The stimulating and regenerating effect of oxygen
has been used since long ago by medicine in altitude chambers for the recovery
after serious operations and burns.
Recent research has shown that, with age, the oxygen concentration
in the skin declines. This results in a decrease in oxygen volume in tissues,
in a slowing down of all the metabolic processes, in the fall in the ferments'
activity, etc. Altogether, these factors lead to the acceleration of skin aging
processes.
Even a new separate trend, called "oxygen cosmetics" emerged.
The only problem to be solved was how to transport oxygen to the skin. The first
attempt to create such a product was connected with the use of peroxide compounds.
But they proved to be ineffective, as long as they were not capable of penetrate
the skin, and besides, were the source of free oxygen radicals, detrimental to
health.
Russian scientists revolutionized in the field of oxygen cosmetics.
They were the first in the world who proposed the use of perfluorocarbon
- absolutely inert compounds capable of dissolving oxygen - as a means to carry
oxygen to the skin. In medicine they were used as universal blood substitutes.
Aquaftem is the name they were given in cosmetology. On the basis of this discovery
'Russian Line" laboratory created a series of skin rejuvenating creams and
called them "Blue Blood".
What is the principal advantage of "Russkaya Liniya" cosmetic products?
- The use of Aquaftem - a unique oxygen carrier, necessary for the cell as energy carrier.
- The use of multi-lamellar liposomes, filled with biologically active substances of directed action.
Cells, like people, have their "appetite" grow
in the fresh air. Therefore, inclusion of Aquaftem perfluorcarbon emulsions, enriched
with oxygen, in the cosmetic preparations with biologically active substances,
increases the absorption of the latter. As a result, not only the recovery of
the actual skin cells takes place, but most important during the process of fission,
they start to yield "healthy descendants".
Thus, the fundamental task of cosmetology - the creation of effective skin regenerating
and rejuvenating products - finds its solution.
It's necessary to add, that "Russian Line" oxygen cosmetic
products are hypo-allergic and successfully passed the tests for effectiveness
at the Institute of Beauty and were judged to be ecologically safe product.
AQUAFTEM
Biological efficiency of "Aquaftem".
1. Aquaftem improves penetration of biologically active substances
into the deep layers of skin, and their assimilation into skin cells.
This can be proved by the demonstration tests made with "Finalgon"
(famous vascular-dilating medicine, used for the treatment of articular pains,
muscular pains, injures, etc) and "Aquaftem". If Finalgon is applied
to skin along with Aquaftem, the skin temperature will rise to 39,5 C in three
minutes and remains almost at the same level for 10 minutes. "Finalgon"
alone can raise the skin temperature just by one degree in three minutes and ten
minutes after the temperature returns to normal.
Picture 1
Dynamics of skin temperature after application of preparations
2. Aquaftem invigorates metabolic process inside skin
cells.
After a 30-days of regular appliance of Aquaftem on skin, new
active nuclei appear in cells of epidermis. It means that cells regeneration and
metabolic processes have been invigorated sharply.
3. Aquaftem has rejuvenating effect on skin cells.
Long-term use of products with Aquaftem increases significantly
the content of skin proteins - collagens and elastin in the derma. The quantity
and composition of albumens corresponds to that in young skin. Skin elasticity
is restored.
Picture 2.
The content of elastin and collagen in the skin derma
Results of the tests.
4. Aquaftem is a highly effective wound-healing product.
It intensifies reparative processes in the skin.
In order to compare the speed of wound healing processes when
Aquaftem is applied, to that of Solcoseril and Metiluracil alone - standard wound
healing preparations, extensively used in medicine - which were used as control
samples.
Picture 3
The diagram of the complete healing of a wound with application
of:
1. Aquaftem
2. Solcoserill
3. Metiluracill
5. Aquaftem - an extremely effective anti-inflammatory
and anti-allergic product.
It cures irritation and allergic skin reactions, especially
those, resulting from the use of poor quality cosmetics .
6. Aquaftem has a strong burn-healing effect.
It cools the skin, removes edemae, prevents the appearance of
blisters, accelerates the healing (epithelization) of burnt surfaces.
LIPOSOMES
The second major achievement of "Russkaya Liniya" Corporation
after "Aquaftem" is making use of liposomes in cosmetic products.
Liposomes are tiny micro-spheres (0.1 - 0.5 micron) of membranes,
that consist of several layers of phospholipid membranes. The structure of a side
of liposomes is similar to that of the biological membrane of a living cell. Only
two companies in the world - "Russkaya Liniya" and Christian Dior -
produce liposomes on the bases of lecithin of the chicken yellow, all the rest
use petro-chemical products for the purpose.
Cosmetic products with liposomes have the following properties:
- They penetrate easily into deep layers of skin,
- They deliver biologically active substances directly into the cell,
- Together with the skin keratin they restore hydro-lipid skin mantle, decreasing the loss of water by the skin and strengthening the barrier function of the skin,
- They minimize irritation caused by some components of cosmetic products (preservatives, perfume).
