SKIN CARE


Powerful peptides for healthy-looking skin


Dominik Imfeld, Volker Rosenberger - DSM-Firmenich


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The pursuit of wellness in all aspects of life has become a defining trend of this decade. As modern lifestyles and global events increase stress, people are focusing more on what they can control, nurturing their personal wellbeing, and supporting the planet. This shift has fuelled interest in holistic beauty, where skin care and self-care are intertwined. Consumers seek to enhance their natural


beauty and inner radiance rather than just covering up imperfections. Holistic beauty emphasizes skin health, combining nutrition, lifestyle, and routines that promote positivity and mental wellness, with products that maintain and protect the skin. Holistic beauty also feeds into the trend


for natural, cleaner, and more sustainable beauty ingredients and solutions. For conscious consumers, individual wellbeing goes hand in hand with our planet’s wellbeing. So when choosing skin care, they want


products with fewer ingredients, but higher quality and more versatile, that can perform more than one function and are sustainably sourced and produced. The goal is to keep skin looking and feeling as healthy as possible while having as minimal an impact on the environment as possible.


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The multiple needs of maturing skin With more consumers making the link between skin health and skin appearance, and taking a more holistic view of beauty, perceptions of caring for skin as we mature are changing too. The idea of anti-ageing is being replaced by the attitude of ‘well ageing’ by maximising skin’s health, so that it looks its best at every stage in life.


As we get older, two essential proteins in


our skin, collagen and elastin, begin to lose their native structure and break down. This natural decline is due to an increased release of collagenases and elastases with inflammatory cascades and is further exacerbated by external aggressors and oxidative stress. The visible effects of these processes are


well known – from fine lines and wrinkles on the forehead and crow’s feet, to thinning, less elastic skin, resulting in neck lines and sagging in the cheek area. The skin’s ability to retain moisture is also impacted, which can cause rough, dry patches to develop and leave the complexion looking unhealthy. The already weakened connective tissue in


facial skin around the eye area can suffer further damage if the microcirculation here becomes sluggish. If this happens, blood circulation in the small capillaries becomes poor, causing


ABSTRACT


As holistic approaches to beauty and skin care become more popular with consumers, interest in products and ingredients that support skin health and respect the planet is growing. This trend is also changing attitudes to caring for skin as it matures, with a focus now on enhancing, maintaining and protecting the health and appearance of skin at every age. The needs of maturing skin can be


multiple. To meet these needs and the expectation for cleaner and more sustainable solutions, DSM-Firmenich has developed a new clean beauty active complex - featuring Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein, and Superoxide Dismutase - designed to address multiple skin targets. Here, we present data and key findings


from in vivo studies that demonstrate how this ingredient’s proven mode of action leads to multiple skin benefits. These benefits include visibly smoother skin, a noticeable improvement in dark circles and puffiness under the eyes, and a visible reduction in fine lines on the crow’s feet and neck lines.


January 2025 PERSONAL CARE


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