Tanned skin is often synonymous with well-being, health and even youth. However, while the sun brings many benefits, prolonged, unprotected exposure can expose the skin to risks such as premature aging.
Seppic's active cosmetics ingredients brand, wesource, has developed Lumipod, a melanin activator for naturally tanned skin. Lumipod is a tanning activator that stimulates melanin synthesis and transfer from melanocytes to keratinocytes, without UV.
This new active ingredient, Aminovector esterified, is a defined molecule, 100 % of natural origin, Cosmos approved, with a stable and reproducible composition and high performance.
Testing in vivo comparisons with acetyl tyrosine have shown that Lumipod at 1% is more effective, with significantly visible results as early as 4 days (6 % variation in tanning, measured by variation in ITA - Individual Typological Angle - on volunteers) and over time (15 % variation maintained 15 days after stopping application).
Anne-Sophie Dutailly, wesource Product Manager, comments: "This new active ingredient is a fine example of innovation that illustrates Seppic's expertise and ability to meet the dual need for naturalness and efficacy expressed by consumers. Seppic's teams design, test and manufacture ingredients with the greatest respect for people and the environment, so that the science of ingredients progresses for the benefit of all."
