The DSM Personal Care business unit has revealed new findings on Alpaflor Edelweiss, the organic certified skin care ingredient.
This product harnesses the protective power of the rare alpine edelweiss and allows formulation with a new level of protection for an improved skin sensation. DSM’s studies reveal that high levels of chlorogenic acid and luteolin derivatives provide Leontopodium alpinum Helvetia with its unique capacity to protect and regenerate the skin’s natural barrier. Leontopodic acid particularly, discovered for the first time in Leontopodium alpinum, has extraordinary antioxidant, radicalscavenging, and protection properties. Gene expression studies have confirmed the multi-target activity of Alpaflor Edelweiss on several levels. In particular, the gene expression of loricrin, involucrin, filaggrin, keratin 1, and keratin 10 is significantly up-regulated. It considerably enhances levels of these key proteins which help to create and reinforce a protective ‘cellular barrier’ against UV damage and other external stresses. Dr Volker Rosenberger, global marketing manager skin care at DSM, commented: “Our ongoing search for bioactive ingredients that bring new consumer benefits takes us to increasingly fascinating places where we expect to find new high-performing compounds.“
