Environmental-friendly skincare: the research and organic elements underlying it
Pollution-Proof Skincare skyrockets as a leading trend, as safeguarding skin from environmental stressors becomes an absolute priority. With surging worries over the damaging effects of pollutants (like smog, exhaust fumes, and heavy metals), it's no surprise that their impact on the skin—including early aging, skin damage, and numerous skin issues—is causing quite a stir.
In this climate of growing concern, pollution-fighting skincare offers a science-backed solution to tackle these concerns. By focusing on protecting and healing the skin from the specific harm caused by environmental factors, a cutting-edge blend of natural cosmetic science and tech innovation is exploring effective ways to combat pollution's detrimental effects on the skin.
Pollution's Ugly Truth About Skin Health
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution plays a role in 4.2 million deaths worldwide annually. This grim statistic has put pollution's impact on health in the spotlight while fueling extensive research on understanding and countering the harmful effects.
A study by Puri et al., 2017 delves into the mechanisms of action of air pollution on the skin, revealing that pollutants can be absorbed directly through the skin, leading to significant disruptions in the skin barrier function. Prolonged exposure exceeding the skin's natural protective capacity can result in a range of skin diseases such as inflammatory, accessory, immune-related, and skin tumors. Gu et al., 2024 provides more in-depth insights into these effects.
The main ways pollution harms the skin include:
- Accelerated Aging: pollution raises oxidative stress, overwhelming the skin's enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity and generating free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS). This ripple effect of harmful consequences, including genetic damage and degradation, can hurry the aging process by impairing collagen and elastin fibers, oxidizing lipids of the skin barrier, and more (Puri et al., 2017). For instance, particulate matter (PAHs) in diesel exhaust particles are linked to mitochondria damage, leading to intracellular ROS generation (Marrot, 2018).
- Inflammation: pollution triggers inflammation in the skin, resulting in redness, irritation, and acne. PAHs have been shown to stimulate inflammation through ROS-related pathways (Fernando et al., 2019; Tauchi et al., 2005).
- Barrier Disruption: pollutants can harm the skin's protective barrier, increasing Trans Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL), making the skin more vulnerable to dryness, sensitivity, and damage (Yi et al., 2022).
- Hyperpigmentation: pollutants can contribute to the development of dark spots and uneven skin tone.
The Science Behind Pollution-Proof Skincare: What's the Best Skincare for Pollution Protection?
Effective pollution-fighting skincare has emerged as a solution to address the problems caused by pollution exposure. Antipollution skincare can be categorized as follows:
- Combats Oxidative Stress through Antioxidant Supply: regular application of antioxidant-rich skincare products has been found to prevent skin damage from pollution. Combining the right antioxidant formulation can effectively neutralize lipid peroxidation, protecting the lipid barrier from oxidative damage.
- Strengthens and Enhances Skin Barrier Function: a robust skin barrier is essential for protecting the skin from environmental pollutants and maintaining moisture. Ingredients such as ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and fatty acids strengthen the skin barrier and improve its resilience.
- Cellular Repair: skincare products containing ingredients that stimulate skin growth factors can help stimulate cellular repair and regeneration, promoting collagen production, cellular growth, proliferation, and healing in skin.
- chelating agents: due to heavy metals potentially accumulating in the skin over time, certain skincare ingredients (such as EDTA and citric acid) can help remove heavy metals from the skin's surface by binding to them.
ShiloxomeTM: A Game-Changer in the World of Antipollution Skincare
In the realm of antipollution skincare, ShiloxomeTM emerges as a key natural active ingredient that offers extensive protection against pollution's effects on the skin. ShiloxomeTM not only helps restore the protective function of the lipid barrier but also offers powerful resistance in the fight against lipid peroxidation, shielding the skin against visible signs of aging caused by pollution. Tested through an in vivo lipidomic study on 60 female volunteers living in a polluted area, ShiloxomeTM marks a significant advancement in the study of the lipid barrier and the development of skincare tailored for antipollution protection.*
ShiloxomeTM's investigators assessed whether the active offered protective effects for people living in heavily polluted locations. By analyzing the levels of ROS (Radical Oxygen Species) and the expression of genes involved in the inflammatory response (CCL5, COX2, CSF2, GRO1, and TNFA) post keratinocyte treatment with Urban Dust - a standardized mix of common air pollutants from the Washington DC area - ShiloxomeTM's protective benefits became clear.
A comprehensive lipidomic study was conducted, with results demonstrating that the active prevents pollution-induced lipid peroxidation and, consequently, the increase of the total chain length of the entire lipidome.
328 different lipids were identified during the test. After a bioinformatic analysis, 114 significantly altered lipids were detected with ShiloxomeTM versus the placebo, with their peroxidation level counted. Following a whole lipidome enrichment analysis, a lipid profile assessment was performed, examining different lipid profile properties (lipid class, chain length, and unsaturation) and revealing that ShiloxomeTM improves the overall lipid profile of the skin after 56 days of treatment. The lipidome profile shifts towards lipids with longer chain lengths due to ShiloxomeTM, ultimately fortifying the skin barrier in polluted environments and contributing to the rejuvenation of youthful, healthy skin.
All through its natural origin, developed through Provital's TriplobiomeTM Technology, a groundbreaking cosmetic science initiative that utilizes plant endophytes as a sustainable source to produce innovative natural active ingredients.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that air pollution contributes to 4.2 million deaths worldwide annually, highlighting pollution's critical impact on overall health.
- Puri et al., in a 2017 study, explain that pollutants can be absorbed directly through the skin, causing significant disruptions in the skin barrier function and potentially leading to various skin diseases.
- The science behind pollution-proof skincare focuses on combating oxidative stress through antioxidant supply, strengthening and enhancing the skin barrier function, cellular repair, and the use of chelating agents to remove heavy metals from the skin's surface.
- ShiloxomeTM is a game-changer in the world of antipollution skincare, preventing pollution-induced lipid peroxidation, improving the overall lipid profile of the skin, and fortifying the skin barrier in polluted environments.
- ShiloxomeTM's development leverages Provital's TriplobiomeTM Technology, relying on plant endophytes as a sustainable source for innovative natural active ingredients.
- In the quest for workplace-wellness and health-and-wellness, fitness-and-exercise, and environmental-science, data-and-cloud-computing and technology play essential roles in understanding and addressing pollution's effects on the skin and overall health.
