrated than that which is present in the naturally occurringmolecule,” says DermaQuest creator
SamDhatt.This allows small amounts to provide visible results, as well as being sustainable and eco-friendly.
These active ingredients contain all of the activemolecules and other components of each specific plant, offering different benefits for each type of plant cell used. The plant stemcell active ingredients are then used in cosmetic formulations like any other ingredient.
Themain difference between plant cells and skin cells is their cosmetic efficacy. Plant stemcells have a high concentration of activemolecules and their very unique delivery system(naturalmicro encapsulation) have shown excellent results, in a variety of cosmetic formulations.
Naturalmicro encapsulation allows the plant stemcells to be delivered into the
epidermis; this process causes the plant stemcellmembrane (which contains the active ingredients) to break open once applied to the skin, delivering the active ingredients on impact.
There is absolutely no impact whatsoever of cultivated plant stemcells on real human
stemcells.This technology is instead an innovative way tomakemore efficient cosmetic active ingredients withmultiple benefits: antioxidants, promoting healing, hydration, skin lightening, reducing inflammation and promoting collagen production.
Plant stemcells aid the skin in numerous conditions due to plant stemcells increasing cell
longevity.Traditional plant extracts that are currently widely used have these benefits, but the plant stemcells are the source of the benefits. Honing in on the plant stemcells enhances their performance, allowing formore visible results on a shorter time scale.
DermaQuest uses a unique blend of plant stemcells in their new signature product, StemCell 3D
Complex.The key ingredients are non-synthetic, cultivated Sea Fennel stemcells, Edelweiss stemcells and Gardenia stemcells. Cultivated in the DermaQuest labs in California, using a patented cultivation process unique to DermaQuest, StemCell 3D Complex is at the pinnacle of plant stemcell technology. The potent natural plant stemcell blend used in StemCell 3D Complex, reduces wrinkle depth, reduces collagen breakdown and propels collagen synthesis.
The Sea Fennel plant stemcells are 100 percent freeze dried to preserve their potency, combined in StemCell 3D Complex, this ingredient inhibits the melanogenesis process by 80 percent, enabling the product to offer skin-lightening benefits for pigmentation. In addition, the Sea Fennel plant stemcell ingredients work
alongside a Chromabright ingredient to add vibrancy to the skin and to combat photoageing.
Edelweiss plant stemcells are the key ingredient for tackling wrinkles and fine lines, reducing fine lines and wrinkles by 15 percent in just 20 days. DermaQuest’s Edelweiss stemcell is derived froma rare and strictly protectedAlpine flora, commonly found inmountain ranges in the Pyrenees and theAlps. “Because Edelweiss grows in harsh climates, it is obliged to produce a number of active substances that help protect against the elements, such as UVrays,” explains Sam. Edelweiss plant stemcells contain potent adaptogens, enabling the body to adapt and strengthen itself against internal and external stresses.
Gardenia plant stemcells are cultivated for its high concentration of FerulicAcid, a strong anti-oxidant, which protects the skin. FerulicAcid improves the skins youthfulness, skin tone and elasticity, a powerful ingredient, essential to any anti- ageing
regime.Alongside the Gardenia and Edelweiss plant stemcells, DermaQuest uses extracts fromGoji Berry, FernTree Extract and BrownAlgae to improve hydration, luminosity and skin firmness.
To conclude, plant stemcells are a potent natural ingredient, enhancing the qualities of particularly plants through cultivation, we are able to utilize these ingredients to produce results driven skin care products and treatments. DermaQuest presents their pioneering plant stemcell technology in their signature StemCell 3D Complex anti- ageing creamand have recently added stem cell ingredients to their CollagenActivating Complex and Glycolic Peel treatment.
Formore information on DermaQuest products visit
www.stemcell3dcomplex.co.uk,
www.dermaquestinc.co.uk or call 0845 24 64 666.
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