Necessary for proper barrier function as well as the healing and development of normal skin cells. Acts as a signalling agent for the normal maturation of skin cells as they progress through the layers of the epidermis.
Seaweed algae extract from the Rhodophyta group containing proteoglycans, peptides, polypeptides and glycans. Contains high levels of 4-Hydroxyproline, an unusual amino acid found only in collagen, which triggers skin epidermis to begin the collagen repair process.