Ingredient's Bio Activity

MARINE COLLAGEN AMINO ACID (Collagen Amino Acid)


ABOUT THE INGREDIENT

Marine collagen is abundant in type I collagen. The potential of marine collagen has been discovered approximately 70 years ago during the case study of sponges. From marine sources of collagen, the fish belong to the most valuable source of collagen. The main reason is that 75% of a fish’s weight constitutes collagen content. Fish skin is chosen to obtain type I collagen. The main sources of fish collagen are skins, bones, heads, scales, fins, and entrails. Collagen type II is also found in fish cartilage.


ACTIVE COMPONENTS

Marine collagen contains several amino acids: lysine, glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline.


BENEFITS IN COSMETICS

 

MOISTURIZING PROPERTIES

Marine Collagen is a humectant. It can bind water and maintain proper water content in the skin during the day. It improves hydration, elasticity, skin surface smoothness at the microtextural level and luminosity. In addition, the number of skin pores was reduced.

It improves skin hydration by increasing the Natural Moisturizing Factor content in the stratum corneum. These are natural components of the skin and effective humectants that help to maintain the moisture balance of the skin.

Concerning skin elasticity, marine collagen enhances skin elasticity by reducing wrinkles and lowering skin roughness which is revealed by decreasing the depth of the wrinkles.

 

FILM-FORMING PROPERTIES

Marine Collagen has film-forming properties (hydro-lipid film) which is a vital component for maintaining the skin barrier and level of acidity. It reduces trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). This hydro-lipid film is a vital component for maintaining the skin barrier and level of acidity.

Film-forming properties of collagen can be modified by collagen cross-linking and/or blending of collagen with other polymeric molecules and/or biopolymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or the addition of chitosan.

 

REGENERATING PROPERTIES

Marine Collagen amino acid promotes the growth of the fibroblasts. It increases the production of procollagen type I and elastin. In addition, it decreases the expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase, which is responsible for collagen breakdown. These results indicate increments in dermal collagen density, increase in skin firmness and decrease in collagen fragmentation.

Therefore, the application of marine collagen amino acid improves facial photoaging problems, periocular and perioral wrinkles and skin dryness.

 

ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES

Marine Collagen has antioxidant properties due to the presence of hydrophobic amino acids such as proline and glycine.

It protects the skin against external environmental factors such as UV radiation. It is also known for its free radical scavenging properties to protect the skin against the deleterious effects induced by oxidative stress and premature skin aging. It prevents oxidative damage by interrupting the radical chain reaction of lipid peroxidation.

Collagen inhibits the UV-B induced pigmentation and UV-B induced wrinkles formation because of the antioxidant property.


SAFETY

Marine collagen amino acid is safe to be used in cosmetic practice based on the concentrations specified in this safety assessment.