PhotoGel represents a new method of biophotonic skin rejuvenation. PhotoGel is a type of gel for partial use to improve the whole look of skin, intended for professional beauty care. Clinical study has proved that PhotoGel can effectively slow down the aging of skin, shrink pores, reduce crow’s feet, wrinkles and dark eye circles, tighten the skin that has been restored to be soft and elastic, improve the whole skin texture, and make the skin more refreshed and beautiful. The skin will be more nourished and smooth, and its youth and vigor will be re-activated.
The main active matter of PhotoGel is Delta-amino acid (DLA), an endogenous substance of humans and the precursor of heme synthesis. Heme is a kind of porphyrin compound containing ferrum. It exists extensively in bodies, and performs important functions. Heme can be combined with oxygen and transmit it over the body, which plays a role in the conversion of life energy — producing ATP. DLA is synthesized in mitochondria, the energy factory in cells. As we grow older, the total amount of DLA in our bodies gradually decreases, and the cell activity declines. Lack of heme responsible for oxygen transmission in blood will lead to skin problems such as dark eye circles, yellow and dull skin, pale skin, large pores and rough skin. Hence, it will obviously improve the oxygen supply of skin, facilitate the production of collagen and cell proliferation as well as solve skin problems to be supplemented with exogenous DLA.
DLA is quite an instable compound. It will easily form yellow polymers through the contact with water. Moreover, DLA is a compound of strong polarity with electric charge so it is hard to apply it in cosmetics. As a new type of efficient and safe medical cosmetics, PhotoGel is developed through new drug delivery system (NDDS) and manages to solve the above problem.
After being partly applied, DLA enters the skin and forms porphyrins, a natural photosensitive substance. If exposed to the photon irradiation, it will cause a series of photon-biological reaction so as to rejuvenate skin.
Photon-biological Reaction Caused by Light
Study shows that the skin obviously thickens after the DLA photon skin rejuvenation treatment. It is found through the biological section of skin that after the treatment, the collagen of type I and III on the dermis increases while the epidermis depth, elastic fibers and skin inflammation declines. The expression of TGF-β and TGF-βII receptors that facilitate the proliferation of fibroblasts and the synthesis of collagen increases. The matrix metalloproteases that degrades collagen and elastin (MMP-1, -3 and MMP-12) decreases.
PhotoGel is a type of gel for partial use to improve the whole look of skin, intended for professional heath care. Clinical study has proved that PhotoGel can effectively slow down the aging of skin, including:
- To shrink pores of skin
- To re-activate the youth and vigor of skin
- To make the skin more refreshed and beautiful
- To reduce crow’s feet, wrinkles and dark eye circles
- To tighten the skin that has been restored to be soft and elastic
- To improve the whole skin texture
- To make the skin more nourished and smooth