Japanese Skin Care - Meeting Point of Technology and Nature

Everyone is talking about Japanese skin care these days, about how the truth is finally out about why the Japanese continue to retain that dewy freshness and firmness of youth in their skin well after other ethnic peoples start showing the outward effects of aging. The secret ingredient that has been named again and again is Phytessence Wakame, a scientifically obtained concentrate from Japanese sea kelp or wakame.

Kelp are types of seaweed. Those interested in wakame (ワカメ)  as a Japanese culinary ingredient can use it either dried or fresh. Dried wakame (ワカメ) is preserved in salt and is semi-dehydrated. Fresh wakame (ワカメ)  is dark green and slimy to the touch. Both are used to garnish soups and stews. The Japanese have used it for hundreds of years but it was during the last century that wakame (ワカメ) was recognized and scientifically developed for its nutritional properties.

The result was the potent extract called Phytessence Wakame (ワカメ)  that is celebrated for its multiple benefits for the aging skin and the success in their Japanese skincare. One of the reasons that skin begins to show the effects of ageing and degenerate in general is because of the reduced availability of hyaluronic acid. This acid controls the elasticity and firmness of skin by maintaining the health of skin collagen and elastin fibres.

Normally, the enzyme hyaluronidase attacks the acid in skin hastening its degeneration, but wakame and in particular its powerful extract has been found to inhibit the action of this enzyme. This property along with the presence of vitamins minerals and antioxidants has made this one ingredient a must have in all skin creams. Cynergy TK and Nano-Lipobelle H-EQ 10 may roll off your tongue less easily than wakame, but they are used in combination with Phytessence Wakame to provide all of your skin's daily nourishment needs at one go.

The first, Cynergy TK, is taken from keratin, a natural substance found in wool. Produced in New Zealand from sheep's wool, it can help prevent the wrinkles that European skin seems to develop. The fat from wool has long been recognized for its protective and healing properties and this new product provides them in scientifically proven skin care products. The second is a form of Coenzyyme Q10, specially made for skin care products.