blumilight™ biofunctional
chemistry: biofunctionals
INCI/chemical name: Water (and) Butylene Glycol (and) Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract
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Blumilight™ biofunctional is a Theobroma Cocoa Seed Extract to help skin fight photodamage induced by blue light and UV. It is ideal for use in sun care and day care products, daily defense creams, anti-aging and anti-hyperpigmentation facial care products.
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features and benefits
· clinically proven to improve photodamage markers such as skin elasticity, wrinkles and dark spots appearance (in vivo)
· maintenance of opsin photoreceptors during blue light stress and protection from photosensory stress (in vitro)
· improves melanin balance and reduces appearance of hyperpigmentation induced by blue light or UV (in vitro 3D, ex vivo)
· decrease mitochondrial and cellular Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) during blue light stress (in vitro)
· reduction of protein carbonylation induced by UV stress (ex vivo)
· increase of autophagy (ex vivo)
· associated with collagen I, fibrillin-1 increase (in vitro, ex vivo)
· visible improvement of elastin fibers network (ex vivo)
applications - creams
- lotions
- gels
- face masks
- toners
- essences
region currently available
For country-specific details, please contact your local sales representative.
Asia Pacific / China / Europe Middle East & Africa / Latin America / North America
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It is available in two versions:
- blumilight™: solubilized in water and butylene glycol
- blumilight™ p: powder form.
preservative system: preservative-free
COSMOS* validated
recommended use level: 1% (clinically tested at 1%)
- decrease in Reactive Oxygen Species during blue light stress (in vitro)
- maintenance of opsin photoreceptors during blue light stress (in vitro)
- increase in collagen1, fibrillin-1 and syndecan-4 (in vitro, ex vivo)
- visible improvement of elastin fibers network (ex vivo)
- improvement of skin elasticity (in vivo)
- visible improvement in appearance of skin wrinkles (in vivo)
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