Revenir Skin Care System The Skin Care Solution

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Understanding Your Skin & Free Radicals Skin is the protector of the human body. Our skin -"cutaneous envelope" - contains us and protects us from the outside world. Skin is the largest organ of the body, requiring proper care to maintain its optimum healthy balance. It is extremely important for skin to receive constant nourishment of minerals and vitamins and to maintain a slight acidic low pH balance to remain healthy. Soaps, cleansers, poor diet, and exposure to the many stresses of our environment are very harsh on the skin creating interference with the delicate balance nature intended. This imbalance of our protective barrier provides the perfect breeding ground for bacteria, many times resulting in many types of skin irritations while also accelerating the aging process by creating an excess of free radicals, causing cellular breakdown. The structure of the skin is divided into three main layers: 1. Epidermis - Highly cellular uppermost layer. - 50%-70% moisture content. - Subdivided into layers. a. (Stratum Corneum) outermost layer where cells are continually shed. b. (Basal Layer) deepest layer where skin cell renewal occurs. 2. Dermis - Largely fibrous and elastic support layer of the skin. - Contains many important structures: a. (Collagen) provides strength and allows the skin to stretch and contract. b. (Elastin) gives the skin elasticity. c. (Hair follicles) provide an entry for moisture and exit or excess oils. d. (Oil glands) produce sebum, the skin’s natural oil. e. (Sweat glands) keep the skin naturally moist and excrete toxins. 3. Subcutaneous Layer - Bottom-most layer of skin. - Gives smoothness and contour of the body - Contains fats or uses as energy. - Function as a cushion for the outer layers of the skin and protect vital internal organs. - Contributes essential materials for growth, nourishment and repair of the skin. What are Free Radicals? Free radicals are atoms or molecules that have one or more unpaired electron(s), and are therefore unstable. These highly reactive atoms can damage molecules in the cell membrane as electrons are taken from healthy cells. One free radical can initiate literally tens of thousands of reactions. The chain reaction that is set off is extremely damaging to the body. Free radicals cause cancer, diabetes, cataracts, cardiovascular disease, collagen deterioration, premature aging, wrinkling, age spots, discoloration to the skin, and many other illnesses. It is now universally accepted in medical and scientific circles that oxidative damage to cell components is one of the foremost causative factors for major diseases having a profound negative effect on the aging process. We are exposed to free radicals from the air we breath, sunlight, active or passive cigarette smoke, car fumes, industrial pollution, food that we eat and everyday activities. It is virtually impossible to escape exposure from free radicals and our bodies are unable to protect themselves. How Vitamin C Solution in 20 micron particles Helps Fight Free Radicals Volatile, or unstable free radicals consist of molecules that speed aging by destroying collagen, the glue-like substances that, along with firming strands called elastin, make skin resilient, firm, and less prone to wrinkles. As the free radicals become neutralized with antioxidants, like those found in the form of REVENIR's highly energized Vitamin C, skin remains more plump and elastic. Unlike creams formulated with Retin A and AHAs, which work by exfoliating the older, outer skin layers, REVENIR's energized Vitamin C works within the skin layers, inhibiting the production of free radicals and spurring the synthesis of collagen. Working at this cellular level, Vitamin C helps "reweave" the skin fibers. As cells bind together, skin looks more smooth and youthful. Vitamin C has been clinically proven to: Promote collagen synthesis Be a major anti-oxidant Act as an anti-inflammatory Inhibit the enzyme tyrosinase (in certain Vitamin C derivatives) Collagen is responsible for providing suppleness and elasticity in the skin. As we age, the level of collagen in the skin is reduced. Collagen and elastin fibres stiffen and break apart, forming an unstructured mass. In turn, wrinkles are formed. For years, moisturizers have contained collagen and elastin. But, the collagen and elastin must be produced as part of the living cell. Delivering Vitamin C to the stratum basale level where new live cells are produced is the only way to improve the availability of collagen. Studies have proven that topically applied Vitamin C can improve the production of collagen. Massaging creams with collagen and elastin are not able to accomplish this. Not all Vitamin C derivatives are created equal. After studying a variety of derivatives, it was found that certain types of Vitamin C derivatives inhibited the enzyme tyrosinase, allowing them to act as whitening agents. Tyrosinase is a rate regulating enzyme, responsible for the production of melanin. Typical tyrosinase inhibitors are hydroquinone and kojic acid. Ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoseamine and ascorbi-cell report the ability to inhibit tyrosinase, in turn, making these types of Vitamin C a better alternative to hydroquinone and kojic acid. Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate and ascorbyl palmitate were reported to have no effect on tyrosinase, and in turn were predicted to not have any effect on melanin synthesis. The key to topically applied vitamin C is the availability of effective L-ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is extremely unstable in the presence of light and oxygen. It is normal for a Vitamin C formulation to have a light, natural tan color. But, as the ascorbic acid deteriorates, it continues to turn dark brown and becomes less effective or even ineffective. Some quick to join the ranks with Vitamin C products have added only small amounts of ascorbic acid or a derivative to the product, allowing for a reference to "Vitamin C" on the packaging. Others are turning to other forms or derivatives, such as magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbyl stearate, ascorbosilane, Ascorbyl Glucoseamine, Sun Caps-C, ascorbic acid sulphate, Stableact C Plus, Ascorbi-Cell. When each of these forms is utilized, the active must be converted to L-ascorbic acid in high enough concentrations to be effective. The greatest hurdle inherent to Vitamin C skin application is its volatile chemical structure. On contact with oxygen, Vitamin C becomes completely inert. A wide variety of delivery systems have been attempted from microcapsules to microsponges. None have proven to be completely efficient and research is still being done to maximize the anti-oxidant capabilities of Vitamin C in skin care. REVENIR was developed from years of scientific research and technological advances. It is the most efficient delivery method for transporting Vitamin C to the dermis level of the skin today.

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