Active Ingredients from Microorganisms: Spirulina

Question 1

What is Spirulina?

Answer 1

• grows in both freshwater and salt water
• cyanobacteria i.e. blue-green algae

Question 2

How does it benefit your skin?

Answer 2

• Rich in Antioxidants (phycocyanin, allophycocyanin scavenges free radicals, reducing oxidative damage)
• Spirulina extract contains a mixture of proteins, flavonoids, alkaloids, triterpenoids (promotes collagen 1) and carotenoids that work together to speed up wound healing and tissue regeneration
• natural defense mechanisms against UV damage, produce mycosporin-like amino acids (absorb UV rays similar to the way chemical ingredients in sunscreen work), promotes skin barrier repair (stratum corneum hydration)