Seaweed

 
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Why restrict ourselves to plants that grow on land? The sea offers and abundance of vegetative life full of essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants, which help keep the skin revitalized, moisturized, and healthy. All seaweeds are rich in phytonutrients and polysaccharides, which can help fight inflammation[1] and elevate blood flow to promote cell health.[2]

We use two types of seaweed in our formulations: kelp and bladderwrack. Pacific kelp grows abundantly off the California coast, and has additional humectants and hydrocolliods to moisturize the skin.[3] Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus), named for the air-filled “bladders” that help it float, has been shown to improve skin thickness and texture by promoting the contraction of fibroblast-populated collagen gels. This, in turn, helps combat some of the usual signs of aging.

 

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Citations

[1] Siqueira RC, da Silva MS, de Alencar DB, Pires Ade F, de Alencar NM, Pereira MG, Cavada BS, Sampaio AH, Farias WR, Assreuy AM. In vivo anti-inflammatory effect of a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from the marine brown algae Lobophora variegata. Pharm Biol. 2011 Feb; 49(2):167-74. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20942613/

[2] Vo TS, Ngo DH, Kim SK. Potential targets for anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activities of marine algae: an overview. Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2012 Apr; 11(2):90-101. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22280232/

[3]Choi JS1, Moon WS, Choi JN, Do KH, Moon SH, Cho KK, Han CJ, Choi IS. Effects of seaweed Laminaria japonica extracts on skin moisturizing activity in vivo. J Cosmet Sci. 2013 May-Jun;64(3):193-205. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23752034