Phycosaccharides from Laminaria digitata

[Jacob]

Laminaria digitata is one of the ingredients in Elsom's Equiclear..

"Phycosaccharides are produced by Codif from Laminaria digitata, a brown seaweed made up of large molecules called polysaccharides. By reducing the size of the polysaccharide and attaching minerals to the shortened molecules, Codif chemists found they could improve skin penetration. Phycosaccharide anti-acne is combined with zinc to diminish 5-alpha reductase, an enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, the chemical that worsens acne and male pattern baldness by causing sebum to clog pores and hair follicles. Phycosaccharide anti-age is joined with manganese and magnesium to provide total inhibition of the superoxide anion, the first free radical in the cascade of destructive oxygen radicals that underlay virtually all aging processes and inflammation. Phycosaccharide anti-inflammation reduces stinging from lactic acid and other irritants, and protects epidermal Langerhans cellsskin cells that trigger the immune response, and are destroyed by exposure to UVB rays. By leaving the polysaccharides large enough to remain on the skin's surface, a 2.5 percent level of Phycosaccharide anti-pollution offers total protection from tobacco smoke,
77 percent protection against the pesticide DDT, and 80 percent protection against heavy metals lead and cadmium."


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