Segment 5 of 7

Beauty & Skin

Ingestible beauty. Dominated by carotenoids and thiols — one class lipid-dependent, the other digestively fragile.

5 actives in this segment

Each sheet states the delivery barrier the encapsulation addresses. Numerical specifications are issued with the technical data sheet and the certificate of analysis for the lot.

Published literature Lipophyte™ Glutathione Reduced L-glutathione A tripeptide hydrolysed by intestinal and hepatic gamma-glutamyltransferase. A controlled pilot study reported that liposomal GSH raised body stores where standard oral GSH did not. Lipophyte™ Astaxanthin Haematococcus pluvialis, ≥2% Lipophilic xanthophyll. Absorption is lipid-dependent and the molecule is oxidation-sensitive. Lipophyte™ Lutein & Zeaxanthin Tagetes erecta, carotenoid esters Xanthophyll carotenoids with lipid-dependent absorption. Lipophyte™ Aguaje Mauritia flexuosa, beta-carotene Amazonian palm fruit, among the richest natural carotenoid sources. Carotenoid uptake requires lipid co-delivery. Lipophyte™ Vitamin E Mixed natural tocopherols Fat-soluble and oxidation-sensitive; encapsulation addresses both.

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