Litchi Seed Extract

With the female's increasing participation in social activities and the aging of society, the desire for a more beautiful healthy life has been increasing. However, with age, various signs of aging begin to be observed in the human body. The skin, which is particularly important for females, loses elasticity and sags with age. The skin tissue consists of cells and intercellular macromolecular aggregates called matrix. The intercellular matrix is composed of fibrous proteins, such as collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid and glycoprotein filling the spaces among these protein.

Hyaluronic Acid is a high molecular mucopolysaccharide secreted from cells and widely distributed in tissue. Hyaluronic Acid is involved in the immune system for biological defense and the control of electrolyte balance, and major component of the dermal substrate of the skin. A decrease in Hyaluronic Acid is associated with the aging of the skin, and decrease in its elasticity and plasticity. Deep wrinkles form due to a quantitative decrease and qualitative changes (such as cross-linking and changes due to active oxygen after UV exposure) of collagen.

Litchi Seed Extract is expected to inhibit enzymes for the the degradation of collagen, elastin and Hyaluronic Acid, inhibiting decreases in collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, and maintaining the tension and moisture of the skin, preventing wrinkles. Litchi Seed Extract also eliminates active oxygen (super-oxide) and molecular radicals, which are cause of wrinkles, skin aging, and carcinogenesis, by acting superoxide dismutatase (SOD), a radical scavenger.

Dark skin, pigmentation, and spots are caused by the occurrence of of melanin. Tyrosine is converted in vivo into dopa by the action of tyrosinase, and subsequently into dopa quinone, from which oxidation formation, and is expected to promote whitening. Litchi Seed Extract inhibits tyrosinase, inhibiting melanin formation, and is expected to promote whitening. Collagen is not only present in the skin, nail, cartilage wear, and rheumatoid arthritis and preventing and improving osteoarthritis. These disorders more frequently affect females. Litchi Seed Extract can be a food with multiple functions including to be beautify effects particularly females.