Brazil nut and Priprioca oil: Priprioca roots are steeped in Brazil nut oil. Brazil nut oil is rich in selenium and phytosterols; it contains 70% unsaturated fatty acids and makes the skin soft, supple and smooth. Priprioca is a plant that grows in the Brazilian rainforests. Its roots contain a highly aromatic essential oil. It was traditionally used by Amazonian peoples to perfume their skin and hair, and its scent is said to have mysterious powers of seduction.
Virgin Sisymbrium oil: Sisymbrium is a herbaceous plant that grows in the wild in some regions of Asia and India and is part of the cruciferous family. Its fruits are siliques containing seeds from which virgin sisymbrium oil is extracted. Sisymbrium oil is rich in phytosterols, whose properties are both biological (anti-inflammatory) and physical-chemical (controlling and regulating membrane fluidity). This oil has high levels of fatty acids, which play a major role in the barrier function of the epidermis.
Hyaluronic Acid: Hyaluronic Acid forms the fundamental substance of the dermis together with collagen, elastin and proteoglycans. It plays an essential role in regulating the skin’s moisture levels, given its exceptional capacity for water retention. Working like a real “molecular sponge”, it absorbs up to 1,000 times its mass in water. Its moisturizing activity is preserved, even in dry atmospheric conditions. When topically applied, Hyaluronic Acid forms a continuous elastic film over the skin. This film is permeable to cutaneous exchanges, retaining moisture and thereby contributing to maintaining good levels in the stratum corneum irrespective of ambient air humidity.
Colostrum: Colostrum is the name given to the milk secreted by female mammals at the end of the gestation period and during the first few days (3 to 4) after giving birth. It is a natural active ingredient that contains all NMF (Natural Moisturizing Factor) elements and is highly rich in Amino Acids. It helps promote moisture replenishment to the outer epidermal layers and improve the mechanical properties of the stratum corneum, such as elasticity.
Centella Asiatica Extract: Centella Asiatica is a hardy perennial creeper that originated in India but can also be found in tropical regions. Rich in asiaticoside and madecassoside, two saponosides that stimulate collagen synthesis by fibroblasts, Centella asiatica extract has healing, calming and regenerating properties and fights against premature skin aging.
Vitamin E: Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant, capable of protecting the cell membrane lipids from damage caused by the formation of free radicals. Vitamin E is also used for its moisturizing action: it helps retain water molecules in the stratum corneum and restore elasticity to dry skin.
Vitamin F: Vitamin F is made up of a group of polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid, arachidonic acid and vaccenic acid). It is liposoluble and allows the cells in the epidermis to regain all of their water content by decreasing their impermeability. In addition, linoleic acid is a precursor of anti-inflammatory molecules. In this way, Vitamin F, which is essential to the formation of the lipid barrier in the epidermis, improves the skin’s resistance to external aggressions.
