Active Ingredients in Diva Deva

Hyaluronic Acid

What Diva Deva Products contain Hyaluronic Acid?
It is a major ingredient in the following Diva Deva products;-

• Restore
• Power Peptide Serum
• Collagen Intensifier
• Light-ning

• C-erum
• I-serum
• Red Tea
• ACL

Why is it important in the skin?
Hyaluronic Acid or HA plays an important role in tissue hydration and lubrication, helping to make skin moist, vibrant and supple. As we age the natural Hyaluronic content levels in our skin deplete leaving us with thinning,ageing and drying skin. High concentrations of Hyaluronic acid are present in Diva Deva products such as the Power Peptide Serum, so providing intensive moisture for drying and wrinkling skin.

How does it work?
Hyaluronic Acid is a natural polymer that forms predominantly in the skin.When applied either direct to the skin or in a moisturiser, Hyaluronic Acid's water binding capabilities give the skin a natural suppleness as it is capable of holding 1000 times its own weight in water. Because of this the protein can act like an 'instant facelift' retaining essential moisture in the skin's layers to reduce wrinkles caused by dehydration and ageing.

How can it help reduce signs of ageing?
By drawing water into the outer layers of the skin, Hyaluronic Acid enables effective skin hydration, delivery of nutrients and removal of contaminants and other toxins. It also facilitates turnover and regeneration of 'keratinocytes' that decreases the appearance of wrinkles, lines, darkened spots and other signs of ageing.

Acetyl Glutamyl Heptapeptide

What Diva Deva Products contain Acetyl Glutamyl Heptapeptide

This is an active ingredient in Restore.

What does it do?

This more powerful peptide can significantly modulate muscle contraction so prventing the formulation of lines and wrinkles that are caused by repeated movement. It is especially effective in reducing wrinkel depth.

Tripeptide

What Diva Deva Products contain Tripeptide?

This is another of the active ingredients in Restore.

What is it?

An effcient smoothing and anti-wrinkle peptide that is particularly effective against expression lines by relaxing facial muscles. By binding to a receptor in the muscle keeping it closed and so the muscle stays relaxed. Clinical trials have shown that Tripeptide is capable of reducing expression lines/ wrinkles by inhibiting muscle contractions.

Pentapeptide 3

What Diva Deva Products contain Pentapeptide 3?

Contained in Restore.

What does it do?

A powerful yet safe wrinkle relaxer that acts similarly to curare, the powerful paralytic nerve agent! It prevent release of substances necessary for muscles receptors to receive nerve signals that cause them to contract. So the muscle stays relaxed and lines are not formed.

L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)

What Diva Deva Products contain L-Ascorbic Acid?

This is the Active Ingredient in C-erum. It is at a 10% concentration at a lower pH level to ease absorption. Suspended in a simple stabilizing solution it maintains the effectiveness of the Vitamin C over time.

Why is Vitamin C important in skin care?

It acts as a powerful anti-oxidant and as part of an anti-ageing skincare regime and is the only form of Vitamin C that is easily absorbed by the skin. L-Ascorbic Acid helps to protect skin from environmental damage by preventing the formation of free radicals. It is also necessary in collagen production and stimulates your skin to produce healthy collagen layers.

Why are free radicals harmful to the skin?

The environmental impact on your skin of UVA/UVB radiation,smoke air pollution and stress all contribute to the free-radical / oxidation process. These environmental problems cause your skin to form free radicals that need to attach to other molecules to become stable - these can include the collagen molecules in the skin.The impact of this is the breakdown of the collagen layer - causing skin to look old and lose it's elasticity and natural firmness.

Lecithin

What Diva Deva Products contain Lecithin?

Collagen Intensifier

Where does it come from and what does it do?

Derived mainly from soybeans it can also come from egg yolks and corn. Lecithin is a natural antioxidant with emulsifying and emollient properties. Emolients make the skin feel softer and smoother, reduce rough feeling and cracks and irritation.

How can it help transport water into my skin?

The different phospholipids in Lecithin act as emulsifiers allowing special protein structures to transfer across the membranes of human cells. Because of this ability to penetrate the epidermis, Lecithin acts as a restorative skin agent and moisturiser as it can form into liposomes so carrying substances efficiently across the cell membrane. In studies phospholipids have been shown to help increase hydration levels in the skin without modifying the water loss rate of the skin. One component of Lecithin is phosphatidylcholine which has a high percentage of linoleic acid (70%) and 6% linolenic acid Vitamin F in Europe). A recent German study found that a shortage of linoleic acid increased acne formation, and that water loss is inversely proportional to the level of linoleic acid in the skin.

Tocopherol (Alpha-D)

What Diva Deva Products contain Tocopherol Alpha D?

Collagen Intensifier

What is it?

The natural chirally correct form of Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant that stimulates the immune system.None chirally correct forms can be an allergenic

How can it help my skin?

A sthe Vitamin E content of the skin is decreased by pollutants in the air, oxidation of the skin is accelerated and this in turn destroys membrane lipids that can then lead to skin problems.For this reason alpha-D-tocopherol is best applied topically to replenish the Vitmain E lost directly by the skin.

Dipolmitoyl Hydroxyproline

What Diva Deva Products contain Dipolmioyl Hyroxyproline?

Collagen Intensifier

Where does it come from?

It is a botanically derived substance

How can it help my skin?

Overall it reuvenates skin and combats the signs of ageing by stimulating the contraction of collagen fibres, protects elastic fibres against enzyme breakdown and assists in scavenging free radicals that can cause a breakdown in the collagen layer of the skin.

Alpha-Arbutin

What Diva Deva Products contain Alpha-Arbutin?

Light-ning

What is it?

A pure, water soluble biosynthetic active ingredient that promotes lightening and an even skin tone on all skin types.

How is skin colour determined?

By the interaction of different colourants. The red staining agent of blood - haemoglobin is responsible for reddisha nd bluish shades, carotenoids are responsible for the basic yellow shade of skin. Brown colouration results from the pigments eumelanin and phaeomelanin.
 

How effective is Alpha-Arbutin at lightening skin colour?

A skin-lightening study on 80 Chinese descent women demosntrated that an emulsion containing 1% Alpha-Arbutin resulted in a faster and more pronounced skin lightening effect after 1 month when compared with other commonly used single components at 1% use levels.
In a 3 month study on 26 female volunteers 2% Alpha-Arbutin in a cream formulation minimizes liver spots more efficiently than Beta-Arbutin.
In a double blind in-vivo study it could be demonstrated that Alpha-Arbutin can reduce the degree of skin tanning after UV exposure. Stability tests showed that Alpha-Arbutin is more stable against hydrolysis in presence of skin that Beta-Arbutin.

How safe is Alpha-Arbutin?

Standard and well-defined safety testing has been performed on Alpha-Arbutin which has proved the product to be safe for cosmetic use. The data available do not indicate any enviromental risk. The manufacturing process is designed to meet the criteria for the assessment of safety, health and protection of people and of the environment as set out in the Responsible Care Program.