Skin appearance can be markedly improved by using Na-PCA, the sodium salt of 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, the principal natural humectant (moisturizer) in your skin. The ability of skin to hold moisture is directly related to its Na-PCA content. The ability of Na-PCA to pull water out of the air is amazing. If you put out a […]
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- 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, age pigments, aldehydes, carcinogenic, carotenoid, Cross-linking, EGF, epidermal growth factor, growth hormone, hormones, humectant, lipofuscin, moisturizer, Na-PCA, nerve cells, nerve growth factor, NGF, Orobronze, pantothenate, skin cells, sun tan, ultraviolet light, UV damage, UV light, vitamin A, vitamin B5
… just as the pigment of the hair is destroyed by phagocytes, so also the atrophy of other organs of the body, in old age, is very frequently due to the action of devouring cells which I have called macrophages. —Elie Metchnikoff, The Prolongation of Life (1908) Instead of preventing diseases only by protecting the […]
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