Epigenetics: A New Perspective on Aging
Epigenetics assists in maintaining genetic characteristics: it can reactivate hydration, elasticity, and firmness and control your chronoaging.
Cosmetic technology has focused on epigenetics and created actives such as peptides capable of preventing telomere shortening and avoiding cellular senescence.
Peptides can cross the cell membrane and issue a command that stimulates the biological response, promoting faster and more visible results.
Aging Factors
There are two types of factors causing generalized skin aging:
- Intrinsic factors: Related to our genetic predisposition, such as loss of fat compartments and bone resorption.
- Extrinsic factors (Exposome): Directly linked to lifestyle, diet, sun exposure, pollution, stress, and smoking.
Extrinsic factors are the primary influencers of epigenetics.
Epigenetics and Cosmetics
The genetic code we are born with is immutable, but we can alter its behavior. This is where epigenetics comes in, functioning as a “switch” that activates or deactivates genes.
Martiderm has developed epigenetics-based cosmetics, offering customized solutions that adapt to each skin's individual characteristics.
Innovative Actives
The Martiderm laboratory, aligned with science, technology, and cutting-edge active ingredients, has created formulas with innovative active ingredients:
- Epigence 145: An epigenetics-based ingredient that reactivates cell regeneration and repair capacity, restoring skin renewal.
- Multi-peptide Complex: A combination of two peptides:
- R Peptide: Provides resilience to the skin.
- S Peptide: Acts in preventing skin stress and slows cellular aging mechanisms.
- Proteum 89 Plus: A unique Martiderm proteoglycan that stimulates the production of hyaluronic acid, collagen, and elastin, improving firmness, elasticity, and hydration.
These treatments help maintain prolonged and deep skin hydration, stimulate cell renewal, and increase the production of hyaluronic acid and collagen and elastin fibers.
Scientists continue to investigate the effects of epigenetics on aging, as it is possible to slow down this process. Through healthy choices and adapted cosmetics, we can truly influence gene behavior, promoting healthier and younger-looking skin for longer.