As consumers seek-out innovative and proven products in counteracting premature aging and enhancing skin protection, we are pleased to feature these brilliant efforts in providing new ingredients for fulfilling the present day void in anti-blue light consumer products.
It appears protection from UVA and UVB rays is no longer enough, as emerging research validates that blue light – emitted from the sun and our digital devices – is also harmful to our skin. With individuals checking their phones up to and over 150 times a day, and working adults clocking up to 10 hours of screen time daily, we are getting significantly more blue light exposure in today’s world than what we have had in the past.
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Blue Light: An Overview of the Evidence of Damage-Causing Mechanisms in the Skin:
So what is the solution you may ask? Here are some focus ingredients to get you started today.
1. A Multifunctional Shield: LightWaves Defense [JS+M]
INCI: Jasminum sambac (Jasmine) leaf cell extract
Protects DNA and reduces damage caused by UV, IR and blue light, and reduces redness by stimulating skin microcirculation. With its dual-level targeted protection, LightWaves Defense [JS+M] enhances the skin’s radiance and youth aspect.
LightWaves Defense Primer Formula
Ask your account manager for the Clinical Studies from Naolys on LightWaves Defense.
2. An All-Star for Hallstar: BLUE Oléoactif
INCI: Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil* (and) Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate (and) Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Extract (and) Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract
BLUE Oléoactif® is a new anti-pollution and anti-blue light active, extracted through a patented Oléo-éco-extraction process from three varieties of rice: black, red and brown. It is biomimetic, eco-designed, 100% vegetal, locally-sourced, totally safe and COSMOS-certified. Effectively boosts cell repair, and protects DNA and other cellular components of damaging effects induced by urban pollutants and blue light, and it is exceptionally efficient in both preventing and repairing ROS formation and damages induced by these factors.
Antipollution Face Guard Formula
Detailed Presentation for BLUE Oléoactif with Additional Studies
3. Evonik Defends Against Blue Light: Tego® Pep UP
INCI: Tetrapeptide-4; Glycerin
Young women & men already know how important prevention is for maintaining a youthful skin. The new biomimetic tetrapeptide TEGO® Pep UP, supports the skin by defying gravity and gives it a boosting up effect. Evonik combines longstanding scientific experience of peptide engineering with their passion to create new product solutions. TEGO® Pep UP completes our well-known technology platform for peptides & amino acids as a product that works for both prevention and anti-aging.
BLUE LIGHT – WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT CAN IMPACT OUR SKIN
We are all aware how important it is to protect our skin against UV sun rays, but what about the harmful effects of blue light?
Light is made up of eletromagnetic particles that travel in waves, and these waves emit energy and range in length and strenght. The shorter the wavelength, the higher the energy. Every wavelength is represented by a different colour, and is grouped into the following categories: gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet (UV) rays, visible light, infrared light, and radio waves. Together these wavelengths make up the electromagnetic spectrum.
The human eye is sensitive to only one part of this spectrum, visible light, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is seen as colours: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. Blue light (HEV = High Energy Visible) has a relatively short wavelength, and so produces a higher amount of energy.
Sources of blue light include the sun, digital screens (TVs, computers, laptops, smart phones and tablets), electronic devices, and fluorescent and LED lighting. Blue light has its benefits – in its natural form, our body use blue light from the sun to regulate our natural sleep and wake cycles, which is known as circadian rhythm. However, as some studies suggest, blue light can age skin prematurely and can even alter pigmentation, since it penetrates all skin layers. Moreover, blue light waveleghts flicker more frequently than HEV having longer wavelenths, and this flickering creates glare that can reduce visual contrast and affect sharpness and clarity. This can also be one of the reasons for headache, eyestrain and physical and mental fatigue after long periods in front of a computer screen.
What’s on the Market?
See how brands & consumers are adapting to this market trend.
Daily Cream to Shield Against Blue Light
Shields skin against High Energy Visible light (HEV/daylight), also emitted by laptops, tablets, mobile phones and LED lights and more.Ingredients
AQUA (WATER), CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, GLYCERIN, PEG-12, DICAPRYLYL ETHER, DIMETHICONE, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-4, CETYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL GLYCERIDES, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC/SUCCINIC TRIGLYCERIDE…
A Silicone-Free Hydrating Gel that Preps the Skin for Blocking Daily Blue Light.
Protects the skin from the effects of harmful, artificial light from tablets, smartphones, laptops and iPads as well as urban pollution.Ingredients
Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Melanin, Polygonum Aviculare Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Cichorium Intybus (Chicory) Root Extract, Polyquaternium-37, Silica, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol.
A Hydrating Veil that Protects Skin from Indoor Light Damage
The first mineral-based all-in-one veil with cacao extract to help protect against the damaging effects of blue light.Key Ingredients
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