Glycoin® Natural

Glycoin® natural (INCI: Glyceryl Glucoside, Aqua (Water)) is a natural, multifunctional anti-aging and cell-rejuvenating active ingredient. It revitalizes tired, stressed, and mature skin by delivering immediate hydration, while enhancing skin elasticity, density, and thickness. This prebiotic bioactive stimulates the production of growth factors and accelerates cellular renewal, making it especially effective for aging skin. Additionally, Glycoin® natural provides protection against blue light exposure and offers brightening and lightening benefits for a more radiant complexion.

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The Story of Glycoin® Natural

Glycoin® natural is the protective and revitalizing substance found in the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia. This remarkable plant thrives in the deserts of Africa, enduring extreme conditions such as prolonged drought, scorching temperatures, and intense UV radiation. What sets it apart is its extraordinary ability to survive extended periods of complete dehydration, during which its leaves shrivel and appear dead. Yet, during rare desert rainfalls, a natural miracle occurs: the plant reactivates, coming back to life and turning green within just a few hours. Once the rain stops, the plant dries out again, until the next miracle of resurrection.

The stress-protection molecule Glycoin® natural is key to this fascinating process. During the plant's desiccation, Glycoin® natural safeguards its cellular structures from damage. As soon as water becomes available again, Glycoin® natural stimulates and revitalizes the plant’s cells, boosting its functions and enabling its rapid return to life.

Ultimate Protection and Repair for the Skin

Glycoin^® natural provides what consumers demand.

Rejuvenation

Anti-Aging: Improvement of skin firmness (+ 24%), skin roughness (- 3%), wrinkle volume (- 7%) and skin elasticity (+ 35%) (in vivo)
Rejuvenation: Increase of skin thickness and density (9.9%), moisture (23.3 %), elasticity (93.3%), smoothness (61.8%) (in vivo)
Brightening & lightening: Improvement of skin lightness (+ 2%), skin pigmentation (- 38%) and variation between spot and normal skin (- 21%) (in vivo)
Hydration & Support

Instant hydration: 8h moisturizing (+ 24.7%) after one-time application (in vivo)
Long-term hydration: +45% cutaneous after 56 days (in vivo)
Prebiotic microbiome support: Prebiotic, growth promoting activity on skin microbiome, and microbiome-friendly (in vitro)
Repair

Stimulation of skin renewal and growth factors, tissue repair and wound healing: 48h wound healing. Glycoin® natural induces expression of FGF7 and TGF-beta 1 (growth factors involved in wound healing process) and CAT, SOD2, TRDX (ROS scavenger molecules essential for tissue repair) (ex vivo)
Reduction of sunburn: Glycoin® natural soothes sunburn after only three times of application
Protection

Blue light: Protection from blue light-induced AQP3 damage (APQ3 maintain water and glycerol balance in the cell) (in vitro)

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Formulator's Darling:
Versatile and Multifunctional

Glycoin^® natural (INCI: Glyceryl Glucoside, Aqua (Water)) is a technically straightforward ingredient with outstanding efficacy, even at low usage level (0.5 – 2%). Having no incompatibility with other actives or excipients, its strong stability and excellent water solubility facilitates rapid product development.

Due to its multifunctionality, it has been used in a multitude of products.

Common use cases for Glycoin^® natural in personal care products are:

Skin care (Face & Body): Numerous clinically proven benefits for the human skin
After Sun Care: Soothes sunburn
Wound Care: 100% natural and safe, for sensitive skin

Skin Care’s Must Have Ingredient

Glycoin^® natural is a 100% natural and safe multifunctional cosmetics active ingredient with outstanding anti-aging, rejuvenation and cell-energizing properties. Numerous in vivo and in vitro studies prove the extraordinary efficacy of Glycoin^® natural while various certifications underline its safety and sustainability.

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