When choosing cosmetics, we often focus on their safety and ingredients. But as technology continues to progress, the development of cosmetic ingredients is also evolving. Innovation in cosmetic ingredients is not only an inevitable trend for the future, but also a key driver for the continued development of the cosmetic industry.
Probiotic Skin Care Ingredients
Probiotic skincare ingredients provide multiple skincare benefits by balancing the skin's micro-ecosystem. The skin surface is rich in microbial communities, which play an important role in protecting the skin barrier and defending against harmful substances.
1. Principles of Probiotic Skincare:
The core of probiotic skincare lies in the application of beneficial flora or their metabolites to promote skin micro-ecological balance and enhance the skin's natural barrier function.
- Regulating skin microecology: Probiotics can inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria and reduce the occurrence of skin problems. For example, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium help to inhibit Propionibacterium acnes, thus reducing the occurrence of acne.
- Enhancement of skin barrier function: Probiotics can promote the repair of the skin barrier, reduce water loss and increase the skin's ability to retain moisture.
- Anti-inflammatory and soothing effects: The metabolites of probiotics, such as lactic acid and short-chain fatty acids, have anti-inflammatory and soothing effects, which can effectively relieve skin redness and sensitivity.
2. Application of probiotic skin care ingredients:
- Lactobacillus: Commonly used in moisturising creams and serums, it can regulate the pH value of the skin and enhance the skin barrier function. For example, Estee Lauder's ‘micro-essence’ series of products use Lactobacillus fermentation products.
- Bifidobacteria: Used in anti-aging products to help repair DNA damage and strengthen skin resistance, Lancôme's Fermentation Serum uses Bifidobacteria fermentation products to enhance the skin's repair and regeneration capabilities.
- Fermented extracts, such as SK-II's Pitera, are derived from yeast fermentation and are rich in vitamins, amino acids and minerals, which significantly improve the skin's radiance and texture.
3. Future potential:
With deeper research on skin microecology, probiotic skincare ingredients are expected to play a greater role in areas such as anti-aging, sensitive skin repair and acne treatment. In the future, probiotic skin care products will be more personalised and precise to meet different skin types and needs.
Synthetic Biotechnology Ingredients
Synthetic biotechnology produces highly effective, safe and sustainable cosmetic ingredients through means such as genetic engineering and fermentation technology. The technology not only improves the purity and efficacy of ingredients, but also reduces the impact on the environment.
1. Principles of synthetic biotechnology:
Synthetic biotechnology uses microorganisms or plant cells to produce specific skin care ingredients through biological processes such as fermentation. This process is often more environmentally friendly and controllable than traditional chemical synthesis or natural extraction.
- Genetic engineering: microorganisms are modified by means of genetic engineering to enable them to produce specific target ingredients. For example, using yeast or bacteria to produce collagen or hyaluronic acid.
- Fermentation technology: Using fermentation technology, high purity skin care ingredients such as vitamin C and retinol can be produced on a large scale in a controlled environment.
2. Application of synthetic biotechnology ingredients:
- Artificial collagen: Producing collagen by genetically engineering bacteria or yeast avoids the ethical issues associated with animal-sourced collagen and is structurally and functionally similar to natural collagen. For example, Geltor has developed HumaColl21, an artificial collagen produced by fermentation technology with excellent moisturising and anti-ageing effects.
- Plant Stem Cells: Ingredients with skincare benefits are produced by culturing plant cells, such as apple stem cells, rose stem cells, etc., and are used in anti-ageing and restorative products. phytoCellTec technology utilises apple stem cell extracts, which help to slow down the ageing of the skin.
- Synthetic Hyaluronic Acid: Hyaluronic acid produced through fermentation technology has higher purity, controlled molecular weight, and significant moisturising effect, and is commonly used in various moisturising products.
3. Future potential:
The application of synthetic biotechnology in cosmetics is promising. In the future, with the further development of the technology, more efficient and safe synthetic ingredients will enter the market, replacing traditional natural extracts and chemical synthetics. Personalisation and precise formulations will also become possible to meet consumer demand for efficient, safe and environmentally friendly skincare.
Post time: May-31-2024