Those who are already familiar with the work of Professor Vladimir Khavinson from the St. Petersburg Biogerontology Institute in Russia, will know how remarkable his work has been in the discovery of short-chain peptide bioregulators- located in food- that act as highly specific gene switches.
Now, four of these peptide bioregulators have been combined into topical skin preparations so that their performance can be brought to the field of aesthetic medicine; specifically the peptides in use are those from:
The beauty product line Youth Gems® contains these peptides and a ginseng extract called Neovitin®. They are a specially developed program of complex skin care designed for the face, neck, hands and the body. The line includes four unique active ingredients of short-chain peptides that have a directed tissue-specific action to improve all basic skin structures, plus a ginseng biomass extract with strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action and a number of other natural and synergistic ingredients.
In addition to the four peptides, the Youth Gems also contain an incredible array of beneficial natural agents- which just by themselves would make other antiaging creams jealous! The range includes:
Clinical trials and examinations have been conducted at the St. Petersburg Biogerontology Institute and they have concluded that short chain peptides, when applied to skin cells, have many beneficial activities, shown below are some of those results:
The result of experimental research has shown that under action of the blood-vessel peptide the metabolism in vascular wall cells is restored to a normal level for each age group, this is despite of the action of negative influences, including environmental factors that otherwise promote accelerated skin aging.
The left slide shows the growth of skin cells in a nutrient medium, the right slide shows the improvement when the thymus peptide is added. The research undertaken in skin cells cultures has shown that the addition of the thymus peptide to the nutrient medium increases the intensity of skin cell proliferation by 42 %, thus promoting the acceleration and renewal of skin cells.
The green = normal skin antioxidant activity, orange = the antioxidant activity of skin under stress, red = antioxidant activity of stressed skin after pineal peptide application. The result of this trial confirms that the pineal gland peptide interferes with the otherwise destructive action of free radicals that are synthetized in skin- that can lead to premature skin aging. In fact, the antioxidant activity of skin cells is halved when under the influence of stress factors; however the application of the pineal gland peptide restores stressed skin to practically the same as physiological levels.
This is an assessment of thermal radiation of the skin of volunteers before and after the application of Youth Gems®. It is known that skin elasticity depends on the microcirculation level in tissues and their moisture capacity. The conducted studies of skin microcirculation, (using a thermal imaging method) have found reliable variation in thermal radiation parameters between the control skin site and after the application of Youth Gems® within 7 days. The difference from the control parameter is a significant sign of improvement, showing that blood flow levels are increased under the influence of the Youth Gems®.
The left slide shows the human skin surface before the application of Youth Gems®. The right slide shows the same skin after the application of Youth Gems® for 2-months. It clearly highlights the considerable reduction of transverse and longitudinal striations; this has resulted in the smoothing of the skin’s surface, reducing the number of small wrinkles, increasing the skin’s elasticity and lifting the face contours. These beneficial effects were noted in 100% of women who took part in the voluntary clinical trial.
Figure 1: A 68 year old female before (left) and after (right) application of Youth Gems®.
All of the Youth Gems® should be applied onto clean, dry skin- avoiding the eyes; makeup can be applied after absorption- if required.
Here is a daily home care program for any type of skin at any age:
Day care:
After showering and drying, distribute the Youth Gems® body milk onto hands, legs and arms as necessary with a gentle massaging movement.
Cleanse the face, neck and decollate with the Youth Gems® tonic, allow it to dry and then place a thin layer of Youth Gems® day cream onto the face- avoiding the eyes.
Evening care:
After cleansing the face with the Youth Gems® tonic, apply 3 or 4 drops of Youth Gems® serum onto the face and 2 to 3 drops onto the neck and decollate, distribute evenly with gentle movements. Avoid the eyes.
Some of the benefits provided by the peptide bioregulators in clinical trials have been almost miraculous; now for the first time that research is being made available for the support and improvement of skin, to enable the best possible outcomes at any age; accordingly they have been given the right name of Youth Gems®!
Aqua, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Panax Ginseng Cell Culture Extract (Neovitin®), Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Panthenol, PEG-75 Meadowfoam Oil, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Benzisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Parfum, Thymus, Cartilage, Vessels and Pineal Gland Peptide Complexes, Hexyl Cinnamal.
Youth Gems® tonic is a light liquid with a pleasant smell that effectively and carefully cleanses and soothes facial skin, the skin of neck and decollate against any pollution and make-up, without drying up it. It actively moisturizes and freshens the skin, making it bright looking again, plus more elastic and silky. It possesses anti-inflammatory action and helps to prevent acne. Furthermore, it has expressed rejuvenating effects thanks to action of thymus, vessels, cartilage and pineal peptides, plus the bio-antioxidant complex Neovitin®.
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Aqua, Cyclomethicone, Ethylhexyl Cocoate, Propylene Glycol, Panax Ginseng Cell Culture Extract (Neovitin®), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Steareth-21, Steareth-2, PPG/PEG-4/14 Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Benzisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Butylated Hydroxytoluene, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates / С10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Triethanolamine, Parfum, Thymus, Cartilage, Vessels and Pineal Gland Peptide Complexes, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool.
Youth Gems® body milk effectively cleanses the skin, eliminates any external pollution, skin discharge and old epidermis cells. The thymus peptide promotes the regeneration of skin cells, increasing skin elasticity and also possesses anti-inflammatory action. The raisin-seed and argon oil intensively nourish the skin and improve its protective barrier functions. Meanwhile, the acid-alkaline balance of the skin is restored by the peptides and the bio-antioxidant complex Neovitin®. It also makes skin more elastic and smooth with the help of cartilage peptide, Neovitin® and argon oil. Furthermore, it protects the upper layers of skin against dehydration as a result of its microcirculation improvement- under action of vessels peptide and green tea extract.
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Aqua, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Corn Starch Modified, PEG-2 Stearate, Ceteareth-25, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Mineral Oil, Cyclomethicone, Panax Ginseng Cell Culture Extract (Neovitin®), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Benzisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Butylated Hydroxytoluene, Acrylates / С10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Triethanolamine, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Parfum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Thymus, Cartilage, Vessels and Pineal Gland Peptide Complexes, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool.
With the help of thymus peptides, vessels peptides, peptides of cartilages and the pineal gland, plus the bio-antioxidant complex Neovitin® the Youth Gem® day cream strengthens the metabolic processes in skin cells and improves its structure. The antioxidant action of thymus, vessels, cartilage and pineal peptides, plus the bio-antioxidant complex Neovitin® with argon oil prevents skin aging, making it more resistant to any negative influences from aggressive environmental factors. The action of cartilage peptide, Neovitin® and argon oil promotes smoothing of small wrinkles and softens skin, increasing its elasticity. The cream intensifies and tones up the skin under influence of vessels and cartilage peptides, plus Neovitin® improves the skin’s microcirculation and makes the skin soft and velvet again. It intensively moisturizes the skin with the help of argon oil, raisin-seed oil and sodium hyaluronate.
Aqua, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Panax Ginseng Cell Culture Extract (Neovitin®), Xanthan Gum, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Glucose, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Propylene Glycol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Panthenol, Disodium Rutinyl Disulfate, Hydroxyproline, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Benzisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Citric Acid, Parfum, Thymus, Cartilage, Vessels and Pineal Gland Peptide Complexes, Hexyl Cinnamal.
With the help of thymus, vessels, cartilage and pineal peptides, plus the bio-antioxidant complex Neovitin®, the Youth Gems® serum intensifies metabolic processes in skin cells and improves its structure. It possesses effective anti-inflammatory action due to the presence of the thymus peptide and Neovitin®. Natural antioxidants within the serum effectively neutralize the negative action on the skin from free radicals, promoting a delay of skin aging. The cartilage peptide promotes normalization of collagen synthesis of skin cells leading to a smoothing of small wrinkles, improving skin micro-relief. The result is intensified by the active ingredients in Neovitin® and the formation of an elastic smooth film, under the influence of sweet almond extract, creates a ‘face lifting’ effect. The serum improves microcirculation in the skin with the help of the vessels peptide, optimizing the metabolic processes of the cells in the vascular wall and together with Neovitin®, the liposomes, vitamin C and rutin, they deliver active ingredients deep into the skin, thus improving skin nourishment and turgor. Youth Gems® serum intensively moisturizes the skin with the help of its specially developed moisturizing complex which is completed with a softening action.
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Ingredients:
Aqua, Glycine Soja Oil, Steareth-21, Steareth-2, PPG/PEG-4/14 Dimethicone, Potassium
Cetyl Phosphate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panax Ginseng Cell Culture Extract (Neovitin®), Olea
Europaea Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Paeonia Extract,
Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Ethylhexyl Cocoate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin,
Triethanolamine, Benzisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Citric Acid, Butylated
Hydroxytoluene, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Bisabolol, Parfum, Thymus, Cartilage, Vessels
and Pineal Gland Peptide Complexes, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Butylphenyl
Methylpropional, Linalool
Action:
Provides intense nutrition of the skin cells due to peptide complexes of
thymus, vessels, cartilages, pineal gland, bioantioxidant complex Neovitin®
made of ginseng cellular biomass, argan and soya oils;
Thymus peptide, bioantioxidant complex Neovitin® and jojoba oil being cream
ingredients restore natural protective skin barrier;
Peptides of thymus, vessels, cartilage, pineal gland in combination with
bioantioxidant complex Neovitin®, peony extract, argan oil, raisin-seed and
jojoba oil stimulate and increase the activity of skin cells, accelerate their
regeneration that results in improvement of complexion, reduction of vascular
patterns, skin radiance and elasticity;
Combination of several active ingredients — peptides of thymus, vessels,
cartilage and pineal gland, bioantioxidant complex Neovitin®, argan oil, jojoba
oil and raisin-seed oil — diminishes negative traces of environmental factors
on the skin, contributes to physiological restoration of its basic structural
elements and helps to slow down skin ageing.
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