Blumilight™ biofunctional is a Theobroma Cocoa Seed extract to help skin fight blue light pollution from electronics. Blumilight™ contains cocoa peptides, saccharides and polyphenols derived from non fermented seeds. Due to its unique composition, Blumilight™ is associated with a better resistance to blue light stress, compared to conventional cocoa polyphenols, in vitro. By limiting the visible effects of blue light pollution on skin, Blumilight™ addresses the changing lifestyles of consumers in a hyper-connected world.
Blue light pollution refers to artificial blue light exposure associated with a hyper-connected lifestyle and is a major component of electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets and computers. Just as protection from UV or air pollutants is essential, protection from blue light pollution may help minimize digital aging of the skin.
BENEFITS OF BLUMILIGHT™
• Decrease in reactive oxygen species during blue light stress (in vitro)
• Maintenance of opsin photoreceptors during blue light stress (in vitro)
• Increase in collagen I, fibrillin-1 and syndecan-4 (in vitro, ex vivo)
• Visible improvement of elastin fiber network (ex vivo)
• Improvement of skin elasticity (in vivo)
• Visible improvement of skin wrinkles (in vivo)
KEY APPLICATIONS
• Day care products for city dwellers and hyper-connected consumers
• Both indoor (blue light) and outdoor (visible light) skin care products
• Daily Defense (DD) creams
• Anti-aging face care products
• Night care products
• Eye contour, anti-wrinkle products
BLUE LIGHT STRESS - CASE STUDY
Blumilight™ is associated with less Reactive Oxygen Species (in vitro)
Untreated (Dark)
Blue Light Stress
Blue Light Stress + Blumilight™ 0.1%
Cell culture: Normal Human Keratinocytes Product application: 0.1% Blumilight™ for 48h Stress: Blue LED 415 nm (3 mW/cm2 - 18min) at 24h and 48h Evaluation: CellROX fluorescence intensity staining
Blumilight™ is associated with a maintenance of blue light photoreceptors (opsin) (in vitro)
Untreated (Dark)
Blue Light Stress
Blue Light Stress + Blumilight™ 0.1%
Cell culture: Normal Human Keratinocytes Product applications: 0.1% Blumilight™ for 48h Stress: Blue LED 415 nm (3mW/cm2 - 18min) at 24h and 48h Evaluation: OPN1SW immunostaining
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
• INCI (proposed): Water/Aqua (and) Butylene Glycol (and) Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract
• Preservative system: preservative-free
• Formulation: add in water phase below 40°C; or in emulsion add on cool-down post emulsion
• Recommended use level: 1% (clinically tested at 1%)
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