The Photoprotective System
WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?
OUR BUILT-IN SUN PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
Our skin has a built-in Photoprotective System which guards against sun damage
As a functional BARRIER ORGAN, our SKIN is a matrix of interlinked systems designed to protect our bodies from the world around.
One such system is the PHOTOPROTECTIVE SYSTEM; a network of processes evolved to limit, and repair Sun Damage.
Decades of in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies uncovered something fascinating:
our skin’s photo-protective system is powered by molecules produced by the EXPERTS IN SUN PROTECTION. PLANTS.
THE SUN IS HOT. SO HOW COME PLANTS DON’T BURN?
Plants are the experts in sun protection
Basking in the sun, plants protect themselves from excessive sunlight by producing molecules with pi-electron systems. These molecules absorb UV light and dissipate it as heat, producing the “sunscreening” effect.
PHYTOCHEMICALS FROM OUR DIET GIVE SKIN ADAPTIVE ADVANTAGE
Phytoactive molecules power the protective network in our skin
Thousands of phytochemicals from our diet: carotenoids, polyphenols, tocopherols, lignans, tannins, sterols and more, are distributed throughout our skin, where they are employed by the photo-protective network to limit and repair sun damage.
Decades of studies show how plant molecules work in concert with our bodies’ own defences.
THE SECRET TO RESILIENT SKIN
Molecules produced by plants increase your skin’s resilience to sunlight
Plant phytochemicals increase the antioxidant capacity of the skin, preserve collagen and elastin, protect against sunburn, calm inflammation and influence genes involved in DNA repair and cellular resistance to UV stress.
PLANT PHYTOCHEMICALS TALK TO OUR GENOME
Phyto molecules activate genes that speed up the repair of sun damage
Studies of nutrigenomics illuminate direct communication between the intelligence of plant molecules and our genome: in essence revealing how plant phytochemicals activate genes that increase our skins’ resilience and capacity to regenerate.
Are you intrigued to learn more?
Step into the world of Quantum Biology where wavelenghts of light energy are absorbed by plant molecules and converted to sugars, fats, vitamins and the thousands of photoprotective molecules that nourish and protect our bodies from sun damage.
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