MARINE INGREDIENTS
Reshaping body care with biotech microalgae
Blanca Martinez-Teipel, Siham Bouhrir – Provital, Spain
Self-care is essential to self-esteem. Now, beauty is defined as confidence, and by caring for the mind and body, we can nurture positive emotions. This is vital, as modern lifestyles can contribute to stress, sedentarism, and poor nutrition, all factors that suppress the metabolism. In turn, these processes can lead to the accumulation of excess subcutaneous fat, which accumulates due to the absorption of the free fatty acids and triglycerides that circulate in the blood due to an excessive intake of calories. It has long been thought that the body then
stores these molecules as a passive energy reserve. However, it has now been established that fatty tissue plays an active role in the regulation of metabolism, in homeostasis and in shaping the surface of the human body. Body care is an essential part of a self-care
ritual. By massaging products into key areas, consumers can alleviate stress, energise, and enjoy the confidence-boosting benefits of a product that acts on stubborn subcutaneous fat.
Consumers are looking for beauty that
spreads positivity, caring for the mind and body.
This is especially the case when it comes
to body care; previously a segment that might have adhered to beauty ‘standards’, now brands should promote body positivity via effective products. How? Looking deep into the ocean.
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ABSTRACT Body positivity is essential to confidence, and confidence is the key to beauty. Considering the pressures of modern life – not least the added sedentarism brought on by the pandemic – consumers are looking for more ways to look and feel confident. Effective body care products are a valuable tool in this journey to greater positivity. Considering the potent bioactivity of
microalgae for human nutrition, Provital researchers further investigated Tisochrysis lutea’s benefits for other processes, namely, its effect on lipid metabolism, yielding
The power of microalgae Recent studies have found that microalgae can have diverse benefits for human nutrition. For instance, the chemical structure of xanthophyll has been shown to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cognitive decline, and certain cancers.1,2 Tisochrysis lutea is rich in xanthophylls
such as fucoxanthin, diatoxanthin and diadinoxanthin.3,4
Considering their potent
bioactivity in the diet, researchers have investigated the compound’s benefits for other processes, namely, its effect on lipid metabolism. The marine active developed by Provital is obtained through a biotechnological
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intriguing results for the microalgae- extracted active ingredient, Lipout™, which acts on the body at a cellular level, affecting the outcome of adipocyte differentiation and the behavior of adipocyte cells. By stimulating the metabolic processes directly related to limiting the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, Lipout™ smoothens, firms, and cares. With effective, scientifically proven
ingredients like these, we can promote positivity and reshape body care from multiple perspectives.
process from Tisochrysis lutea. Cultivating the microalga in closed photobioreactors allows the obtention of a high-quality product with optimised levels of metabolites and pigments (standardised in xanthophylls), under reproducible and controlled conditions. Via laboratory cultivation, pollutant contamination is eliminated, and the environmental impact is notably reduced. The resulting cosmetic ingredient is an
alternative to invasive treatments for reducing accumulated subcutaneous fat via the transformation of inactive adipocytes into active, fat-burning beige adipocytes due to the simultaneous activation of the following mechanisms:
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Figures 1 and 2: Variation in the relative quantity of UCP1 mRNA observed at the end of the preadipocyte incubations (left) and of the mature adipocytes incubations (right).
www.personalcaremagazine.com September 2021 PERSONAL CARE
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