Wellness Foods + Supplements 1/2022
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Ceramides for skin health<br />
Opportunities to be leveraged<br />
in the Beauty-from-Within space<br />
A recent report from research firm Mordor<br />
Intelligence states that the global nutricosmetics<br />
market is estimated to register a<br />
CAGR of 8.05 % from 2021 to 2026 4 . The<br />
main factors driving the market are the rising<br />
consumer awareness regarding their skin<br />
problems, such as anti-ageing, wrinkles, hair<br />
loss, scalp problems, etc. These concerns<br />
are more and more associated with poor<br />
nutrition, making food supplements a go-to<br />
preventive beauty management practice.<br />
The preventive, holistic, and eco-conscious<br />
approach is delivering escalated growth of<br />
the skincare-from-within spacet, with offers<br />
that are based on clinically studied active<br />
ingredients.<br />
It is possible to deliver supplemental ceramides orally that provides the<br />
metabolites that are transported through the bloodstream to enable<br />
the skin to restore the ceramides levels in the stratum corneum.<br />
Ingestible ceramides to repair and<br />
strengthen the skin barrier<br />
Photo © : iStock/SrdjanPav<br />
Increasing usage of ceramides in cosmetics products provides now<br />
consistent evidence and awareness on topical ceramides efficiency<br />
in skin hydration and anti-ageing solutions. For the past decades, a<br />
strong scientific focus was observed to study ingestible ceramides,<br />
with evidence demonstrating that the oral use of ceramides is also<br />
highly effective at working to strengthen the skin barrier from within.<br />
A clinical trial on Ceramosides TM , a proprietary extract from Seppic<br />
that contains natural ceramides from wheat, reported significant<br />
improvement in skin moisturization by 16 %, skin elasticity by 18 %<br />
and skin wrinkles by 9 % compared to placebo in just 15 days 2 .<br />
Such a quick action is possible thanks to the composition of the<br />
ingredient in digalactosyl diglycerides (DGDG) combined with the<br />
presence of ceramides. Indeed, DGDG are natural emulsifiers shown<br />
to boost ceramides bioavailability and absorption, making ceramides<br />
building blocks available in the epidermis only 24 h after ingestion 3 .<br />
Ceramosides TM efficacy was also validated by the volunteers participating<br />
in the study, with 75 % of subjects noticing less pulling<br />
sensations<br />
In Europe, the demand for natural ingredients,<br />
influenced by the cosmetics industry,<br />
is visibly increasing and shaping the nutricosmetics<br />
offer. When sourcing ceramides,<br />
a close attention is to be paid on ingredients’<br />
origin, quality and traceability to be<br />
able to answer the consumers’ expectations.<br />
Phytoceramides are plant-based ceramides,<br />
found naturally in plants and grains,<br />
answering the consumer requirements for<br />
clean-label, non-GMO, organic and vegan<br />
solutions.<br />
A solution adapted to the needs of<br />
modern consumers<br />
The strong science behind oral supplementation<br />
with phytoceramides opens the<br />
door for new opportunities in skin beauty.<br />
Ceramosides is a perfectly adapted solution<br />
for modern consumers that are looking<br />
for new ways to address anti-ageing with<br />
demonstrated efficacy and quick action.<br />
Ceramosides offers full body coverage<br />
with results that can be perceived by the<br />
consumers, as it acts rapidly on the visible<br />
layer of the skin.<br />
Ceramosides is a natural oil, suitable<br />
with soft gel capsules and other innovative<br />
galenics such as shots and beverages<br />
thanks to its low dose that makes it suitable<br />
24 No. 1 April/May <strong>2022</strong>
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